EL the Famous Posted September 11, 2006 Share Posted September 11, 2006 Well who is that guy? Do they have a second guitarist now? That'd be Dave Stewart, formerly of the Eurythmics. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bobbob1313 Posted September 11, 2006 Share Posted September 11, 2006 Which, funny enough, had nothing to do w/ 9/11...just like 'Walk On' didn't. It's crazy how that day gave just about anything you listened to the potential to resonate so much relative to the events and eveything that happened. Forgot about this one HERE. Pretty much every song on that tribute to heroes (which I own) took on a new meaning afterwards. I suppose "Redemption Song" seems a bit out of place, but "New York State Of Mind", "The Long Road", "Imagine", and "Won't Back Down" all really hit a note for me. Especially with Neil Young singing "Imagine" and being brought to tears. Powerful stuff. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dude Posted September 11, 2006 Share Posted September 11, 2006 That'd be Dave Stewart, formerly of the Eurythmics.Ah, innerestin. Did he just sit in on that one song? They don't really show any closeups of him. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bobbob1313 Posted September 11, 2006 Share Posted September 11, 2006 It's actually quite surprising that they didn't play "One". Quote Link to post Share on other sites
EL the Famous Posted September 11, 2006 Share Posted September 11, 2006 Did he just sit in on that one song? Yes. They weren't in the same U.S. studio as everybody else, they were on tour in Europe and they broadcast that live from a soundstage there for the telethon. I know Dave Stewart is a friend of the band and has done some things w/ them musically in the past, more production-related. Natalie Imbruglia, another friend of the band, is in the chorus near the end. It's actually quite surprising that they didn't play "One". Looking at the lyrics to both, while both are great, I think they made the better choice. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dude Posted September 11, 2006 Share Posted September 11, 2006 Natalie Imbruglia, another friend of the band, is in the chorus near the end. Huh. I don't see why they'd be a friend of this woman. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
benjamin Posted September 11, 2006 Share Posted September 11, 2006 That'd be Dave Stewart, formerly of the Eurythmics. I CALL SHENANIGANS!!!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Twisted Acres Posted September 11, 2006 Share Posted September 11, 2006 Still a tough day. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
EL the Famous Posted September 11, 2006 Share Posted September 11, 2006 Still a tough day. I was thinking of you specifically earlier today, Martin. Strength to you and yours. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Atticus Posted September 11, 2006 Share Posted September 11, 2006 as horrible as the events of 9/11 were, it sure was nice, for a little while, to look around and feel like we were all united not only against a common enemy, but together as a country. Only time I've ever felt like that, in my 34 years in the U.S. When did we all decide to go back to picking sides and laying blame? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Twisted Acres Posted September 11, 2006 Share Posted September 11, 2006 I was thinking of you specifically earlier today, Martin. Strength to you and yours. Thanks Kev. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
anodyne Posted September 11, 2006 Share Posted September 11, 2006 that's one thing kevin and i can 100% agree on without a doubt. hope you're finding peace today, mart. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bobbob1313 Posted September 11, 2006 Share Posted September 11, 2006 Looking at the lyrics to both, while both are great, I think they made the better choice. But, given that it is arguably their most popular song, "One" seemed like the obvious choice. I do think they made the right choice though. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
embiggen Posted September 12, 2006 Author Share Posted September 12, 2006 I can see the Towers in Light from my balcony. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Analogman Posted September 12, 2006 Share Posted September 12, 2006 Someone should do something about the company I see selling "special 9/11 medallions" on tv. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Jules Posted September 12, 2006 Share Posted September 12, 2006 Someone should do something about the company I see selling "special 9/11 medallions" on tv. Details? Haven't seen this. I had a supplier tell me they didn't "feel comfortable" shipping product today since it was 9/11. I would like to think I am as sympathetic as the next guy, but I wanted to reach through the phone and strangle this person. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Analogman Posted September 12, 2006 Share Posted September 12, 2006 Something I keep seeing advertised on the TV guide channel. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Reni Posted September 12, 2006 Share Posted September 12, 2006 yeah, they are pretty tasteless AMan Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MrRain422 Posted September 12, 2006 Share Posted September 12, 2006 This one? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
deepseacatfish Posted September 12, 2006 Share Posted September 12, 2006 Has anyone seen the collection of global short films called alternately "11'9"01" or just "September 11" Link? I was in NYC with my dad about a year and a half after 9/11 and saw this at a cinema there in the village and was absolutely blown away by how good it was. It's a bunch of different (global, one American) film-maker's responses to 9/11, and while one or two is a little hit or miss, and certainly contreversial, it's all and all really powerful and thought provoking. Just wondering if anyone else had seen it and/or what they thought of it? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
awatt Posted September 12, 2006 Share Posted September 12, 2006 http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/N11186384.htm Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bjorn_skurj Posted September 12, 2006 Share Posted September 12, 2006 I can believe a Kennedy conspiracy. A 9/11 conspiracy? A tough sell. Sometimes the hardest thing is believing that the world is, in fact, so fucked up and awful that bad things can happen without the help of shadowy cabals, or at least the shadowy cabals people who have never heard of Occam's Razor like to blame shit on. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
viatroy Posted September 12, 2006 Share Posted September 12, 2006 Not sure how I feel about conspiracy theories, but I've no doubt there's all kinds of shady shit going on that we'll never know about. I'm damn uncomfortable with the Bush-Bin Laden connections. The entire airspace of the US is locked down except for Osama's family members getting out of Dodge. what. the. fuck. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
EL the Famous Posted September 12, 2006 Share Posted September 12, 2006 I can believe a Kennedy conspiracy. A 9/11 conspiracy? A tough sell. Sometimes the hardest thing is believing that the world is, in fact, so fucked up and awful that bad things can happen without the help of shadowy cabals, or at least the shadowy cabals people who have never heard of Occam's Razor like to blame shit on. That Popular Mechanics article debunking all of the conspiracy theories posted on here earlier was very well done. There is, of course, tons of shady shit that has and will continue to be perpetuated by our government that we'll never know about...I just don't think that this one of those instances. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Atticus Posted September 12, 2006 Share Posted September 12, 2006 It would be a lot easier for me to consider that the individuals who hijacked and crashed the 4 American jetliners were somehow backed or supported by the U.S. (or whatever other conspiracy theories abound about 9/11) were it not for the seemingly cluster-fuck action/reaction on so many levels just before and especially after the deal went down. This is in no way a disparagement to the brave men and women of the various agencies (fire, rescue, CG, police, common folks) who rallied to aid people during and after the attack, but rather more at the depictions we've seen and read about the coordination between military, intel, law enforcement, etc. about what the hell was going on before and on that day, and what we've done to change the country since. I mean, at some point you have to take your pick don't you?--is the government SO clever and disciplined that it can conduct terrorism on its own citizens in order to fuel support for an oil-driven war overseas, and have NO ONE discover any conclusive evidence establishing same (in a country with the most zealous media in perhaps the history of modern civilization), or are they the government I believe we have, which sadly and for whatever reasons simply never took enough time or resources (or the threat seriously enough) to adequately defend, prepare for or prevent such a heinous and unprecedented attack. I find these conspiracy theories unfuriating. Excuse me if I'm a blindly allegiant American, but I believe that we were attacked by individuals who believe (at the expense of their own lives) that there are two options for each of us--convert to and follow their belief system or die. I don't see how that world view can be reconciled with citizens of peaceful nations. Therefore, a war on terror. I am troubled and saddened by the way Bush has conducted this "war on terror," but I believe the thing to do now is find someone who can run it effectively--whether a whole new group and strategy under Bush's leadership (bye bye Rumsfeld) or a new President entirely--rather than to "run away," to borrow some Monty Python parlance. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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