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Pearl Jam mentioned in a book for class

stylo17stylo17 Posts: 1,001
edited January 2008 in The Porch
For an honors seminar course i'm taking called "Music and Human Rights" the first book for class is titled "Shoot the Singer: Music Censorship Today" and it talks about how music is censored and has been censored throughout the world and so forth. In the United States section there's a chapter dedicated to music censorship after 9/11 and how anybody who seemed anti-war was labeled as "unpatriotic."

Here's the PJ paragraph:

"During a 1 April concert by the rock group Pearl Jam, singer Eddie Vedder placed a mask of George W. Bush on a microphone stand, then knocked it to the ground and repeatedly jumped on it. While some fans did cheer the actions, others booed and left the concert, demanding their money back. The incident was a discussion point in the American media for several days following the concert."

Was anybody at this concert?? I put this up for discussion so, discuss :)
6/11/08 WPB


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  • TravelarTravelar Kalamazoo, USA Posts: 3,407
    That was Denver 03 I think... I wasn't there... but it didn't bother the real fans. :)
  • LONGRDLONGRD Posts: 6,036
    was that the infamous Denver show or the Uniondale one ?
    PJ- 04/29/2003.06/24,25,27,28,30/2008.10/27,28,30,31/2009
    EV- 08/09,10/2008.06/08,09/2009
  • LONGRDLONGRD Posts: 6,036
    yeah Denver.
    http://www.knbc.com/entertainment/2088731/detail.html
    PJ- 04/29/2003.06/24,25,27,28,30/2008.10/27,28,30,31/2009
    EV- 08/09,10/2008.06/08,09/2009
  • CitizenRickCitizenRick Posts: 1,079
    I'll bet that more than half of those people who walked out would now be cheering.

    Freedom of speech! If you don't like it...eat your money and leave. Nobody is holding you hostage.
    "Had my eyes peeled both wide open, and I got a glimpse...of my innocense, got back my inner sence, baby got it...still got it"
  • LONGRDLONGRD Posts: 6,036
    TrAvELAr wrote:
    That was Denver 03 I think... I wasn't there... but it didn't bother the real fans. :)
    ...but we all know that between Sept. '01-'03, we couldn't question and make disparaging stands against our President and the government. Otherwise we'd be considered traitors.
    PJ- 04/29/2003.06/24,25,27,28,30/2008.10/27,28,30,31/2009
    EV- 08/09,10/2008.06/08,09/2009
  • hrd2imgnhrd2imgn Southwest Burbs of Chicago Posts: 4,899
    I wasn't too cool on it. But hey it's rock and roll, its not like this country lets media conglomerates censors webcasts and broadcasts.......Oh wait.

    You don't have to agree with Pearl Jam on everything, you just have to like their music(I officially copywrite this slogan)
  • VOLITIONVOLITION Posts: 328
    Watching all of this unfold from Canada during that time was so bizzare.Not just what happened to Pearl Jam and the Dixie Chicks, i mean the whole scene was retarted. It was like well the rest of the world knew that this war was a really bad idea but why can't these idiots figure it out.
    "it feels like it's the end of the world and we all got a good seat. you know -- step right up, get your tickets...here we go."

    - EV
  • decides2dreamdecides2dream Posts: 14,977
    LongRd. wrote:
    was that the infamous Denver show or the Uniondale one ?



    denver.

    uniondale some people just booed. i was there for that, my very first show :D, and i cheered. i loved that they had the cajones to play that on long island.



    anyhooo...kinda cool, and a wee bit scary - as in making me feel old :p - that pearl jam are mentioned in a text for school!
    Stay with me...
    Let's just breathe...


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