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An Open Letter to Roger on 9/11 - Remember the motherless children
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Music is not just a form of entertianment. Music is an art form. As well as a form of entertainment, it is also a form of expression. Like movies and books, music covers many topics and feelings. And like movies and books, there are many different catagories of music. Not all catagories we agree with or even like. Each song is written by a different writer and many times those writers use songs to express their feelings, wether it be about love, life or politics. That is the writer's right and if you don't agree with them then don't read their books, see their movies, play their CDs or go to their concerts.

I know many people go to concerts to escape having to think about the headlines in the news, reality, etc. But sorry buying that concert ticket doesn't give you the right to be able to go to a show and have it be free of political views. Do some research before you buy that ticket to make sure the artist (not entertainer but artist) is going to provide you with the experience you are hoping for. I went on a cruise in June, I didn't bother going to see the movie Posiden before I left for the cruise. Just like if I was trying to get my mind off of 9-11, I wouldn't go see the movie Flight 93.

So why after 30+ years of Roger having very strong and outspoken political views expressed through HIS music are people going to his concerts and bitching about the fact that his show has some strong poilitcal overtones? No sh-t, really?!?!? I thought "Us & Them", "Sheep", "Southampton Dock", etc. were all about drinking beer on the weekends and screwing my old lady. ROGER's version of Pink Floyd is very political and if after all this time you are just now getting it, then you haven't been paying attention. It's a bit like going to a gay bar and getting upset that guys are groping and kissing each other.

Sure let's all go see Roger perform Dark Side of the Moon! Let's have some beers, smoke some joints and forget about reality for the night. Wait a minute you mean to tell me that the whole theme of the album deals with Life and the reality of Life? That's not why I came here, me and the old lady dropped the kids off for the night and are looking to not have to think and be mindlessly entertained for the evening. Opps sorry, you bought a ticket for the wrong concert, maybe Justin Timberlake will be in town next week.

Check out Brain Damage on the newly released Pulse DVD. Oh my goodness, there's images of daddy Bush and Clinton being shown the same time they are mentioning lunatics. I want my money back. You don't buy a porno mag to read as a bedtime story to your kids at night. You don't put on a chick flick when the wife is out of town and all the guys are over to drink some beers. And you don't go to a Roger Water's concert if you are looking to escape from politics. Roger didn't just recently jump on the bash Bush bandwagon. His father was killed in war and he has expressed his dislike of world leader's and war for many years now.

Just because music is a form of entertainment it shouldn't have to be free of the artist's views or expressions of their beliefs. Afterall music is an art form and meant to express many different feeling or emotions. You have a choice when you buy that concert ticket. And just like buying a book or renting a movie find out first if this is really the kind of subject matter you want to watch. Wake up and pay some attention to the world around you.
09-16-2006 10:14 PM
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