| ***They first came for the Communists and I didn't speak up because I wasn't a Communist... Makeshift Patriot was written, recorded and released free to the public exactly one month after 9/11/01. Consisting mainly of news reporter quotes, it is basically an attack on popular media and an indirect attack on its naïve audience. Then they came for the Jews, and I didn't speak up because I wasn't a Jew... Makeshift Patriot is the absolute first and remains to be one of the only songs that has properly addressed as well as questioned the issues surrounding 9/11. It contains audio of people cheering on rescue workers, recorded by Sage Francis at Ground Zero five days after the attack. Then they came for the trade unionists, and I didn't speak up because I wasn't in a union... In moments such as these, artists must act responsibly, step up to the plate and put his/her skills to proper use. It is the greatest power the people have. Makeshift Patriot is a call to all patriots (in the truest sense of the word) to take action. Then they came for the Catholics, and I didn't speak up because I was a Protestant... Makeshift Patriot contains six brand new Sage Francis tracks to follow up his critically acclaimed, debut album, Personal Journals. Featuring music from AOI, MF Shalem, Meaty Ogre, and a politically charged, spoken word track entitled "Hey, Bobby," this piece of vinyl shouldn't be one of a kind in content or purpose... but it is. Then they came for me and by that time no one was left to speak up. |
