Musicians talk

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The Stones did an album trashing George Bush in a song or two. It did not go well. Even Neil Young was caught up in some patriotism, backing Bush for a moment.

Ian seems to not remember.

The title track of The Zealot Gene unmistakably references would-be American dictator Donald Trump, with the lines, “The populist with dark appeal / The pandering to hate / Which xenophobic scaremongers / Deliver on the plate.”

Anderson writes in the track notes, “As a song lyric; it sums up, for me, the divisive nature of societal relationships and the extreme views which fuel the fires of hate and prejudice … Perhaps you think you know who I might have been thinking about here but, in reality, there are probably now at least five prominent dictatorial international figures who could fit the bill.”

https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2022/0 ... HEVL_ndIkE

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A touring band. When they graduated to a station wagon, they would take turns sleeping on top of the luggage in the back.

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Rush fan in his basement (you can see the gas meter) with his Rush collection

I have the studio albums, all but 2, and I've seen 1 1/2 shows. The half show was in St Louis. I was coming back early from a wedding, and drove to the concert the Sun after flying. I was so worn out and had a work day Mon, I left early, actually half way through the long drum solo. There was no ubering back then.

The full show was date two on their final tour.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R40_Live_Tour

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Good thing I gave up on country (not AltCountry) at Johnny Cash.

[Sean Hayden]

[Sean Hayden]

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My music world friend Jim wrote an autobiography before he died last september. He titled it after this song:
From Jim Pembroke Songbook (Love Kustannus, 1976):

Well, I went to my dear Liza
She said: Sorry, where's your invitation
I said: I'm out here on the pavement,
'cos I could not get a seat at the station.
Oh, but please don't say you're sorry
it don't matter - just my situation

She said: I don't have no need to
waste my time about your disposition
I got things I need to read
and I can't be too concerned
'bout your condition
You will always be a loser; a nobody
It's just your situation.

I said: You know that it ain't easy
for me to come and beg you
my direction
But I lost my one-'way ticket
and I could not get another
at the station.
Oh, but please don't say you're sorry
It don't matter
It's just my situation.

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The actual song

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"tenor squealo"



Another musician, who was making guitar arrangements of Van Halen, said that David Lee Roth's vocals could not written as musical notes. Other than marking two notes with a squiggle going up.



It's more obvious here. I think he is imitating Eddie's popping notes on guitar

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He does not pick up a guitar until 24 min into the interview
https://www.vhnd.com/2015/02/13/video-e ... an-speech/

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