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Taken from the "Music of Bob Dylan" tribute concert in NYC from November
?uestlove had this to say:
we did "masters of war".
i can't really describe the feeling....maybe it was lowered expectations or a lil doubt creeping in on some "mmmm wonder what a "rap group" is doing at a dylan tribute.
but i really feel like last night was a tipping point for us (we "white striped it" with just me and kirk and damon on the tuba from the jeff bradshaw brass band)
dare i say it was like motown 25. im not certain what the results will be but shit is not going to be the same on that set again.
we came out in all army fatigues.
and did a mars volta esque/zappa version of this protest song (lyrics are soooooo relevant for what goes on today)---incorporating in the gap band's "you dropped a BOMB on me" and hendrix's "MACHINE GUN" for added spice.
most of the renditions of the night were incredible in its silence. i wanted to go electric to sorta be the sore thumb in the acoustic at atmosphere sorta like newport 63 (ha ha).
for roots fans just imagine if there was a way to show a Riqless highlight reel of a roots performance to an older rock fan. take my drum solo, take kirk's guitar solo, add theatrics and musicianship tricks, add some cover songs, add dynamics (we went from "s----i---l--e--n---ce....to ARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRGH!!!!!!!!! on this roller coaster version of this song)
Original: Bob Dylan-Masters of War
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Lyrics to Dylan song:
Come you masters of war
You that build all the guns
You that build the death planes
You that build the big bombs
You that hide behind walls
You that hide behind desks
I just want you to know
I can see through your masks
You that never done nothin'
But build to destroy
You play with my world
Like it's your little toy
You put a gun in my hand
And you hide from my eyes
And you turn and run farther
When the fast bullets fly
Like Judas of old
You lie and deceive
A world war can be won
You want me to believe
But I see through your eyes
And I see through your brain
Like I see through the water
That runs down my drain
You fasten the triggers
For the others to fire
Then you set back and watch
When the death count gets higher
You hide in your mansion
As young people's blood
Flows out of their bodies
And is buried in the mud
You've thrown the worst fear
That can ever be hurled
Fear to bring children
Into the world
For threatening my baby
Unborn and unnamed
You ain't worth the blood
That runs in your veins
How much do I know
To talk out of turn
You might say that I'm young
You might say I'm unlearned
But there's one thing I know
Though I'm younger than you
Even Jesus would never
Forgive what you do
Let me ask you one question
Is your money that good
Will it buy you forgiveness
Do you think that it could
I think you will find
When your death takes its toll
All the money you made
Will never buy back your soul
And I hope that you die
And your death'll come soon
I will follow your casket
In the pale afternoon
And I'll watch while you're lowered
Down to your deathbed
And I'll stand o'er your grave
'Til I'm sure that you're dead
One of the better Dylan covers I have ever heard. No Black Thought but they all held it down. Would have been cool though to see Riq do Subterranean Homesick Blues or some shit like that. Wasn't sure what forum to post this in so I posted it here and in RR.
