"As far as 2112 as an album, it was great musical composition. Philosophically, it was a Communist advocacy full of New Age neo-paganism."
Wow, I got that exact opposite impression from the 2112 piece.
The Pagan Priests of Syrinx control every facet of life.
The main character discovers the ancient banned guitar and wants to reintroduce music within the totalitiarian society. The ruling pagan priests rule:
"Forget your silly whim, it doesn't fit the plan".
To me the main character was fighting totalitarianism.
Of course the last song on the album is You don't get "Something for Nothing". Which advocates working hard pursuing your dreams. That's about as anti commie as you can get. As a band they've definitely walked the walk on that one. They've relentlessly toured for over thirty years and play HARD for over three hours at their shows. Thats why their fans love them.
To each his own I guess. I don't listen to them for political reasons.
Finally IRT to this thread, the song "Spirit of Radio", aside from being an awesome guitar piece, attacks the sillyness and liberal commie cronyism within the record industry. The steady 24/7 diet of Ashley Simpson being fed to the non thinking masses being a prime example.
Their message was a duplicitous one... many things are not as they ever appear on the surface... like the Shakespeareasn character Iago I cited earlier, for example...
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Finally IRT to this thread, the song "Spirit of Radio", aside from being an awesome guitar piece, attacks the sillyness and liberal commie cronyism within the record industry.
Like the recent Tom Petty snivel song, duplicitous catering to lead the listener into a feeling of oppression, some imagined injustice, all the while reaping the benefits of their position in the industry...
Oh, those poor downtrodden Hollywood multi-millionaires fighting for the “little guy.” Communism, the diversity racket. The tactic of liberals to condemn and accuse others of exactly what they are doing.
I know better than that... I also know the left wing advocacies members of the band have embraced in their off stage lives...