[kj] October File interview -- "not named after Die Kreuzen album"

[Brendan]

Reminds me how I was a bit perplexed when Tool's 10 000 days came out
shortly after Disturbed's 10 000 fists...ugh.


>

> Who would have known?

>

>  I could of sworn it was named after that Die Kreuzen album for I have

> never

> heard of such a thing?

>

> ~LB

>

>

> In a message dated 9/18/2007 8:41:06 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time,

> bigblackhair at sbcglobal.net writes:

>

>>From  Candlelight weekly email, received this morning.

>

>

> Q: I mean why the  title?

>

> A: Well don’t you think everyone that ever went on a crusade,  whatever

> the cause, just thought, “Well, God loves me and wants me to do  this

> and

> he give me the strength to do it…” There you go…

>

> Q: October File – why the name?

>

> A: It’s not actually  named after Die Kreuzen’s album of the same

> title,

> it’s a kind of Cold War  thing, as in a file on us from the security (or

> insecurity) forces - so  you were wrong!

>

> The albums lyrics:

>

> A MUNITIONS  CRUSADE

>

> Ever read 1984? The perpetual war, economy, etc. Why are all  the arms

> manufacturers so willing to help nations “defend” themselves and  why

> are

> our governments so ready to go to war when, as always, it’s not  them

> fighting the wars is it? It’s generally the poor who have to do that.

> So

> get waving your flag because “insert country’s name here” is the

> best

> place in the world mate - c’mon ARE YOU READY TO FIGHT?!

>

>

>

> IN  MY MAGNIFICENT CIRUCS

>

> There have been many times in my life when  speaking to some people I

> really have thought, man you would change your  outlook on things if you

> were facing a lion in the Circus Maximus… and  frankly it would

> entertain

> me, in a kind of primitive, brutal, angry type  fashion… Glass of wine

> anyone?

>

>

>

> HIGH OCTANE CLIMATE  CHANGER

>

> Oh fuck the world, we can always get a new one right? Well  actually, we

> cant… This is obviously a save the planet/environment  conscious song

> –

> well, we care about our world and I want a beautiful  world preserved for

> our future generations and not some toxic waste dump  covered in cheap

> housing. Not very rock’n’roll is it, caring about the  planet? Well

> fuck

> you, you rare free to leave… Jaz Coleman joined us on  this track and it

> was a pleasure working with one of our peers, his  contribution sounds

> great..

>

>

>

> ANOTHER DAY

>

> One day there  will be no tomorrow. It will cease. It will end. And it

> seems not many,  especially amongst our beloved leaders, seem to care…

> Short term-ism will  kill us and our planet. Sorry to piss on your chips

> but it will end one  day…

>

>

> HALLOWED BE THY ARMY

>

> We got our video for this banned  because it contained nasty images…

> Funny that, when it was all 6 o’clock  news clippings… It might have

> offended some Muslims too - well, it was  meant to. Try and stop blowing

> people up you assholes! Your god doesn’t  like you for it, he doesn’t

> exist… More on this later…

>

>

> FRIENDLY  FIRE

>

> Oh the drudgery of it all. The repetition. The same old people at  the

> office, the hate you reserve for yourself because this is all you have

> become. You don’t say anything to anyone about how you feel, you just

> put up with it all. It swells, it scars - yet still you do nothing, this

> is Friendly Fire.

>

>

> BLOOD AND SWEAT

>

> This track deals with  the mindset of a man who is very angry and

> depressed with himself and goes  to a sleazy bar to discover just how bad

> he really can feel about it  all…..

>

>

> A SUN THAT NEVER SETS

>

> More on the destruction of our  planet, imagine you’re sat there just

> watching it fall into the sun, all  the complexity of the world snuffed

> out forever… No more words, no more  suns sets, no more…

>

>

> RELIGION?

>

> Probably the most direct song  on the album, lyrically. God (no pun

> intended) it makes me just drop my  jaw in amazement that in the 21st

> century we have religious extremists  running around slaughtering

> innocent people because “God told them to do  it.” Where do these

> fuckers

> get off? I mean do you think God (if there is  one) loves them for

> killing innocents, no he doesn’t, he hates them for  it. I mean what

> else

> would he do? “Thanks guys that baby’s head flying  through the air was

> awesome… Get real and leave people  alone…

>

>

> SO POOR

>

> Why is it that so few people are ultra rich  and so many are poor. I mean

> don’t these people feel bad. You “only” made  5 billion profit this

> year

> so “we are going have to let some people go to  cut costs.” Wal Mart

> paying slave labour wages… The family that own Wal  Mart have their own

> nuclear bunker… I mean guys lets not be so greedy  there is enough to go

> round… Anyway, when the world ends, you’re coming  with us,  fucker!

>

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