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Vienna · 05-20-2003, 06:32 PM

Three cheers to the band Live for mainstreaming the "I don't know why, it just is" defense.

From their song "Heaven"...

"I don't need no-one to tell me 'bout heaven,
I look at my daughter and I believe.
I don't need no proof when it comes to God and truth.
I can see the sunset and I perceive."

The frustrating thing is, it's actually a pretty good song.

What does everyone think?

Tigermilk · 05-20-2003, 07:24 PM

I don't like it.

The music has nothing original to offer, and the lyrics are trite beyond measure. It just sounds like bandwagon jumping to me - leaping frantically aboard the nauseous religious wave that is drowning the country. The biggest surprise to me is that rock radio can play this shit with a straight face.

As an aside, I friggin KNEW that Evanessance (or however the hell you spell it) song was some quasi religious bollocks, and hey, whaddayaknow, they used to be a Christian rock band. Well, I never.

Tenpudo · 05-20-2003, 07:50 PM

I just want to know, what happened to Live between their first album and now.
Operation Spirit: the Tyrrany of Tradition : "What a man was two thousand years ago means nothing at all to me today."
*sigh*

Philosoft · 05-20-2003, 08:57 PM

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Originally posted by Tenpudo
I just want to know, what happened to Live between their first album and now.
Operation Spirit: the Tyrrany of Tradition : "What a man was two thousand years ago means nothing at all to me today."
*sigh*

No shit. I was willing to let the angel in Lightning Crashes slide, since it's such a moving song, but they appear to have musically embraced Christianity. Oh well, at least they got me through my college years.

Ronin · 05-21-2003, 02:25 AM

Now just watch Metallica sing Amazing Grace on St. Anger...

VonEvilstein · 05-21-2003, 02:55 AM

My first experience of this band was at afestival, years ago. The music seemed OK, but when the singer took five mins out to talk to the audience about God, I went and found myself a nice, greasy burger and added the band Live to my "ignore list".

beyelzu · 05-21-2003, 07:18 AM

I used to like live but I generally dont listen to religious songs, with only one exception I can think of.

Frente

I dont wanna die, Im just as innocent as anybody, I dont even know how to spell revolutionary,

JESUS in the sky,

so I overlook that use of Jesus. This new Live stance is particularly offensive because it justifies dumbass beliefs.

05-20-2003, 06:32 PM	#1
Vienna Regular Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 157	"Heaven" by Live Three cheers to the band Live for mainstreaming the "I don't know why, it just is" defense. From their song "Heaven"... "I don't need no-one to tell me 'bout heaven, I look at my daughter and I believe. I don't need no proof when it comes to God and truth. I can see the sunset and I perceive." The frustrating thing is, it's actually a pretty good song. What does everyone think?

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05-20-2003, 07:24 PM	#2
Tigermilk Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Jorja, USA Posts: 920	I don't like it. The music has nothing original to offer, and the lyrics are trite beyond measure. It just sounds like bandwagon jumping to me - leaping frantically aboard the nauseous religious wave that is drowning the country. The biggest surprise to me is that rock radio can play this shit with a straight face. As an aside, I friggin KNEW that Evanessance (or however the hell you spell it) song was some quasi religious bollocks, and hey, whaddayaknow, they used to be a Christian rock band. Well, I never.

05-20-2003, 07:50 PM	#3
Tenpudo Regular Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Bellingham WA Posts: 219	I just want to know, what happened to Live between their first album and now. Operation Spirit: the Tyrrany of Tradition : "What a man was two thousand years ago means nothing at all to me today." sigh

05-21-2003, 02:25 AM	#5
Ronin Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Mississippi Posts: 5,047	Now just watch Metallica sing Amazing Grace on St. Anger...

05-21-2003, 02:55 AM	#6
VonEvilstein Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: .nl Posts: 822	My first experience of this band was at afestival, years ago. The music seemed OK, but when the singer took five mins out to talk to the audience about God, I went and found myself a nice, greasy burger and added the band Live to my "ignore list".

05-21-2003, 07:18 AM	#7
beyelzu Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: the peach state ga I am a metaphysical naturalist Posts: 2,869	I used to like live but I generally dont listen to religious songs, with only one exception I can think of. Frente I dont wanna die, Im just as innocent as anybody, I dont even know how to spell revolutionary, JESUS in the sky, so I overlook that use of Jesus. This new Live stance is particularly offensive because it justifies dumbass beliefs.

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