Right To Bear-Madison Rising:

http://youtu.be/2cQ7ldhD05E

Late one night as I came home
And saw the front door broken in
I grabbed my piece and went inside
To see who lurks within
There we stood face to face
My gun, the thief, and I
Man you should have seen him run
When I cocked that .45

Disarmed our rights will disappear
We won’t let it happen here

Chorus:
Its one of my rights as a free man
To protect my home when needed
I demand my right to bear arms
Its one of my rights as a free man
To protect my home when needed
I demand my right to bear arms

The government makes the gun laws
So they can take our right to own
Every citizen un-armed
Is a citizen they control
All they see are weapons
It’s the only thing they know
Disarm the voting country-men
And society will fall

You’ll never take our guns away
In return for tyranny

Chorus

The people have spoken
We won’t let it happen
We won’t let it happen here

Chorus

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SOLDIERS OF AMERICA:
http://youtu.be/RW3ZLsAP_n0

Somebody’s sister or brother
Father, son...daughter or mother (come-on)

They are the soldiers of America
They put their lives on the line
Gave up their own right to freedom
So you could have yours and i could have mine (alright)

They come from the bright light cities
They come from a one horse town
But if they're coming for you boy
You better know they ain't messin' around (because)

They do it for me and they do it for you
And the red white and blue

Chorus:
Amen to the ones on the battlefield
Amen to those who fall
Amen to the women and the children/getting caught between it all (they said)
They'd fight and die for our freedom
No one had to ask them to go
Without a moments hesitation
For the red white and blue

So just for one second
Put yourself in their boots
Turn your back on everything you know right now
With the whole world to lose
(they got)-no dinner with the family
(they got)-no home, no luxury car
Just a "welcome to the battle field"
It’s time to go to war (because)

They do it for me and they do it for you
And the red white and blue

Chorus

Somebody’s sister or brother
A mother daughter
Father or son

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HONK IF YOU WANT PEACE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TW-x2YMVJCc&list=PLFF753E1C96222272&feature=share&index=2

Summers on the campus
Not a lot to do
The smog hangs low and the boredoms grow
Among the jaded youth

Idle hands breed righteous plans
They miss the anarchy
‘Let’s find a way to rule today
and fix society’

‘The war machine must stop
Life can’t go on this way’
We’ll scream of greed and all our needs
We know just what to say

Chorus:
Honk if you want peace
Honk if you care
Honk if you’re human
And you’re aware
Honk if you want peace
Honk if you care
Honk if you’re human
If you’re aware

A little house in the corner of the city
A young father just had another scare
His little girl had more trouble breathing
But help came in time and now she’s fine, running on the stairs

She leans back, says, ‘dad I love you’
Her mother walks the doctor to his car
‘Don’t wait next time,’ he told her
‘Remember that the hospital’s not too far’

‘The war machine must stop
Life can’t go on this way’
We’ll scream of greed and all our needs
We know just what to say:

Chorus

A mother’s scream, the father races over
His little girl sprawled helplessly
He lifts her up upon his shoulder
And they run frantically

They’re in the car, it won’t be far
Their angel they can save
But as they turn the corner
She’s destined for the grave

Jeering mobs and tie-dyed slobs
People lying in the street
Whistles, drums and megaphones
Everyone repeat:

Chorus

Honk if you dare
Honk if you dare
Honk if you dare
Honk if you dare

Jeering mobs and tie-dyed slobs
People lying in the street
Whistles, drums and megaphones
Everyone repeat

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WHERE WAS THE MEDIA THEN

Stooges with their cameras
Watch our every move
Waiting for that one mistake
Some footage they can use
To smear the ones the fear the most
The ones that they despise
And fill the minds of spiteful pawns
With anger, hate, and lies

Exploit the children
Puppet the weak
Rile the masses again

Chorus:
Justify!
Where was the media then?
Tell us why!
Where was the media then?
But every time the truth came out
Where was the media then?
After fifty years of all your lies
Where was the media then?

When vegans kill in the name of peace
Holy men curse the white
Beheadings in Afghanistan
They vilify the Right
Voter fraud is just ignored
Acorns don’t exist
But when the lies are exposed
It’s Murdoch they insist

Exploit the children
Puppet the weak
Rile the masses again

Chorus

Hypocrisy is all we see
Hostility and misery
Always condescending
Until your mind in numb

Defenders of the free
The forth pillar they were meant to be
Masters of duplicity
The fifth column they’ve become

Exploit the children
Puppet the weak
Rile the masses again

Chorus

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RIGHT TO BEAR

Late one night as I came home
And saw the front door broken in
I grabbed my piece and went inside
To see who lurks within
There we stood face to face
My gun, the thief, and I
Man you should have seen him run
When I cocked that .45

Disarmed our rights will disappear
We won’t let it happen here

Chorus:
Its one of my rights as a free man
To protect my home when needed
I demand my right to bear arms
Its one of my rights as a free man
To protect my home when needed
I demand my right to bear arms

The government makes the gun laws
So they can take our right to own
Every citizen un-armed
Is a citizen they control
All they see are weapons
It’s the only thing they know
Disarm the voting country-men
And society will fall

You’ll never take our guns away
In return for tyranny

Chorus

The people have spoken
We won’t let it happen
We won’t let it happen here

Chorus




SOLDIERS OF AMERICA

Somebody’s sister or brother
Father, son...daughter or mother (come-on)

They are the soldiers of America
They put their lives on the line
Gave up their own right to freedom
So you could have yours and i could have mine (alright)

They come from the bright light cities
They come from a one horse town
But if they're coming for you boy
You better know they ain't messin' around (because)

They do it for me and they do it for you
And the red white and blue

Chorus:
Amen to the ones on the battlefield
Amen to those who fall
Amen to the women and the children/getting caught between it all (they said)
They'd fight and die for our freedom
No one had to ask them to go
Without a moments hesitation
For the red white and blue

So just for one second
Put yourself in their boots
Turn your back on everything you know right now
With the whole world to lose
(they got)-no dinner with the family
(they got)-no home, no luxury car
Just a "welcome to the battle field"
It’s time to go to war (because)

They do it for me and they do it for you
And the red white and blue

Chorus

Somebody’s sister or brother
A mother daughter
Father or son




RALLY THE YOUTH

Listen up little man
You can’t just dream about tomorrow
You’ve got to take a stand to make it happen
Shut off the TV and lets get packing

Chorus:
Rally the Youth come on let’s go
We’ve been asleep for way too long
The world is changing so stop complaining
Before it’s too late

Rally the Youth come on let’s go
We’ve been asleep for way too long
The time has come to break the chains
That bind our freedom

9-5 you think you’ve done all that’s needed
Judging by you’re paycheck do you think you’ve succeeded
There’s more to life than work without meaning
People are in need can’t you hear them all screaming

Chorus

Blind our freedoms
They blind and bind our freedoms

Chorus

Blind our freedoms
Blind our freedoms
The time has come to break the chains
Break the chains
Break the chains
Our freedoms
Our freedoms




HONK IF YOU WANT PEACE

Summers on the campus
Not a lot to do
The smog hangs low and the boredoms grow
Among the jaded youth

Idle hands breed righteous plans
They miss the anarchy
‘Let’s find a way to rule today
and fix society’

‘The war machine must stop
Life can’t go on this way’
We’ll scream of greed and all our needs
We know just what to say

Chorus:
Honk if you want peace
Honk if you care
Honk if you’re human
And you’re aware
Honk if you want peace
Honk if you care
Honk if you’re human
If you’re aware

A little house in the corner of the city
A young father just had another scare
His little girl had more trouble breathing
But help came in time and now she’s fine, running on the stairs

She leans back, says, ‘dad I love you’
Her mother walks the doctor to his car
‘Don’t wait next time,’ he told her
‘Remember that the hospital’s not too far’

‘The war machine must stop
Life can’t go on this way’
We’ll scream of greed and all our needs
We know just what to say:

Chorus

A mother’s scream, the father races over
His little girl sprawled helplessly
He lifts her up upon his shoulder
And they run frantically

They’re in the car, it won’t be far
Their angel they can save
But as they turn the corner
She’s destined for the grave

Jeering mobs and tie-dyed slobs
People lying in the street
Whistles, drums and megaphones
Everyone repeat:

Chorus

Honk if you dare
Honk if you dare
Honk if you dare
Honk if you dare

Jeering mobs and tie-dyed slobs
People lying in the street
Whistles, drums and megaphones
Everyone repeat




WALKING THROUGH THAT DOOR

We fell in love the moment we first met
And everything was perfect in our lives
But I'm a soldier and I wont forget
The call of duty came and I went with pride
I found myself over seas, just protecting the dreams that we have
And there’s’ nothing more important than giving all I have to give

I'm fighting for the things that I believe
Its time to go my country's calling me

Chorus:
When I go walking through that door
I'm leaving with my head held high
I'll serve my country through this war
But I'll come back with pride

When I got home after my tour was through
I couldn't wait to take her as my wife
I asked her father if he would approve
And he said "son give her a happy life"
I found my self overjoyed when she told me a baby boy, was on the way
But my face grew pale when I picked up the mail
And saw my second call of duty came

Still fighting for the things that I believe
Its time to go my country's calling me

Chorus

I love my family, but I serve my country
And I'll be the man who swore an oath to those above me
And I'll fight harder, and I won’t be martyred
And I'll make it home so all my children know me

Chorus

So all my children know me
I’ll come back alive
So all my children know me I’ll come back alive




AMERICAN DREAM

I was born here on a winter’s day
But many people come from far away
To live in peace and true equality
And feel the strong wind of democracy
I see a vision of the Promised Land
A place where everybody has a chance
To build a home we are proud to know
And give respect to those who made it so

We strive to keep the dream alive
For you and I to realize

Chorus:
American Dream
We speak our minds
And fight to keep our dream alive
The proud and the free is who we are
We’ll stand together we’ve come this far

From coast to coast and to the mountains high
The beauty of our sovereign nation shines
From the hearts of every countryman
Into the yearning minds of our children
For the hungry world we plant the seeds
Giving hope to those who really need
And send our soldiers off foreign lands
To defend the rights of those who cant

We strive to keep the dream alive
For you and I to realize

Chorus

For every faith, and all beliefs
On every city and small town street
All our colors blend to one
But these colors will never run

American dream, like a light
That keeps on shining through the darkest night
The home of the brave the land of the free
To share this opportunity

Cause this is the American Dream
To live our lives
To see our destiny arise
The proud and the free
We speak our minds
And strive to keep our dreams alive
The American dream




HALLOWED GROUND

His virtue was felt by all, who he came to know
Rare is one like him, a kind and gentle soul
Taught me how to stand tall, when face to face with fear
Before his last fight he gathered up his men
And he said:

Chorus:
Bury me, bury me in hallowed ground
Let me lay near to the ones who walked with me
So bury me, bury me in hallowed ground
Let me rest in peace in hallowed ground

Never left a man behind, always held their spirits high
He saved the day on countless times
Fair in all his ways, until his final days
Before his last fight he gathered up his men
And he said:

Chorus

Oh will there ever be
More honest men like he
Who live their life to serve and set men free
Oh will I ever be
As selfless as my father
And in his honor I will fight, with dignity
Until the end
And he said:

Chorus




BEFORE THE HYPHENS CAME

My 5 A.M. alarm goes off, I’m rolling out of bed
I turn the TV on, to wake up and clear my head
I catch the news, just in time to view another stirring of the pot
Talks of in-equality, what people need, and forgetting what they’ve got
But in these times of opposition, the prejudice runs deep
Dividing us by heritage is all they ever preach

Chorus:
They tell us that they really care
But to them it’s just a game
‘Cause we were all Americans
before the hyphens came
When people cared ‘bout who you were
and less about your name
‘Cause we were all Americans
Before the hyphens came

Somewhere down along the line, someone had the great idea
to divide us up by heritage, and profit from that fear
But growing up a while back, before these racial trends
Whether immigrant, or white or black, we just called each other friends
And if we spoke an extra language, it was just another way
To pledge allegiance to the flag, God bless the USA

Chorus

So don’t listen to those talking heads
There’s one thing they forgot
That this Sweet Land of Liberty
Should be one big Melting Pot

So take away the hyphens
We’ll all be the same
No more lines betweens us
Together we’ll remain
Forget about your color
Forget about your name
No more lines between us
Cause we are all the same

Chorus




WHERE WAS THE MEDIA THEN

Stooges with their cameras
Watch our every move
Waiting for that one mistake
Some footage they can use
To smear the ones the fear the most
The ones that they despise
And fill the minds of spiteful pawns
With anger, hate, and lies

Exploit the children
Puppet the weak
Rile the masses again

Chorus:
Justify!
Where was the media then?
Tell us why!
Where was the media then?
But every time the truth came out
Where was the media then?
After fifty years of all your lies
Where was the media then?

When vegans kill in the name of peace
Holy men curse the white
Beheadings in Afghanistan
They vilify the Right
Voter fraud is just ignored
Acorns don’t exist
But when the lies are exposed
It’s Murdoch they insist

Exploit the children
Puppet the weak
Rile the masses again

Chorus

Hypocrisy is all we see
Hostility and misery
Always condescending
Until your mind in numb

Defenders of the free
The forth pillar they were meant to be
Masters of duplicity
The fifth column they’ve become

Exploit the children
Puppet the weak
Rile the masses again

Chorus




IN THE DAYS THAT REAGAN RULED

Searching in the distance
For a shining city on a hill
For I was told in days of old
That it would be there still

But what I see is killin’ me
It tears right at my soul
Just enemies of liberty
Now victims they are called

The people can’t communicate
No language as a glue
And the communists in Hollywood
Who tell you what to do
But things were so much different --

Chorus:
In The Days That Reagan Ruled
In The Days That Reagan Ruled
In The Days That Reagan Ruled
He was the Gipper, he had the knack
He took a bullet and he still came back
In The Days That Reagan Ruled!
In The Days That Reagan Ruled!
He was an honest man with a simple dream
A dream we should hold true

When he met with Gorbachev, he stood firm and proud
Not like other men, who would’ve knelt down and bowed
All his rivals couldn’t stand the plot
But he destroyed our greatest enemy - without a single shot

Negotiate, yet dominate; peace through strength he’d say
No hostages he’d let you hold, not for a day
Things were so much different --

Chorus

California was still the Golden State
Our culture we could celebrate
Our First Lady still had some class
No race-baiters talking all of their trash

In The Days That Reagan Ruled
In The Days That Reagan Ruled
Things were so much different
In The Days That Reagan Ruled
In The Days That Reagan Ruled

Chorus

Tearing down an iron wall
Acting in his greatest role
Made all his critics look like fools
‘Cause even jelly beans were cool!

[Reagan VO fade…]

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May 24th 2014 at 5PM

Concerned Veterans of America

VFW POST 1503
14631 Minnieville Road, Dale City, Virginia 22193
Phone: 703 670-4124 - See more at: http://www.madisonrising.com/tourdates.php#sthash.7PrvpR8P.dpuf

Music with messages suck. Brainless songs about partying and love are the only kind of music that is cool.

ABOUT:

Madison Rising brings great rock music back to the forefront of popular culture. With songs ranging from the guitar heavy opening track "Right To Bear," to the hauntingly epic sounds of "Honk If You Want Peace," to the beautiful violins of "Hallowed Ground," it is clear that this band is on a mission to not only make great music, but also send a message that American culture is alive and well.


Madison Rising promotes the principles of liberty, independence, smaller government and personal responsibility. All tracks were recorded at Water Studios in Hoboken and mixed by legendary music engineer Ron Saint Germain at Saint’s Place Studio in Kinnelon, NJ.


Lead Vocalist - Dave Bray: Dave's first recollection and connection to music came from seeing Gary Numan doing 'Cars' on 'Top of the Pops'. His love of music however, began while sitting with his mother and singing folk songs while she played the guitar. He would later join the church choir. After a few years, he finally found his home as a "front man" as he and his first band rehearsed for a high school talent show. Dave's dream was short lived. He had already enlisted in the US NAVY and would leave for basic not long after graduation.

A dedicated leader and patriot, Dave was a Recruit Chief Petty Officer in basic training, a Master at Arms in A-school, and was awarded the honor of Top Dog in Field Medical Service School. He would finally serve in the U.S. Navy as an 8404 FMF Corpsman for the 2nd Battalion / 2nd Marines stationed out of Camp Lejeune NC.

Dave's voice is most often described as a passionate but soft roar, controlled and melodic, teetering on the edge of detonation. A true showman, Dave puts his heart and soul into every performance and has been captivating audiences with his "blood, sweat and tears style" performances for years.

"It is my firm belief that without God there is no country...Madison Rising, for me, is truly a call back to service...a service that our country needs, in a war that our country doesn't even know exists." - Dave

Drummer - Sam Fishman: Sammy "Bones" Jones has been hitting the skins since third grade. He may seem innocent and well mannered but behind the drums he is a possessed man.

Madison Rising is the true calling for Sammy. He is a patriot, hard worker, and loyal friend/musician. Sammy is a graduate from the University of Rochester/Eastman School of Music and lives in NJ. Some of Sam's favorite bands include Mastodon, Deftones, and Porcupine Tree.

"Being the drummer for Madison Rising has been a higher calling. It's bigger than all of us. This is an opportunity to create music with a message that America needs to hear right now!" - Sam

Sammy is single. It's true.

Bass - Steve Padelski: Steve's parents gave him his first bass guitar at the age of 12, and by 14 he was jamming with his first band. Since then he has been a constant figure in the North Jersey music scene playing styles that range from Jazz to Death Metal. It was in one of these alternative rock ventures where he met Sam Fishman and was later introduced to Madison Rising. He became a formal member of the band on January 1, 2012.

Steve is an accomplished guitarist as well and a true performer- his high energy stage presence brings fans of every age to their feet.

- See more at: http://www.madisonrising.com/about.php#sthash.tYNALgPs.dpuf

Help Madison Rising keep the Banner flying and show EVERYONE that you are one of the millions of hard working people in this country that is still proud to be an American.

To book the band, please contact: bookings@madisonrising.com

Madison Rising America's most patriotic rock band – is on a mission to not only make great music, but also send a message that American culture is alive and well.


See What Others Are Saying About Madison Rising's Rendition of Our National Anthem:

Love your National Anthem. Makes me cry every time I hear it. - Sandi Brown Tunno

You guys need to do the National Anthem at the Super Bowl. You deserve it --- the awesome arrangement and musicianship and your love for freedom and liberty. - David Curtin

What a lovely...and very special gift I found in my mail box today...Thank you Guys..I find I'm much more blessed to know y'all. - Reese Ccup

My apt complex has officially started its morning with the Star Spangled Banner blasting out the window. Not one complaint ever so far. - Patricia Mcnaught Foster - See more at: http://starspangledbannerchallenge.com/#sthash.KPdNR4yS.dpuf

This version is beyond amazing! Thank you Madison Rising! This brought tears to my eyes, sent chills down my spine and was a reminder of how proud I am to be American! We are the strongest, the bravest and the best! You guys rock and so does our beautiful country! USA! - Aero Love

Just by God brilliant. Thanks, fellas. Go Navy. - Max Andrew

All their music is awesome. The direct heart of those that serve this nation - Sandra Norton36

Gave me chills, and left me in tears... from NYC ... thank you for this... - Enrique Gonzalez

just amazing, such passion and heart. - Rebeka Diezel

BEST NATIONAL ANTHEM EVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! This gave me chills. This is the only way I EVER want to hear the Nation Anthem played again! - B abe

As a Vietnam Veteran I find this the best rendition of the National Anthem I have ever FELT (it is a feeling). Definitely should be at the Super Bowl - Raymond Massey

This should be the standard for which all performances of the SSB are based. - Motorcycle Riding Clips

Boom. Just blew my mind. Sergeant536

I can't stop listening to this!! - idonailz61

Wow, love it!!! Tears streaming down my face... GOD BLESS AMERICA!!! - Jason Pfantz

Every American must listen to this! - Charles Macagnone - See more at: http://starspangledbannerchallenge.com/#sthash.KPdNR4yS.dpuf

If this is the group that did the National Anthem at the Nascar race yesterday, they were AWFUL. People were laughing at them.

Stabitha Wrote:
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> If this is the group that did the National Anthem
> at the Nascar race yesterday, they were AWFUL.
> People were laughing at them.


Here it is in all its glory:

http://youtu.be/uLDDvlcNSMo

I didn't listen because the bands name sounds gay as shit.

I like their message, but not only does it reek of bullshit, they suck too.

HE is a hero:

Madison Rising, America’s most patriotic rock band, has come under fire for its National Anthem performance at yesterday’s NASCAR race broadcast live on ESPN, with some people calling the performance “disgraceful,” and “disrespectful” of our flag and our military. The band however has another explanation – the crowd just wasn’t expecting to hear a non-traditional rendition.

“In my opinion, the controversy in Daytona is simple,” said Richard Mgrdechian, manager of Madison Rising. “People were expecting a conventional presentation, but they got something completely different. Had they been familiar with our version, I have no doubt that the reaction would have been the typical resounding round of applause that we’ve gotten at hundreds of other performances, and that everyone would be talking about what a great and inspiring rendition it is. Back when were recording it, we had one very specific goal in mind - to reenergize that song for the 21st Century (and in time for the 200 year bicentennial on September 14, 2014), and to do it in the most respectful and reverent way possible. Since then, hundreds of thousands of people have told us in no uncertain terms that we achieved that goal with flying colors. It’s unfortunate that so many of the people in yesterday’s crowd were not yet familiar with who we are or what we do.

“I would encourage anyone who questions our patriotism, love of country and respect for our military to watch our official Star Spangled Banner video (available on YouTube at: http://youtu.be/c8C7i9kdEf8) and then make up their minds about what they think of us,” said Madison Rising lead singer Dave Bray, a navy veteran and former 8404 FMF Corpsman. “Over five million people have gone into it not knowing what to expect, but the vast majority have come out with goose bumps, tears in their eyes and our version downloaded onto their iPods to listen to every day. The mission of Madison Rising is to help restore a sense of pride back into this country, and we're thrilled it’s having that effect.”

Madison Rising released its widely acclaimed version of the Star Spangled Banner eighteen months ago and both the song and video have become huge hits throughout the country, catapulting the band into the national spotlight and creating one of the most loyal fan bases in rock music history. “Awesome,” “deeply moving,” “chilling,” and “the best ever,” are just some of the superlatives used to describe Madison Rising’s rendition of the song that celebrates what being an American is all about.

Last November, Madison Rising released their second album – American Hero – dedicated to the men and women of our armed forces, along with the police, firefighters and other first responders. Madison Rising is on a mission to reignite authentic American culture through great rock music. The band promotes the principles of liberty, independence, smaller government and personal responsibility, and plans to re-release a special limited Bicentennial edition of their Star Spangled Banner single within a matter of weeks. Madison Rising: Music with meaning

Who is..."Madison Rising"?

Also, since when did extolling the greatness of The United States become the sole province of conservatives?

They respond!!!!! HEROES!!!! Wrote:
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> The band however has another explanation – the
> crowd just wasn’t expecting to hear a
> non-traditional rendition.

Hmm... band that promotes conservatives values but does things in a non-traditional way. No hypocrisy there.

They respond!!!!! HEROES!!!! Wrote:
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> The band promotes the principles of liberty,
> independence, smaller government and personal
> responsibility...

Really can't think of anything I'd want to hear about less in my music. Thug music about Obama is bad enough but this takes the cake of stupid musical concepts.

Set Sarcasm Detectors To "On" Wrote:
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> They respond!!!!! HEROES!!!! Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > The band however has another explanation –
> the
> > crowd just wasn’t expecting to hear a
> > non-traditional rendition.
>
> Hmm... band that promotes conservatives values but
> does things in a non-traditional way. No hypocrisy
> there.

You're stupid. The band murdered the national anthem but not as bad as some niggers have.
Never fuck with the national anthem.

Gerymanderer2 Wrote:
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> You're stupid. The band murdered the national
> anthem but not as bad as some niggers have.
> Never fuck with the national anthem.

So because the nig-nogs do it, they get a free pass? And you don't see any hypocrisy here? If you're pro-MS, justifying their behavior with what the darkies do just won't cut it.

Set Sarcasm Detectors To "On" Wrote:
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> Gerymanderer2 Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > You're stupid. The band murdered the national
> > anthem but not as bad as some niggers have.
> > Never fuck with the national anthem.
>
> So because the nig-nogs do it, they get a free
> pass? And you don't see any hypocrisy here? If
> you're pro-MS, justifying their behavior with what
> the darkies do just won't cut it.

You are a dumbass.

they're a bunch of idiot rednecks, people have a right to be pissed about what they did

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Part of reading is comprehension. You fail.

Lib media is tasting blood and going in for the kill trying to silence the conservative voice. MR sound is too strong for you!!!MR will be standing at the end of the day. THEY ARE AMERICA!

"Madison Rising Treated Daytona To Possibly The Worst National Anthem Rendition Ever"

FROM LIB MEDIA HUFFINGTONPOST (COMMIES)

The band is made up of part time actors as a prank. It's all satire and they're duping all the dumb rednecks that think they're serious.

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These guys are real!!!

I don't care who you are...

There's a couple of fagarellos performing in that band.

Madison Rising: Music Review

Back in the day – the only day that ever really mattered, the 1980s – heavy metal music was about the only way, absent an errant missile strike by the Soviet Union, for young people to watch their oppressors suffer, be they parent, teacher, Congressman, or cop. While their pursed lips, crooked fingers, and humorless facades said no, our mullets and acne responded in kind, headbanging an emphatic yes from sea to shining sea. The nation’s youth were, for likely the final time, united in rebellion. As if channeling a spirit of lost generations, we felt the noise, shouted at the devil, barked at the moon, and stayed hungry. We rode the lightning, defended the faith, licked it up, and lived somewhere just south of heaven. The world’s ugliest human beings, once doomed to a sad isolation of stumbling through dark, airless tombs, were now getting laid as if by divine right. The meaningless void of 70s arena rock was long forgotten. Disco, forever and always the least introspective music in human history, had been murdered at last before cheering crowds. Power had its back to the wall. The establishment was in retreat. For a brief time, it seemed like we might change a thing or two. And then came Operation: Mindcrime. Hell, we just might change the whole enchilada.

Fluff artists like Bret Michaels and Vince Neil might tell you differently, but heavy metal’s goal was always revolution. Not the superficial kind, like removing those Parental Advisory stickers from cassette tapes or something, but real, substantive change. Overthrow, dammit, with bodies in the streets. Sure, the movement was fronted by some of the stupidest human beings ever to walk upright, but we had our idealism. We hated war, so it had to stop. I’m pretty sure even if attacked. Just close down the military and walk away. Poor people were noble and true, and we wanted to feed them. But our government just couldn’t mind its own business. We pretty much wanted it gone, but unlike today’s Libertarians, we needed guys like Ted Kennedy for the big projects, like libraries and roads and shit. Our hatred of the feds was a music thing: stay out of our record shops, our bedrooms, and our porno booths, because sex and drugs and fighting back meant everything to us. Taxes? We didn’t pay them, so what were they but something rich folks should contribute more of so we could be left alone? Yeah, man, we really hated people with money. Like, more than Tipper Gore. Soak ‘em, is what we yelled from the rooftops, and the music reflected that populist spirit. We were the commoners, and we sprang from the dirt to take on the posers, the pretentious, and the pompous alike.

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Sure, like all revolutions, the cause failed miserably, with most of us moving on to even worse musical escapades (the 90s make the 80s seem like the fucking Renaissance). But even in retrospect, there’s an understanding that, even though it was doomed from the start, it was still worth a shot. No one in a t-shirt and jeans ever did anything worth a damn, but the air was thick with possibility then, and the fun was in the not knowing. Heavy metal saw the enemy, called it by name, and worked non-stop to strike it down from its lofty perch. And even when we weren’t exactly concerned with holding truth to power, we got one hell of a kick out of scaring all the right people. Women, seniors, people in suits – they were a gray, amorphous blob of mediocrity, and we loved the fire, blood, and bad attitudes that drove them to the other side of the auditorium. Eventually, we loathed everyone who gave a shit. If you played a sport, you sold out. If you wanted to be more, you were a conformist. And if you were patriotic, faithful, or devoted, you were the ultimate sucker. It was a rapid push from social concern to comfortable nihilism, but it was a necessary evolution. Eventually, metal had to just throw its hands up and admit that the world could suck it for all it cared. It was about the music. And people hating our everlasting guts. Despised, we knew we were winning.

But it’s 2013 now, and heavy metal is a dead letter, except of course for the nostalgia circuit, which improbably has Ratt still earning a living a quarter-century beyond its expiration date. And while we love our old bands, still, it’s not for anything they have to say. It’s about memory and youth, and we know the train done left the station. Maybe some of the dinosaurs still retain a shred or two of genuine belief, but it means even less when shouted from one of the few recognizable holes on some death mask. Someone may yet take us to the promised land, but it’s not going to be a dude still wearing spandex at sixty. So where does that leave the metal empire? In sum, it leaves us with Madison Rising. They are the long and the short of the modern scene, and where we’ve been tending for a generation now. If the past shook a fist, they salute a flag. From hating war to serving in one. From being on the side of the guy sticking it to the man, to being the man shooting that same guy in the face. Yes, even, from comforting the afflicted and afflicting the comfortable, to wanting to be the comfortable right down the line. It’s heavy metal, but the kind even Richard Nixon could dig. The kind for a new age. The sort of shit they might play in a board room to get people motivated for the layoffs. The only surprise is that Gene Simmons didn’t think of it first.

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For the uninitiated (which included me up until about ten minutes ago, as I hadn’t even heard of Madison Rising until I caught the end of a segment on Fox News) the band – led by vocalist Dave Bray, guitarists Alex Bodnar and Chris Schreiner, bassist Alex Bodnar, and drummer Sam Fishman – was cobbled together out of spare parts in 2011 by Purple Eagle Entertainment CEO and Founder Richard Mgrdechian. Previously a NASA engineer and investment banker, Richard naturally turned his sights on the heavy metal music scene, seeing a void in the marketplace for a pro-America, pro-gun, pro-war, anti-immigrant rock group to take the nation by storm. Country music was already safely in the hands of God, and Prussian Blue had experienced a bad break up, so why not tackle a new genre? A genre previously held by liberals, fanatics, and those bent on bringing the country down? Now I won’t say the whole thing’s as contrived as the Backstreet Boys or One Direction (MR writes their own music, thank you very much), but this Mgrdechian guy is no less slimy than that fat Philip Seymour Hoffman-ish slob who went to jail for a $300 million Ponzi scheme soon after forming the boy band O-Town. Maybe more so. All O-Town wanted, after all, was to make young girls cry. Madison Rising, however, is after us all. It’s the most chilling grab for power since the Night of the Long Knives.

*****

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“Right to Bear” – God, how I wish this was just another gay anthem. Nope, we’re in gun nut territory, and every man not armed to the hilt is, as you would expect, “a citizen they control.” But it’s more than that. The opening shot is every NRA wet dream writ large: a chance not only to kill, but to kill with full legal right. “Late one night as I came home,” Bray growls, “And saw the front door broken in.” Grabbing his piece and running inside, the hunky ex-Navy serviceman finds “who lurks within” and eventually, stands face to face with the thief. “Man you should have seen him run,” he snarls, “When I cocked that .45.” First question: why wasn’t your gun already cocked? You saw the broken door and waited to cock the gun until you looked the criminal in the eyes? Already he’s a liar. Maybe there was no actual break in. But he continues: “It’s one of my rights as a free man / To protect my home when needed / I demand my right to bear arms / It’s one of my rights as a free man.” Yes, you said that. And we all agree. But no one actually broke into your house. At least not right before you came home. I’m thinking this guy was fucking your wife and this is the story you’re telling the cop after the fact. Fine, you’re singing the story. It’s still horseshit. But he’s serious: “Disarm the voting country-men / And society will fall.” No one has ever used the word ‘disarm’ in any conversation. Certainly no politician. But even if they did, that will bring down the country? But I pre-judge. Maybe he gets to the increasing gap between rich and poor with a later song. I mean, it’s early.

“Soldiers of America” – Well, I’m guessing it’s another gun song, only this time, they’re being wielded by our best and brightest. Distinguishable from the opening dirge only by the singer’s insistence on using even more gruff, this ode to our fighting men dispenses with subtlety altogether and goes straight for the cheap seats: “They are the soldiers of America / They put their lives on the line / Gave up their own right to freedom / So you could have yours and I could have mine.” Outside of the fact that such lyrics could have been penned by Orrin Hatch or even the drunkest Tea Partier, let’s consider the essential contradiction: soldiers are not themselves free. They gave it up so we could have ours. So our liberty rests, then, on the tenderest of principles: the zero-sum game where you are free only when I am, well, not. Once I am free again, you will be unfree. So I’ll have to surrender my freedom – again – so you can be free. It’s pretty complicated, apparently. And here I thought these guys just needed a way to pay for college. But this is about paying tribute. I mean, these guys are far away while we sit at home getting fat: “(they got) no dinner with the family / (they got) no home, no luxury car / Just a ‘welcome to the battlefield’ / It’s time to go to war.” I have no family, a shitty car, and am a paycheck from homelessness. Is this song about me, too? We’ve split the atom, put a man on the moon, and can get cell service in a cave. Still no originality concerning music and the military.

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“Rally the Youth” – I’ll admit it: this is one sexy song. It opens with orgasmic swagger, like it’s seducing the kids for a righteous cause. The lyrics even speak to unending possibility: “Listen up little man / You can’t just dream about tomorrow / You’ve got to take a stand / To make it happen / Shut off the TV and let’s get packing.” Have they turned liberal so soon? By the third song? They sound, dare I say it, angry. They keep on it: “Rally the youth come on let’s go / We’ve been asleep for way too long / The world is changing / So stop complaining / Before it’s too late.” What are they after? Whatever it is, sounds radical, even dangerous. Global warming? Gun violence? Stagnant wages? Corporate malfeasance? By the next stanza, it sounds like Eugene Freakin’ Debs is at the mike: “Judging by your paycheck / Do you think you’ve succeeded? / There’s more to life than work without meaning / People are in need / Can’t you hear them all screaming?” I started to move a bit. Decent solo, man. Even the drums are kickin’ it. Then the denouement: “Blind our freedoms / They blind and bind our freedoms.” I see. Now I re-examine. Your paycheck is low because of the taxes. Perhaps if they got rid of the minimum wage you’d make even more money. And regulations! You could have your 40-hours with benefits were it not for Obamacare. Sorry! Forever and always, the conservative who speaks of liberty is never talking about an actual human being. But there I go again. Corporations are human beings, per the Supreme Court. Take note: metal’s first anthem for the young so they can argue in favor of lower pay. Catchy!

“Honk if You Want Peace” – Piano! Is this the group’s first ballad? It would not be out of place on a Savatage record, to be honest. And then the anger kicks in. I’ll cut to the chase, people. This is a song about war protesters so clogging the streets that a father with a dying little girl cannot make it in time to the hospital. Oh, no? “They’re in the car, it won’t be far / Their angel they can save / But as they turn the corner / She’s destined for the grave / Jeering mobs and tie-dyed slobs / People lying in the street / Whistles, drums, and megaphones / Everyone repeat.” So people who exercise their First Amendment rights (we’ll call that song “Right to Speech”) are actually more dangerous than the wars they seek to stop? It’s a curious logic, but we did lose Vietnam because of Woodstock, if I’m not mistaken. We’ll continue. All kids who are in college and not serving Uncle Sam are selfish, lazy, and “jaded.” Quite possibly homosexual. Being opposed to war is as silly as a slogan, and the complexity of thought behind pacifism can be reduced to the very same. No soldier would say this, of course, as many of our bravest fighting men have vigorously opposed war. I mean, they would know its horrors better than anyone. Read the words above Eisenhower’s grave, for chrissakes. Then I see it: lyrics by Richard Mgrdechian. That fuck! The chicken heart with the biggest dick, right? He probably lost his daughter while driving drunk and now wants to blame it on some hippie sleeping in the road. The hospital wasn’t far. Liberalism got in the way. The ultimate death panel.

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“Walking through that Door” – I knew the Winger tune was bound to come along, and here it is. It’s a poppy little ditty, but it lacks the masculine urging of the earlier songs. And this dude’s voice is starting to sound wildly overproduced. And another military anthem so soon? Can I catch my breath first? He’s a man, she’s a woman, and he’s off to war. Duty, and all that. “I found myself overseas / Just protecting the dreams that we have / And there’s nothing more important / Than giving all I have to give.” Again with the protecting. But sure, we’ll accept his logic. My biggest dream of the past year was to receive a tweet from William Shatner. And so it happened. Would this not have happened had the singer stayed home? I get that you have to tell yourself you’re doing more than sweating and dying for some old white guy’s stock options, but enough with saying your daily activities keep me from the grave. A sick bus driver affects more lives than what you do, sir, but I’m guessing you’ll have something to say about that. “I love my family, but I serve my country / And I’ll be the man who swore an oath / To those above me / And I’ll fight harder / And I won’t be martyred / And I’ll make it home / So all my children know me.” PTSD and traumatic brain injuries might have a different opinion, buster. Funny how no one’s mentioning conservative-led budget cuts.

“American Dream” – What an opening! The singer roars, as it atop a speaker at a stadium concert. He waves his hands, we raise ours. Unity, band and audience. We’re ready for where he’s taking us. Hell, man, we all love an anthem. Conservatives most of all. Rally the troops, and all that. If they could get away with it, Republicans would dispense with all forms of communication save the anthem. They don’t do much, but they do slogans. Here, it’s pure genius. Welcome to our country, the song beckons: “But many people come from far away / To live in peace and true equality / And feel the strong wind of democracy / I see a vision of the Promised Land.” Sounds cozy, right? Again, they have this shit down to a science. “The beauty of our sovereign nation shines / From the hearts of every countryman / Into the yearning minds of our children / For the hungry world we plant the seeds.” Sure, it’s boilerplate stuff that conveniently fits at the national convention of either party, but it’s also loose enough to be adapted by Goebbels. Patriotism is like that – it never sounds like less than a belligerent call to arms. But we all love America, don’t we? The right likes America shrouded in myth and superstition, the left prefers it straight, no chaser. Love it or leave it takes on love it and change it. But Madison Rising, as a packaged product and not some organic band slinging hash for its supper, reflects the generalized when need be, but lies in wait for the true war to begin. ‘Welcome’ will take a turn later, I assure you. I’ve already seen the song title.

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“Hallowed Ground” – Seven songs in, and no less than three have been devoted to the military. But unlike the other rousing tunes, this is the softer side of war: the burial. “His virtue was felt by all, who he came to know / Rare is one like him, a kind and gentle soul / Taught me how to stand tall, when face to face with fear / Before his last fight he gathered up his men / And he said: Bury me, bury me in hallowed ground.” Now, none of us know this man. We take it on faith that he’s a decent guy and worthy of our honor. But what if the exact opposite is true? Take World War II: 400,000 Americans died, and yes, all sacrificed for a noble cause. But isn’t it safe to say that a good 30-40,000 were dreadful human beings? Maybe their hometowns were glad to see them ship out. Maybe one was a rapist, or a thief, or some cranky manager down at the feed store who routinely cheated customers. I’m willing to bet even Normandy houses the bodies of a few guys who were not missed. If a guy is an abusive prick, does dying in battle erase the wounds he inflicted on those back home? Madison Rising wouldn’t be the first to argue in the affirmative, nor will it be the last. We tend to see our soldiers in very simplistic terms, and all of them deserve a salute, even if they hate blacks, beat women, or cheat on their taxes. Or, if we believe the press, has every man who has ever died in war been a saint? Lucky us, then, for leaving the shitstains at home to be exposed as cowards. At bottom, songs like this are just tired and obvious. “Oh will there ever be, more honest men like he?” I’m pretty sure I can find a few, Cap’n.

“Where Was the Media Then” – Oh, shit. Richard Mgrdechian is back again, and he’s going after the old conservative standby. First off, this is an angry song. Bray’s tone is decidedly snotty. “Stooges with their cameras / Watch our every move / Waiting for that one mistake / Some footage they can use.” Okay, so far, so good. Right and left alike can relate to the vultures in the media. Gossip is king, and hard news long ago left the building. Fair enough. “Exploit the children / Puppet the weak / Rile the masses again.” Again, this could go either way. I’m fairly sure that ‘rile the masses’ line is code for class warfare, but we’ll give him the benefit of the doubt. “When vegans kill in the name of peace / Holy men curse the white / Beheadings in Afghanistan / They vilify the Right / Voter fraud is just ignored / Acorns don’t exist / But when the lies are exposed / It’s Murdoch they insist.” Yes! Finally, the old bugger just comes out and says it. Okay, so the ‘holy man’ is Rev. Wright, the Acorn line is cute, if dated, but what the hell are murdering vegans? Does he think Muslims are vegans? I really don’t know. But the line is delivered with such authority, I half believed it, regardless of where it comes from. And why is the right still bitching about a lack of media representation? Only they continue to get riled up about the “big three” networks any longer. I mean, do you know anyone who gets their news from Dan Rather? Maybe Richard should have waited for that 60 Minutes report on Benghazi before pissing all over himself.

“Before the Hyphens Came” – Here it is, the expected flip side to “American Dream.” Yeah, we want you, but on our terms. “We were all Americans,” he claims, “Before the hyphens came.” Really, before or after the Chinese Exclusion Act? Before or after we set quotas to keep out Eastern Europeans? You mean, around the period of the early 20th century, when New York City was defined by its ethnic enclaves, crushing poverty, and rigid segregation? Maybe it came to pass after we told the Ship of Fools to take its Jews back to the ovens. “Somewhere down along the line / Someone had the great idea / To divide us up by heritage / And profit from that fear.” Well, yes, Madison Rising, someone did, and I’m fairly certain you’d be having tea with them right about now if you could. This mythical time, when we were all Americans, regardless of birth, race, gender, or social class? For exactly sixteen minutes on 9/11. The rest of the time, we’ve hated each other. If division hasn’t been enforced by law, we’ve chosen it. This goes for all of us, band Rising. “When people cared ‘bout who you were / And less about your name.” Again, let’s have a year. Because you might be curious to know that for about a thirty-year stretch, 95% of Hollywood actors changed their names because studio heads knew we weren’t about to see some Polack make love to a gypsy. Everyone Anglicized, and it wasn’t done out of love. Americans are xenophobic creeps at bottom, and the hyphens came because your lot tried to make all of us the same: bland, boring, and white as sourdough. But we’ll assume that you can define this “American culture” that stands as the ultimate ideal, an ideal beyond division. What is it? What are its qualities? Baseball? Yeah, no immigrants over there, then and now. A Totino’s frozen pizza? Nothing. Not a thing. The essence of Americanism is that there is no “pure” American. “Forget about your color / Forget about your name”? You first, Mr. Mgrdechian.

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“In the Days that Reagan Ruled” – It’s fitting that they save the best for last; a patriotic, rousing wall of flame starting with a driving drum beat that would not be out of place at the Tomb of the Unknown. You’ll salute and like it, mister. “Searching in the distance / For a shining city on a hill / For I was told in days of old / That it would be there still.” No Reagan lust is ever complete without that ‘city on a hill’ shit, and all these years later, no one really knows what it means. The obvious conclusion is that it’s a gated community with a private police force, complete with charity, not state aid, and a decided lack of brown people, but we’ll pretend the city can stuff all of us in, like some right-wing Noah’s Ark. “The people can’t communicate / No language as a glue / And the communists in Hollywood / Who tell you what to do.” Okay, so no communists. Thank god there are only three actual communists left in the world. Then a bitter chorus: “In the Days that Reagan Ruled / He was the Gipper, he had the knack / He took a bullet and he still came back / In the Days that Reagan Ruled / He was an honest man with a simple dream / A dream we should all hold true.” He had the knack? That’s the best you can say about him? They really shouldn’t let Mgrdechian write any more songs. “California was still the Golden State / Our culture we could celebrate / Our First Lady still had some class / No race-baiters talking all of their trash.” Translation: California was tolerable before the Mexicans, and no more black First Ladies. Anything else? “No hostages he’d let you hold, not for a day.” From Iran, or in general? Can we subvert the Constitution to get them back, though? Cuz that would be cool. And shouldn’t there be a few extra stanzas for the Beirut bombing, Pan Am bombing, escalating AIDS crisis, widening gap between rich and poor, the ’82 recession, the stroll through a Nazi cemetery, exploding deficits, etc.,? Just a line about jelly beans to close the show? Nicely done, Madison Rising. Nicely done.

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What should we take from Madison Rising, other than the fact that no band worth knowing has ever made its television debut on Huckabee? Unlike 80s metal, then and now, the current “fight with the power” incarnation is, simply put, a huge bore. Is there anything worse than trying to rock out with the establishment riding shotgun? It’s like fist-bumping your parents after getting laid in their bed. Rooting for the Pinkertons in a labor war. Applauding the Indian massacre in Little Big Man. Or that SNL sketch where Johnny Rotten finally decided that Maggie Thatcher was pretty nice, after all. Madison Rising is not against the system, but certain people running that system. What will they tackle next? The virtue of eliminating the capital gains tax? Health savings accounts? Imagine, if you will, Ozzy singing about free trade. Heavy metal fed into feelings of alienation, loneliness, and wanting to strangle the captain of the football team. With Madison Rising, we’re part of a big club again, so long as you pray, hit the firing range, work out, and cheer the very man you once wanted dead. Back then, when we heard “no truth, no justice, the American Way” (Sacred Reich), it meant illegal wars in Central America, rich screwing poor, and media lies to promote unchecked consumerism. Now, Madison Rising apes the same language to get us fired up about the tyranny of having health insurance, gun laws, and how to spend those thirty-five media minutes not saturated with unquestioned militarism. Maybe you’ll spend it with Madison Rising.

It’s metal. For your mom.



http://www.ruthlessreviews.com/19446/madison-rising-music-review/

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They stole the idea from my Christian rock band.
But are totally gay.

Killing in the name of!

Some of those that wear forces
Are the same that burn crosses.
Some of those that wear forces
Are the same that burn crosses.
Some of those that wear forces
Are the same that burn crosses.
Some of those that wear forces
Are the same that burn crosses.

Killing in the name of!
Killing in the name of!

And now you do what they told ya
And now you do what they told ya
And now you do what they told ya
And now you do what they told ya
And now you do what they told ya
And now you do what they told ya
And now you do what they told ya
And now you do what they told ya
And now you do what they told ya
And now you do what they told ya
And now you do what they told ya
And now you do what they told ya

Those who died
Are justified
For wearing the badge, they're the chosen whites
You justify
Those that died
By wearing the badge, they're the chosen whites
Those who died
Are justified
For wearing the badge, they're the chosen whites
You justify
Those that died
By wearing the badge, they're the chosen whites

Some of those that wear forces
Are the same that burn crosses.
Some of those that wear forces
Are the same that burn crosses.
Some of those that wear forces
Are the same that burn crosses.
Some of those that wear forces
Are the same that burn crosses.

Killing in the name of!
Killing in the name of!

And now you do what they told ya
And now you do what they told ya
And now you do what they told ya
And now you do what they told ya
And now you do what they told ya, now you're under control
And now you do what they told ya, now you're under control
And now you do what they told ya, now you're under control
And now you do what they told ya, now you're under control
And now you do what they told ya, now you're under control
And now you do what they told ya, now you're under control
And now you do what they told ya, now you're under control

Those who died
Are justified
For wearing the badge, they're the chosen whites
You justify
Those that died
By wearing the badge, they're the chosen whites
Those who died
Are justified
For wearing the badge, they're the chosen whites
You justify
Those that died
By wearing the badge, they're the chosen whites
Come on!

(Guitar Solo)
Uggh!

Yeah! Come on! Uggh!

(Get louder until 9th by which time shouting)
Fuck you, I won't do what you tell me.
Fuck you, I won't do what you tell me.
Fuck you, I won't do what you tell me.
Fuck you, I won't do what you tell me.
Fuck you, I won't do what you tell me.
Fuck you, I won't do what you tell me.
Fuck you, I won't do what you tell me.
Fuck you, I won't do what you tell me.
FUCK YOU, I WON'T DO WHAT YOU TELL ME!!
FUCK YOU, I WON'T DO WHAT YOU TELL ME!!
FUCK YOU, I WON'T DO WHAT YOU TELL ME!!
FUCK YOU, I WON'T DO WHAT YOU TELL ME!!
FUCK YOU, I WON'T DO WHAT YOU TELL ME!!!
FUCK YOU, I WON'T DO WHAT YOU TELL ME!!!
FUCK YOU, I WON'T DO WHAT YOU TELL ME!!!
FUCK YOU, I WON'T DO WHAT YOU TELL ME!!!
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Typical, people love commie rock. But when a real AMERICAN band comes out with a good sound and good message, it is garbage???? RIGHT LIBS!!! Not buying that BS anymore!!!!

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Stab, the singer is black! Not to mention a complete hypocrite. RATM is on the most corporate record label in the world, Sony. They are 1% for sure.

I thought they broke up years ago? Didnt someone off himself with a heroin overdose?????

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Im no Lib....not even close. But the band in this thread is HORRIBLE. I dont care what their message is, they need to find a new way to deliver it.

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They're like a cross between Nickelback and Glenn Beck. It's fucking horrendous.

Even Foxnews is turning against them:

DAYTONA BEACH, FLA. – "America's most patriotic rock band" performed America's most patriotic song at Daytona International Speedway on Saturday.

And the reviews were mixed.

Madison Rising's rendition of the national anthem had a few drivers chuckling and some fans shaking their heads before the Nationwide Series season opener.

The band's version of "The Star Spangled Banner," which has more than 5 million views on YouTube, was shortened for television purposes. Nonetheless, the guitar-heavy interpretation seemed to catch NASCAR off guard. Drivers Brad Keselowski and Danica Patrick had puzzled looks on their faces near the end of it.

Lead singer Dave Bray acknowledged beforehand "we took some liberties. The reverence is still there, but it has sort of taken on the death march in a way. It's very sullen and sung in a very sullen way."


http://www.foxnews.com/sports/2014/02/22/madison-rising-raises-eyebrows-with-rock-national-anthem-before-nationwide/

For totally non-political reasons, they suck. They would suck if they were far left, far right, or right down the middle. Their suckitude rises above mere politics. They suck so bad, they blow. That anthem rendition was the worst damned thing EVER. If they've found a way to get suckers to pay them money for that crap, congrats, but they still suck.

American Tourister Wrote:
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> For totally non-political reasons, they suck.
> They would suck if they were far left, far right,
> or right down the middle. Their suckitude rises
> above mere politics. They suck so bad, they blow.
> That anthem rendition was the worst damned thing
> EVER. If they've found a way to get suckers to
> pay them money for that crap, congrats, but they
> still suck.


^^Thread winner!

/thead

When I wrote the song, I did not intend 200 years later that it would be performed with so much interpretation. This is not a song that the performer needs to feel the need to make their own with unnecessary flourishes, trills, rests, pauses, sullen vocals, heavy guitar (you too, Jimi Hendrix), thundering drum fills nor ANYTHING else that's not on the sheet music. It's all there...lyrics, notes, pace, volume, etc. Please feel the need to perform it as written because THAT is how you honor your country. Do you see other anthems performed with so much interpretation? No. Because Americans have become "I'm more important than the group" individuals. Respect this country, fuckers. People better than you died for it so don't shit on them with your gaudy anthem performances...

Frank S. Key Wrote:
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> When I wrote the song,

Francis Scott Key wrote the lyrics, not the song.

That's my fucking song! Play it right!

At dawn, Key was able to see an American flag still waving and reported this to the prisoners below deck. On the way back to Baltimore, he was inspired to write a poem describing his experience, "Defence of Fort M'Henry", which he published in the Patriot on September 20, 1814. He intended to fit it to the rhythms of composer John Stafford Smith's "To Anacreon in Heaven",[12] a popular tune Key had already used as a setting for his 1805 song "When the Warrior Returns," celebrating U.S. heroes of the First Barbary War. (Key used the "star spangled" flag imagery in the earlier song.)[13] It has become better known as "The Star-Spangled Banner". Under this name, the song was adopted as the American national anthem, first by an Executive Order from President Woodrow Wilson in 1916 (which had little effect beyond requiring military bands to play it) and then by a Congressional resolution in 1931, signed by President Herbert Hoover

I like the message, but they sound terrible. Plus they could suck fox news dick a little less. Why do conservatives fall all over mediocre talent once they hear a message they like. It just makes them look desperate.

Two quick thoughts:

1) Where the hell were the spinning Roman candle displays and a guy dressed as a heavy metal Uncle Sam? I’m really disappointed in the lack of pageantry during this performance.
2) More importantly, what about the babes, Madison Rising? How are there no red, white and BEWBS putting on a show for the Daytona faithful? Do the girls handing out free cans of Skoal have to provide all of the sexy entertainment?

But I’m not the only one with questions, comments and concerns, so once again, I cede my remaining time to the brilliant minds of the YouTube comments section to allow them to point out everything that is wrong with this National Anthem performance.

1 Madison Rising

Here’s the thing – I think this is a joke, but I can’t tell anymore. The Internet has broken my bullshit and sarcasm detector. Great job, Internet.

2 Madison Rising

As a Floridian, I take offense to this. Being a “redneck” doesn’t necessarily mean that I listen to country music. I know a lot of really big rednecks who listen to classic and hard rock more than country. I also know a lot of white trash that prefers country to hard rock and vice versa. We can’t avoid offending people with stereotypes if we’re not willing to understand them.

3 Madison Rising

Holding the flag while performing is for marching bands and Hacksaw Jim Duggan.

4 Madison Rising

Best hyperbole in a YouTube comment ever. Remarkable.

5 Madison Rising

I just wanted to lump a few of the redundant ideas in together for the sake of saving time. Most of the people complaining didn’t really provide a thoughtful explanation of why they hated this rendition, as much as they just wanted to spin in circles while shouting and throwing feces at other people.

6 Madison Rising

Hey, get the hell out of here with your history lesson baloney! If I wanted to learn stuff about America, I’d watch the History Channel. This is about the best song ever written by man, period, and I’m not gonna sit here and let people argue about whether or not we won a war. We win all wars, damn it.

7 Madison Rising

Finally, this guy gets it. And he’s not alone, because a lot of people actually love this version of the National Anthem.

8 Madison Rising

I’m worried that Eric Martin Smith might freak out if someone played actual heavy metal music for him.

9 Madison Rising

Everyone knows that real rock and roll is Seether and POD. Everything else is just pop music malarkey.

10 Madison Rising

Actually, I agree with this point, except for the fact that we already make fun of those renditions. In fact, we make fun of every rendition. Short of Kelly Clarkson and Mary J. Blige, I can’t remember the last time I didn’t see a “Star-Spangled Banner” performance escape the Internet anus of cynicism unharmed. But the only solution to this neverending cycle, obviously, is to have Madison Rising perform the National Anthem at every major sporting event for the rest of eternity. If not for our children, then at least for America and the future of rock and roll.



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HOT!!!!!!!

Yeah, these guys suck, and the lyrics are horrendous. They sound like a broke-ass Creed. Avenged Sevenfold hold conservative views, but don't sing total bullshit, and Synyster Gates can flat out play... Sure, they were a poor-man's Guns and Roses for a while, but have since improved. Why not them?

HOLY 1999!!!!!!! Hope their computers are uptodate..y2k coming yall.

Meadow Street Band blows Madison Rising away.
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This guy sounds better:

These people loved it:

http://youtu.be/Em4SaxuvFgg

The conservative media complex is abandoning them like crazy.....live by the wackos die by the wackos