Talk:The Battle of Los Angeles

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Contents 1 Title 2 Sleep Now in the Fire 3 Sleep Now in the Fire's article 4 Theme? 5 Video 6 Speculation

[edit] Title

I've moved this back from The Battle of Los Angeles (album) to here. I think it's ok.

Well...at least until there is an actual Battle of Los Angeles ;) — Phil Welch Katefan's ridiculous poll 18:35, 17 December 2005 (UTC)

There was, 1942. It would be good if someone a bit more knowledgable could do a new article/disambiguation about it. User:billbones

Wasn't the "Battle of Los Angeles" some sort of UFO event? From what I understand one night a unidentified aircarft appeared over Santa Monica, and the military shot hundreds of AA against it with no effect.

That's it, a group of moving lights. They shot AA guns at them for ages. Some say it was japanese balloons, some say the US released them offshore to test their own defenses. I know little else about it though. User:billbones

[edit] Sleep Now in the Fire

The article on the song is spartan, and all the info could be contained in the album article. D-Rock (Yell at D-Rock) 23:47, 20 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Sleep Now in the Fire's article

I think with more info, the article on Sleep Now in the Fire could be its own article. As it stands, it could be moved to the album page but if its to have its own page it needs more info. Such as the video clip for it and how Wall Street had to be shut down because of the filming of the video clip and other information like that. If it gets more info then it can stand on its own, if not, move it back to the album page. Gohst 01:42, 3 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Theme?

1992 Los Angeles riots links to this album, citing the riots as the subject/inspiration of the title. If this is true, some information about the connection should be added to the article. Pimlottc 15:48, 22 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Video

The linked Youtube video appears to be of Irish riots, not Los Angeles. The silhouette is remarkably similar, though.

---No, the part with the man with the rased fist is from the LA riots, it's just put into this video.

[edit] Speculation

"The album cover seems to be modeled after the monument of Kurt Eisner, the socialist who led the German revolution, in Munich, where he was assassinated. It is also possible that, given the album's title, the cover art is taken from a video shot during the 1992 Los Angeles Riots in which a man raises his right arm in triumph after setting ablaze a vehicle."

Is any of this cited at all? Isn't it more obvious to point out that it's almost exactly the same as the silhouette of Morello raising his fist in the video for "Bulls on Parade"? --Switch 08:43, 12 November 2006 (UTC)