Mini-sode: Music and Social Movements
Rush Strutter Zep Magik
English - December 17, 2020 17:06 - 25 minutes - 23.8 MB - ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsMusic Commentary Music Music History kiss music zeppelin bessler floyd mcelvaney rock rush wrestling Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
And now for something completely different: In this “mini-sode,” - a solo effort by Mike - we’re swapping out the likes of Geddy Lee and Gene Simmons with names like Theodor Adorno and Max Horkheimer. Venturing beyond the parameters of our typical rock and/or roll fare, this show provides a brief look at how music has influenced social movements. Spotlighted in this discussion is the work of Bertolt Brecht as well as the role of Jiang Qing in reshaping art and culture during China’s Cultural Revolution. It’s a short side trip down a proverbial rabbit hole, for sure, but it’s also probably an apropos palette-cleanser for our forthcoming talk about Rush’s controversial concept album, 2112.
Related, recommended, and required resources for this episode:
“Pirate Jenny” by Nina Simone
A 1964 performance of the song from The Threepenny Opera.
Music of the Cultural Revolution
A collection of songs from the Eight Model Operas, converted from flexi-disk recordings.
“Questions From a Worker Who Reads” by Bertolt Brecht
The full text of a 1935 poem by Brecht.
The Red Detachment of Women
The complete 1961 film, filmed in the People’s Republic of China.