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:: Release Info:
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:: Artist......> Continous Peasant
:: Title.......> New Orleans Benefit CD
:: Label.......> Chris Stroffolino
:: Genre.......> Folk
:: Rip.Date....> 10.08.2005
:: Street.Date.> 00.00.2005
:: Source......> CDDA
:: Quality.....> VBRkbps - Joint-Stereo
:: Play Time...> 16:04 min
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:: Track Listing:
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:: 01. Where Were You Yesterday (Chris Mix)
:: 02. Where Were You Yesterday (Miriam Mix)
:: 03. For the Angry Amputees
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:: Release Notes:
::
:: Just coming our first large-scale North American (US and
:: Canada, from Coast to Coast), we were greeted by the
:: devastation that struck New Orleans, and felt absolutely
:: helpless as we were unable to contact our friends. Soon that
:: helplessness turned toward anger as word came out that had
:: the federal government not allocated the tax dollars meant to
:: rebuild the levee toward the war in Iraq, a war spuriously
:: waged in the name of "homeland security." Furthermore, the
:: mainstream media's coverage of the events tended to blame the
:: victims and demonize the poor (mostly black, but also white)
:: who were left behind in the "trenches" of the devastation. We
:: knew we had to do something about it, and even though
:: Clearchannel and various other organizations weild a great
:: deal of control over the big media playlists, we were moved
:: to write a song, and try to release it as soon as possible,
:: in hopes to "raise consciousness" about not simply the
:: natural disaster, but the failure of the US Government in
:: protecting its people at home, especially when they are poor,
:: a prtection that should be the first responsibility of a
:: federal government, before fighting a war of dubious merit
:: abroad. Because the other members of the band were not
:: currently available, Chris Stroffolino assembled a group of
:: musicians to record this quickly in Spetember of 2005,
:: including Miriam Jacobson, who lends her beautiful voice to
:: an alternate version of this song which may reach people who
:: generally don't go for Stroffolino's rough "Dylanesque"
:: voice. In addition to the two versions of this
:: country/folk/rock song (featuring dobro and lap steel by
:: Aaron Balano), this CD also includes a 60s-garage band
:: sounding song (complete with Farfisa, and Fuzz guitar and the
:: rhythm section of the Graves Brothers Deluxe) dedicated to
:: the local SF band "The Angry Amputees"
:: for those who want a little more rock for their buck!
::
:: Proceeds to this album will be donated to help the citizens
:: of New Orleans, who are now separated and dispersed
:: throughout the country due to FEMA and Red Cross in their
:: "rescue" attempts, help rebuild their community with dignity
:: and that will help their voices be heard amid the large
:: business interests already at work trying to "rebuild" the
:: city in their image. For more information about the Vanguard
:: Public Foundation People's Hurricane Relief Fund, click this
:: link to www.vanguardsf.org
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:: RiP iN PeACe!
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