How can you determine if a CD is a casualty of the loudness wars - lots of clipping, mushy sound, and so on - before buying it? Or after buying it, if it comes to that? [more inside]
posted on Mar 11, 2007 - 19 answers

Fear Of A Brown Planet: I'm looking for songs with a Jingoistic bent, preferably in Country Music. [more inside]
posted on Jun 13, 2006 - 28 answers

Haydn wrote "Mass in Time of War" as Napoleon was advancing on Vienna; Shostakovich wrote his seventh symphony during the siege of Leningrad. I'm looking for other pieces/songs written by musicians living under conditions of war - under siege, in the thick of battle, or in similar dire straits.
posted on Jan 17, 2005 - 24 answers

We're more polarized politically than at any time since the Vietnam war. So why can't I find beautiful, intellectual music that reflects our anger and hope? In other words, who are the Marvin Gaye, Phil Ochs, and Joan Baez of our generation?
posted on Nov 6, 2004 - 35 answers