Music Ripe for a Revolution, Vol. 3: Faith of the Godless - The Higher Self

Who doesn't love what modern technologies can do for us? As if the invention of the CD over twenty years ago wasn't exciting enough, now we can burn our own CDs and create our own compilation albums. For me, this has become a cheap, fun, and relatively easy way to gather my favorite songs and my favorite artists on one CD. Being an obsessive compulsive, I've now created compilation CDs for just about every imaginable mood I'm in. I've got some for when I'm reading, some to inspire me when I write, some that I listen to when I'm out exercising, some that I listen to while meditating, and some that I listen to when I'm just angry. It's nice having a collection of music that accurately expresses my exact mood at the time.

But of all the compilation CDs that I've made, the ones that I listen to the most are the ones that reflect and evoke my politically rebellious attitude: Music Ripe for a Revolution. Though this started off as just a single CD I'm currently working on Volumes 15-20 (further evidence of my being obsessive-compulsive). The music collected here is eclectic and ranges from anti-establishment hippie music to political punk to reggae to metal to folk. So far, between the various discs, just about every genre has been covered... even country music.

There has been a war that spans the length of our history and forms a long and tangled web of political, religious, spiritual, and philosophical conflict. The war to which I refer is that between different organized religions and the results of this war include some of the greatest atrocities ever committed by human beings; genocides, slavery, subjugation, government control, ethnic cleansing, the propagation of lies and the continual perpetuation of cultural profiling. Not only have organized religions made war upon each other, but also on the common people. For thousands of years pagans, atheists, agnostics, scientists, feminists, homosexuals, ethnic minorities and anyone that is perceived as being different have been targeted by organized religions. This must end and the only way for it to end is for people, all people, to embrace their god on a higher level, without the dogmas of religion. Imagine that, if you will, a world without hatred and fear mongering… a world where you can be who you are and believe what you want without being persecuted for it… a world without churches, temples, or synagogues… a world where the only true god is love. The time has come for humankind's ascension and we must rise above the petty differences that divide us.

Taken from the original album: The Downward Spiral
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11. Tool: Schism
Taken from the original album: Lateralus
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12. Depeche Mode: Personal Jesus
Taken from the original album: Violator
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13. Evanescence: Tourniquet
Taken from the original album: Fallen
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14. Rage Against the Machine: Born of a Broken Man
Taken from the original album: The Battle of Los Angeles
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15. System of a Down: Science
Taken from the original album: Toxicity
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16. Skindred: Start First
Taken from the original album: Babylon
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17. Disturbed: Liberate
Taken from the original album: Believe
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Now, enlighten yourself and find the god within...