Conservative Rock Groups?

[Lebowski]

I was wondering if anybody can name some conservative rockers. It seams most people in the Music Industry are Left-Leaning, especially the hard stuff. I think you could say the same for most entertainment personalities, including movie stars and directors. So if any of my fellow conservatives could point me in the way of some good conservative rock groups it would be appreciated.

[Rebelbase]

Post this stuff in the General Forum. You posted in the News/Activism Forum. This section is severely anal about deviating from he norm of "established" posting protocol.

[Rebelbase]

Yeah, and Frey said "we always carry weapons, cause we always carry cash!".

[creeping death]

You're right. I've been looking for some Christian metal lately and I came across a website called Metal for Jesus. Unfortunately, there are some Christians who believe there can be no such thing because rock/metal is Satan's doing. My reply to that is "Haven't you heard of using your enemy's weapons against him?"

[Hildy]

Speaking of which, has anyone here seen the new MTV show called "THE OSBOURNE's? It's a reality show about the life of Ozzy Osbourne and his family and I have to say I think it's the funniest thing I've ever seen.

[Hildy]

I guess I should have read the thread before posting that the OSBOURNE's is now my favorite show!

[bushfamfan]

I think The Osbournes is on Tuesday's at 10:30pm on MTV? I saw one episode and they are rather funny. As for conservative musicians/bands, what about Lynyrd Skynyrd? Especially with the Confederate flag? They still fly their "southern pride" banner high. Not sure of their politics, but I think they'd lean more conservative? Aside from "Saturday Night Special"...?

[Duke Nukum]

If that were true, the Gary Oldman would have played Belushi in Wired instead of that chickless guy.

[pittsburgh gop guy]

Well - no one has mentioned them yet - so I will throw VAN HALEN in as a possible conservative band. I base this on the fact that I know Bush and Dole have used their music in campaign appearances and such and I think may have even campaigned with a couple of members. I also seem to remember hearing that some members of VH were pro-life. I know some of their songs are risqué and such - but if they are conservative - cool. Can any VH fans comment....

[My Favorite Headache]

Do you still think the spending on defense is wrong?? Queensryche's poke was at that and the ABM Treaty.

[My Favorite Headache]

Neil considers himself to be a Left Wing Libertarian. Whatever the hell that is. The man has given me countless hours of enjoyment on drums and his lyrics have touched me as well. But as a person and what he believes in...ugh. However with the new titles of the Rush tunes coming off of Vapor Trails...it looks like he might have found a spiritual calling after so much darkness in his life.

[My Favorite Headache]

What about "The Good Rats" out of NYC?>>>>

LMFAO! They opened for Rush on Rush's Hemispheres tour. Too funny...didn't know anyone knew The Good Rats.

[My Favorite Headache]

XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX WRONG. Van Halen is very very liberal. Eddie and Valerie are pro-choice believe it or not. Also supported Gore for president. PUKING!!

[Bella_Bru]

That rug really tied the room together, Dude.

[southern rock]

Not all of us agree what is a conservative.

When it comes to music, I'm basically satisfied with apolitical. I just want to be entertained. It's only when I sense a liberal message, does the CD go in the trash!

[Rick_Hunter]

Do you still think the spending on defense is wrong?? Queensryche's poke was at that and the ABM Treaty.

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Not at all, but I believe the point they were trying to make in the song "Empire" was that all the billions going into pipe dreams such as Star Wars could have been spent on law enforcement, among other things.

I liked Reagan, but he didn't seem to realize that many of the people voting for him were greedy, coke-addled yuppie scum who only wanted a tax break and an easier ride on Wall Street. And I just didn't think Bush, Sr. was a very good President, sorry.

[Rick_Hunter]

I have no idea where you picked this up.Sammy is Anti-War...very pacifist style of thinking.

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Well, I can't speak for Sammy Hagar's other political beliefs, but I don't think that being anti-war always necessarily equals liberalism. I myself opposed the war in Kosovo, does that make me a leftist?

[L.N. Smithee]

I remember reading an interview in which Queensryche said that Operation: Mindcrime was inspired by the record-labeling controversy that was begun by, among others, Tipper Gore.

[L.N. Smithee]

Hooooly cow...The Good Rats? One of the worst bands I have ever heard.

Here's the long story: In 1983, I was in a record store when they played a new album by a female rock singer simply named Fiona. Mind you, this was the period when truly hard-edged female rockers were rare -- there was Pat Benatar, Deborah Harry of Blondie, and hardly anyone else of note. Not only was I blown away by Fiona, everyone in the store was bouncing around to the beat. I got the tape, and wore that sucker out. I thought I had been one of the first to discover a new star.

I was wrong. The album never cracked the top 20, and the single ("Talk To Me") didn't make it into the Top 40. Years later, she would climb up to #37 with "Everything You Do (You're Sexing Me)," a collaboration with archetypical hair band singer Kip Winger.

Anyway, that great debut album was produced by Peppi Marchello, and he also co-wrote most of the songs (Assisting on the album was guitarist Bobby Messano, drummer Joe Franco from Twisted Sister, and bassist Donnie Kisselbach). I discovered later Marchello was the front man for the Good Rats. Whenever I went into a used record store, I was on the lookout for Good Rats albums, and finally, I found one -- Birth Comes To Us All.

I expected something resembling the great straight ahead rock-and-roll that Fiona dished out. I didn't get that, and after listening to the first side of Birth, I started to think it was a miracle that Marchello had done anything as good as Fiona's album.

When I found From Rats To Riches on tape, I thought it had to be better -- after all, it got three stars in the Rolling Stone rating book. It was worse.

Every so often I go to a great used record place in SF -- Amoeba, for you locals -- and sometimes grab a disc or a tape for a buck or so just because it looks like it might be interesting. I have discovered few real gems, and have gotten a lot of run-of-the-mill stuff, but nothing as brutal -- IMHO -- as From Rats To Riches.

That is, unless you count stuff from The Shaggs. The Shaggs were in a class by themselves. Those three sweet and utterly talentless sisters shouldn't have been allowed a mile near a recording studio, and everyone knew it except them.

Having typed this entire thread, it occurs to me, RangeRatt, that you may be a member of the band. If so, sorry to bust your chops. At least you really ARE a musician. I can only play the radio.

[My Favorite Headache]

Sam is a big UN guy. If that doesn't tell you anything...I don't know what will?

[Lebowski]

Yeah, and that guy peed on it.