Its more effective though, Blur having a political

slant (albeit a politically correct one) for 3

reasons:

A) More people have heard of Blur than some

body like Discharge so therefore the message

is heard by more people.

B) Blur arent a relentless political band. The

majority of their songs say nothing, and there

fore the message sticks out more. The problem

with a band like Rage Against The Machine is

that every song is political, too much of it

in a preachy way doesnt work. Even the

greatest comedian of our time, Bill Hicks, used

dick jokes to give people a bit of variety, a spoon

full of sugar helps the medicine go down.

C) They are releasing singles with political

messages or videos. More people will hear them

because of the radio or MTV. If all of the political

stuff is only on the album, only your fans will

hear it. Preaching to the converted.