Comments on: Artists protest the use of their songs as torture by U.S. military

By: beau

beau — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 00:20:14 +0000

Anything by Usher (I seriously HATE his music) and ZZ Top. I’ve been known to literally dive for the radio to change the channel when either of their music comes on.

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By: gg

gg — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 00:59:40 +0000

ashley makes a point. Doesn’t the method of dispersal of the CD you bought make all the difference as to whether the artist has any leg to stand on in bitching about their music being used for whatever; i.e., broadcast only through speakers, instead of transmitted via radio? If you put out albums and BMI and ASCAP have no issue with someone’s use of same, then shut up, basically. If they want to change tide and take a stand against torture, then they should do that and call it that – but complaining about someone’s use of their purchased CD is unreasonable.

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By: Harold

Harold — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 21:24:57 +0000

This post is featured at THEWEEK.com as Best Opinion – We really enjoyed your take on this controversial subject!

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By: Noel

Noel — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 14:26:33 +0000

I think it’s torture that Morello and the rest of these lefty’s clowns exist at all.Avoid anyone named Chloe or Zoe and you will live a good life.I’m also going to practice more and I would be honored if the military would use my music one day to annoy the crap out of any kind of criminal/terrorist or any lefty jerks.

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By: ashley

ashley — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 13:38:24 +0000

Well if you buy a CD, i think you can do whatever you want with the music in your own time. If the artist wanted to babysit everyone you played their music they should never have gone mainstream anyway.

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By: RCDC

RCDC — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 05:42:38 +0000

it’s a shame really that, not only is our government torturing people, it’s not even very good at it. seriously, if you’re going to bend your morality enough to allow torture, you ought to at least try to be getting the right victims and good leads. out of courtesy if nothing else.
ER- while any repetitive noise will do the trick, rock is especially effective here. a good example is a song that was used a lot in Afghanistan, Disturbed’s “down with the sickness.” to us, it’s just more crappy rock. to sheltered afghanis, it was the voice of Shaitan himself. a song to enhance sensory deprivation: .99 on iTunes. an alliance with the devil himself: priceless.

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By: lunachick

lunachick — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 02:50:16 +0000

We must Guantanamo ASAP.

My heart breaks for the millions of innocent people whose lives have been ruined by Bush’s so-called “War on Terror”…think of the innocent people who’ve been rounded up and continue to be held, abused and even driven mad 6 years later, still with no charge against them…and their poor families.

This “eye for an eye” approach where we don’t even seem to care if we’re punishing people who had anything to do with the original crime – 9/11 – makes me ill.

I want to see the 9/11 planners and perpetrators found and brought to justice, in a real court with evidence for all to see. THAT will be a healing moment for America. But let all these people held on dubious charges go.

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By: viper

viper — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 01:48:05 +0000

Crazy frog.

No way can you listen to that on repeat without kicking something!

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LMFAO!!!!!!!!!

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By: Codzilla

Codzilla — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 01:32:50 +0000

Kaiser: Portishead always had me confused and freaked out at the same time. My friend f*cking loves them, so I’ve spent many an hour listening to that crazy sh*t. Bad, bad, bad.