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(Credits: Far Out \/ Picryl \/ Larry Rogers)<\/p>\n
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We don\u2019t often consider The Rolling Stones<\/a> a massively political band. The rationale behind their creation at the beginning was relatively simple: Andrew Loog Oldham put them together to take what the Beatles did and amplify it. This meant more expletives, more attitude, and longer hair. The label of sex, drugs, and rock \u2018n\u2019 roll continues to follow the band around; however, they weren\u2019t afraid to get political when it felt right. <\/p>\n The band wrote several anti-establishment songs that weren\u2019t received very well<\/a>. For instance, their groundbreaking track \u2018Sympathy For The Devil\u2019 was a unique take on the end of the world. The band wrote from Satan\u2019s point of view, discussing his influence on all of the world\u2019s disasters. <\/p>\n Arguably, their most famous political song is the classic \u2018Gimme Shelter\u2019. It\u2019s one of the standout tracks from their album Let It Bleed, and remains the calling card that fans refer to when leaving the band\u2019s concerts. People are constantly humming the iconic rhythm to \u2018Gimme Shelter\u2019 hours after the band have finished playing, as with this track, The Rolling Stones managed to capture the confusion and desolation during one of Earth\u2019s darkest periods. <\/p>\n The end of the 1960s was an incredibly interesting time for music. Assassinations and war had divided America, as the generational gap and the differences of opinion that came with it had never been clearer. As such, psychedelic music rose to the top of the charts, as the experimentation and absurd nature of a lot of it didn\u2019t have a political agenda attached, so record labels started relying more on it. However, a lot of the other bands that weren\u2019t considered psychedelic decided they wanted to use their platform to convey a political message. <\/p>\n The Rolling Stones fell into this category, as while\u00a0Let It Bleed\u00a0is considered one of their most popular records, it was also hotly contested at the time of release, as it was incredibly political. Mick Jagger confirmed in an interview that this was intentional.\u00a0\u201cWell, it\u2019s a very rough, very violent era,\u201d he said. \u201cThe Vietnam War. Violence on the screens, pillage and burning\u2026 It was a real nasty war, and people didn\u2019t like it.\u201d<\/p>\n
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<\/a>The Rolling Stones (Credits: Far Out \/ Alamy)<\/p>\n