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Dear Friends and Music Lovers: I am writing you today to warn you of an insidious menace that threatens the very foundations of our cultural heritage. It is a "punk rock" band known only as Viva Fidel. You may not have heard of them now, but if they are not stopped, their name will become all too familiar as their corrupting influence destroys the very fabric of our society. I first became aware of this menace in 1998 while doing research on the Internet, when I stumbled upon some of their songs at VivaFidel.net. In what can only be a challenge to the music industry's rightful control of profits, this band was allowing their music to be downloaded for free. Their songs were too fast and had far too much energy to be considered what is now acceptable as "rock," and while their music may be considered "catchy" by some, its diversity and in-your-face style precludes calling it "pop"; at least not without offending the rules and norms of popular music that were never meant to be changed. Instead, this music most easily falls into the odious category of "punk," a movement that has a long insidious history of challenging established musical norms. Their lyrics are likewise dangerously unconventional. What is perhaps most alarming is that their obvious musical talent must mean that they are doing this on purpose. Perhaps the only good thing that can be said about their "music" is that their songs are mercifully short. What makes this group even more dangerous is that they do not simply wait for people to come to them. Based in Brooklyn, they have brought their radical movement all over the Northeast, infecting both teens and adults with their lively and shamefully unpredictable live show at family barbecues, synagogues, VFW halls, and of course, rock clubs everywhere including CBGB's and The Continental with bands such as Murphy's Law, Two-Man Advantage, The Krays, The L.E.S. Stitches, and many more. All the while they have been selling their music as an inexpensive, brightly packaged CD demo with cartoon characters that were clearly intended to appeal to young children. This band was even able to weasel their way into playing a show and befouling one of the most sacred icons of the infallible music industry: The Hard Rock Cafe. No doubt they were laughing the entire time. My sources indicate they are planning to use the money they have raised to launch a new attack upon accepted musical norms and practices in the form of a full-length fourteen song CD entitled "Pop Anthems for a New World Order" selling for a mere $9. All signs indicate that this album has the potential to really rock the boat and turn this band into a mass movement whose appeal may be limitless unless they are stopped now. Join me in this fight! DO NOT log onto VivaFidel.net! DO NOT sign up to be on their mailing list to find out when they will play next! And certainly DO NOT purchase their new release, "Pop Anthems for a New World Order" for only $9! Together, we can keep music as predictable, unprovocative, and stagnant as we all know it was meant to be. Thank you for your time, Stanton Stoutwright, IV President, Foundation for an Old Tomorrow 33 Conservative Lane Washington, DC 20503 Check out the artist's website: http://www.vivafidel.net Track List: 1. Hangover 2. Anti-Social Behavior 3. Disconnected 4. F Train 5. Slip & Fall 6. Crawl 7. Opportunity 8. Fidel's Road Trip 9. Still Angry Then 10. Dead Wait 11. The Big Guy 12. 13 to 23 13. No Road to Out 14. Afterlife Suggested CDs:Other Genres:
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