The following is an oldie but goodie post I wrote back in 2013 after attending a Muse/Cage The Elephant concert. Today’s post is dedicated to songs with a Fourth Turning message.
TIME IS RUNNING OUT
I finished my latest article at about 4:30 pm on Monday afternoon. I was mentally drained and kind of depressed by my conclusions. But, no time for that. I was taking the family to the Muse/Cage the Elephant concert at the Wells Fargo Center in Philly. I was going to see two of my favorite bands for the price of one. We had good seats on the lower level. I love powerful rock and roll with powerful lyrics. These two bands fit the bill. Cage the Elephant went on at 7:00 and gave a fantastic high octane performance. Their front man – Matt Shultz is a young Mick Jagger on stage. He dances aroung like a freaking maniac, crowd surfs, and gives every song the max. Their fantastic songs Ain’t No Rest For the Wicked (basis for one of my previous articles), Back Against the Wall, and Shake me Down set the tone for the evening.
Then Muse came on around 8:30 and gave one of the most powerful performances I’ve ever witnessed. Matthew Bellamy might be the most talented all-around musician on earth. He is a fantastic guitarist and piano player. His version of the Star Spangled Banner last night was approaching Hendrix’ version. His lyrics are politically, socially and economically critical of the establishment. His singing voice is awesome. They did a 19 song set that built to a tremendous cescendo. The combination of powerful music, powerful lyrics, lasers, and visual effects was food for my soul. Great music inspires me. By the end of this concert I was fired up and inspired to add some fighting words in the last paragraph of my article.
In prior Fourth Turnings, the mood of the country was reflected mostly in literature like the Grapes of Wrath, Brave New World, Lord of the Rings, and 1984. Today, I believe the mood is reflected in music, since no one reads anymore. Muse’s songs are a reflection of the anger rising among the population against the lords of finance and our government keepers. I had never heard their song Animals before. The special effects and depiction of a Wall Street banker were mind blowing. There were green stock symbols crossing the stage and the video of a happy Wall Street banker urging his minions to lure more dupes into the market. As the song builds toward a crescendo, the ticker symbols turn red and move faster and faster. The banker gets angrier and angrier and is killed at the end of the song. The crowd of mostly Millenials cheered wildly.
I declare Muse the official band of the Fourth Turning. Below are some videos from last night and some lyrics to give you a hint of the revolutionary spirit that is in the air.
Time is Running Out
And our time is running out,
And our time is running out,
You can’t push it underground,
You can’t stop it screaming out.
I wanted freedom;
Bound and restricted,
I tried to give you up
But I’m addicted.
Now that you know I’m trapped;
Sense of elation,
You’d never dream of
Breaking this fixation.
Uprising
The paranoia is in bloom, the PR
The transmissions will resume
They’ll try to push drugs
Keep us all dumbed down and hope that
We will never see the truth around
(So come on!)
Another promise, another scene, another
A package not to keep us trapped in greed
With all the green belts wrapped around our minds
And endless red tape to keep the truth confined
(So come on!)
They will not force us
They will stop degrading us
They will not control us
We will be victorious
Interchanging mind control
Come let the revolution take its toll if you could
Flick the switch and open your third eye, you’d see that
We should never be afraid to die
(So come on!)
Rise up and take the power back, it’s time that
The fat cats had a heart attack, you know that
Their time is coming to an end
We have to unify and watch our flag ascend
They will not force us
They will stop degrading us
They will not control us
We will be victorious
Animals
Animal
You’re an animal
Don’t take anything less
Out of control
Strike those in distress
Analyse
Advertise
Expand
Bend more rules
Buy yourself an island
Animals
We’re animals
Buy when blood is on the street
Out of control
We’re out of control
Crush those who beg at your feet
Analyse
Franchise
Spread out
Kill the competition
Buy yourself an ocean
Amortise
Downsize
Lay off
Kill yourself
Come on and do use all a favour
Knights of Cydonia
No one’s gonna take me alive,
The time has come to make things right,
You and I must fight for our rights,
You and I must fight to survive,
No one’s gonna take me alive,
The time has come to make things right,
You and I must fight for our rights,
You and I must fight to survive
Resistance
Love is our resistance
They keep us apart and they won’t stop breaking us down
And hold me, our lips must always be sealed
If we live our life in fear
I’ll wait a thousand years
Just to see you smile again
Quell your prayers for love and peace
You’ll wake the thought police
We can hide the truth inside
More Fourth Turning music:
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The man is just a man and only has the strength we masses give to him. Abolish the state and strengthen free trade and property rights:
“Once one concedes that a single world government is not necessary, then where does one logically stop at the permissibility of separate states? If Canada and the United States can be separate nations without being denounced as in a state of impermissible ‘anarchy’, why may not the South secede from the United States? New York State from the Union? New York City from the state? Why may not Manhattan secede? Each neighbourhood? Each block? Each house? Each person?” ― Murray N. Rothbard
“The smallest minority on earth is the individual. Those who deny individual rights cannot claim to be defenders of minorities.”
― Ayn Rand
Some powerful tunes on that Dire Straits album … it’s one of my favorites.
And Knopfler’s a nice guy. I have his autograph – not on a Dire Straits album, but on a photo of a Brit-steering ’70’s Ferrari 308. He was interviewed at a radio station where I worked then, and I hadn’t heard he’d be in, so, knowing he’s a racer, I took out this glossy Brit racing magazine, and he signed it.
We just talked about cars, as if we knew each other, never mentioning music. He didn’t need to be slobbered on for his zillionaire rockstar status. The DJ asked Knopfler about another tour, and he shrugged it off, saying, “Yeah, sure, and leave my twin baby boys alone for another year?” Decent.
Sums it up pretty good.
…might have to pick up one of these…for that day…if I’m still thirsty,
if or when the mushroom clouds start rising in close proximity.
’bout all we’ll be able to do is hug the ones we love,
lament what could have been, and tap one last pint of suds
before we feel the Linda Hamilton dream treatment in Terminator.
And, so what? if my cup runneth over? That’s just more
barley & hops.
My cup is running over too… Vinny presented us with a grandcritter and he’s a keeper.
Not in curly’s class yet, but certainly on the road.
This one makes me think.
MG, he is a cutie for sure. Those eyes. Filled with wonder and certainly sure, with curiosity about all things, once he gets mobile.
Thx for sharing.
Better start kid-proofing the house, with the hub, so Junior doesn’t get into Granny & Gramps’ things that aren’t meant for toddlers.
Store up some energy reserves, for chasing him around then.
Another dear female friend of the platform told me so, who has been similarly blessed.
Curly is a young lady now, in H.S., and due to Corona hysteria, I haven’t seen
her in 2.5 years, sadly.
But I have that picture.
And that glorious God-moments memory of when it was taken.
We were having a blast together, laughing and mugging it up in the
photo booth at her Auntie’s wedding that day.
~Cheers, kiddo. Hi Nick.
Since Admin. stole my 1st choice of Muse’s ‘Uprising’…
One of my favorites from the day was and still is Aimee Allen’s ‘Ron Paul’. (I still have a RP sticker on a shop cabinet).
I have to apologize, however, because this is the only link I able to find for that old video. The link is Slovakian, so if you care to see it, here it is:
https://www.mojevideo.sk/video/359cc/aimee_allen_ron_paul.html
God bless Ronnie James “Dio” Padavona.
Admin.,while not personally my cup o tea glad you saw a great show and both bands burned down the barn!
A first choice for the end soundtrack would be this Crue classic:
Post societal breakdown,Bowie:
Again,glad the Muse/Cage show good,I know the value of seeing a band one likes and them pushing a strong set(especially in trying times),seems you had the same great time I did seeing Tesla this Spring& Summer(3 shows!),hope all here get a chance to see live the music they love no matter what the genre!
Thanks for the post-apocalyptic Diamond Dogs.
Resist:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f5TIVlwt3lI
If you can’t
Stand!
You make them the boss
Awesome,….and….,it led to this classic:
Loved this song by Dave and Lemmy & Co.!
Saw both versions live in the day!