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No weak men in the books at home
The strong men who have made the world
History lives on the books at home
The books at home

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  • interncom

    @Kirchhofallee: Yeah, but there is no reason to understand this like some "behind every great man there is a great woman" shit either, right? (Guessing that you're German.)

    22 Dec 2012 Reply

  • abhh9568

    schönen gruß an lowo

    7 Jun 2012 Reply

  • Leathamarie

    Best GOF track, bar none.

    22 May 2012 Reply

  • ribola

    is this from ghostbusters? "It's not Peter Brinkman!"

    10 Apr 2012 Reply

  • Cheilz

    Oh god, this version is absolutely phenomenal. Is this live? I hope so, man.

    28 Mar 2012 Reply

  • KeithandLor

    as always fantastic

    4 Mar 2012 Reply

  • Riverstokes

    definite yup!

    22 Dec 2011 Reply

  • nick_honest

    great band, great song

    20 Oct 2011 Reply

  • karlkandinsky

    What a brilliant great live band

    27 May 2011 Reply

  • coolnasty

    Will listen to this sound, till I die

    18 Apr 2011 Reply

  • prominence_la

    Need. This. Album.

    14 Mar 2011 Reply

  • Sigele

    too....much....bass...so heavy..... *dies*

    17 Jan 2011 Reply

  • bingbongbilly

    From an era when British rock bands were inventive [2] What's happened?

    18 Dec 2010 Reply

  • russthefan

    From an era when British rock bands were inventive

    17 Dec 2010 Reply

  • jonotron3000

    This live version is amazing. Where can I get it?

    9 Nov 2010 Reply

  • msfliss

    Meh.

    19 Aug 2010 Reply

  • wrerw

    "Though the poor will never rule, they'll always have that guitar screaming that they should." I was with you up until this. That's way too pessimistic

    7 Jul 2010 Reply

  • bingbongbilly

    Remember they had a great To Hell With Poverty t-shirt with Marilyn Monroe on the front. Wasn't Michael Hutchence a big fan?

    28 Jun 2010 Reply

  • ctd55

    A dagger aimed at the heart of the Great Man theory of history, and the cri de coeur of the social historian. This may be the finest of rock song about historiography. (If there are others out there, I'd sure like to hear them.) To me, this song clarifies how to listen to the rest of the album. With the guitar assault held in check more than usual and the rhythm section clearly anchoring the song, it's a sort of explanatory template for the other songs. Everything flows around the rhythm section; nothing else ever locks into a groove we can follow through the song. Nevertheless, when it does appear, Gill's guitar dominates. All the passion and urgency flow out of its assault: his playing throws out spiteful metallic shards demanding your attention. When need be, the guitar steps in to get the damn point across--just in case King's matter-of-fact theoretical declarations didn't do it for you. Though the poor will never rule, they'll always have that guitar screaming that they should.

    16 Mar 2010 Reply

  • fringly

    La band piu' sottovalutata ed ignorata degli anni 80. E meno male. Solo per pochi!

    16 Mar 2010 Reply
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