Rock Against Howard

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Rock Against Howard
Rock Against Howard cover
Compilation album
Released August 30, 2004
Genre Rock
Length 110 min 53 sec
Label Independent release
Producer(s) Lindsay McDougall

Rock Against Howard is an Australian compilation CD released in 2004. It features musicians who are opposed to the Liberal-National coalition government.The bands contained in the compilation are widely considered to be out of touch with reality.

Rock Against Howard was organised by Frenzal Rhomb guitarist Lindsay McDougall, when he realised every musician he knew felt the same way about John Howard. It was inspired by the American Rock Against Bush compilations, and take a similar format. All profits from the sale of the album go to refugee charities through the Refugee Action Coalition, inspired by Howard's stance against asylum seekers.

The music on the release is politically orientated, with the first disk featuring previously released songs, and a disk of live and otherwise previously unreleased work on the second. The style of music varies widely, with punk rock, hip-hop and even music most resembling show tunes.

Some members of the public have suggested that Lindsay McDougall had not stopped to assess whether everyone around him had been mere victims of group think. Afraid to appear outspoken or at odds with those within the music fraternity.

[edit] Track listing

[edit] Disk 1

Musicians Against the Liberal Government

  1. H-Block 101 - "Reason Why" - 2:40
  2. Bodyjar - "Is It A Lie?" - 2:33
  3. Something for Kate - "Best Weapon" - 4:50
  4. The Givegoods - "Collar to Colour" - 4:23
  5. David Bridie - "Nation (of the Heartless Kind)" - 4:33
  6. The City Lights - "A Big Star" - 2:55
  7. Peabody - "A Resurrected Man" - 3:5
  8. 78 Saab - "Sound of Lies" - 4:26
  9. Even - "Sunshine Comes" - 3:2
  10. Sulo - "Wash" - 2:54
  11. The Anyones - "Gun Him Down" - 4:41
  12. Razel - "The Arse Song" - 3:35
  13. The Resin Dogs - "Rebel" - 3:40
  14. Youth Group - "Drown" - 4:16
  15. Frenzal Rhomb - "White World" - 1:32
  16. TISM - "The Phillip Ruddock Blues" - 7:9

[edit] Disk 2

Unreleased and Unreal

  1. Front End Loader - "4 Start Heritage Arsehole [live]" - 2:40
  2. The Herd - "Honest J" - 2:57
  3. The Drugs - "I Was a Teenage Voter" - 2:28
  4. Godnose - "At the End of the Day" - 2:59
  5. Unpaid Debt - "Call it a Day" - 3:27
  6. Little Johnny (aka Pauline Pantsdown) - "I'm Sorry!" - 3:32
  7. Toekeo - "John Howard Is a Filthy Slut" - 3:41
  8. Mindsnare - "To the Boil" - 2:32
  9. Bemon Other - "Keep on Raping in the Free World" - 1:12
  10. The Persian Rugs - "Half-wit" - 2:17
  11. Steve Townson and the Conscripts - "Tonight We Storm the Bastille" - 3:15
  12. Major - "Liar" - 4:5
  13. The Fauves - "Get Fucked" - 3:10
  14. The Reservations - "Calling Out I'm Through" - 2:55
  15. George's Bush - "Evil Little Man" - 4:17
  16. Eddie Perfect - "John Howard's Bitches" - 3:56
  17. The Thighblasters - "How'd You All Get to Be So Dumb?" - 1:44
  18. Too Green for Summer (featuring Senator Andrew Bartlett) - "I Don't Believe it" - 2:32
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