Chrome plated Ak47 & a carton of Newports
Trying something new with the 4th25 (Fourth Quarter) I tried to get a group of people that could review the album and the powerful lyrics in an insightful way. It was hard to assemble a panel on a Friday afternoon however I went with what I had and the show goes on. We review the content of some of the songs and introduce another track that addresses the charges brought up against soldiers at Ahu Graib prison. The song is called “Integrity” It falls at the end of the Podcast. Leave comments and join the disscusion. Thank you Marcus at WSM Advertising and Mike from Podshack.com for helping produce the show.
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Nice podcast! I was hoping there’d be more on 4th25 from Exit50.
“Fuck ‘em” is great and so is the one about the woman back home. It seems like being in this war puts all the bullshit in one’s life in perspective. There’s a new priority, which seems to be all that matters…staying alive…and killing some mo fos.
Comment by Matt — June 23, 2005 @ 9:38 am
You and your reviewing panel are a joke. That quite possibly has to be one of the most unqualified reviews I’ve ever heard. Just a few of the problems with the review follow. There were no Iraq Veterans on your panel. There were no black people on your panel. And bringing an Iraqi? Why? Was he there? Is he able to speak for his entire home nation?
Allen who “served with some armor battallions” is like getting your car fixed by the guy who puts bumpers on in the manufacturing plant! He didn’t seem to know a damn thing about how the Army works. Cowboys were not individuals, it was a reference to members of the Cav (Cavalry). I guess riding a tank counts as “served with some armor battallions.” Officers don’t fight you idiot! And whoever that Sheri chick was had NO relevant input.
Andrew, you have no clue. Trying to glom on to some fame by pushing 4th25 is one thing. But understand your subject matter. What you’re doing is completely ignorant and an insult to what this project represents. It’s a diary of what really happens in places of conflict. If you’ve never been, you’ll never know. And it’s obvious you don’t. But if it gets you ratings what do you care. I’m assuming that 4th25 doesn’t care that you’re making a mockery of a project that wouldn’t have come to be what it is if there weren’t extreme risks involved along with great personal peril.
Spend your time with something you know about. Obviously the military isn’t it.
Comment by Jeff — July 8, 2005 @ 2:44 pm
THank for the comment your right I dont know shit. It was hard to get people to show up for my interview. I wish I had an Ophra Show size buget. I have no rating just haveing fun. Also in the future if someone says “Hey I can get a panel to review somthing then it was worth it.
4th25 is cool and I have invested my money where my mouth is.
PS I havent made a dime from them or this site.
THanks for the listen.
Send me your snail mail and I will send you a CD. For Free for you comment.
Andrew
Comment by Administrator — July 11, 2005 @ 11:32 am
Thanks. I already have the CD. It’s been a fixture in my car’s cd player and my laptop at work.
The only thing that disheartened me was, in most places you can’t throw a rock without hitting a veteran of the Iraq or Afghanistan Wars, and you couldn’t find a single guy off the street that fought in either conflict. I’m sure that if you’d put out a little notice and asked for some volunteers that were vets, you would have had more responses than you could handle.
I apologize if it seemed harsh. I’m really particular about military issues. It’s important to have names, units, and locations correct. You’d at least like someone to know where it was you were and who you served with.
Live from Iraq is a powerful testament to the life of a soldier and the perils they face and the views of what battle really is.
In cases with something as groundbreaking as this, do your research and don’t take it lightly. Most of the references to 4th25 are their website, Exit 50 and the various magazine articles. You’re a prime source of information. Make sure you’re respecting your subject matter.
Comment by Jeff — July 11, 2005 @ 5:00 pm