tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5411257483014758843.post8255059073884886749..comments2023-07-06T21:43:22.651-07:00Comments on Us of oi of Sweden: Fatskins - Thinkin' like a fatskin CD (1999)Bernandohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16584172624713130656noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5411257483014758843.post-81788031206265167162012-04-24T15:24:16.570-07:002012-04-24T15:24:16.570-07:00I couldn't agree with you more. It's not j...I couldn't agree with you more. It's not just a choice between 'red' or 'nazi'. <br /><br />Some of the 'with us or against us' style thinking and 'three degrees of separation to a Nazi' stuff goes way OTT, particularly on the internet - though I'm sure that people argue about it in real life too. It all gets rather silly when people are being judged on the band t-shirts they wear (i.e. 'we think this band is Nazi - and so are you for wearing their shirt'), or who's friended them on MySpace, or because a random guy who stood next to someone for a photo at a gig who turned out to be accused of being a Nazi or whatever. Unfortunately, this sort of thing then gets taken way more seriously than it should be... :(<br /><br /><br />On the other hand (speaking in general, not about Lion's Pride or anyone in particular), if bands *do* play on the same bills as openly, no-question-about-it neo-Nazi and WP bands, give shout-outs to the same in their album notes, or even get pictured standing in front of a swastika flag, or another flag featuring Nazi iconography or other ancient symbols that the neo-Nazis have co-opted because they know that they'll get in trouble if they fly the swastika - then it's unsurprising that people are going to voice their concerns. Guilt by association is often a logical fallacy, but they also say that if one lies down with dogs, one should not be surprised when one gets fleas.<br /><br />As for Lion's Pride, I don't have the CD booklet in front of me at the moment, but as far as I know, the only thing that they've ever explicitly stood against in their songs is Islamic fundamentalist terrorism. Meaning exactly that, per my interpretation of it - not as a sneaky way of/excuse for targeting brown people either.<br /><br />Anyway, just my thoughts...<br /><br />-PhilAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5411257483014758843.post-36913318864041093382012-04-24T03:11:58.612-07:002012-04-24T03:11:58.612-07:00People throw around the nazi name to sloppy these ...People throw around the nazi name to sloppy these days. From what i hear in their lyrics and from what i know about the members they are nothing more than a bit xenophobic in their approach to foregners etc. Just because someone wants to keep national traditions doesnt mean they want to gas jews. Its like saying someone is a commie because they want free healthcare.<br />Guess people need to find the grey areas inbetween black and white.Bernandohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16584172624713130656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5411257483014758843.post-4605842994626242822012-04-23T03:27:43.136-07:002012-04-23T03:27:43.136-07:00They're basically heavy metal guys playing oi,...They're basically heavy metal guys playing oi, I think. I'm not really sure where they stand politically - I know that they say that they're Flemish separatists who sing songs about pride, history and celebrating Flemish culture, not hatred of anyone else's culture. And nothing else.<br /><br />But I'd imagine that people from Belgium still like to argue a lot on Belgian message boards about whether they're Nazis or not. When I looked a few years back, people were saying different things for and against.<br /><br />Anyhow, if you listen again, you'll hear that the singer sounds like Peter Lorre - and once that association is formed, it will be hard not to laugh whenever you hear them.<br /><br />-PhilAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5411257483014758843.post-66482284645888654432012-04-23T01:27:13.903-07:002012-04-23T01:27:13.903-07:00By Lions pride i guess you mean the RAcish one? I ...By Lions pride i guess you mean the RAcish one? I am quite fond of their "Europe united through diversity" song but the rest is garbaga. To much metal for my taste.Bernandohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16584172624713130656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5411257483014758843.post-88781661436860543312012-04-22T14:36:37.162-07:002012-04-22T14:36:37.162-07:00I'm listening to this now, as it happens. I...I'm listening to this now, as it happens. I'm not really sure how to describe the singer's 'voice thing' - it's like it goes high-pitched at the end, then drops again. Yeah, it does distract from the words/message of the song.<br /><br />I'll tell you who does have a funny and unmistakable voice, if you've ever heard him - the singer from Lion's Pride (are they really an oi band? - not really sure, but whatever). He sounds like Peter Lorre when trying to do 'melodic' bits.<br /><br />-PhilAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com