Songs of Protest & Anti-Protest

Songs of Protest & Anti-Protest

Editorial Reviews
Product Description
Full title - Songs Of Protest & Anti-Protest. 2002 reissue of obscure West Coast folk-rock collectable, originally released in 1965. It's believed that Lucey was a pseudonym for Bobby Jameson ('Viet Nam') & Songs Of Protest has frequently been compared to Love. Produced by Marshall Lieb (who was in the Teddy Bears with Phil Spector). Highlights include a cover of the Leaves 'Girl From The East'. Plus four bonus tracks 'Metro Man', 'There's A War Going On', 'Insecure Little Person' & 'World War 3'. Rev-Ola.

Tracks:

Where Have All The Flowers Gone - Kingston Trio
Eve Of Destruction - Barry McGuire
With God On Our Side - Manfred Mann
Universal Soldier - Donovan
Laugh At Me - Sonny
Let Me Be - Turtles
It's Good News Week - Hedgehoppers Anonymous
I Ain't Marching Anymore (Electric) - Phil Ochs
The 'Fish' Cheer/I-Feel-Like-I'm-Fixin'-To-Die-Rag - Country Joe & The Fish
People Got To Be Free - Rascals
Sky Pilot - Eric Burdon & The Animals
Society's Child (Baby I've Been Thinking) - Janis Ian
Abraham, Martin And John - Dion
Ball Of Confusion (That's What The World Is Today) - Temptations
War - Edwin Starr
Signs - Five Man Electrical Band

Customer Reviews:

Songs of Protest.......2007-07-30

A lot of good music protesting the Vietnam War. I was over there ( 4 tours) when I first heard this album. I liked it then and I still like it today.

Back to the 60's and 70's.......2005-08-03

After going to a party and remembering some of the great songs from the Protest Era around the Vietnam war, I bought this album. I was looking for songs from County Joe and the Fish and from others....I had forwotten the great artists like Manfred Mann and Donovon.

I loved these songs....we need new singer songwriters to capture and record the current protest....which goes largely unhead.

A complete waste of time and money.......2003-02-27

One star is far too generous. This CD obviously was cobbled together from someone's old tapes, complete with audible hiss. The selections are all downhill after Eve of Destruction and Universal Soldier. Sonny without Cher? Who ever heard of that? Who can listen to that?

Almost Good.......2001-07-11

My main complaint about this disk is that Hedgehoppers Anonymous song "It's Good News Week" is an abridged version. I haven't heard the long version since the WVVX (a Chicago-area FM station) dropped its "oldies" format in the early 1980s. Surely Rhino could have tracked down the long version.

Otherwise, this is a nice period piece

The Sixties Weren't Just About Peace And Love.......2001-04-03

As a child of the Sixties, I have a very strong emotional connection to these songs and as such find this a very enjoyable collection. If, however, you were to unearth these songs from a time capsule and listen to them for the first time thirty-plus years after they were first recorded, you might wonder what the fuss is all about. Certainly some of these songs were of the moment. To use an old cliche: You had to be there. After all, at age 30, Sonny Bono was a bit long in the tooth to play the angry young man. And "It's Good News Week" sounds more comical than biting satire.

But many of these songs retain their potency. Certainly, the carnival sound of "The 'Fish' Cheer/I Feel Like I'm Fixin'-To-Die Rag" is the perfect antithesis of the brutality of the Vietnam War. The Rascal's "People Got To Be Free" evokes John Lennon's sentiment that "All You Need Is Love." The Kingston Trio's version of "Where Have All the Flowers Gone" is a sad reminder of the price to be paid for war. Dion's "Abraham, Martin And John" still gives me chills. The one really glaring omission from this set is Dylan's "Masters of War." Only Edwin Starr's "War" comes close to matching Dylan's outrage.

Tracks:

Eve Of Destruction - Barry McGuire
What's Going On - Marvin Gaye
War - Edwin Starr
Save The Country - Brian Auger
Street Fighting Man - Rod Stewart
Sky Pilot - Eric Burdon & The Animals
Abraham, Martin And John - Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
Hall Of Confusion (That's What The World Is Today) - The Temptations
Handsome Johnny - Richie Havens
Maggie's Farm - Richie Havens
Let Me Be - P.F. Sloan
High Flying Bird - We Five
Get Up Stand Up - Toot & The Maytals

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Don't expect the original!!

Radio Vietnam: Music of a Generation
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Disky Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0006FGHGU
Release Date: 2005-04-14

Tracks:

Revolution
Hey Joe
We've Gotta Get Out Of This Place
Tobacco Road
On The Road Again
Games People Play
Goodmorning Starshine
Heroes & Villains
He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother
River Deep, Mountain High
Last Seven Days
Crimson & Clover
Who Do You Love
I Love You
Buy For Me The Rain
House Of The Rising Sun
Blowin' In The Wind
Hold On To What You've Got
Love Power
Stand By Me
Weight
Devil With A Blue Dress On/Good Golly Miss Molly
Elusive Butterfly
Green Eyed Lady
Wild Flower
I'd Love To Change The World
It's Good News Week
My White Bicycle
Homeward Bound
Over Under Sideways Down
Child In Time
Strawberry Fields Forever
With A Little Help From My Friends
Sympathy
She's Leaving Home
Let's Go To San Francisco
Solid Gold, Easy Action
What The World Needs Now Is Love
It's A Long Way There
Today I Killed A Man
Universal Soldier
Pictures Of Matchstick Men
Kites
Mony Mony
Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood
I'm The Urban Spaceman
Time Of The Season

Album Description

Budget price 3-CD set on the Disky label, featuring Tomorrow, Deep Purple, The Animals, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, The Hollies, Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band and more. 2004.

Customer Reviews:

Don't expect the original!! .......2006-12-07

I was so looking forward to this CD as it has all the old hits and bands of my era. I was sorely disappointed when I discovered that not only were they not original cuts but I don't think they are even the same bands. Often times very poor imitations. If you're looking for the real thing - stay away from this one. Having the original band associated with the title of their hit is very misleading and nowhere does it state not by original artists. Is this what "IMPORT" means?

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Good early Prefab Sprout
A Real Lost Gem
The Forgotten album

Protest Songs
Prefab Sprout
Manufacturer: Sony/Columbia
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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From Langley Park to Memphis

ASIN: B0000277EE
Release Date: 2001-02-01

Tracks:

World Awake
Life of Surprises
Horsechimes
Wicked Things
Dublin
Tiffanys
Diana
Talking Scarlet
Till the Cows Come Home
Pearly Gates

Customer Reviews:

Good early Prefab Sprout.......2004-08-09

The retrospectively released Protest Songs is a shy beast indeed, lurking in the middle of Prefab's initial purple patch of albums, notably Swoon, Steve McQueen and - at a push - From Here to Langley Park. After the crystal gloss production provided by Thomas Dolby helped give the album a leg up to recognition and acclaim, Prefab opted to produce Protest Songs themselves and the difference is humungous. Gone are the warm, semi-kitschy digiscapes à la Dolby. Instead the results sound sometimes veer closely to Demo City. The label refused to release it and forced Prefab to do another record, this time more commercial, please. Which they duly did, but that's another story.
Protest Songs is definitely worth checking out if you're into the band's earlier stuff - there's a devastatingly beautiful ballad called Dublin which must surely rank as one Paddy Mcaloon's top 10 songs. Trust me, it's a blinder. Diana (yes, it's about her adding poignance after her demise) is also a treat, which, though undermined by woeful production - has more hooks than Mike Tyson.
Opening song World Awake is way too subtle for instant titillation, and therefore perhaps not the ideal choice of first track. The end of World Awake is fabulous, though, with a slow fade of the type which was so successful on Jesse James Bolero off the Jordan: the Comeback album.
Life of Surpioises surfaced on Prefab's greatest hits package and is accessible fare but bordering on musical facileness.
Protest Songs doesn't gleam like some of the other albums (Andromeda Heights, some tracks of Jordan) and indeed is rough and ready (sort of) but there are enough ideas here to keep any devoted Prefab Sprout fan ecstatic.

A Real Lost Gem.......2004-03-19

I agree 100% with the previous reviewer. Protest Songs is as good as anything released by this group, which means that it is a cut above nearly everything else out there. The production is a little rough hewn, but that doesn't detract from the songs, many of which are among Paddy McAloon's most beautiful and moving. Do yourself a favor and give this one a try.

The Forgotten album.......2002-05-21

With the heaps of neglect inflicted on this album, it's pretty much been left to a fate of being overshadowed by the attention-hogging albums that surround it chronologically. And that really blows because in my humble opinion, this album is every bit as brilliant as "Jordan", "Swoon", and "Steve McQueen". You see, what happened was singer/songwriter Paddy McCloon, being the insanely prolific genius that he is, had an album's worth of tunes ready right on the heels of their sophomore effort, "Steve McQueen". But, in good old fascist major label tradition, CBS thought releasing it so quickly after "McQueen" would oversaturate the market with Sprout stuff. Plus the scumbags at CBS also thought it didn't quite live up to the commercial accessibility of "McQueen" (which was more of a critical than commercial success anyhow). So, with the album threatened to a life of rotting in its reel-to-reel cannister, only to be heard by diehards in the format of mysteriously produced "Smile"-type bootlegs, Paddy and co. went on to record the garishly commercial (but still pretty good) "Langley Park".

Fortunately, "Protest Songs" did live to see the light of day, though it had to wait 'til right before the release of "Jordan" (CBS using it to fill the 2 year gap it took to make "Jordan"). And even then, it was only issued as an import. To those unaware of its origins, "Protest Songs" must have seemed stylistically out of place when stuck between "Langly Park" and "Jordan", but really, who cares? What *is* consistent is the quality of Paddy's infectiously melodic songwriting. Some critics cut this one down because they felt the production sounded rough and unfinished, but geez, "Protest Songs" is *still* every bit as slick as any other 80s melodic guitar pop albums of the day (think Go-Betweens, the Smiths, REM, etc...). In fact, I'd take it a step further and say that "Protest Songs" BENEFITS from the fact that it *isn't* over-produced like the others, and has much *less* of that garrish 80s gloss that almost ruined "Langley Park", and cuts back on those cheezy Thomas Dolby synths that make "McQueen" sound kind of dated. It's their most organic sounding album next to "Swoon", which is definitely a good thing.

And the songs are top-notch Paddy concoctions throughout. From the wonderfully lilting and airy feel of "World Awake" and "Life of Surprises", to the rocking "Wicked Things", or the breath-takingly intimate, acoustic "Dublin", it's clear Paddy is in top form, and that's just the first half! "Tiffany's" throws one of those deceptively simple yet sublimely complex and spine-tinglingly beautiful melodies over an irresistable, powerhouse, shuffle-y 1/2 beat, while "Diana" slows the pace down and enters into that wondeful, late-night jazzy atmosphere, supporting some bizarre lyrics about Princess D. "Talking Scarlet" is yet another gentle, gossamer pop gem, the lyrics of which take a first person glance at how the hunky town-priest Dimmesdale was gonna get Hester in the sack and still live with himself (lyrics which could be applied to any contemporary, self-loathing record geek who can't get a date). "'Til the Cows Come Home" is a slow yet punchy, atmospheric, reverb drenched, highly emotional experience. Like much of Paddy's work, it's incredibly dreamy, yet a certain tension is always broilimg just beneath the surface; just enough to keep the listener on his/her toes, and it never really succombs to laziness or excessive languid-ness.

Tracks:

Protest (Satyagraha)
Evening Song (Satyagraha)
Hymn To The Sun (Akhnaten)
Trail/Prison (Einstein)
Akhnatin And Nefertiti (Akhnatin)
Kuru Field Of Justice (Satyagraha)
Knee I (Einstein)
Tolstoy Farm (Satyagraha)
Window Of Appearances (Akhnatin)
Bed (Einstein)
Epilouge (Akhnatin)
Knee 5 (Einstein)

Customer Reviews:

cream of the cream.......2006-01-20

The three operas comprising Glass' trilogy are something special, but this disc of arias from those three operas is even better. The selections themselves, the pacing of the sequencing, and absolutely top-drawer performances make this a standout disc. It's a great introduction disc for those seeking to learn more about Philip Glass's operas without having to invest in the full length recordings, although Akhnaten especially is a masterpiece and more than worthy of the price for the complete opera. I've given this disc to many friends and received only grateful raves, even from those already familiar with Glass' music. Douglas Perry's singing deserves special mention; his singing of Evening Song from Satyagraha is perfect in every way, with immaculate phrasing and a kind of passion of restraint that is mesmerizing. Glass' intentions are deceptive to the ear; he is master of a simplicity that keeps giving. The selections from Einstein on the Beach are richly complex; even after years of listening, new directions continue to appear in the score, each time revealing another dimension, an idea not really noticed before will suddenly become clear and engaging, creating a wonderfully familiar listening experience. Beautiful stuff. The melismatic Bed aria from Einstein on the Beach is a joy, heartbreaking as it is. Milagro Vargas contributes passionate singing in the Window of Appearances, and some marvelous ensemble singing is generously spread throughout the entire disc. Glass' best work may be found in his opera scores, and this disc presents the cream of the cream. Check it for yourself. You won't be disappointed.

Gorgeous and lush!.......2004-06-02

This album is my favorite Philip Glass album. I remember the discordance of "Glassworks" in the early 1980s when Philip Glass became more well known with Steve Reich, John Adams, and other "minimalist" composers. Somewhere along the line, Glass has lost a lot of the real shocking discordance that he used to express energy. Some individuals cannot stand Glass's music and lament about its repetitive (and therefore boring) nature. Repetition is the real seed of this music. The repetition by itself can be a simple and beautiful thing, just like a fugue. Then it grows and blossoms out into various new and unexpected ways. I think that Glass really stuns the listener by using the speaking voice as an instrument. Voices read at times. The importance is in the sound of the voice, not the meaning of what is being read. It's an intellectual exercise as well as a lush and beautiful garden of sound and movement. Listen to it and experience its simple beauties. This is not country music. This is not "traditional" opera. It's a work of creativity and sensitivity. Shut your eyes and enjoy.

Strange and wonderful avant-garde opera.......2001-05-08

Man . . . how the hell do I start?

This is a collection of pieces from three operas scored by Philip Glass: "Satyagraha," "Akhnaten" and "Einstein on the Beach." They're about spiritual and moral pioneers: Ghandi in South Africa, the Egyptian leader who introduced monotheism and, well, Einstein.

I haven't seen these; I'm not sure if I'd like them. But some of these pieces are so stunningly beautiful and profound that I feel like looking up the full scores.

Not for everybody, especially the bits from Einstein, which consist of barely audible and repetitive muttering to the accompanyment of a chorus chanting numbers. Damn cool.

One of the best.......1999-12-01

I would say this is Mr. Glass' best work. The songs are simply beautiful. The orchestration is rich and complex, yet gives a tranquil quality. I highly recommend this album.

Real live electric combustion.......1999-01-25

Alright people listen up... This is Dusty Tex Tumbleweed of the American Funboys and I have a thing or two which I would like to share with all the Philip Glass fans out there regarding this here album. At first I was'nt quite sure what to make of it - I was a little hesitant because of the weird-looking artwork on the cover { I usually pick out my music based on several criteria - one of which is album cover art... I only see in pinks and browns so some album cover art makes my eyes hurt } When I saw this album it immediately made me feel sick to my stomach, but when I listened to it I was pleasantly surprised. Philip Glass went out on a limb by combining monotonous keyboard riffs and bizarre electronic chirrups { made my girlfriend Shawangtang have a kiniption fit on my red leather sofa.. } Anyway, I found that the more I listened to this album the more I liked it - at one point about seven minutes into the first movement you can distinctly here the sound of a dozen or so camouflage parrots sqwaking in time with the simple yet extremely tedious keyboard noodling of this great boring composer Philip Glass... simply ear spliting. I'm going to wrap up this album review by saying that Philip Glass is an amazing gentleman with an ear for really live electric sounding combustion... Peace, I'm out { Shawangtang and I are taking our manager Sir William Buorbonaugh out for raisin corndogs and chocolate ice water... and keep an eye out for me and the rest of the funboys this summer on the Tab sodapop steam-engine jetski tour }

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Want Peace? Work for Justice.
Great Collection

Reggae Pulse, Vol. 5: Protest Songs
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Sanctuary Trojan Us
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00078FANW
Release Date: 2005-02-22

Tracks:

Eve Of Destruction - Luciano
One Blood - Junior Reid
Putting Up Resistance - Beres Hammond
Get Up, Stand Up - Peter Tosh
For What It's Worth - Freddie McGregor
Solidarity - Black Uhuru
Working Class Hero - Bushman
Ring The Alarm - Tenor Saw
The Universal Soldier - Yvad
1865 (96 Degrees In The Shade) - Third World
Revolution - Dennis Brown
Soul Rebel - Bob Marley & The Wailers
Blowin' In The Wind - Don Carlos
Africa Must Be Free By 1983 - Hugh Mundell
The Same Song - Israel Vibration
Better Must Come - Delroy Wilson
Greetings - Half Pint
No More Weapons - Steel Pulse

Customer Reviews:

Want Peace? Work for Justice........2005-08-11

"If you want peace, work for justice." Reggae musicians, as this collection shows, have always been conscious of this truth.

This is a good collection, including real classics like I-Vibe's "Same Song" and Third World's "1865 (96 Degrees in the Shade)." Junior Reid's "One Blood," Dennis Brown's "Revolution," and Steel Pulse's "No More Weapons" are all must-haves.

Luciano's version of "Eve of Destruction" is interesting, but it would have been much better if he'd chosen a better song to begin with. Don Carlos' version of "Blowin' in the Wind" suffers no such drawback.

Reggae sometime-dabblers should know that this Tosh version of "Get Up, Stand Up" is different from the version you've heard on the Bob Marley "Legend" collection. Broaden your horizons.

Great Collection.......2005-03-22

This album is packed with great songs from start to finish. Included are some classic tracks that no reggae lover should be without. 'One Blood' from Junior Reid is one of the best dancehall anthems. 'Putting Up Resistance' by Beres Hammond never gets old. 'Solidarity' is a great cut from Uhuru. I could go on and on. Also, I must mention the song 'Eve of Destruction' redone by Luciano and 'No More Weapons' off Steel Pulse's latest album featuring Damian "Jr Gong" Marley. Definitely a Five Star album all the way through.

Protest: Songs of Struggle and Resistance from Around the World

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Power to the People
A Good Listen

Protest: Songs of Struggle and Resistance from Around the World
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Ellipsis Arts
ProductGroup: Music
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ASIN: B0002T2R5U
Release Date: 2004-08-31

Tracks:

God Bless(e) America - Baaziz
Fighting For the Right Thing - Gary Nesta Pine
Eleke - Pierre Akendengue
Bobby Sands, MP - Larry Kirwan (Black 47)
La Geste De Sarajevo - Tri Yann
Te Recuerdo Amanda - Christine Brebes/Diego Rolon
Speak Up - Marcel Khalife
Ndimbeleni - Mzwakhe Mbuli
Renuncia Impossivel - Kafala Brothers
Chad Gadya - Chava Alberstein
The Kent State Massacre - Barbara Dane
Paite Rima - Stella Chiweshe
Cold Days of February - Robin Williamson
Esclave - Papa Wemba
Waist Deep In The Big Muddy - Pete Seeger

Amazon.com

American folkies from the 1960s weren't the first artists to write political songs. Musicians around the world have felt the need to speak out, often to stir up resistance and action as well as shore up support. The message can supersede the music in these songs, but the right balance between music and lyrics can turn two halves into one amazing whole. Sometimes on the world-music collection Protest we have to count on liner notes to find out what the song is about--Stella Chiweshe's "Paite Rima" is a recontextualized traditional prayer that begs Shona lion spirits to end the bloodshed--but the music is always inspiring and occasionally transcendent. English speakers won't need liner notes for the great Pete Seeger's "Waist Deep in the Big Muddy" or Larry Kirwan's (of Black 47) equally strong "Bobby Sands, MP," which captures all of the anger and sadness in Irish politics. Released just before the 2004 U.S. presidential election, this album is filled with messages that deserve an audience anytime. - Tad Hendrickson

Album Description

Protest is the flagship release of an exciting new series of world music recordings from industry leader Ellipsis Arts. In it, a Vietnam-era pacifist warning from Pete Seeger encounters an anti-slavery rumba from Congolese composer Papa Wemba, and a controversial tune by the "Joan Baez of Israel" joins forces with an elegy for an IRA operative. These are accompanied by impassioned anti-war ballads and broadsides from Algeria, Jamaica, Brittany, Argentina, Lebanon, the U.K. and Sub-Saharan Africa.

Customer Reviews:

Power to the People.......2004-10-06

What a great mix of tracks. Great artwork as well. I am very happy with the purchase. Rock the vote!!

A Good Listen.......2004-09-12

Finally something new from Ellipsis Arts!!!! Its about time! This recording has some top notch musicians and really rousing catchy tunes, with causes galore. Even my 11 year old was dancing to it, and my parrot whistled along!

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Not so super
amazing lost album!!!
lost album really shines.

Songs of Protest & Anti-Protest
Chris Lucey
Manufacturer: Rev-Ola
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ASIN: B00006BINX
Release Date: 2002-08-26

Tracks:

That's The Way The World Has Got To Be
I'll Remember Them
Girl From Vernon Mountain
I Got The Blues
Saline
That's The Way The World Has Got To Be (Pt. 2)
With Pity, But It's Too Late
You Came, You Saw, But You Didn't Conquer Me
Girl From The East
Don't Come Looking
Metro Man
There's A War Going On
Insecure Little Person
World War 3

Album Description

Full title - Songs Of Protest & Anti-Protest. 2002 reissue of obscure West Coast folk-rock collectable, originally released in 1965. It's believed that Lucey was a pseudonym for Bobby Jameson ('Viet Nam') & Songs Of Protest has frequently been compared to Love. Produced by Marshall Lieb (who was in the Teddy Bears with Phil Spector). Highlights include a cover of the Leaves 'Girl From The East'. Plus four bonus tracks 'Metro Man', 'There's A War Going On', 'Insecure Little Person' & 'World War 3'. Rev-Ola.

Customer Reviews:

Not so super.......2005-06-22

I got this album because based on all the hype, I figured it had to be pretty darn amazing. However, the songs are pretty boring and simplistic. Yes, the story of Chris Lucey (or Bobby Jameson, whatever) is crazy, and his story is the kind of stuff that Rock n Roll is made of, but the album just isn't that good. If I ever pop the CD into my stereo, it is just to listen to the first song. Regardless, I'd love to know what Chris Lucey is up to now. Anyone know?

amazing lost album!!!.......2004-10-15

Chris Lucey aka Bobby Jameson's Songs of Protest and AntiProtest is an amazing album. Comparisons to Da Capo ear Love give you some idea but don't totally capture the sound of this music. Its a truly inspired and original album featuring mainly vibes, stand up bass, acoustic guitar and Lucey's great voice. A great jazz/folk sound with a mellow vibe but not overproduced a la some soft pop. The bonus tracks are of a different more folk/protest style and are a bit tedious. But the album proper is one of the best things from the 60's and easily stands up with other West Coast greats such as Love, The Byrds, and the Millenium. Buy this at once!!

lost album really shines........2004-07-12

i read about bobby jameson in an article in mojo magazine and decided to check this out. it's an excellent album that sometimes reminds me alot of love, especially on songs like "girl from vernon mountain". both jameson and love were from los angeles but jameson claims to have preceded love, so you have to wonder who influenced who. some of the more folky sounding songs kind of have a bluesy feel, ala fred neil. songs like "there's a war going on" and "world war 3" are quintessential folk protest songs; with heavy strumming and intense and paranoid vocal delivery. good recording quality, good songs... not quite a lost classic but interesting music and an insightful look at some of the deep roots of rock and roll.