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  • Compact Disc (CD) + Digital Album

    The Breeding Ground Of Vile is a double album of protest songs and songs to make people think in a world where thought seems to have become an outdated concept. Comprising 24 tracks over two volumes, the album comments on injustice, political incompetence, and senseless conflict, but also carries the powerful message that people still have the power.

    All songs were written by me, but huge thanks are extended to the other musicians on the album for their innovative and intuitive contributions: Kieran Heaney, Emma Perry, Kate Ferris, Matt Steady, Duncan Reed, Kristen (Hatt) Lewis and Matthew Lewis of the Lewinskies, Peter Robinson, and last but by no means least, the man who makes it all happen and our very good friend HeyGamal.

    The album is presented in a cardboard sleeve with my initial design concept being professionalised by the fabulous team at ThinkCr8, Leigh, Greater Manchester. Thanks also to the super talented Frank Roper Photography for the band images.

    Includes unlimited streaming of The Breeding Ground Of Vile - Double Album via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
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Indigenous populations around the world are having their livelihoods ripped away by the voracious commercial appetites of multinational corporate businesses. Corporate and Social Responsibility doesn’t really exist. It’s a way of massaging the consciences of company directors to keep their shareholders onside. Everyone wants to feel good about giving something back but when you analyse the percentages given back compared to the cost of the devastation to the lives of the forgotten millions, the pay back looks pretty pathetic...

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THE FISHING MEN

Even the beggars’ bowls are dry
Under midday sun and cloudless sky
Encroaching sand engulfs the land
To the sea is to survive

The men are forced to sell all that they own
Their wives and their children, skin and bones
No nets to cast out wide
No boats to brave the tide
The men are forced to sell all that they own

Even the beggars’ bowls are dry
Under midday sun and cloudless sky
Encroaching sand engulfs the land
To the sea is to survive

The distant engines of the foreign hulls
That trawl the ocean till their holds are full
The fishing men are spent
Powerless to prevent
The distant engines of the foreign hulls

Even the beggars’ bowls are dry
Under midday sun and cloudless sky
Encroaching sand engulfs the land
To the sea is to survive

© Copyright John Reed June 2016 – All Rights Reserved

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from The Breeding Ground Of Vile - Double Album, released June 29, 2018
JOHN REED: Vocals, cittern, n’goni
HEYGAMAL: Production

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John Reed Berwick Upon Tweed, UK

John is a Blackpool born singer-songwriter and radio show host whose songs cover themes of social injustice, environment, politics, love, & life

Music is never more important than in difficult times. Therefore, all downloads on this site are provided on a "Pay What You Can Afford" (PWYCA) basis. Merchandise is available at the prices stated.

John is also 1/3 of nightsong.bandcamp.com
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