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The Strokes :- New York City Cops Banned ?
Inlander:
Well - it all depends, really. I mean, do you think not wanting to offend or upset people at a particularly emotional time is really self-censorship? I call it being sensitive and civil. We live in a society, after all.
Willis:
You don't think you could EVER support self-censorship?
Isn't that a little hard-headed of you? I'm totally for artists rights and being able to speak their mind through whatever lyrics/artwork/etc they want. Leaving the song off the album wasn't self-censorship, it was the right and intelligent thing to do. Really, what would the band have been accomplishing by "sticking to their principles" and keepeing the song on the album all for the sake of artistic integrity? I think I respect the band more for doing the right thing as opposed to being bone-headed (hey 2nd head reference of this post) during such a time of adversity in our country.
~~Willis
24_hour_revenge_therapy:
ah, maybe your right. sorry. i grew up in cincinnati, and i got to hear about the infamous maplethorpe exhibit (sp?) incident. everytime i even HEAR the word censorship, i see red. not really a good excuse, but still...
blindsuperhero:
The Jimmy Eat World album "Bleed American" was released before 11th September in the US and after in the rest of the world, where the album title was removed and the title track's title changed to "Salt, Sweat, Sugar"
happybirthdaygelatin:
Damn it, I hadn't known that NYC Cops had been on the UK release otherwise I probably would have pitched extra cash for it. First song that got me into The Strokes.
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