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The song, Where Have All the Flowers Gone, flourished on the airwaves during the height of the Vietnam War. It's hard to forget Pete Seeger's haunting refrain-When will they ever learn? When will they ever learn? These words demonstrate the power that an artist and a song can wield to help end a war. But can today's popular music bring about a similar cultural and political change-one that will help end the war in Iraq? If so, what are the songs and who will sing them?Holly Near-an outspoken activist, singer, teacher, and recording artist-has spent the past 35 years working for progressive political and social change. Over the years, Holly's powerful anthems have captured the mood of many movements and now her voice and messages are no less urgent than those of 35 years ago. As one Holly Near fan put it, 'She is a delightful combination of Pete Seeger and Judy Garland!' Her latest recording, Show Up, is a pointed and provocative look at where society sits today-in a new millennium and going into the fourth year of a U.S. led foreign war. From her poignant treatment of Jackson Browne's scathing indictment of the big business war machine in Lives in the Balance to an ironic rewrite of Laura Love's I Want You Gone, no topic is sacred to Holly Near. War, peace, love, family, corporation, government, addiction-they all come under her scrutiny on Show Up. But Holly is not merely an observer. She invites audiences to take a stand-to take the higher road of vision, peace, perspective, and leadership-and to Show Up. A superb mix of original songs and covers, Show Up showcases Holly's extraordinary talent. Her songs Family Band and Somebody's Jail have the multi-layered poetry that do for a song what a high-powered lens does for a camera. I Am Willing is a healing balm in this time of great discouragement and despair; and she celebrates the environment in Jane Siberry's Bound by the Beauty. Addiction gets a long hard look in Holly's reworking of the old sea shanty Drunken Sailor, accompanied solely by Jackeline Rago's driving percussive rhythms. This new recording is a launch pad for a tour by this powerful singer and delightful storyteller. Holly brings history alive as she relates her 35 years of work as a singer/songwriter and social change activist. And history meets the present as she takes on the opportunities and challenges facing the peace and justice movements of today. Whether out on her own or uniting with other contemporary activists, such as Gloria Steinem, Cindy Sheehan, and Medea Benjamin, Holly Near is keeping the political song tradition alive. Holly Near Show Up Songs | 1. | Family Band |
| 2. | Somebody's Jail |
| 3. | Gandhi/Buddha |
| 4. | I Am Willing |
| 5. | I Want You Gone Too |
| 6. | Lives in the Balance |
| 7. | Bound By the Beauty |
| 8. | Hattie and Mattie |
| 9. | Show Up |
| 10. | It's About Time |
| 11. | Drunken Sailor |
| 12. | This Is Peace |
| 13. | Oh River |
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Purchase Show Up CD To buy, Click on price to add to cart | Sidney Bechet & Pee Wee Russell CD (1996) Import
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Holly Near has made a career out of speaking out, so calling her collection And Still We Sing: The Outspoken Collection seems an apt one. In the tradition of the '60s protest singer, Near has never been shy about wearing her liberal beliefs on her shirt sleeve. Although some of the material dates back to the '70s, most of it has been recorded within the last 20 years or so. The first disc is made up of studio tracks from earlier Near albums, including 2000's Edge, 1989's Sky Dances, and 1981's Fire in the Rain; the second disc consists mostly of live tracks featuring a number of guests like Mercedes Sosa and Ronnie Gilbert. Near's songs and lyrics read like a list of left-leaning political causes from the past 20 ...
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| | Prince Far I Heavy Manners Anthology CD (2003) (Import) England; United Kingdom
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Recorded between 1977 & 1983. Includes liner notes by Dave Katz.
This collection documents the late Prince Far I's (aka Michael Williams) final period with the Trojan label. These are frequently referred to as his best years, despite the fact that Psalms for I and Under Heavy Manners are graded as his finest albums. But it comes down to track-for-track, the dub 12" singles, and the sound system tracks that he cut with one of the greatest bands in the history of reggae, the Arabs -- mainly made up of the Roots Radics band with cats like Flabba Holt, Style Scott, Chinna Smith, and Bingy Bunny. Prince Far I's Cry Tough Dub Encounter albums are well known for their visionary quality and stridently spaced out effects. ...
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| | Donovan Very Best Of The Early Years CD (2002) Import
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Recorded between 1965 & 1966. Includes liner notes by Colin Escott.
Donovan's THE VERY BEST OF THE EARLY YEARS brings together the finest recordings from the pop rock icon. With a total of 20 tracks, this collection includes "Donna Donna," "Catch The Wind," and "Colours," among many others.
As its name suggests, The Very Best of Donovan: The Early Years concentrates on the earliest, folkiest part of Donovan's career, when he was still seen as the British equivalent of Bob Dylan. Along with the original rendition of his first hit "Catch the Wind," the collection includes the follow-up single "Colours" and politically minded folk songs like "Universal Soldier," "Remember the Alamo," and "Goldwatch Blues." Essentially, the album collects the highlights of his first four full-lengths, including lovely but relatively lesser-known Donovan originals like "Sunny Goodge Street," "Summer Day Reflection," "To Try for the Sun," and "Turquoise." Two of his biggest hits, "Mellow Yellow" and "Sunshine Superman," also appear here, pointing the way toward the psychedelic sound he forged during the rest of the '60s. While several of these songs may not be familiar to casual Donovan fans, that's why this collection is so useful -- many Donovan best-ofs tend to skip over this period in his career, going straight from his first two or three singles into his better-known psychedelic hits. Any fans curious about his earliest work will be well-served by The Very Best of Donovan: The Early Years. ~ Heather Phares
Both the best and worst thing that happened to Donovan early in his career was being compared to Bob Dylan: best because he gained significant publicity from it, and worst because he gained significant publicity from it. Here was a curly-haired, acoustic guitar-strumming, harp-blowing troubadour, a traditionalist on one ...
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"Experiences are the building-blocks of our existence," states MDM's principal songwriter and frontman, Nux. "Just when you think you know it all, something takes place in the world or an emotion is stumbled upon that takes you to the next level. We are never finished learning and we learn through experience. This is what pushes us forward."And a forward journey it has been...From its chrysalis stage as a two-man project in the late nineties, MDM has developed into a full-scale five-piece live machine. The project has taken on its own life form shaping and sculpting its own sound through the influences of the various members. This sound ranges from hard aggressive techno to more ambient and delicate soundscapes to allow the listener to travel along with the band as each album progresses.Constantly striving to create new grooves and beats, MDM still manages to stay true and pay homage to the original pioneers of the industrial genre yet taking the sound to an exciting new level with a repertoire of over 70 songs contained within six album releases, only made possible with the precise mixture of old and new from each member of the collective. They have also supplied music for films such as The Matrix Reloaded and Jimmy and Judy, winner of Best Film Award at the San Francisco Film Festival, as well as several other musical pieces for commercials, etc. Topics of war, greed, corruption, environmental destruction helm one end of the spectrum while introspective themes of emotional distress, sadness, anger, love, and heartbreak form the other end. A broad mix that is sure to take the listener in and out of various places in their minds eye, and with militaristic uniforms, flags, intense lighting ...
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