BP oil spill: Pearl Jam warned us in 2007
From Beatweek Magazine
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BP oil spill: Pearl Jam warned us in 2007
May 28, 2010
Pearl Jam’s societal protests have often come before the public was ready to hear them, and that’s turned out to be the case with the current BP oil spill, or at least BP as a company in general. Back at Lollapalooza in 2007, Pearl Jam was headlining the festival and in mid-set lead singer Eddie Vedder lectured the crowd about BP’s immorality, going so far as to lead the tens of thousands of onlookers in an anti-BP chant. Three years later, BP is public enemy number one after its careless (or worse) triggered what will end up being one of the biggest environmental disasters in history.
Previously, Vedder and Pearl Jam had gone out of their way to try to warn the public about then-President George W. Bush during his first term, including releasing an anti-Bush song, but the message went unheeded as Vedder was harshly criticized by the mainstream media and Bush was elected to a second term – which, coupled with his warning about BP, leads to the question of whether perhaps the world should be paying closer attention to Vedder’s societal warnings.
http://www.beatweek.com/news/6320-bp-oi ... s-in-2007/
BP oil spill: Pearl Jam warned us in 2007
May 28, 2010
Pearl Jam’s societal protests have often come before the public was ready to hear them, and that’s turned out to be the case with the current BP oil spill, or at least BP as a company in general. Back at Lollapalooza in 2007, Pearl Jam was headlining the festival and in mid-set lead singer Eddie Vedder lectured the crowd about BP’s immorality, going so far as to lead the tens of thousands of onlookers in an anti-BP chant. Three years later, BP is public enemy number one after its careless (or worse) triggered what will end up being one of the biggest environmental disasters in history.
Previously, Vedder and Pearl Jam had gone out of their way to try to warn the public about then-President George W. Bush during his first term, including releasing an anti-Bush song, but the message went unheeded as Vedder was harshly criticized by the mainstream media and Bush was elected to a second term – which, coupled with his warning about BP, leads to the question of whether perhaps the world should be paying closer attention to Vedder’s societal warnings.
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One of the main reasons that I have always loved PJ. They have always been outspoken on the political stuff. Especially Eddie. I cannot tell you how much I am constanly trying to defend basic human rights, freedom from judgement sterotypes etc. at work. My work is with people who are "conservative."I put conservative in parathesis for a reason (who knows what that means these days).!
But yea it is nice to know that Eddie speaks of it before it happens! He certainly has read Zinn's "People's HIstory"...Corporate profit no matter what!
I remember that "song". "Say no to BP Amaco" or something to that effect. I remembered it after I heard about this oil catastrophe.
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Dont Go BP Amaco i think it was....
THAT'S what it was!
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I hate them even more now (the company not the people)
I agree with the smoking thing too + 2