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Timesbold
Masters Of War

Single BE 2003 on Zealrecords label
Rock (Folk Rock, Post Rock)

Limited edition of 500 copies. TIMESBOLD's OFFICIAL STATEMENT: "March of 2003 found Timesbold on tour through Europe, and America on the brink of a war with Iraq. Needless to say, being Americans abroad at such a time caused us our due of nervousness... we weren't exactly sure how we would be received. We decided that we needed to do or say something to at least set the record straight on where we stood amongst this mess of pre-war talk, and Tony had the fine idea of doing a cover version of the Dylan song "Masters of War". We went ahead with it, and in the process discovered that we happened to be playing the song close to its 40th anniversary... it was originally released on May 27th, 1963. Now it really is a shame that 40 years have come and gone and we still need to be singing this song, but the words resonate as powerfully today as they did in the early '60s. The song works now as it did then 'cause it doesn't single out a particular country or criticize a particular event... it simply shines a harsh light on the shadowy realities of power-politics and greed, exposing the abhorrent behavior of those who are willing to sacrifice the well-being of others for the benefit of only themselves and their special interests. People's reaction to our live version of "Masters of War" was striking, so when we returned home from the tour we decided to put together a recorded version. We also recorded a Timesbold version of an old Whip song called "Gospel of Thomas", which was another unfortunately suitable song for the tour that we dedicated nightly to 'the man upstairs' in the States."

Musicians

	Timesbold , US album by, music by
	Tony San Marco bj, acg, voc, banjo, organ, pumporgan
	Dan Goebel cb, vn, p, double bass
	Jesse Sparhawk b, hrp, mandolin
	Max Avery Lichtenstein , recorded by, producer, vocals, drums, piano, organ
	Jason Merritt , acoustic guitar, vocals, lead
	Bob Dylan voc, g, h, *1941 US lyrics by, music by
	Whip voc, g, bj, US lyrics by

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