Mainstream renditions usually leave out the verses about private property and public assistance

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[–] 16 points 1 month ago (10 children)

See also Jesse Wells. Guy's cooking rn

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  • [–] 9 points 1 month ago (8 children)

    I dig his message but something about his music just grinds in my ears. I'm not sure exactly what it is, or why I don't feel the same way about Guthrie. Maybe something to do with finding him on Instagram biased me, but that seems far fetched.

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  • [–] 8 points 1 month ago (2 children)

    I found him on yt and was also initially trepidatious for that reason. The low production of his videos (pretty much all are one shot/one take playing a song outdoors) and clear lack of algorithmic support have largely assuaged those concerns. There are of course more radical acts I absolutely love, but Wingnut Dishwasher's Union or Andrew Jackson Jihad are for a much smaller audience. I'm glad he's doing what he does and appreciate being able to relate to his music along with my family

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  • [–] 5 points 1 month ago (3 children)

    Just listened to some of his songs and he just sounds like a cheap imitation of the great folk singers of the 60s and 70s and he's completely on the nose with his lyrics. Reminds me a lot of James McMurtry and Jason Isbell, but less interesting musically.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 month ago

    Nah, Jessie wells is a useless tool. He talks a good talk, but when asked to speak about genocide he suddenly had nothing to say other than “I can see both sides”.

    He is a fence sitting centrist who realized the only way he’d make it is if he seemed like folk protest musician.

    He is not.

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