“Father was an atheist; he had even joined the Skeleton Army - a club of men who went about in masks or black faces, with ribald placards and a brass band, to make war upon the Salvation Army.” MenWarFacesFatherBlackBandArmySalvationAtheistClubsMaskSkeletonsBrassSalvation ArmyBlack FaceBrass BandsRibald Author:A. E. Coppard
“The army influences everything I do. Certainly it teaches you discipline, which is a necessary element of development. I think there's more of a collaborative understanding in the band because of that.” ThinkingUnderstandingTeachInfluenceDevelopmentDisciplineBandElementsArmy Author:Maynard James Keenan
“Band members have a special bond. A great band is more than just some people working together. It's like a highly specialized army unit, or a winning sports team. A unique combination of elements that becomes stronger together than apart.” PeopleTogetherWinningSportsTeamSpecialBandMembersElementsUniqueArmyStrongerCombinationWorking TogetherUnitsSports TeamWinning SportsBand MembersStronger Together Author:Steven Van Zandt
“We can have peace and security only so long as we band together to preserve that most priceless possession, our inheritance of European blood, only so long as we guard ourselves against attack by foreign armies and dilution by foreign races.” LongTogetherRaceBloodSecurityBandArmyPossessionPreservesInheritancePricelessPeace And Security Author:Charles Lindbergh
“Oliver Cromwell (1599-1658) moved from a legitimate to a charismatic role, reversing the course followed by Washington. Yet therewere surface similarities in their careers. Both led military rebellions against English monarchs--Cromwell against Charles I, Washington against George III. Each took local militia--the "train bands" of Cromwell, the colonial levies of Washington--and forged professional armies on a national scale. Each infused a new ethos in his troops--a religious spirit in Cromwell's case, a post-colonial American identity in Washington's.” SpiritCoursesReligiousCareersRolesCasesMilitaryIdentityBandArmyMovedTrainSurfaceScalesLocalsPostsRebellionTroopsSimilarityMonarchsMilitiaForgedCharismaticEthosCromwellAmerican IdentityCharles I Author:Garry Wills
“The United States military is now using the music of Metallica and other heavy metal bands to break the will of Saddam Hussein supporters to get them to talk. Theyre blaring heavy metal music at them. That should make the artist feel pretty good, huh? Put your heart and soul into your last CD and the Army is using it to torture people.” PeopleFeelsShouldHeartSoulStatesLastsArtistUnitedBreakUnited StatesMilitaryBandArmyHeavyTortureMetalsSupporterSaddamHusseinHeart And SoulCdsHeavy MetalMetallicaUnited States MilitaryMetal BandMetal MusicHeavy Metal Music Author:Jay Leno
“If one is intelligent and applies himself well, what can he not accomplish? Even small bands of people, I have heard, have defeated whole armies.” PeopleIfsWellsWholeHeardBandArmyIntelligentAccomplishDefeated Author:Sakya Pandita