Surprise: Morrissey is not a fan of the annual turkey pardon that takes place at the White House around Thanksgiving – or, as Morrissey calls it, "Thankskilling." The singer, an outspoken vegan, says the tradition is "embarrassingly stupid" in a new note posted on the fan site True to You.
He writes, "Please ignore the abysmal example set by President Obama who, in the name of Thanksgiving, supports torture as 45 million birds are horrifically abused; dragged through electrified stun baths, and then have their throats slit. And President Obama laughs. Haha, so funny!"
Morrissey cites PETA in claiming that turkey "meat" (quotation marks are his) is one of "our nation's top killers," and says the meat industry is responsible for 51 percent of human-caused greenhouse gas emission. "Therefore the embarrassingly stupid White House 'turkey pardon' is open support for a viciously cruel and environmentally irresponsible industry."
Revolver and Abbey Road are 1 & 2 for me, and I'd definitely rate the imo somewhat underrated Let It Be a little higher. Probably not higher than 7th, though. Pretty impressive catalogue that.
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I missed the anniversary date for Telestar which I thought was in 1963. Song was based on first telecommunication sattelite launch. This will be a laugher for most of you guys.
Revolver and Abbey Road are 1 & 2 for me, and I'd definitely rate the imo somewhat underrated Let It Be a little higher. Probably not higher than 7th, though. Pretty impressive catalogue that.
White album for me for sentimental reasons. Heard it a million times about the time I went in the Army. Heard it a zillion times when I was overseas. It was a "crossover" album in that the "heads" and "juicers" listened to it constantly. There were some guys who drank heavily and smoked extensively, as well as some who did both. But they were two rather distinct groups who overlapped some in music.
I can't hazard a guess as to how many times I heard Whille My Guitar Gently Weeps, Sexy Sadie< Cry Baby Cry, Why Don't e Do It In The Road, Bungalow Bill. If I live to be 90 I'll still likely be able to recite the lyrics to Rocky Raccoon.
I was starting high school when the Beatles phenom hit America. Two things that most people don't know about the Beatles. First most kids bought 45's with the hit song on one side and a piece of crap on the "B" side. 45 (RPM's) cost 99 cents; the Beatles didn't have B sides. They were 2 good songs on every record. Teens were astonished; not only did they love their songs but they were getting twice the music for the same money. Secondly kids began buying albums. Albums had been something old people listened to for orchestra music or Christmas songs. I had a high school friend who bought a Beatles album and I was stunned to hear an album of good songs. I think this was a revolutionary step in music "packaging" in America.
Geezer wrote:
I missed the anniversary date for Telestar which I thought was in 1963. Song was based on first telecommunication sattelite launch. This will be a laugher for most of you guys.
I was mesmerized and was aware it was unlike anything I'd ever heard. I think I first heard it on KDKA.
Geezer wrote:
I missed the anniversary date for Telestar which I thought was in 1963. Song was based on first telecommunication sattelite launch. This will be a laugher for most of you guys.
I was mesmerized and was aware it was unlike anything I'd ever heard. I think I first heard it on KDKA.
Telstar's been one of my favorite songs for years. I can literally put it on loop and have it play for a half hour, putting me in a wonderful mood.
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Being outside of the bubble of pop music I was just now introduced to Lorde while with my daughters. Gives me hope in popular music again.
Here's a live version which would have been better if they dropped the vocal overdubs or at least used actual background singers so that the vocals matched the minimalist nature of the music:
Hey, Gaucho. I sometimes work as a hired gun on bass so if a nice opportunity comes along I take it. Wasn't going to take 4 months, but a second came after that and it paid well. I have a policy - since my PC is usually on at all times when I'm home so I could quickly pop in somewhere - that when I'm not home I like to give it a rest and just stay away from things like chat or whatever.
The only time the song St. Anger sounded good. They chopped off 3 and a half minutes, and since they played it live the drum doesn't sound like a tin can. It actually sounds heavy and coherent.
so it looks like the walkmen are kaput. it's a shame. while they were pretty hit and miss, they released two of the best albums of the last 10 years (bows and arrows, you and me). those albums are so unfathomably good.
