wayne on August 31, 2008
I'd like to do something a little different and offer up a few videos that I really like and giving a little background why I chose them. After doing the 9 Layers (yes, I've been sitting on this post that long...) thing, I thought some things could be expressed for me by others that I either admire, am entertained by or simply enjoy. Hope you like them too!
Pink Floyd - Careful With that Axe Eugene
Pink Floyd is my all time number one band if there ever is one. I collect absolutely everything Pink Floyd and have every single thing you could ever own in terms of music. Even have a few boots that I found around the Internet (I'm lying, I really don't...no really...I don't).
I ran into Pink Floyd sometime after The Wall was released and became enthralled by the depth of thought I found behind the wall. Ever since that first listen, I've explored the depths of their entire catalog and found that I love everything, EVERYTHING about this band. Roger Waters is so willing to put his heart and soul into his singing and music, David Gilmour's crying guitar, Nick Masons rhythmic drumming and Richard Wrights haunting keyboards, it all sounds so great together.
I chose Careful with that Axe Eugene as one of my favorites simply because I really like what Waters can do with a simple scream, and it's a very haunting piece of music.
At the early stages of WayneJohn.com, I made a radio station of the site and streamed the entire Pink Floyd catalog through ShoutCast. I could host 7 listeners with loss-less audio through my little DSL line. Any more and the music became choppy. Fun times! This is way before the RIAA stepped in and made their presence known. Ultimately, I hope I brought the beauty that is Pink Floyd to some new people. Hell, all I wanted to do was listen to Pink Floyd 24/7, and that's what it was...all Pink Floyd, all the time. Good times.
I felt bad for doing it once I realized the impact to the artists themselves (sound familiar?). I have also tried to make amends by contributing to some of the same charities that Roger Water's supported. I don't think anyone can come after me at this point, and I really hope they don't, that would be a bummer.
Oh, and here is one of the most important Roger Waters songs I think there is. This is a song I can believe in and agree with whole-heartedly.
The fact that we continue to live out our lives in the face of such disasters as global warming, species going extinct at ever faster rates, and we don't see the level of outrage or concern and take these matters personal scares me somewhat. Now, you might say that you are trying and that you do this and that, well, that's excellent. What I'm really talking about are things like the media continually sensationalizing the earth impending doom for the sake of their corporations wallets. Amusing ourselves to death. We all are all guilty of watching the news and not saying a lick about the quality of the show we are watching or show concern over the message.
A deadly virus is sweeping the country killing millions in their sleep, what you can do to save yourself. Hear the story in the morning at 7 o'clock with Brad and Jen.
Hell, I could be dead by then! If they really cared about you, and were not sensationalizing the message, don't you think they would just tell you, instead of creating that 'hook' and hoping you'd stay around to hear how you might save yourself? At least, that's how I see it.
What are your thoughts? Do you see television and radio the same way I see it, nothing but big fat corporations pushing their products down own throats with a constant barrage of commercials and mind-numbing ad spots?
Do you think that seeing these commercials over and over again takes a bit of effect on our minds and psyche? I do, whole-heartedly, and I detest it. Think of all those commercial jingles that get stuck in your head. They get stuck because the marketing types know how our brains work, and it's done purposefully.
I don't think anyone should be able to remember a single commercial from the seventies, but I bet you could recall plenty of them if you tried. Some may take a stretch to remember, but others may come like a snap.
Now, with all that said, won't you buy my product and amuse yourself?
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