Revolution Rock
Stephen Dalton, Vox, June 1993
Ever since Woody Guthrie scratched 'This Guitar Kills Fascists' on his six-string, musicians have exploited rock's confrontational possibilities, from anti-racism to sexual revolution, in a non-stop attempt to change the world. To the barricades, comrades!
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