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Posted by Racer on September 13, 2007, at 1:03:43
My husband and I just watched "American Hardcore," and it was sure a wandering stroll down memory lane. For me, at least -- my husband hadn't moved here yet, and wasn't interested in that sort of music then.
I didn't see a lot of the people I was hoping to see, nor hear a lot of the music I would have liked to hear. Then again, really, the mid-80s were past my time in punk. Black Flag and the Circle Jerks were around, and of course the Bad Brains, but some of the other bands were just starting or hadn't yet started when I moved on to whatever I moved on to...
Some of it made me sad -- many of the people interviewed are older even than I, and to hear the F-word used as every possible part of speech was a little distressing. And to see that some of them really haven't moved on.
And it was hysterical to see Moby saying he sang for Flipper for a while! Interesting, isn't it, that they didn't know about it...
Ah, well... My misspent youth...
Posted by Sigismund on September 13, 2007, at 17:00:09
In reply to American Hardcore -- walking memory lane, posted by Racer on September 13, 2007, at 1:03:43
I'm not familiar with Flipper, but Moby reminded me that we have not all been turned into airheads.
He's very lovely and humane, vegan too perhaps.
Posted by Jay_Bravest_Face on September 14, 2007, at 16:51:30
In reply to American Hardcore -- walking memory lane, posted by Racer on September 13, 2007, at 1:03:43
Well, they are 'musicians'...they have their own language. ;-) Really, though, I have no problem with the occasional use of "colourful" language. One of my fav types of books is rock-star/musician biographies/autobiographies, and I was a bit shocked to see how many came from very bad backgrounds. Guys like Iggy Pop and Ozzy Osbourne come to mind. My 70 year old Mom, who is really quite conservative, use to watch The Osbournes, and get a laugh out of Ozzy. I'd be sitting down with her and some tea, and she would give me a synopsis of the last Ozzy show. hahaa. Even my 90 year old Grandmother knew who Ozzy was, from the tv show..lol.
What really offends me is the amount of pure violence that is allowed to be shown on tv. Sex and swearing I think are quite innocent compared to the horrific effects of violence. But, Canadians are sort-of like Europeans, in that we find sex and swearing to be a non-issue. I was in Denmark visiting relatives, and the government had a sign up about the drug Ecstacy. It was huge, and on it where the words "F*CK ECSTACY"..and I laughed and took a picture. (Unfortunately my camera got stolen on the train going through the Chunnel from France to England.)
Just IMHO..
Jay :-)
Posted by Racer on September 14, 2007, at 22:37:56
In reply to Re: American Hardcore -- walking memory lane » Racer, posted by Jay_Bravest_Face on September 14, 2007, at 16:51:30
Actually, that's been one of my soapbox issues for years -- sex isn't necessarily shown in a way I'd like children to see, but I'd rather they see sex than violence.
I figure, most of us want our children -- if we have them -- to experience sex. Most of us do not want our children to experience violence.
So, uh, why do so many people freak out at sexual behavior on TV or in movies, but think violence is just fine?
I used to go along with others when they said they were seeing movies that included violence, even though I knew I found violence upsetting. These days, I don't. Sorry -- you wanna go see the latest shoot'em'up? Go right ahead. See ya!
So, not a nationality issue, but point taken. I guess what I was trying to get across is that there are so many words in the English language, it seems kinda unimaginative to use one particular Anglo-Saxon term over and over. Probably my inner grammarian coming up for air...
Posted by Kath on September 25, 2007, at 20:32:06
In reply to Re: American Hardcore -- walking memory lane » Racer, posted by Jay_Bravest_Face on September 14, 2007, at 16:51:30
Jay - was the f*ck Ecstasy poster about the detrimental effects of E?
Just wondering if it's a really big problem there or something.
Kath
PS - Can you imagine a billboard in Toronto saying that????!!!!
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