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Post by impulse on Apr 22, 2020 8:58:00 GMT -5
All this talk of Ace of Base, and no one is talking about the equally loathsome and then-ubiquitous song "I Saw the Sign." Nazis or not, they unleashed that garbage on the world and assaulted millions of ears without reason or provocation. Monsters. That's why I prefer their true debut over the American hackjob. Interesting. While I don't see myself changing my opinion of their music any time soon (or any time later), it is interesting to learn their American debut was an alternate take.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 22, 2020 10:02:40 GMT -5
Back in 1994, The Sign album would have been one of the soundtracks of my childhood, along with the soundtrack for The Crow, Megadeth's Youthanasia and, of course, Duran Duran's The Wedding Album which would have been a year old.
No one who was playing Ace of Base on the radio, including Top 40 countdowns, was saying anything about Nazi affiliations. I didn't really associate AoB with the frontman either, but the female lead. And some 25 years later, I still play Living in Danger. Voulez Vouz Danser, and have had countless techno remixes of All that she wants.
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Post by beccabear67 on Apr 22, 2020 11:28:41 GMT -5
I just objected to the production values. I think I'm going to blame Billy Ocean, he started it I bet; too much process. (tries to hide Venga Boys and Puffy Amy-Yumi CDs from view in vain while thankful at least not to have any Aqua)
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Post by impulse on Apr 22, 2020 12:27:12 GMT -5
Back in 1994, The Sign album would have been one of the soundtracks of my childhood, along with the soundtrack for The Crow, Megadeth's Youthanasia and, of course, Duran Duran's The Wedding Album which would have been a year old. No one who was playing Ace of Base on the radio, including Top 40 countdowns, was saying anything about Nazi affiliations. I didn't really associate AoB with the frontman either, but the female lead. And some 25 years later, I still play Living in Danger. Voulez Vouz Danser, and have had countless techno remixes of All that she wants. The Crow soundtrack was a damn fine selection of songs. Also from the 90s, The Mortal Kombat soundtrack was pretty instrumental in setting me on my the musical journey I am on.
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Post by Batflunkie on Apr 22, 2020 13:05:25 GMT -5
The Crow soundtrack was a damn fine selection of songs. Also from the 90s, The Mortal Kombat soundtrack was pretty instrumental in setting me on my the musical journey I am on. I always found it weird that they used the instrumental version of Traci Lords' "Control" during Liu Kang's fight with Reptile
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Post by impulse on Apr 22, 2020 13:11:01 GMT -5
The Crow soundtrack was a damn fine selection of songs. Also from the 90s, The Mortal Kombat soundtrack was pretty instrumental in setting me on my the musical journey I am on. I always found it weird that they used the instrumental version of Traci Lords' "Control" during Liu Kang's fight with Reptile Coming from the movie first, I was more surprised to find out there was a version with lyrics years later. I'm sure I am biased, but for that particular fight scene, I think instrumental works better.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 22, 2020 13:25:21 GMT -5
I was on 6 months contract with an oil company recently....the gig was supposed to end March 31 but because of covid-19, we left a few weeks earlier with no penalties.
Now the freaking oil-market has crashed with a barrel of oil selling for less than a bottled water.
I don't know what the hell to make of this year. I'm looking up, expecting an alien invasion next, or Planet X fly-by.
So I'll be playing boxed sets or Greatest Hits compilation by
- The Scorpions (have 'In Trance' on repeat)
- Megadeth
- Iron Maiden
- Prodigy
and then winding down with Dido and, of course, Duran Duran, the band I've seen live 30+ times
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Post by Deleted on Apr 22, 2020 13:47:18 GMT -5
I was on 6 months contract with an oil company recently....the gig was supposed to end March 31 but because of covid-19, we left a few weeks earlier with no penalties.
Now the freaking oil-market has crashed with a barrel of oil selling for less than a bottled water.
I don't know what the hell to make of this year. I'm looking up, expecting an alien invasion next, or Planet X fly-by. So I'll be playing boxed sets or Greatest Hits compilation by - The Scorpions (have 'In Trance' on repeat)
- Megadeth
- Iron Maiden
- Prodigy
and then winding down with Dido and, of course, Duran Duran, the band I've seen live 30+ times
Every time somebody listens to Uli Jon Roth-era Scorpions, the universe becomes just a bit more righteous.
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Post by Batflunkie on Apr 22, 2020 13:50:40 GMT -5
What's your favorite Prodigy song @rags? I think mine might be Girls or No Good (Start The Dance) Coming from the movie first, I was more surprised to find out there was a version with lyrics years later. I'm sure I am biased, but for that particular fight scene, I think instrumental works better. Ehhh, maybe so... Kind of reminded me of playing Wipeout XL and having that instrumental version of Prodigy's Firestarter on there
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Post by Deleted on Apr 22, 2020 13:53:56 GMT -5
What's your favorite Prodigy song @rags ? I think mine might be Girls or No Good (Start The Dance)
Hint....I did this with my own daughter and she loved it.
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Post by Batflunkie on Apr 22, 2020 14:02:44 GMT -5
What's your favorite Prodigy song @rags ? I think mine might be Girls or No Good (Start The Dance)
Hint....I did this with my own daughter and she loved it.
Now that right there is funny, I don't care who you are
I first heard Prodigy in the film Hackers, loved Voodoo People, but really didn't do a deep dive into their discography until I stumbled upon Firestarter I swear Hackers would air almost every other day on Starz or Encore in the early 00's when I was a teen and I loved it. It's getting to the point where even if I heard the name or see a clip, I have to re-watch it
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Post by impulse on Apr 22, 2020 14:08:20 GMT -5
What's your favorite Prodigy song @rags? I think mine might be Girls or No Good (Start The Dance) Coming from the movie first, I was more surprised to find out there was a version with lyrics years later. I'm sure I am biased, but for that particular fight scene, I think instrumental works better. Ehhh, maybe so... Kind of reminded me of playing Wipeout XL and having that instrumental version of Prodigy's Firestarter on there Oh, that sounds wrong. Yeah, I suppose it would make sense to have the standard version on the soundtrack regardless of what was in the movie.
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Post by Batflunkie on Apr 22, 2020 14:12:38 GMT -5
Oh, that sounds wrong. Yeah, I suppose it would make sense to have the standard version on the soundtrack regardless of what was in the movie. I don't care for Firestarter that much, so it doesn't bother me. It's not like the same full on loathing that I've talked about before for Offspring's "Come Out And Play" or Metallica's "Enter Sandman"
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Post by Duragizer on Apr 22, 2020 14:18:26 GMT -5
I've known about Ekberg's past for quite a while, actually; it's why I haven't automatically discounted the possibility that he remained a closeted neo-Nazi or that he named the band after a Nazi submarine base. But it's quite a leap to go from there to saying the entire frickin' band is made up of neo-Nazis. If you're gonna make that claim, you'd better have solid evidence backing it up — quotes from the Berggrens espousing antisemitism/white supremacism, history of the Berggrens fraternizing with white supremacist groups, etc. Subjective lyric interpretations and pareidolia don't cut the mustard. No solid evidence, but just ask yourself, would you be in a band with a Nazi? This goes way beyond having a differing political viewpoint to your bandmates. Some political opinions are so odious that the only people who will tolerate them are people who either openly or secretly agree with them. This is especially relevant given that Ekberg was one of two main songwriters in the band. I'd be interested to know how much of their song lyrics he wrote. Like I said before, we have no definitive proof, but it sure don't look too good. I would be in a band with an ex-Nazi, yes, provided I believed their repentance was genuine. And there's the rub — if he was concealing his true beliefs, would his bandmates even be aware of them?
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Post by impulse on Apr 22, 2020 16:35:32 GMT -5
Oh, that sounds wrong. Yeah, I suppose it would make sense to have the standard version on the soundtrack regardless of what was in the movie. I don't care for Firestarter that much, so it doesn't bother me. It's not like the same full on loathing that I've talked about before for Offspring's "Come Out And Play" or Metallica's "Enter Sandman" What?!?! Those songs are amazing! Okay, I admit they have both been overplayed to death, but they are both such well-executed and perfect examples of what they are. On a similar note, I almost cannot listen to anything by Nirvana, ever. The radio just broke the Nirvana thing in me. I can't do it. I am permanently sick of them.
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