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Title: Steppenwolf MONSTER 2008 -- The more things change, the more they stay insane...
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URL Source: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H3L1uZ3Chtg
Published: May 26, 2008
Author: John Kay
Post Date: 2008-05-26 13:51:36 by Ferret Mike
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Views: 310
Comments: 14
-- Steppenwolf MONSTER 2008
Poster Comment: Good You tube video of this great song that speaks about these times amazingly weel for as old as it is.
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#1. To: All, Christine (#0)
This video is the first Monster video that embeds Ron Paul as a ray of hope in the mess this country has turned into. Thought you might find that interesting. ;-)
Here are the lyrics: Once the religious, the hunted and weary But still from near and far to seek America And once the ties with the crown had been broken But still from near and far to seek America The blue and grey they stomped it And though the past has it's share of injustice (Suicide) Our cities have turned into jungles (America)
Steppenwolf - Monster (Live 2004) I am pleased, no, estatic John Kay is alive and well and sounding so good. This came out on the album 'Monster' in 1969. It was born in a very troubling time. The song's full name is; 'Monster Suicide America.' Here is some history: "Steppenwolf not only stepped on the pedestal, they frigging platformed as sardonically as anyone in rock history has ever done with their wistful protest album Monster. It's enough that "Monster/Suicide/America" is one of the greatest rock epic songs ever conceived, but the fact that it serves as a full-fledged American history lesson with a biting edge just puts into a class of its own. Iron Maiden has "Rime of the Ancient Mariner," Yes has "Roundabout," but Steppenwolf's epic is the most thought-provoking nine-minute odyssey that rocks as much as it stirs up a hornet's nest in the midst of the Vietnam era. The spirit of social unrest that existed in 1969 is captured in earnest on Monster, and though there's been no draft since Vietnam, there's still an endearment to "Draft Register," which Steppenwolf luxuriates with heavy percussion and xylophone to accent their support of the draft dodgers, citing them as heroes of a different cause, the cause of humanity. Other songs like the hammering rock ode "Move Over" that was a bit of hit for them, and "Fag" allows John Kay and his band to spew venomously and indict American society that was caught up in the middle of a collective civil rights riot, be it racial equality, sex equality or just equality amongst our foreign brothers and sisters. Steppenwolf had the uncanny ability to be on the soldiers' side while at the same time, point out that the government was exploiting their loyalty for criminal goals. Does that ring familiar in 2007? In that manner, Monster is a timeless album, because it gave warnings like a lot of sixties protest music, that unfortunately have gone unheeded in a modern society that is more lost now than it ever was." http://rayvanhornjr.blogspot.com/2007/04/albums-that-make-stand- steppenwolf.html
So many Boomers had the Monster in their sights back then (and even had it on the run), but then just let it go... ...because the Monster fought back with a vengence... ...and it didn't fight fair... ...it fought on the playground of their inner being... ...exploiting their very spirit of rebellion... ...by turning it against itself... ...towards self-destructive indulgence (via drugs, sex, etc...) ...which further separated the rebels from the mainstream... ...and circumscribed their rebellion like a firewall... ...to limit its effect... ...so that the Monster lives on... ...and continues to prey... ...on all of us. But they did see the Monster clearly then for what it was, as we see it clearly today. Will this generation succeed where the Boomers failed? Will we, having benefited from their hard experience, finally join together to overcome the Beast and destroy it?
No. Great song, tho.
#9. To: Jethro Tull (#7)
(Edited)
That's bluntly put. But, I hope you're wrong. We gotta find a way to do it, or humanity is totally screwed.
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#3. To: Ferret Mike (#1)
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Chasing the promise of freedom and hope
Came to this country to build a new vision
Far from the reaches of kingdom and pope
Like good Christians, some would burn the witches
Later some got slaves to gather riches
They came by thousands to court the wild
And she just patiently smiled and bore a child
To be their spirit and guiding light
Westward in saddle and wagon it went
And 'til the railroad linked ocean to ocean
Many the lives which had come to an end
While we bullied, stole and bought our homeland
We began the slaughter of the red man
They came by thousands to court the wild
And she just patiently smiled and bore a child
To be their spirit and guiding light
They kicked it just like a dog
And when the war over
They stuffed it just like a hog
Kind was the spirit in many a way
But it's protectors and friends have been sleeping
Now it's a monster and will not obey
The spirit was freedom and justice
And its keepers seem generous and kind
It's leaders were supposed to serve the country
But now they won't pay it no mind
'Cause the people grew fat and got lazy
And now their vote is a meaningless joke
They babble about law and order
But it's all just an echo of what they've been told
Yeah, there's a monster on the loose
Its got our heads into a noose
And it just sits there watchin'
And corruption is stranglin' the land
The police force is watching the people
And the people just can't understand
We don't know how to mind our own business
'Cause the whole worlds got to be just like us
Now we are fighting a war over there
No matter who's the winner
We can't pay the cost
'Cause there's a monster on the loose
It's got our heads into a noose
And it just sits there watching
America where are you now?
Don't you care about your sons and daughters?
Don't you know we need you now
We can't fight alone against the monster
#4. To: Arator (#3)
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#5. To: Ferret Mike (#4)
(Edited)
In that manner, Monster is a timeless album, because it gave warnings like a lot of sixties protest music, that unfortunately have gone unheeded in a modern society that is more lost now than it ever was.
#7. To: Arator (#5)
(Edited)
Will this generation succeed where the Boomers failed?
Replies to Comment # 7. No.
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