Protest songs are, of course, also in attendance. Shocked pleads with the American people on “Ballad of the Battle of the Ballot and the Bullet Part I: Ugly Americans,” shooting daggers of reality while admitting that she’d really love to say that things “just ain’t that bad.”
“Other People” tackles a similar thesis, utilizing the underpinning of a break-up song to voice dissent about rotten American policies.
Whether she’s talking about love or rightly raging about politics, Michelle Shocked is a passionate voice in folk music. She tackles a wide variety of styles, attaching segments of rock, folk, and soul to her biting critiques and affectionate moments. Soul of My Soul is an enthusiastic, exhilarating collection of music from one of the world’s most underappreciated, compelling voices.
Article comments
1 - Over Shocked
Yawn, i have just have grown tired of all the twists and turns and POSTURING by this one. Nice that she made an album that moved anyone to write about her again. But this can be a tree falling in a forest for all I care...
2 - Jordan Richardson
Obviously you care enough to comment about it...
3 - El Bicho
What exactly is the posture? Her positions seem pretty consistent over her career.