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CD Review - Levellers - Burn America Burn [Single] Levellers - Burn America Burn [Single]


Levellers - Burn America Burn [Single]

June 15, 2008, 02:15 PM

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When you are going to have such a political, ballsy and brash title as "Burn America Burn" I would personally suggest that you have a great song, with great lyrical content that will ensure that you as a band don't get "burned" yourself.

Granted over the last 8 years of King Bush's reign the American society hasn't looked that favourable from a worldwide stance due to terrible leadership and awful political choices. However, is that any reason to will that country and their people to burn away? Not really no. That would be like me writing a song about burning down Levellers hometown of Bournemouth because I didn't agree with the lyrical content choices of this song. How rubbish would that song be? About as rubbish as this one.

As the most powerful country in the world [America] gets a lot of shit when it comes to songwriting. Some of it is great and meaningful with good research, background and valid points others are just complete garbage. Unfortunately for Levellers theirs sits nicely at the top of the latter [garbage] pile. American's are very patriotic individuals and I really don't see this single selling very well in America. Hell, I'm not even American and I'm not going to get behind this. I'm sure Levellers fans might love this track however, I personally suggest that Levellers hang up the towel as it appears they really don't have anything of substance to say anymore. How can you go from singing about "A Beautiful Day" to "Burn America Burn" and expect to be taken seriously?




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USA! USA! USA!

ROCK FLAG AND EAGLE!

suck it levellers

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Urr if you bothered to listen to the track (an outdated concept I know) you would realise that the song is about the preponderence of high school shootings in the USA and how they are symptomatic of an undermining of society and values not just in the states (although most visibly there) but across the western world.

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this was one of my least favourite tracks on the album I have to say, so bland!

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I have never really got into these, they seem to have been around for many years. They are always touring and releasing new records. Nice review

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A Beautiful Day was the Levellers hit that they must wish they never had!

Far from being similar to their (less successful) earlier work which typically dealt with issues like the Falklands War, police brutality, addiction, and the plight of the ultra working class, I think that one track gave the Levellers widest ever audience completely the wrong impression of the band.

They always were very political, good on 'em too. The world needs political music.

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Yes the world needs political music. However, it does not need shit political music such as this. Eek!
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I'm not sure how t4toria knew what the song was about, the only words I could make out were 'Burn' and 'muahuuhuham'. Not that the song as a whole inspired me to dig deeper. What's the point of a political song if all the meaning is mumbled and unclear?

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