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John_Galt 11:46 pm UTC 10/28/12 |
| In reply to: | re: Political Rants, Anyone??? - Klasien 01:37 pm UTC 10/26/12 |
| Seriously? It's not too difficult to draw a distinction between Meat's talents as a musician/performer and Meat's views as a political thinker. You can appreciate the former without agreeing with the latter. :-) I'm a political conservative, so I've gotten used to the idea of my favorite artists having political viewpoints I have trouble sympathizing with. However, I'll agree with you that in some way, expressing political beliefs detracts from the total package a rock star seeks to convey -- at least for those who disagree with the rock star and, maybe, for everyone. There's something just a little too official, responsible, dutiful, and mainstream about most, serious, political questions. It's just not very "rock 'n' roll." For political artists, who make that part of their identity, I'm not opposed to sharing, but I question whether too much politics could hurt Meat Loaf, whose music is political only in a sense that really transcends party affiliations and candidates and all that nonsense... :) But, well, at least this time, Meat backed the right candidate! :) Just my 2 cents... -=John Galt=- > Oh I am not arguing that... He can do what he wants with > his time and money... > but how the hell am I supposed to support a person who > supports politicians that are trying to make life for > women in general (and bisexual/gay people in particular) > completely medieval again???? > > -K- > > > > > > > > > After reading about this today... I've thrown in the > > > towel... > > > I wouldn't pay to go see the man anymore... not if this is > > > what he does with my hard earned money!!!! > > > I simply cannot muster any respect for the man anymore... > > > > > > > > > Still... some good may come from this... > > > > > > Some of us have high hopes that Meat's singing talent > > > these days might swing the vote for Obama... > > > > > > My dad called Romney a "Brat out of Hell" > > > > > > And... if we are lucky... maybe this'll trigger another > > > political rant from Jim... > > > > > > > > > Having said that... this does not change the fact that Bat > > > out of Hell was a great album... that Meat used to be a > > > great singer and performer... and that I'll forever > > > cherish the memories I've made listening to that music and > > > watching him perform... > > > > > > > > > I guess the question is... does it matter? Does an > > > artist's view on politics, life, the universe and the rest > > > change? > > > Thoughts anyone? > > > > > > -K- > > Meat Loaf has every right to endorse who he wishes. > > Obama has a list of musicians endorsing him as long as > > your arm. That is their right and this is Meat's. Meat has > > definitely gone against the grain of the highly liberal > > entertainment industry and it took bravery to do that > > whether one likes it or not. I don't hold endorsing a > > political candidate against and musician and think doing > > so is childish. Would I never buy another Springsteen > > album because he supports Obama? Of course not. Bruce has > > every right to do what he is doing and so does Meat. | |
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