Squonk Opera's Mayhem and Majesty - Show Excerpts

[mylogram]

You guys are brilliant at every level.  Hope to see you guys all over the place. Atlanta would love you.

[screamingcockatoo]

I like them until the old hag declared "no guns! we're democrats!"

So what other amendments do they want to hack out of the constitution?

Number one also?

[SalientK]

@screamingcockatoo So your opinion of music is dependent upon the political leanings of the people making it? You only listen to people whose politics align with your own? How very small minded.

By the way, she could very well support gun rights, but have a personal aversion to guns. I happen to think they can make for a healthy hobby, but I would never own a gun. You shouldn't jump to conclusions.

[screamingcockatoo]

@SalientK

I like them until they had to interject their political leanings and disregard for the bill of rights.

There is where I stand.

She made it clear where she stands and spoke for their entire group and political affiliation.

[SalientK]

@screamingcockatoo So then I was right. You must not listen to very much music if you only listen to that with which you agree. Also, you completely ignored the second half of my comment about jumping to unsupported conclusions.

[screamingcockatoo]

@SalientK

I quit supporting U2 after Bono brought his politics to our shores.

Make music, not politics. You ignored what I was saying.

The Dixie Chicks learned what happens when you bring politics to your target audience.

Music is a business.

[SalientK]

@screamingcockatoo Music and politics are two different things. You can enjoy someone's music without enjoying their politics. Your whole life shouldn't revolve around somethings as divisive as modern politics. I'm not ignoring what you're saying, I just don't agree.

"Music is business."

Maybe this is our larger disagreement. Music is art, first and foremost. It just happens to be profitable for a select few musicians.

[screamingcockatoo]

@SalientK

Yes it is art.

But I won't listen to gangster rap either that degrades women and encourages killing either.

But I do support their freedom of expression, First Amendment.

Where Squonk admits to voting away the Second Amendment.

There's plenty of other liberal musicians to take their place I'll support.

[SalientK]

@screamingcockatoo This is not the same thing as listening to music which is *about* things with which you disagree. They're not singing *about* their beliefs. Their music itself contains no politics; you refuse to listen to it because the people *making* the music have beliefs which clash with your own. I wouldn't expect you to listen to songs about things you don't like. This is something else entirely. What you're doing is like liking a singer before finding out he is Asian. And it's silly.

[screamingcockatoo]

@SalientK

No, I refuse to support them for their beliefs, not their ethnicity.

If I found out a band was muslim extremists, to the cornfield with them.

Antisocial gangster dogfighting bullshit - off to the cornfield.

Radical anti-constitutional democrats - off to the cornfield.

It's just that simple.

Again, it wasn't their music, it was her bullshit statement she made on national TV.

If you can't grasp that, you're looking for something that isn't there.

[screamingcockatoo]

@SalientK

Here, let me give you a benchmark for awesome.

ADELE - ROLLING IN THE DEEP(COVER), AMERICAN AIRMAN SINGS IT BETTER

[SalientK]

@screamingcockatoo Okay, change the topic. Whatever man. But thanks for the recommendation I guess.

[SalientK]

@screamingcockatoo Okay, great cover, but let me ask you this: if you found out that one of the guitarists disagreed with your politics, would you then retroactively declare that the band as a whole is no longer good and refuse to listen to them? Because if that notion sounds ridiculous to you (and I hope it would), then now you understand how ridiculous I think *you* sound when you say you won't listen to Sqounk Opera because the pianist doesn't like guns.

[screamingcockatoo]

@SalientK

She declared herself the spokesperson of the group.

She stated the politics of their whole group when she said "no guns, we're democrats"

So yes. Just as if they were a gangster rap group preaching hate and violence.

Or a punk group calling for anarchy.

Or a white supremacist group calling for racial hatred.

She's just as stupid.

[SalientK]

@screamingcockatoo No, not even close.

1. Again, there is a difference between *singing about* politics and *having* politics.

2. Again, the phrase "no guns, we're democrats" is not enough to go off of. She could be all about second amendment rights for all you know. Maybe she just doesn't like guns. Some people don't like tomato soup. Doesn't mean they want to outlaw it.

3. Just enjoy the music. How the hell do you enjoy anything if your whole life revolves around red vs. blue politics?

[jbernier93]

if the singer could actually sing in tune it would be really cool.

[misscaitlinh]

@jbernier93 Agreed. She can not sing. Can someone please just blatently tell her that?

[GreenGoddessofGaia]

your weakest link is your singer, and she knows it because her insecurity shows in her shallow breath support. But nevertheless I like what you did on america's got talent, it was beautiful and humourous at the same time. Rock on!

[museofink]

this is so GOOD! I would absolutely buy tickets to see Squonk in Vegas!

[darrinfaires11]

@museofink they tour all the time, i saw them in the fall, and they were well, Art. it gave me chills.

[museofink]

@darrinfaires11 Really? I didn't know about them until I saw them on AGT. (America's Got Talent). I fell in love instantly.

[plcrank]

They have a new  fan.

[survivor298]

so weird but so good

[trc2rockon]

These guys just made America's Got Talent's Top 48. It'll be interesting to see what they do...

[XXGoddessKoamdoriXX]

Im seeing this tomorrow! I cant wait! :)

[piperrenee]

Absolutely blown away by your show at Bumbershoot. Thank you!

[bannerpromo]

Thats AWESOMe! Can't wait to see them at bumbershoot!