Kent 226 - Various Artists - A Soldier's Sad Story - Vietnam Through The Eyes Of Black America 1966-73(2003) FLAC

The Vietnam war was especially well-documented in soul circles.Indeed,apart from
country music,no other genre of music can offer anywhere near as much social commentary
on the subject.It is no coincidence that the overwhelming majority of enlisted
personnel came from either poor white or poor black America,where Country and Soul
ruled their respective musical roosts.
James Maycock's frank sleevenotes tell their own terrible tale of the ignominies
suffered by many enlisted black men often at the hands of their white colleagues as
well as the enemy and would be recommended reading,whether or not there was a CD to
accompany them.But away from James' pointed,poignant commentary there's a wealth of
great music here that paints a vivid life portrait for anyone who served their
country,however reluctantly,starting with the Monitors' apprehensive young inductee
who's biggest worry is "I hope (my girl) doesn't find another man" and finishing
with Swamp Dogg's titular 'hero' if that's the right word whose war hell has left him
with "a hole in (my) arm where all the money goes".A familiar tale for many of
Vietnam's fighting men if,fortunately not the tale of all who served.
In between there are sides that deal with every aspect of war,from being apart from
family and friends via communications to and from home and avowed statements of
triumphancy from those eager to join the fray to vociferous comment from the home
front and finally,the stark realities of returning to a world of disability
benefit readjustment & unemployment and for far too many addiction and death.

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