Monday, October 25, 2004
News Surfing
Items you may or may not care about:
n Ed Bark at the Dallas Morning News has a list of the ten most important political commentators on TV. Tim Russert is number 2 on the list. Who’s more important, according to Mr. Bark, than Tim? Read the list and see if you agree.
n George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia, is just the latest campus to cancel a speaking engagement by filmmaker, deceiver, crybaby, and professional asshole Michael Moore. GMU stated that they didn’t think it would have been appropriate to pay Moore’s $30,000 fee out of public funds. Moore told CNN he’d have spoken at GMU for free… but he never told GMU that.
n Mike Argento at the York Daily Record spotted a Bush campaign sign right beside a Kerry sign in the same yard and couldn’t resist asking the family about their conflicting views.
n I wrote a few days ago about the Roanoke Times editorial endorsing Kerry. I disagreed with it, and so does Virginia Tech professor Chris Hall.
n Last week, the rock band Jimmy Eat World released a staggeringly good new album called Futures. Wendy and I both loved their last album… Wendy bought the new one, and after a couple of listens, we agree that the new album is amazing. Imagine my disappointment when I read that the lyrics are intended as an anti-Bush tirade. Rock stars… what the hell can you do with ‘em?
n Speaking of rock and roll… I’m a diehard Metallica fan, as you may already know. If I weren’t a Christian, my religion would be Metallica Fan. Linda Laben at the Boston Herald reviewed Metallica’s show in Boston last night and managed to read political meaning into the Sergio Leone film clip the band used to open the show. Laben implies that the clip had an anti-war message… but she’s probably seeing what she chooses to see. Metallica may be one of the most conservative/libertarian rock bands out there (check out the lyrics to “Don’t Tread On Me,” “Eye of the Beyolder,” and my choice for the Bush campaign song, “Better Than You.”) Besides, Metallica’s lead singer, James Hetfield, reportedly despises liberals.
n And, briefly, thanks a lot to those of you who posted comments and/or sent e-mails congratulating me on our marriage. It's been nice to hear from well-wishers.
Labels: Metallica, News, Politics
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re. metallica being anti-war - what about "one"? that seems like a pretty powerful statement to me, especially when you think about the video.
As for their earlier stuff (like "don't tread on me"), I've never really thought about it before. I've always kinda assumed they were just dumb rock songs and never looked for meaning in the lyrics. I'll have to have another look!
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As for their earlier stuff (like "don't tread on me"), I've never really thought about it before. I've always kinda assumed they were just dumb rock songs and never looked for meaning in the lyrics. I'll have to have another look!
ST
Yeah, it's fair to call Metallica's song "One" a powerful anti-war statement... but the song is anti-war in the sense that ALL thinking, feeling people are anti-war. War is a terrible thing, nobody denies that. "One" is a very general anti-war song of the type that all metal bands do eventually, following the foundation laid by Black Sabbath with "War Pigs." The songs I mentioned, though, seem to present a more mature, individual point of view. By the way, "Don't Tread On Me" came out on the black album, several years after "One," so it can almost be seen as a determined effort to show that Metallica understands that war is sometimes necessary, lest anyone think that "One" is their final statement about war. Anyway, that's all just my opinion. Thanks for your comments! Glad to see other Metallica fans stop by this blog from time to time.
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