Wild Bill Posted August 15, 2010 Report Posted August 15, 2010 Here's the link: http://news.sympatico.ctv.ca/home/to_brothers_music_a_protest_against_iranian_regime/28035485 "CTV.ca News Staff The Toronto brothers behind a politically charged remake of the Pink Floyd classic "Another Brick in the Wall" say music is the perfect medium to speak out against oppression in Iran. Sepp and Sohl, who front the band Blurred Vision, have captured international attention with their cover, a twist on the protest anthem that replaces teacher references with "Hey, Ayatollah, leave those kids alone!" Rock and roll and blue jeans freed Czechoslovakia, brought down the Berlin Wall and now, thanks to the Canadian band 'Blurred Vision' it is taking a crack at Iran! There has always been a political component of many rock and roll songs. Nice to see the tradition hasn't died! In the words of the immortal band 'Strange Fruit' - "The Flame Still Burns!" Quote "A government which robs Peter to pay Paul can always depend on the support of Paul." -- George Bernard Shaw "There is no point in being difficult when, with a little extra effort, you can be completely impossible."
Jack Weber Posted August 16, 2010 Report Posted August 16, 2010 I think if they simply blasted Interstellar Overdrive into Tehran non-stop,the whole Islamic revolution might fall inside of a week! Quote The beatings will continue until morale improves!!!
Oleg Bach Posted August 16, 2010 Report Posted August 16, 2010 I think if they simply blasted Interstellar Overdrive into Tehran non-stop,the whole Islamic revolution might fall inside of a week! Taking the Berlin wall down was a mistake _ it lead to the EU which is institutionalized phagdom...It was also a mystake to take Pink Floyd seriously when we were kids - much like the Beatles ---who's bulk of music was gibberish - YEt we thought it was God talking....I do admit I love the guitar solo on Dark Side Of The Moon.................................* Quote
Jack Weber Posted August 16, 2010 Report Posted August 16, 2010 (edited) Taking the Berlin wall down was a mistake _ it lead to the EU which is institutionalized phagdom...It was also a mystake to take Pink Floyd seriously when we were kids - much like the Beatles ---who's bulk of music was gibberish - YEt we thought it was God talking....I do admit I love the guitar solo on Dark Side Of The Moon.................................* How can you possibly think that that song "Pow r talk h",the lyrical genius of the great Syd Barrett,was gibberish? Edited August 16, 2010 by Jack Weber Quote The beatings will continue until morale improves!!!
ToadBrother Posted August 16, 2010 Report Posted August 16, 2010 (edited) Taking the Berlin wall down was a mistake _ it lead to the EU which is institutionalized phagdom...It was also a mystake to take Pink Floyd seriously when we were kids - much like the Beatles ---who's bulk of music was gibberish - YEt we thought it was God talking....I do admit I love the guitar solo on Dark Side Of The Moon.................................* Um, the EU existed before the Wall came down, the Treaty of Maastricht formalizing, but the process under way for decades prior. I hate to bust your internal monologues with hard truth, but, well, need I repeat that you're an idiot? Edited August 16, 2010 by ToadBrother Quote
ToadBrother Posted August 16, 2010 Report Posted August 16, 2010 How can you possibly think that that song "Pow r talk h",the lyrical genius of the great Syd Barrett,was gibberish? To be fair Syd only showed up on a few singles and one album and a few songs on their second. To my mind, if we want to destabilize the Iranian regime, the proper song is Corporal Klegg. Quote
Jack Weber Posted August 16, 2010 Report Posted August 16, 2010 To be fair Syd only showed up on a few singles and one album and a few songs on their second. To my mind, if we want to destabilize the Iranian regime, the proper song is Corporal Klegg. A Saucerful of Secrets...Good album... Of course,Barrett had gone almost completely mad by '68,which is why there is very little of Barrett on that album...Other than Jugband Blues,which in my opinion,supercedes Corporal Clegg for sheer lunacy and rambling lyrics... Quote The beatings will continue until morale improves!!!
Mansour Mohammed Jaffa Posted August 17, 2010 Report Posted August 17, 2010 These devilish Western influences shall flounder in the face of the piety of Iran and its supreme leader, the Grand Ayatollah Khamenei. The Berlin Wall was as nothing compared to the strength of Islam. Quote
Jack Weber Posted August 19, 2010 Report Posted August 19, 2010 (edited) These devilish Western influences shall flounder in the face of the piety of Iran and its supreme leader, the Grand Ayatollah Khamenei. The Berlin Wall was as nothing compared to the strength of Islam. Sure Lictor... Tell the Obergruppenfuehrer at Stormfront that the mission has failed.... And please...Get a copy of the Pink Floyd album "A Nice Pair"... It's a 2 fer 1!!! Edited August 19, 2010 by Jack Weber Quote The beatings will continue until morale improves!!!
Shwa Posted August 19, 2010 Report Posted August 19, 2010 I think if they simply blasted Interstellar Overdrive into Tehran non-stop,the whole Islamic revolution might fall inside of a week! Someone on MLW has actually heard Interstellar Overdrive?? Whoa. That's cool. That was one of our 'lights-out' tunes back in the day although we played it with a slightly more metallic tone. Worked great when the singer was too drunk to sing and we needed to fill the last 15 minutes. Quote
DogOnPorch Posted August 19, 2010 Report Posted August 19, 2010 Someone on MLW has actually heard Interstellar Overdrive?? Whoa. That's cool. That was one of our 'lights-out' tunes back in the day although we played it with a slightly more metallic tone. Worked great when the singer was too drunk to sing and we needed to fill the last 15 minutes. Careful with that axe, Eugene... Quote Nothing cracks a turtle like Leon Uris.
Shwa Posted August 19, 2010 Report Posted August 19, 2010 Careful with that axe, Eugene... Wow, another one! LOL, ... now I have to go to bittorent the record store to see if I can find 'The Piper...' just to satisfy a sudden nostalgic craving. Quote
DogOnPorch Posted August 19, 2010 Report Posted August 19, 2010 Ummagumma was my favorite of the old school Pink Floyd albums. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c8S9QK5FaSY Quote Nothing cracks a turtle like Leon Uris.
Wild Bill Posted August 19, 2010 Author Report Posted August 19, 2010 Wow, another one! LOL, ... now I have to go to bittorent the record store to see if I can find 'The Piper...' just to satisfy a sudden nostalgic craving. Just follow the pitter patter of little Pictish feet into the cave... Quote "A government which robs Peter to pay Paul can always depend on the support of Paul." -- George Bernard Shaw "There is no point in being difficult when, with a little extra effort, you can be completely impossible."
Shwa Posted August 19, 2010 Report Posted August 19, 2010 (edited) Just follow the pitter patter of little Pictish feet into the cave... I just finally realized what your signature was all about! And for some confounded reason when I glanced at it I always thought in terms of the Marshall Plan. I still have my Yamaha 2X10 from the early 80's, that used to put Marshalls to shame. I dunno how many beers were spilled into it, but the only repair was when something shook loose in the amp because a stupid bass player thought he could use it as a bass amp for Motorhead tunes. My kid uses it now and she is still LOUD. PS - HA! You guys are old too! Edited August 19, 2010 by Shwa Quote
nicky10013 Posted August 19, 2010 Report Posted August 19, 2010 (edited) I think if they simply blasted Interstellar Overdrive into Tehran non-stop,the whole Islamic revolution might fall inside of a week! It's kind of funny, but sometimes it doesn't take much access to free information or media to institute a collapse. The USSR collapsed not because of the west, but because Gorbachev relaxed censorship. One of the big things was getting western supermarket flyers. They could finally see what the west had in comparison to state stores which completely destroyed the one piece of propaganda underpinning the entire state. The fantasy that the USSR was a socialist utopia while the west was dying off and had it no where near as good. Who knows what will work in Iran. Edited August 19, 2010 by nicky10013 Quote
Wild Bill Posted August 19, 2010 Author Report Posted August 19, 2010 It's kind of funny, but sometimes it doesn't take much access to free information or media to institute a collapse. The USSR collapsed not because of the west, but because Gorbachev relaxed censorship. One of the big things was getting western supermarket flyers. They could finally see what the west had in comparison to state stores which completely destroyed the one piece of propaganda underpinning the entire state. The fantasy that the USSR was a socialist utopia while the west was dying off and had it no where near as good. Who knows what will work in Iran. 'Relaxed censorship'? Maybe that was one factor. Many folks think that the major reason was photocopiers! That's 'copiers' as a symbol, of course. I rode the high tech electronics curve from the late 70's onward, selling those newfangled computer chips and stuff. We were all pretty plugged in to the changes computers were making and our industry led the way with all the new gadgets. Here in the West we all took to copiers, fax machines and personal computers like ducks to water. Not so in the Soviet Union. Only important institutions could get a copier. Notice I said 'a' copier! They would have one and only one copier in an entire building! This was because they considered copiers to be a security risk. Important documents could be copied and conceivably smuggled out to foreign interests. By having only one machine it was much easier to keep it secure. The same held for fax machines. Personal computers were only for highly placed people in the party and scientists/engineers in state-run factories. They were ALWAYS tightly monitored! Think about it, Nicky. Think about how SLOWLY information could be shared or ideas developed in such a system, compared to the free and easy environment we all take for granted! Every office I ever worked in had copiers and faxes all over the place! Later email meant that we could share information with customers at the click of a mouse. That was never possible in the USSR. The two systems were as different as a snail and a greyhound. During the first 5 years of the 80's it became painfully obvious to even the most stubborn commissar that they had no hope of keeping up with the West once the Computer Revolution had started. Gorbachev was smart enough to not even try but rather went for a 'controlled collapse' with the least possible amount of pain. I absolutely believe that this was THE most important factor! It would have made a great episode of James Burke's "Connections" tv series. Quote "A government which robs Peter to pay Paul can always depend on the support of Paul." -- George Bernard Shaw "There is no point in being difficult when, with a little extra effort, you can be completely impossible."
Wild Bill Posted August 19, 2010 Author Report Posted August 19, 2010 PS - HA! You guys are old too! Yep! I'll turn 58 in October! One nice thing about making my living building and repairing amps for musicians is that I've been able to let my hair grow again! Not as much red and a lot more white than when I was a kid but the hair is almost past the shoulders and the beard would be respectable for Ronnie Hawkins. The most fun is meeting friends I haven't seen from high school and seeing that now they are bald! It's fun to rub it in! Quote "A government which robs Peter to pay Paul can always depend on the support of Paul." -- George Bernard Shaw "There is no point in being difficult when, with a little extra effort, you can be completely impossible."
Jack Weber Posted August 19, 2010 Report Posted August 19, 2010 (edited) I just finally realized what your signature was all about! And for some confounded reason when I glanced at it I always thought in terms of the Marshall Plan. I still have my Yamaha 2X10 from the early 80's, that used to put Marshalls to shame. I dunno how many beers were spilled into it, but the only repair was when something shook loose in the amp because a stupid bass player thought he could use it as a bass amp for Motorhead tunes. My kid uses it now and she is still LOUD. PS - HA! You guys are old too! Old!!! I just turned 40!!! I have every Pink Floyd album from The Piper at the Gates of Dawn to The Division Bell... Did some one say Motorhead??? Edited August 19, 2010 by Jack Weber Quote The beatings will continue until morale improves!!!
Wild Bill Posted August 19, 2010 Author Report Posted August 19, 2010 Old!!! I just turned 40!!! I have every Pink Floyd album from The Piper at the Gates of Dawn to The Division Bell... Did some one say Motorhead??? Motorhead, Jack? Those young pups? Half an hour ago the mailman delivered my latest CD purchase: "Mountain" "Live: The Road Goes Ever On". I just had to have a copy of "Nantucket Sleighride" I could play in my van! Quote "A government which robs Peter to pay Paul can always depend on the support of Paul." -- George Bernard Shaw "There is no point in being difficult when, with a little extra effort, you can be completely impossible."
Jack Weber Posted August 19, 2010 Report Posted August 19, 2010 (edited) Motorhead, Jack? Those young pups? Half an hour ago the mailman delivered my latest CD purchase: "Mountain" "Live: The Road Goes Ever On". I just had to have a copy of "Nantucket Sleighride" I could play in my van! Mountian...With the late,great Felix Pappaliardi... Last night I was listening to Uneasy Rider by Charlie Daniels...That was before Charlie turned into Green Teeth in that song!!! I saw Motorhead 20 years ago(or so) at the Gasworks in Toronto with...Wait for it.... The Ramones!!!! Motorhead was old then!!!! Edited August 19, 2010 by Jack Weber Quote The beatings will continue until morale improves!!!
DogOnPorch Posted August 19, 2010 Report Posted August 19, 2010 Mountian...With the late,great Felix Pappaliardi... Last night I was listening to Uneasy Rider by Charlie Daniels...That was before Charlie turned into Green Teeth in that song!!! Yum...Milla... Quote Nothing cracks a turtle like Leon Uris.
Shwa Posted August 19, 2010 Report Posted August 19, 2010 Old!!! I just turned 40!!! I have every Pink Floyd album from The Piper at the Gates of Dawn to The Division Bell... Did some one say Motorhead??? With apologies to Neil Young, but: You can't be forrr-tyyyy and live-on Sugar Mounnnntain... Meh, life begins at 40 and that's the truth. As for Motohead, well, Fast Eddie Clarke, say no more. I have most of the Floyd too, but favourite is still Dark Side of the Moon (with Wish You Were Here a close second) Quote
DogOnPorch Posted August 19, 2010 Report Posted August 19, 2010 Arrrrrr...... Quote Nothing cracks a turtle like Leon Uris.
Jack Weber Posted August 19, 2010 Report Posted August 19, 2010 With apologies to Neil Young, but: You can't be forrr-tyyyy and live-on Sugar Mounnnntain... Meh, life begins at 40 and that's the truth. As for Motohead, well, Fast Eddie Clarke, say no more. I have most of the Floyd too, but favourite is still Dark Side of the Moon (with Wish You Were Here a close second) Dark Side is a good album...A little overplayed,but... Of those '70's conceptual albums I like Animals the best...It can't be overplayed because the songs(other than Pigs on the Wing) are too long for radio... One of the most underrated albums they ever did is Obscured by Clouds,which is actually a soundtrack to a French movie called Le Vallee...It get's lost in the shuffle between Dark Side of the Moon and Wish You Were Here because it was released in between the two... Quote The beatings will continue until morale improves!!!
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