Rock On! (Meet one heavy-metal Bush man)

National Review ^ | 9/20/2005 | Shawn Macomber

[raccoonradio]

Perhaps he's a South Park Conservative? You may not agree with SPCs on every issue, but they voted for Bush, too.

Here's a page with opinions on SPCs:
http://aretino.mydd.com/story/2005/6/2/161744/4082

One post: "Further explanation of SPC: Rejecting the image of conservatives as uptight squares. We have long hair, smoke cigarettes and cigars and cherish South Park-style comedy for its illumination of hypocrisy and stupidity in all spheres of life. It just happens that most hypocrisy and stupidity takes place in the liberal camp."

though most of the posts sound moonbat-ish:
"The term South Park Conservative is bunk. WTF does it mean? Since when did conservatives like swearing, poop and sex jokes, etc?"

[raccoonradio]

>>The older ones do tend toward country but that's OK too

I (43 y.o.) like both country and folk, but more country than folk...for the musical qualities. Politically, they can be quite
different--as I've pointed out in the quotes from Cheryl
Wheeler ("If it were up to me/I'd take away the guns")
and Toby Keith ("'Cause we'll put a boot up your ass,
it's the American way...")

[Seamus Mc Gillicuddy]

"I always laugh when I see a car with a TOOL sticker on one side of the bumper and a "W" sticker on the other. I like TOOL's music and I know it would piss them off to no end to see that. snicker, snicker."

The way I see it, and I'd like to think that I'm as conservative as they come...that many old school metal-heads are very right-wing. Musical preference should have nothing to do with political leanings. Heck, I listen to: Rammstein, KMFDM, those guys are yelling something in German! I don't even speak German, but man does their music (lyrics aside) kick serious ass!

[LurkedLongEnough]

Back in FR time:

Attention Punks and Metalheads on F.R.
http://www.FreeRepublic.com/forum/a3a82f211341d.htm

Author: mrexitement
Posted on 02/08/2001 11:22:57 PST by mrexitement

It seems that there are quite a few punks and metalheads on Free Republic. How did so many of us end up as conservatives? Maybe we grew wise in our older years (my 29th)? I think it's our excellent musical tastes. What say you?

[slowhand520]

When it comes to music and politics I think Johnny Ramone (who was a hard core right winger) said it best. He said (paraphrasing) punk rock should be right wing. And he also lamented that hippies and punks should not have the same ideology.

[shekkian]

I remember hearing about Candy Striper Death Orgy way back, 10 or 15 years ago. How'd they come around now, after all these years?

[Seamus Mc Gillicuddy]

Henry Rollins said that Fugazi would not grant an interview to Rolling Stone Magazine, unless there were no alcohol or tobacco advertisments in that month's issue. I bet you can guess what happened to that interview being published.

[daku]

had hair down to my shoulder blades in my twenties as I voted for Reagan

short cut hair as I voted for President Bush

metal is my music of choice

and real country

I just knew there were people like this guy out there, glad to hear from him

I'll have to give his music a listen

[Phantom Lord]

many old school metal-heads are very right-wing.

Many conservatives are often very surprised to find out who is a conservative.

Slayer <--- big conservatives

Who would have guessed?

[LurkedLongEnough]

Seems to me that hardcore music - including rap - is one ultimate expression of freedom, even when "offensive". If "under God" is offensive to liberals, then my definition of offensive is the opposite.

Include Disturbed, Korn, Jerry Cantrell & Alice in Chains, Tool, A Perfect Circle, Velvet Revolver, Rammstein, Stone Temple Pilots, Nirvana, Pretenders, Psych Furs, RHCP, System of a Down, many more. Even some Eminem.

Can't get over the in-your-face political rants of Rage Against the Machine, though.

Can you tell that my house has teenagers and several guitars?

[Phantom Lord]

Can't get over the in-your-face political rants of Rage Against the Machine, though.

Yet you like System of a Down. I find them to be more in your face than Rage. At least with Rage the music kicks ass. System just blows.

I saw System open for Metallica a couple years back. One of the worst performaces I have ever seen. And I have been to hundreds of concerts. I have seen better performances at Open Mic Night.

[MAD-AS-HELL]

Don't forget PUNKS FOR BUSH!

http://www.blogsforbush.com/mt/archives/000820.html

[massgopguy]

That axe looks like a Dean. Boy is this guy from the 70's. ooops.

[The SISU kid]

Thanks for the ping B!!

Bump for bookmark

[chris1]

SSSSSSSSLLLLLLLLAAAAAAAAAAAAAYYYYYYYYYEEEEEEEEEERRRRRRRRR!!!!!!

[LurkedLongEnough]

I've only heard System produced. Well between us, we cover the spectrum don't we? hehe

[JFC]

{holding my arm up lighting my lighter}

I don't have a lighter, but I do have my yankee candle up in the air...... Yeah for this rocker!!!!

[The SISU kid]

As one might imagine, supporting Bush in the last election cycle wasn’t exactly a cause celeb in the underground music scene and Paone took more than a little guff for his politics at shows and on online metal gossip forums. He’s been mocked and blacklisted, but never defeated, only emboldened. In fact, the worse he’s treated the closer he assumes he is to the truth, he said.

This is how I've thought about EVERY Supreme Court Nominee...

[chris1]

Silent Scream is really an amazing song about abortion.

Slayer is definately my favorite of all time.

I saw them twice in concert and they just rock!

[Seamus Mc Gillicuddy]

I watched Alice in Chains get booed off the stage when they opened up for Van Halen in '91.