I admit, in retrospect, I SHOULD have known. But I was oblivious.
The concert turned into a 3 hour political audiovisual tirade against Bush, neocons, conservatives and Israel, with some music mixed in. It looked like Code Pink put together the slide and video shows they had going on.
I didn’t want to ruin the evening for the people I went with, but I was steaming mad. I grit my teeth and sat there. At the end of the “concert”, they released a 40 foot high ballon of a pig with “F*ck Bush” on one side and “Vote Democrat” on the other.
I have been unable to listen to any Pink Floyd music since then. It STILL pisses me off, because I do miss it. I loved the “Animals” album, and of course...”The Wall”. I can listen to it, but it just sounds different to me now.
I can understand. I have a lot of liberals in my music collection, but the more outspoken they get about it, the less likely I am to buy or listen. I don’t care what Springsteen does. His political viewpoint is more important than anything else to him, so he can get by without me. I didn’t sit through a Waters concert, so I can ignore most of it (except for the Final Cut, where he invites Reagan and Thatcher into a gas chamber). But, like I said, I’m a fan of the other three guys and shake my head at him. They are, of course, liberal as well.