I used to be a Del McCoury fan… I really did. His latest endeavor and the surrounding stench has changed that.

Modern day bluegrass patriarch Del McCoury adds a new dimension to his role as a musical leader on July 8, 2008 when his family owned McCoury Music label, distributed by powerhouse RED Distribution (a division of SonyBMG) releases Moneyland, a timely multi-artist collection that offers a hard-hitting look at today’s economic injustice through a thoughtful selection of six new (or newly recorded) songs, mixed with eight neglected gems and classic favorites. Framed by excerpts from two of Franklin Roosevelt’s Depression-era “fireside chats,” Moneyland revitalizes country and bluegrass music’s connections to the lives of hardworking people in ways that honor the past, look to the future and challenge listeners to act in the present.

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That is what the project is all about. Some have called it “a call to action for rural America.” Me, I’m just trying to follow the Golden Rule. Thank you for your support. I hope this music moves you to find a place where you can help–even if it’s just at the voting booth.

I find the premise of this album, website and competition offensively laughable. The fact that Mr. McCoury is capitalizing on the movement generated by his work reveals the flimsy nature of the very premises it’s coasting on. For him to denigrate our remnants of Capitalism, the only system that allows talented individuals like himself to objectively prosper, is a humorous spectacle. The only reasonable conclusion I can draw from Del’s many ‘calls to action’ is that he’s supporting the cause for more government meddling in the economy, more income redistribution and more sacrifice of individuals for the sake of the collective. Doesn’t the ‘Golden Rule’ lose some of its splendor when it becomes compulsory?

He thinks rural America has it bad now? Just wait until what’s left of our economy is suffocated by more regulation - when those corporate “non hard-working” types stop providing what jobs are left.

Thanks Del, that’s just what America needs… more patently un-american progress. Stick to music, when it comes to philosophy and economics, you’re in over your head.

“economic injustice…” - what a joke.

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