🎧 Roger Waters, "Amused To Death" Thanks to @YouInMyEye for putting this one in my mental queue. It's hard to separate Waters' extremism from his art. He looks at war as an assault on people, so his politics are guided by body count. That being said, ATD, to my ears, is his ultimate anti-war/anti-capitalism statement. One has to respect his dedication to the want for a better world. Lyrically, musically, and production-wise, it's a triumph.
@MPCavalier @YouInMyEye
I have an issue with Mr Waters as well but there have been a couple cases where I had to separate the art from the artist and I do want to listen to this
@Idissent @YouInMyEye
No argument there. As I age (quickly) the list of artists from which I must disassociate myself personally in order to still enjoy their art gets longer. John Lennon, Pete Townshend, Lou Reed, Waters, Mike Portnoy, and on. It's a slippery slope sometimes. As recently as 2021, there was a band I LOVED and I had to stop even mentioning them in conversation because it turned out their main person was a horrible (read young and stupid) user of people. Yeah, it sucks.
@MPCavalier @YouInMyEye
The lead singer and songwriter of my favorite band turned out to be a creepy groomer but I had to separate the art from the artist because the songs mean so much to me. It's not always easy but in this case I was not going to stop listening
@Idissent @MPCavalier @YouInMyEye Who was that? I just want to know so that I can stop listening to them.
@otter405 @MPCavalier @YouInMyEye
The name of the band is Brand New. They disbanded after word got out...
@Idissent @MPCavalier @YouInMyEye Oh ok. I didn't listen to a ton of their stuff anyway so....whew. :)
@otter405 @MPCavalier @YouInMyEye
I've been hooked for 20 years at least. Nothing I can do about it now lol their songs are a permanent part of my life
@Idissent @MPCavalier @YouInMyEye Completely understandable Sarah.
@otter405 @MPCavalier @YouInMyEye
Thanks Steve. If I'm honest it was never about a specific member anyway so I didn't give it a lot of thought. I don't know, maybe that's really shitty
@Idissent @MPCavalier @YouInMyEye What have you been listening to lately?
@otter405 @Idissent @YouInMyEye There are a couple of bands I've been really digging lately. Gustaf is one. Also the new Bevis Frond album. The new Equal Creatures is amazing. Rosie Tucker's new album dropped today and I am really digging it.
@MPCavalier @Idissent @YouInMyEye Here's a new release breakdown for today (stuff that I've enjoyed):
The Jesus and Mary Chain - Glasgow Eyes
Restorations - S/T
Totally Slow - The Darkness Intercepts
Snuff - Off on the Charabanc
@MPCavalier @Idissent @YouInMyEye I'll check those out. I've quite the list of new stuff to go through today. #newreleasefriday