This is true. During the war the soldiers were suffering with shortages and they had low quality food. Overly filled and poor leaky lemons were rife. A lot of legs were sticky. It was Hell.
Close, but you were actually one of the lucky divisions to get even rotten lemons. Trench warfare was largely a battle of attrition and rations had to last, hot meals and fresh fruit (especially sources of vitamin c) were a luxury to be supplied with. Scurvy wasn't uncommon. Here's a bunch of cool links
And stolen folk revival (Black Mountain Side), stolen other rock songs (Stairway). After I started getting more into British Isles folk and more deep cut rock, I had to grieve my belief that Zep were profound innovators. But still, they were wizard image makers, amazing musicians, and great curators.
There's only so many chord progressions available. They've all been done. Their version of When the Levee Breaks is fucking solid, man. They made some magic. All current music is built on top of the foundation laid by all previous music, and it basically always has been.
I was about to go on a mild tirade about King Crimson, while a bit busy, still being music that followed the norms well enough, when I realized I have never listened to the project you are referring to. In fact I looked up Brian Eno, because I recognize his name, but I can't tell you that I recognized any of what he's credited with on Wiki. I guess I have a rabbit hole to fall down today.
That makes sense. Kinda like Bill Laswell, like yeah he made a good bit of stuff, but produced like a ton of shit. I'm excited to have something unexpected to dig on today.
Not sure why would take something where I'm talking about a music scene and apply it to an individual band, but sure.
There are bands that only ever sell or perform in Ireland. That is the Irish music scene. Just like there are footballers that play in Ireland, and films made in Ireland. And there is the British music scene, which includes Irish people selling there, performing there. And a British football system, and a British film market. But you wouldn't call individuals or bands from Ireland performing there British, any more than you'd correctly call Roy Keane or Cillian Murphy British.
There was a movie adaptation. Since Daltry was playing Tommy he couldn't exactly sing so they did have people like Elton John, Ann Margaret and William Shatner sing songs. Elton John sang Pinball Wizard.
Did the person who wrote this even listen to any of these bands because those descriptions read like somebody who just browsed the Wikipedia descriptions of them and their albums.
Sure I can bring an argument. Most of those old bands are only popular because there was hardly any music at all to even listen to. same with the Beatles (which I do like some of). When you’ve got a load of bull crap, the dried rabbit pellets sitting next to it looks pretty good by comparison. Even mediocre modern bands are much better than the “classic bands” from the 60s and 70s. You can see that with the massive increase in good music from the 80s, cause good bands actually started showing up.
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kersploosh@sh.itjust.works · 90 pts · 260d
Also Led Zeppelin: squeeze my lemon baby, 'till the juice runs down my leg
scrubbles@poptalk.scrubbles.tech · 66 pts · 260d
Also Led Zeppelin: Hobbits are pretty dope
hellothere@sh.itjust.works · 34 pts · 260d
Also: what if whales played drums
SatansMaggotyCumFart@piefed.world · 21 pts · 260d
Is that a metaphor?
scrubbles@poptalk.scrubbles.tech · 32 pts · 260d
Yes, it's a little known pice of trivia actually, they were making a statement about the war
nexguy@lemmy.world · 24 pts · 260d
This is true. During the war the soldiers were suffering with shortages and they had low quality food. Overly filled and poor leaky lemons were rife. A lot of legs were sticky. It was Hell.
caseyweederman@lemmy.ca · 18 pts · 260d
It was not a party, let me tell you. Or do a search for the ironically named "lemon party" to get the info straight from the source.
WillFord27@lemmy.world · 14 pts · 260d
Close, but you were actually one of the lucky divisions to get even rotten lemons. Trench warfare was largely a battle of attrition and rations had to last, hot meals and fresh fruit (especially sources of vitamin c) were a luxury to be supplied with. Scurvy wasn't uncommon. Here's a bunch of cool links
faythofdragons@slrpnk.net · 5 pts · 260d
Those are some cool links, thanks!
uniquethrowagay@feddit.org · 14 pts · 260d
laszlopanaflex@piefed.world · 8 pts · 260d
That was a reference to the Robert Johnson song Traveling Riverside Blues. Apparently Johnson might have himself taken it from a Roosevelt Sykes song.
EpeeGnome@feddit.online · 87 pts · 260d
And I mean, like, really REALLY good at pinball.
TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world · 50 pts · 260d
Practically a wizard
LemmyKnowsBest@lemmy.world · 14 pts · 260d
That would sound good in the name of a movie
Kolanaki@pawb.social · 12 pts · 260d
We're going with "Tommy."
NotASharkInAManSuit@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 260d
There has to be a twist.
WhiskyTangoFoxtrot@piefed.world · 4 pts · 260d
He's not!
gigastasio@sh.itjust.works · 61 pts · 260d
kersploosh@sh.itjust.works · 40 pts · 260d
On a related note, GWAR did an NPR Tiny Desk concert. It's really... something.
prettybunnys@piefed.social · 27 pts · 260d
Tiny Desk concerts are a national treasure.
ChickenLadyLovesLife@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 259d
I liked the concert they did when the airline temporarily lost their costumes.
MutilationWave@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 5 pts · 260d
Everyone should go to a gwar show
kamenlady@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 260d
I was in charge of the stage lighting in a concert they gave in Cologne, like 25 years ago.
One of my fondest memories.
Cracks_InTheWalls@sh.itjust.works · 3 pts · 260d
It's pretty high on my bucket list.
Skullgrid@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 260d
Exocrine : What if I became god?
prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 2 pts · 259d
If anyone hasn't seen the ICP vs. GWAR Hot Ones episode that came out the other day, go watch it now.
Notyou@sopuli.xyz · 1 pts · 259d
Link for the lazy. https://youtu.be/fei-mMwVY3Y
lonlazarus@lemmy.sdf.org · 44 pts · 260d
I love Zep, but it’s amusing know somebody thinks they’re possibly philosophical romantics.
Pat_Riot@lemmy.today · 32 pts · 260d
Half of their music was straight up stolen blues songs.
lonlazarus@lemmy.sdf.org · -1 pts · 260d
And stolen folk revival (Black Mountain Side), stolen other rock songs (Stairway). After I started getting more into British Isles folk and more deep cut rock, I had to grieve my belief that Zep were profound innovators. But still, they were wizard image makers, amazing musicians, and great curators.
Pat_Riot@lemmy.today · 9 pts · 260d
There's only so many chord progressions available. They've all been done. Their version of When the Levee Breaks is fucking solid, man. They made some magic. All current music is built on top of the foundation laid by all previous music, and it basically always has been.
ChickenLadyLovesLife@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 259d
Fripp and Eno would like a word with you. Granted, that shit was unlistenable.
Pat_Riot@lemmy.today · 2 pts · 259d
I was about to go on a mild tirade about King Crimson, while a bit busy, still being music that followed the norms well enough, when I realized I have never listened to the project you are referring to. In fact I looked up Brian Eno, because I recognize his name, but I can't tell you that I recognized any of what he's credited with on Wiki. I guess I have a rabbit hole to fall down today.
ChickenLadyLovesLife@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 259d
King Crimson is closer to The Backstreet Boys than it is to Fripp and Eno.
Pat_Riot@lemmy.today · 1 pts · 259d
Well fuck, that's certainly a statement. Sounds like I'm in for a treat. I'm guessing I shouldn't play it on the big speakers while my wife is home.
prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 2 pts · 259d
You most likely have heard something produced by Brian Eno.
You have absolutely heard many things that would not exist without him.
Pat_Riot@lemmy.today · 1 pts · 259d
That makes sense. Kinda like Bill Laswell, like yeah he made a good bit of stuff, but produced like a ton of shit. I'm excited to have something unexpected to dig on today.
lonlazarus@lemmy.sdf.org · 1 pts · 260d
You go! Stand by your man.
TheOctonaut@mander.xyz · 1 pts · 260d
Deprecated term, pleased don't use.
UK and Irish is fine. Even just British is fine if you collectively mean to include Irish bands based in and primarily touring the UK.
pumpupthejam@piefed.social · 5 pts · 260d
Dares you to call Kneecap British to their faces.
TheOctonaut@mander.xyz · 2 pts · 259d
Not sure why would take something where I'm talking about a music scene and apply it to an individual band, but sure.
There are bands that only ever sell or perform in Ireland. That is the Irish music scene. Just like there are footballers that play in Ireland, and films made in Ireland. And there is the British music scene, which includes Irish people selling there, performing there. And a British football system, and a British film market. But you wouldn't call individuals or bands from Ireland performing there British, any more than you'd correctly call Roy Keane or Cillian Murphy British.
pumpupthejam@piefed.social · 1 pts · 259d
Double dares you.
itsgroundhogdayagain@lemmy.ml · 16 pts · 260d
I mean, imitating sex noises is so romantic, right?
MrShankles@reddthat.com · 2 pts · 260d
I thought that was just him about to sneeze
trublu@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 14 pts · 260d
So many of their songs are about abandoning romantic partners. Kinda gross.
HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world · 10 pts · 260d
they say write what you know
Wren@lemmy.today · 3 pts · 260d
They were massive nerds and I love them for it.
Almacca@aussie.zone · 37 pts · 260d
The Beatles: What if I was a walrus?
WatchfulConsole@sh.itjust.works · 10 pts · 260d
bluesheep@sh.itjust.works · 4 pts · 259d
Tusk: what if a movie was based around a beatles song?
Skullgrid@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 260d
*bleating wife intensifies*
Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 260d
We would shout and swim about The coral that lies beneath the waves
the_crotch@sh.itjust.works · 36 pts · 260d
Iron Maiden: here's a song about the plot of the last movie/tv show/book Bruce dickenson consumed
Skullgrid@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 260d
Not a prisoneeeeer, I'm a free maaaaan
The_Picard_Maneuver@piefed.world · 3 pts · 259d
A lot of these movies have to be documentaries too.
hayvan@piefed.world · 32 pts · 260d
The Hu:
BartyDeCanter@lemmy.sdf.org · 29 pts · 260d
Powerwolf: What if the Spanish Inquisition involved werewolves?
Skullgrid@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 259d
Impvreza: what if the reconquista involved Spaniards?
Pat_Riot@lemmy.today · 27 pts · 260d
Metallica: how much money can be squeezed out of the keys of Em and Am?
Bakkoda@lemmy.zip · 6 pts · 260d
MONEY GOOD!!!!
cupcakezealot@piefed.blahaj.zone · 1 pts · 259d
all suspects are.. fucking assholes
Manfredolin@feddit.org · 1 pts · 259d
Eminem?
sem@piefed.blahaj.zone · 13 pts · 260d
Boards of Canada: What if Music had the Right to Children?
Ininewcrow@piefed.ca · 11 pts · 260d
Guns n' Roses: YOU'RE CRAZY!
Grandwolf319@sh.itjust.works · 9 pts · 260d
Ghost: what if satanism was mainstream
NotSteve_@piefed.ca · 9 pts · 260d
The Guess Who: what if Americans were weird?
cupcakezealot@piefed.blahaj.zone · 8 pts · 259d
creed: what if
ChickenLadyLovesLife@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 259d
Yes: what if dawn of the light lying between the soul sources?
NotASharkInAManSuit@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 260d
Red Fang: What if gigantic dog aliens showed up and erased the human race.
cryptiod137@lemmy.world · 0 pts · 260d
Clifford is a sleeper agent?
SethTaylor@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 260d
Kid Rock: Uh... what? 🥴
Krudler@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 260d
April Wine: I Like to Rock
Cracks_InTheWalls@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 260d
April Wine: What if my girlfriend actually came to our shows?
thefrozenorth@sh.itjust.works · 4 pts · 258d
Tommy wasn't disabled, he was traumatised by seeing his parents have sex.
Setiyeti93@lemmy.ca · 2 pts · 260d
I'm curious f anyone here has seen the movie "Tommy" this is a song from the movie. Sung by Elton John.
chemicalprophet@slrpnk.net · 3 pts · 260d
You mean The Who, correct?
Setiyeti93@lemmy.ca · 5 pts · 260d
Nah, in Tommy, Elton John sung it.
sem@piefed.blahaj.zone · 2 pts · 260d
Hey only sings Pinball Wizard in Tommy, iirc
prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 1 pts · 259d
It's from the album Tommy, and the song was sung by Roger Daltry
bitchkat@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 259d
There was a movie adaptation. Since Daltry was playing Tommy he couldn't exactly sing so they did have people like Elton John, Ann Margaret and William Shatner sing songs. Elton John sang Pinball Wizard.
So both of you are correct.
Kolanaki@pawb.social · 1 pts · 260d
I don't remember Elton John singing it, but it has been quite a while since I watched the movie. 🤔
Setiyeti93@lemmy.ca · 5 pts · 260d
From Wikipedia, "The song was performed by British musician Elton John in Ken Russell's 1975 film adaptation of Tommy"
I watched it semi recently, so it was fresh -ish in my mind.
bitchkat@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 259d
Elton played the top dog Pinball player that Tommy dethroned. He was wearing boots that were like 3ft tall.
Cracks_InTheWalls@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 260d
Mashmakhan: What if that tree in my childhood neighbourhood was sentient?
tronx4002@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 259d
Any guesses what Zep song they are referring to?
bitchkat@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 259d
Whole Lotta Love perhaps?
buddascrayon@lemmy.world · -5 pts · 260d
Did the person who wrote this even listen to any of these bands because those descriptions read like somebody who just browsed the Wikipedia descriptions of them and their albums.
tyler@programming.dev · -30 pts · 260d
Absolutely incredibly unpopular opinion, but all of these bands are terrible. I guarantee I’m getting downvoted for this comment.
Wren@lemmy.today · 38 pts · 260d
I downvoted you so you can be right about something.
prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 3 pts · 259d
Lol
Silic0n_Alph4@lemmy.world · 18 pts · 260d
I downvoted you just because of the second sentence in your comment.
Rhoeri@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 260d
I downvoted you because you’re factually wrong.
floquant@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 4 pts · 259d
It's ok to not like a band, but if you're going to call classic ones "terrible" you should at least bring some argument
tyler@programming.dev · 1 pts · 259d
Sure I can bring an argument. Most of those old bands are only popular because there was hardly any music at all to even listen to. same with the Beatles (which I do like some of). When you’ve got a load of bull crap, the dried rabbit pellets sitting next to it looks pretty good by comparison. Even mediocre modern bands are much better than the “classic bands” from the 60s and 70s. You can see that with the massive increase in good music from the 80s, cause good bands actually started showing up.
bitchkat@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 259d
No need to apologize. You are entitled to your tastes. I can't stand Adele and her "singing" is like cats scratching a chalkboard.