Posted on 09/03/2011 10:03:44 PM PDT by dagogo redux
The powers-that-were had split off the logistics trains from the combat trains as we advanced into Iraq in 1991. Travelling a corridor between the 6th French Foreign Legion on our left and our own artillery (towed and MLRS) on our right, we crawled at "convoy speed" (20-30 MPH) for dull drab hours.
Several in the convoy had stereo gear of various types-- mine a portable cassette player, for which I had at most four tapes-- some of them the larger boom box variety.
Military radio traffic was minimal. Once in a while someone would report on something or other, or do a radio chack, and the convoy commander (a field-grade office whose name escapes me) was good about calling "comfort" halts from time to time.
At one point someone called out something, probably a radio check, and there was msic in the background. The following approximates what happened next:
Convoy Commander: Last calling station, what is that you're listening to?
Last Calling Station: Uh, Sir, that's AC/DC, "Highway to Hell".
CC: Well, rewind it and put it on the net!"
LCC: Yes Sir!
And so it was, we drove a few minutes on what had seemed like a "highway to hell", cheered somewhat by the song of that name.
(Yes, AC/DC is British, but I think it supports your point. And no, I'm not a big fan of HM music-- Wagner and Rachmaninov are more my speed-- but thanks for revivng the memory.)
Here’s some ugly for you. Stupid racist comments towards the end.
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CC
well...you have a point
I have actually heard with my own ears...
Christian Identity folks...seriously dangerous smart people who have wandered off the reservation of the reasonable
say that Heavy Metal is the only truly White Man’s music
Country sorta qualifies there too...imho
Listen to Hank III and you got all bases covered...as a serious thinking cracker with an axe to grind
I’m 53
Metal for me begins with Sabbath and ends with Black Sabbath IV
though I do like Metallica..more from Sandman forward..so shoot me I know but I like it better..a wee ballad never hurt...their version of Whiskey in the Jar is great
first metal I recall was Beck work on Yardbirds or maybe he or Page on Kinks
A small bit of commentary up with which to put :)
I like it for the Sturm und Drang of the immolation (includes the Leitmotif of the "Ride") followed by the last peaceful notes, which together sound to me like a vicious battle fought through the night followed by the dawn of victory.
The “dawn” begins at 7:10 in the youtube clip. It is my own interpretation.
>> would be a people invincible in the event of an upcoming race war
Do you yourself a favor and pickup a guitar. You need to understand the musicians perspective of the music that’s inspiring you.
Music should provide for common ground, not inspiration for bloodshed.
BTW, the contributions Blacks have made to American music is immeasurable. Any R&R that’s worth listening to was inevitably inspired by the work of Black hands.
Live for This, Hatebreedhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RTEyp7YHSyM
Destroy Everything, Hatebreed
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o_VTfrF6TWU
Well the racist crap at the end there really doesn’t fit in with Heavy Metal. So you lost me there. And I do not support that kinda racist thinking at all.
Lots of people of all races make great metal and listen to metal. Lots of metal can be traced back to it’s blues roots. Many black blues singers, guitarists, and song writers are right up there with the best of whoever is on top ritght now even thou they do not get the recongition they should.
Heavy Metal covers of lot music genres and there is a ton of crossover between many types of musicans of all races. So you need to rethink what Heavy Metal is.
Introduced to heavy metal at a Deep Purple concert in ‘73. The song? “Wheels of Confusion”.
Welcome to the wicked world of metal!! Been here since ‘73. Prepare to be amazed! If you have the inclination you might check out a genre I call “tech death” Very fast and tight. The Faceless and Braindrill are good examples.
JP is playing in Tampa Nov 30th. Can’t wait to see them...it’ll be the fifth time I’ve seen them in concert. K.K. decided to retire from the band just prior to starting this tour though.
Up the irons!
Agree with the Toyota Tacoma part.
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