daring than a punk band. >> we return to the scene of the crime. >> they took on the establishment that wanted to own them. and they refused to knuckle under. >> i thought i'd play something brand-new and just say, just so you know, we're ashamed the president of the united states is from texas. >> we've asked artists for decades to be barometers of culture. and be voices of dissent. and in the wake of 9/11 it was just seen as a bridge too far. ♪ i waited till i saw the sun ♪ >> people wanted escapism at the time because there was a lot to escape. so we were listening to norah jones and jack johnson. ♪ da, da, da, da, da ♪ ♪ la, da, da, da, da, da ♪ and coldplay. ♪