"Corvus Corax: Der Könige der spielleute" und "Laibach: Divided States Tour"

I decided to watch "Corvus Corax: Der Könige der spielleute" and "Laibach: Divided States Tour." The Corvus Corax DVD has a concert by the group in Germany, and it has some documentary footage of the group. They are a German band who play Medieval music what is very lively. Their music is a lot of fun. The concert footage is too short. In the documentary footage people speak in German, but over their voices is someone saying In English what they said in German. I think it would have been better if they had used subtitles. I do not know if they are still together. I think the members of the band were sexy when this DVD was produced. In the band at one time there were five bagpipes and two percussionists. They played Renaissance festivals around Europe and the United States. Their bagpipes were made by one of the band members, Wim. Their performances in concert are very lively, and their energy is reflected in the audience. I do not think it would be possible to stand still at one of their concerts. It is clear that they enjoy two of my passions, music and beer. I only have one of their CD's, but I may get more of them. The one I have is a collection of their greatest hits.

The Laibach DVD is a documentary about their 2004 concert tour of the United States following the reelection of George Bush the lesser. It was direced by Sašo Podgoršek. It features interviews with people who had attended their concerts during the tour. There is a diversity among those who were interviewed. These include a taxi driver, an American fascist, a representative of the church of Satan and a father with his young daughters. The tour started in Washington, D,C, "within gun shot distance of the White House." The name of the tour comes from the media in the U.S. referring to red and blue states during the presidential election. The DVD included a concert the group performed in Paris. The concert reminds me of a political rally. The musicians stand still while they perform rock music with a driving beat, They sing in German and English. Laibach in their early days used fascist symbolism to show to the people of Slovenia the face of fascist extremism. It the Divided States Tour they speak of the fear of what could possibility of what could happen in the U.S. in the face of the government's war on terrorism which was fed on paranoia. The people interviewed said that the message of the concert reflected the fears that they felt. I felt the same way at the time, and I can see that there is the possibility of fear-based action to fight terrorism. An interesting group, Bonfire Madigan, played in some of their concerts. They appear briefly in the documentary, the lead singer plays the cello as she sings. I will see if I can find more of their music.