Society awakening?

[Awakened_Mind]

Few movies I've noticed as well recently Al Gores 'An Inconvenient Truth'. This movie caused a lot of controversy because some of the information in it is twisted to fit the idea of the movie. Warming is not necessarily caused by certain things but Al gore steers them that way. One thing there is a consensus on though is that the globe is heating up.

Another movie I haven't seen yet is the '11th hour'.

I think movies on environmental issues definately fit the criteria of 'waking up'. Promoting an increased public understanding.

-AM

[Awakened_Mind]

Foo Fighter - The Pretender

-AM

[iNNERvOYAGER]

The greater number of educational TV channels reflects how our society is awakening.

For the price of basic cable or Satelite, and a used TV, (I get my TV from Good Will, or flea markets) we can recieve National Geographic, History CH, Discovery, TLC, Travel CH, PBS (including BBC specials in the US) and a few more that I'v missed.

The most inspirational to me are several great series about cosmology with amazing super computer generated visualizations to explain the new theories.

The fact that a relativily recent greater interest in educational content for broadcast TV is enough to sustain several networks dedicated to education is an indication of the awakening society.

[FadeEsdrasX]

Foo Fighter - The Pretender

-AM

Amazeing song

Valhalla -30 seconds to mars is really good. It describes Karma in a way from what I have gotten out of the song.

[cavernstoy]

Schism by Tool
I want none of this by Radiohead
Idioteque by Radiohead

Few movies I've noticed as well recently Al Gores 'An Inconvenient Truth'. This movie caused a lot of controversy because some of the information in it is twisted to fit the idea of the movie. Warming is not necessarily caused by certain things but Al gore steers them that way. One thing there is a consensus on though is that the globe is heating up.

I know that Al Gore doesn't beleive in or care about global warming because he ignores the single greatest source of Co2 emitions, which is animal livestock!  Eating meat is worse for Global Warming than driving a car.


Al Gore is obviously using Global Warming as a manipulation device for his own benifit.  What a fraud!

But whether we are causing Global Warming or not, I am totally for reducing Co2 emitions.

hopefully Al Gore is just enviously trying to starve George W. Bush's cash income from the oil industry! 

"Al Gore has stated the he "has presented his global warming powerpoint presentation over 1000 times, all over the world". Hmmm, interesting. I wonder how Gore got to these cities throughout the world? Did he ride a horse? Did he walk? Did he ride a bike? No---He flew in a private jumbo jet, and when he arrives with his entourage they all jump from their jet into large, you guessed it, SUV's. In fact, recently it was noted that Gore and his group jumped in their fleet of over-sized SUV's to go to one of these tree-hugger rallies when they only had to travel 500 yards! How much fuel do you think a jumbo jet uses criss crossing continents--more than your Tahoe or Explorer perhaps? Well, for example, a Boeing 767 requires 11,526 gallons of fuel. For longer trips, or for trips on which Al decides to increase his traveling tree-hugger entourage, an A380 may be used. The Airbus A380 is a newer generation that is actually capable of much longer range and greater fuel efficiency. Oh, but there is one slight drawback, this flying behemoth requires a staggering 81,890 gallons of fuel to top off the tanks! This is how big Al rolls around the world spreading his "love the Earth" message. It is so ridiculous it could only happen in America. Al Gore will burn more fuel in a day than the average person will burn in 10 years......
Yet Gore wants us to drive hybrids or walk. Typical Gore. An elitist senator's son who thinks the rules only apply to the commoners, not those in positions of power, like himself."

Source: http://miriamsideas.blogspot.com/2006/05/analyzing-al-gore.html

Cavernstoy

[Embodied Words]

I'm listening to that video Melody supplied while I write this.

I can't believe no one brought up the band Angels & Airwaves!

Everything's Magic, By Angels & Airwaves

The Adventure, by Angels & Airwaves



Yeah ok, this guy is getting on my nerves. Sorry Melody. He repeats himself a lot. I bet half of that video is just him repeating himself.

[Awakened_Mind]

Initially making this thread I had in mind people would mention songs I hadn't heard so I could run off and listen to them.

I'll have to check them out.

-AM

[FadeEsdrasX]

I'm listening to that video Melody supplied while I write this.

I can't believe no one brought up the band Angels & Airwaves!

Everything's Magic, By Angels & Airwaves

The Adventure, by Angels & Airwaves



Yeah ok, this guy is getting on my nerves. Sorry Melody. He repeats himself a lot. I bet half of that video is just him repeating himself.

Oh wow I cant belive I didnt bring that up. Nice one 

[Embodied Words]

Speaking of Angels & Airwaves, I got their new CD yesterday, I-Empire. It is amazing!

[FadeEsdrasX]

I really want to get it! Glad its out now.
Is it as amazeing as the last or even better?

[Embodied Words]

Well, I-Empire is more of a lovey dovey kinda CD. For instance, on the first CD, you remember that song "It Hurts?" You won't find anything like that here. There are maybe 3-4 love songs, two tracks with no lyrics, and the rest are more like... well, you can interpret those however you like.

As for lyrics, as always, AVA does NOT dissapoint. I love their lyrics soo much...

It's not quite as good as the first, IMO, but I think you'll enjoy it if you liked the first. lol, their all I've been listening to it since I got it. ^.^

[FadeEsdrasX]

Very nice! hehe, as soon as I pull together enough Gil I'll have to purchase it. 

[Awakened_Mind]

There is an Australian Hip-hop group called 'Bliss n Eso' That have been coming out with some pretty good lyrics. I thought I'd post them in this thread. Contains explicit language.

"Sea is rising"
1st verse
And all I know is the sun is shining, yet we fight on through the night
while the burgs are melting and the sea is rising I don't know so I ask them why
Yeah, why are they refusing to listen
why are these troops on a mission
and why are they shooting these victims over their view on religion
yeah why do we all search for love like we got cupids addiction
why with politicians you can't tell the truth from the fiction
why do we pollute where were living
why are these youth put at risk
and why is this fool on dominion kept us consumed in this prison
I won't jump through the hoops of this system
nothing stands between you and the pursuit of your vision
I grab a loop of this rhythm it's puts the juice in my pistons
so jump back, react spit in the boots with precision
when I'm cruising with ism' yeah I'm doosing the splif
It's a BNE show grump getting loose was a given
I don't want them to look back when the future was written
and know we killed ourselves with nuclear vision and stupid decisions
excrement I'd rather an asteroid due for collision then know the planet got f****d by the human condition
sing the tune with conviction!

"Bullet and a target"
[Intro: Vusi talking]
I believe that together we can really make a difference
One man cannot make a difference, but if we can partner
if we can have a collective will, and a willingness to make a difference in our nation
We can really do make a difference

[Vocals: Muzi] {Connections Zulu Choir Soloist}
What you have done, is put yourself between a bullet and a target
Wont be long, wont be long...

[Verse 1: Bliss]
All it took was one in a trillion
In a world where they're gunning civilians
Where conspiracies just drop on us like plummeting buildings
Government villains at night, we are renegades who fight
Under a pilgrims plight for a better way of life
See we sail the seas with a sun stained atlas
To escape the day to day mental mundane madness
That consumes us, its true, though my real answer lays
is stepping back to view life's real grand Monet
But crucial issues are lost in this crazy worlds wealth
How can lust for bucks outweigh one baby girl's health?
Through the cyclone we hit the Third World and found heroes
With nothing but still everything, smiling at ground zero

-AM

[no_leaf_clover]

I agree with Selski that this is nothing new,  maybe just a "second wind" of sorts.


I like the old stuff the best, though....


Beatles --
All You Need is Love,
While My Guitar Gently Weeps,
Your Mother Should Know  (actually plays on a Zen koan),
A Day in the Life,
I Am the Walrus,
Etc., etc., etc.... the Beatles (and particularly Lennon and Harrison) were all about awakening/enlightenment.


Doors --
Tell All the People,
Break on Through,
basically everything they did...


Pink Floyd --
The whole "Dark Side of the Moon" album? ...
The Wall... etc.

[Dusty2010]

I just got the album "Crack the Skye" by Mastodon and I think a few songs actually revolve around a man who's paraplegic that teaches himself to astrally project in order to be free once again.  And these guys are getting great reviews from mainstream sources even - and in a lot of reviews it seems to mention AP, which I think will at least raise some awareness.

[RemoteTouch]

Anything by Tool or Riverside