Published on October 29, 2004 By d3adz0mbie In Republican
A quick thought for Democrats and Republicans alike; hasn't the music been really good for this election cycle? I'm sitting here working, listening to eMotive by 'A Perfect Circle', which is basically nothing more than an anti-war album. It's good, probably some of the best stuff Maynards put out since he did Aenema with Tool. And to think, all because he's upset with President Bush.
It's everywhere this season, U2 is out and about, Green Day, a ton of country and pop music headliners releasing songs about their point of view. And it's all pretty good. Reminds me of some of the music I've heard from the late 60's... passionate, regardless of whether you agree with the message. This war, and this election, have brought out the best in artists everywhere.

So here's to Maynard and his musical friends, thanks for the tunes.



And before anyone brings it up, yes I know I'm a conservative listening to very liberal/ alternative music. I've been a TOOL fan for a decade now... there might be more to me than the 'conservative' label implies.
Comments
on Oct 29, 2004
I love Perfect Circle (though they'll always be Tool to me!), and they did an amazing cover of John Lennon's Imagine. Have you heard it? U2 is great. Green Day's good, too. If you'd like some more liberal anti-warish tunes, may I suggest Beautiful Occupation by Travis, Megalomaniac by Incubus, and pretty much anything in the recent past by Pearl Jam?
on Oct 29, 2004
Oh yeah, Maynard completely destroyed 'Imagine' - I like it much better than the original. Very dark, very somber, very... TOOL.
on Oct 29, 2004
It's . . . very eerie. I love it. I think it's an amazing song, with powerful lyrics. Have you seen the video they did for it?
on Oct 29, 2004
I haven't seen the video yet, work has kept me a little busy lately. (It's 1:20am here, I'll be up for another 4hrs at least)
< The remake of Joni Mitchells "Fiddle and the drum" is amazing. Sends chills down my arms...
on Oct 31, 2004
Speaking of Tool, you are a TOOL.
on Nov 01, 2004
Gee Alison, how do you really feel?
It sounds to me you're directing anger from other, less satisfying areas of your life towards us here at JU. Anything you'd care to share, or would you rather just act like a 4yr. old?

C'mon, grow up already.
on Nov 01, 2004
Tool is an awesome band, and I enjoy their music thoroughly. Another band that makes a War statement in the past is Laibach, they did a cover song called "War", if I hummed it you would all know the lyrics. War what is it good for...you know what song I am talking about now, right?

Well, Laibach's version says War what is it good for...than begins listing off things that we would not have today if it were not for war and than it lists off companies who profit from war. So with war there are the obvious cons but there are pros to a war and they are often overlooked in someone's haste to denounce war as being solely an evil invention of men. Lest we forget in our haste that animals fight ALL the time and there are even animals who will commit genocide of opposing animal cultures, so thank Kronos that when humanity makes war there is some benefits and positives to that war instead of brutal war of animals.

I find the point Family Guy made with the Grim Reaper on a date with the Animal lover was a good one, she begins talking about Animals don't make war. Grim answers back with Animals fight all the time, and than she goes on about well Animals don't fight with Nuclear Arms. She hammers home the fact you can't hug your children with nuclear arms at that point Grim reaches over and touches here than says "Check please!" Good stuff.

From evil will come good, and from good will come evil, contrary to what the two opposing sides utter forth about it not existing in their system. The reason I seek a balance of good and evil in my life and do not foster the extermination or elimination of good or evil in my life because each is a part of human nature, can you deny who you are and still be human?

My Two Shillings

Nuclear Plinko Winter!!