The Tom Robinson Band's "Power In The Darkness"
Peter T.
location: New Hampshire
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registered: 1999.05.20
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Dan, that album really awakened me politically when I was still in high school, and it remains one of my all-
time favorites. When I put on the CD, I always re-read Tom's words of wisdom. Rock critic, Dave Marsh, astutely noted that the title song, Power In The Darkness, has "a real majesty". If you
are drawn to the marriage of powerful, melodic rock with very humane politics, then this album, from 1978, is
essential listening. Here's the title cut. I don't think you could get away with the lyrics today! Stay with it to the end!https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=auN0ZLcuvXITom Robinson was "out" in the mid to late 70s and he showed real courage as a public figure in the UK. Peter T.
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Dan, that album really awakened me politically when I was still in high school, and it remains one of my all-
time favorites. When I put on the CD, I always re-read Tom's words of wisdom. Rock critic, Dave Marsh, astutely noted that the title song, Power In The Darkness, has "a real majesty". If you
are drawn to the marriage of powerful, melodic rock with very humane politics, then this album, from 1978, is
essential listening. Here's the title cut. I don't think you could get away with the lyrics today! Stay with it to the end!https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=auN0ZLcuvXITom Robinson was "out" in the mid to late 70s and he showed real courage as a public figure in the UK. Peter T.
