Iraqi Metal Band

[Johnny Mac]

Anyone see the doc on the box tonight?
Talk about up against it! Their rehearsal room got hit by a rocket amongst other things. You could see some of their equipment damaged by it. Anyway they kept at it, in other countrys after a while.

[Oli]

Watching it right now- i was going to go and see it in the cinema, but didn't get round to it. Certainly admirable with all the stuff he had to go through.

[Muzzzz]

Anyone see the doc on the box tonight?
Talk about up against it! Their rehearsal room got hit by a rocket amongst other things.

But... That's the most metal thing ever!!

[dheim]

what's wrong with a band playing with warhead-crippled equipment? (except for the fact that someone's still bombing people in the 21st century...) i don't mean to start any politic talk (not on a guitar forum anyway  :)) but i can't get the point of your post!

[dheim]

ah, maybe it's just my english and i was misleaded by your "against"!

[Elliot]

Up against it (i.e. a wall) = is English idiom for 'struggling bravely against all the odds' (which is another piece of idiom) :)

I thought they rocked, and their own songs rocked bigger and harder than their covers - and I don't like Metal!

[dheim]

uhuh... i was right, then... damn my poor english...  :lol:

[Johnny Mac]

Hellooo (Leslie Philips Accent) Welcome to the forum  :)

Yes it was a mad against all odds struggle. I'm not sure if they're all still together now. It ended with two in NYC and two in Turkey.

You do get a bit of English slang in here.

[38thBeatle]

I heard a radio show about these guys and I really felt for them and with what they had to contend with. I hope they get to a safe environment and can get to make their music in peace. They seem to be absolutely loaded with character- a bit of a contrast with the contrived dross we have to tolerate.