Swearing on stage/recording

If you go back to the origin of the thread, the actual complaint was about between song stage banter, not lyrics (the thread has been slightly co-opted). In particular Mike Portnoy on the TA live in Europe release. In that particular case his language makes Portnoy appear (and maybe rightly so) totally moronic and incapable of coherent speech. I don't think this is the case, I think he does it to appear "cool" to young, stupid metal-heads who truly believe that they are defying the authority of the whole world by using one stupid word, when in fact it simply makes them look like the spoiled children they are.
    
    
    

Edited by Trademark - November 21 2006 at 23:27

Trademark wrote: If you go back to the origin of the thread, the actual complaint was about between song stage banter, not lyrics (the thread has been slightly co-opted). In particular Mike Portnoy on the TA live in Europe release. In that particular case his language makes Portnoy appear (and maybe rightly so) totally moronic and incapable of coherent speech. I don't think this is the case, I think he does it to appear "cool" to young, stupid metal-heads who truly believe that they are defying the authority of the whole world by using one stupid word, when in fact it simply makes them look like the spoiled children they are.

And yet, its Transatlantic, so the chances of there being any "stupid metal-heads" in the audiance is small one would think.

Maybe he just doesnt care since the first post made it seem that he was talking to the other band members and not the audiance (I havnt seen the DVD),  or maybe he was just really enjoying himself up on stage.

^Randy? Transatlantic was a Mike Portnoy side project, even if Neal Morse and Roine Stolt took over the creative reigns.

It`s just a word as pointed out by a few of you guys. People from all walks of life use it. My doctor uses it. My wife who has a Phd. uses it. Pilots use it. Police officers use it. Bob Fripp uses it.John McLaughlinn has used it many times even in nterviews. You hear it every day walking down the street. You see it in the newspaper. don`t see what`s the problem with this "F" word. Get over it. Elvis is dead and the "F" word has become more acceptable and is here to stay. IT`S ONLY A F*%"$!# WORD.

I didn`t use it because it would have been censored. If the site chooses to censor  expletives, such as the "F" word then I respect their wishes and refrain from utilizing it here. Believe me in real life, if someone doesn`t like my choice of words the that`s their effing problem not mine.

I really don't like the F U part in "The Water" by Spock's Beard, but usually I don't mind cussing in songs.
    

Edited by video vertigo - November 22 2006 at 14:07

Trademark wrote: If it's only just a word why does the site here automatically censor it? And why did you censor yourself rather than just say (type) it? It is clearly more than just a word and you, yourself recognize that fact. Words are one of the mosat powerful things on earth and we should be careful how we use and abuse them.

Or we shall all surely face CERTAIN DOOOOOOOM.

I agree that the censoring is a bit silly at times - I'm really glad I don't live in the English town of Sc**thorpe (I didn't add the asterisks - you try it!), or, indeed, the Austrian town of f**king...
    
    
/edit - that's odd... the forum software decapitalised that genuine town name for me as well as adding the asterisks...
    

Edited by Certif1ed - November 30 2006 at 08:21