Morality Rock Announces Endorsement

Since 2005, we at Morality Rock have served as "the watchdog of America's subconscious", revealing the subliminal backwards messages in the speeches of George W. Bush and setting them to music. Now, as Bush is finally ready to pack his bags and head back to the ranch, we find ourselves in a unique position, as a lame duck artist. What do we do now?

We've tried searching for subliminal backwards messages in the speeches of Barack Obama, but there are none. So, like KISS removing their makeup, it's time for Morality Rock to enter a new phase, making music without the gimmick. However, unlike KISS, we're doing so under a different name: Flow Theory.

Also, remember that KISS only kept their makeup off briefly, then put it back on again? Well, us too. Already Flow Theory has released its first political parody, "Sittin' Down With Spain", featuring guest vocals from the presidential and vice presidential candidates of both dominant parties.

As we enter this new era, we at Morality Rock enthusiastically endorse Flow Theory. Please check out the Flow Theory MySpace page, and consider adding Flow Theory as your friend:

http://www.myspace.com/flowtheory

And even more importantly, please vote! Recent close state and national elections have taught us that every vote really does count.

Oh, and speaking of KISS, it's amazing how far John McCain will go to get votes. Here he is at a recent campaign rally...

MySpace Presidential Poll

If the 2008 United States Presidential Election was held today, and if the winner was determined by his or her number of mySpace friends, the following would be the results. Candidates are listed from last place to first, so read it slowly to get that element of surprise.

• Rudy Giuliani (R)- No friends, as far as we know


• Duncan Hunter (R) - 2272 friends


• Tommy Thompson (R) - 2309 friends


• Sam Brownback (R) - 2933 friends


• Chris Dodd (D) - 2962 friends


• Joe Biden (D) - 4379 friends


• Ron Paul (R) - 6674 friends


• Dennis Kucinich (D) - 7013 friends


• Mitt Romney (R) - 9745 friends


• John McCain (R) - 17,247 friends


• John Edwards (D) - 24,538 friends


• Hillary Clinton (D) - 28,289 friends


• Barack Obama (D) - 142,897 friends *

* Barack Obama, the clear front runner, has just 1,681,602 fewer friends than Tila Tequila, who, according to inside sources, may be considering her own presidential bid.

Morality Rock Receives Bipartisan Support from Presidential Candidates

Yesterday I was pleased to discover that most of the major U.S. presidential candidates have accounts on myspace. Impressed with their approachability, I asked thirteen of them (six democrats and seven republicans) to be my friend.

In just one day, all but three have accepted my offer of friendship. My best friend is Democrat Joe Biden, who accepted immediately and enthusiastically. In fact, before long all six Democrats (Biden, plus Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, John Edwards, Dennis Kucinich, and Chris Dodd) had become my friends.

I also expected strong support from Republicans, since I am after all Honorary Chairman of the National Republican Congressional Committee's Business Advisory Council. Indeed, I am pleased to include four of the seven Republican candidates among my closest friends. Tommy Thompson, Ron Paul, Mitt Romney, and Duncan Hunter have all accepted my offer of friendship.

Rudy Giuliani has neither accepted nor rejected my friendship. I suspect that Rudy, unlike the other candidates, doesn't waste a lot of time hanging out in myspace, which is probably a good thing for a presidential candidate. On the other hand, I don't really know anything about Rudy because his myspace profile is private. I don't know about you, but I don't trust a presidential candidate who doesn't want the public to know what he's up to.

Two Republican candidates, Sam Brownback and John McCain, outright declined my offer of friendship, which I confess really hurts my feelings. I felt a particular affinity with Sam, since he and I share a staunch commitment to morality. My response is to simply ask "Why, Sam, Why"? Do you have something to hide??? What will I find if I play your speeches backwards???

Despite my sense of loss at having been rejected by these two losers, I'm overall delighted to have been embraced in friendship by caring individuals from both sides of the political spectrum. Check out my new friends' photos at myspace.com/moralityrock, pictured along side a few of my long-time friends such as bushsux, Anti-Bush, Impeach Bush Now, Worst Prez Ever, Bush Can Fuck Himself, and Tila Tequila.

State of the Union inspires new Morality Rock single

Tens of millions of people around the world watched or listened last night as President Bush delivered his State of the Union address. As far as I know though, I may be the only person in the entire universe who listened to it backwards. Anybody else?

As expected, the 2007 State of the Union Address included plenty of subliminal backwards profanity, references to Satan and sexuality, and at least one reference to illegal drugs. Whether the president's speech will make the United States a better country, and the world a better place, remains to be seen. But there is one positive outcome: A new Morality Rock single! I call it "The Wolf", and it's available exclusively on myspace. Check it out:

myspace.com/moralityrock

On Genre

Morality Rock is now available at 39 online music outlets, including iTunes, Napster, Emusic, Rhapsody, and Yahoo! Music, to mention only a few. You can also purchase CD's (great stocking stuffers!) at CD Baby and Amazon.com.

However, you won't find Morality Rock in many record stores. Why? I've been told again and again that it has nothing to do with politics (yeah, right). Instead, the most common response I hear from record dealers is "We don't deal in that genre".

This has me thinking about genre, and wondering where Morality Rock fits within the great sitemap that is All the Music in the The World. In terms of musical style, Morality Rock includes classic rock, jazz-influenced dance/techno, accoustic folk, and reggae. OK, OK, so I admit that's hard to label. But if this recording has to be classified, I suppose it would fall best under the category Sublinal Backwards Art. Is anyone else a participant in this genre? If so, I'd love to hear from any SBA's that are out there. Maybe we can collaborate, or launch a World SBA Tour. My dream is that someday, right along with Rock, Jazz, Rap, and Easy Listening, there will be an SBA section in my local record store.

M. Rock Receives National Leadership Award

Believe me, this surprised me as much as it does you. First was the phone call from Republican Congressman Thomas M. Reynold's office, inviting me to serve on the President's Business Advisory Council. Although confused, I naturally accepted, and a day later I received a beautiful 2006 National Leadership Award from the National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC). It recognizes me as Honorary Chairman of the Business Advisory Council, and bears Congressman Reynolds' own signature honoring me "for outstanding service and commitment To Republican ideals, and in particular for assistance and leadership in promoting a pro-business agenda including tax reform and fiscal responsibility."

The award was accompanied by the following Press Release, printed on NRCC Business Advosory Council letterhead:

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

M. ROCK APPOINTED TO BUSINESS ADVISORY COUNCIL

Washington D.C. - The National Republican Congressional Committee announced that M. Rock has been appointed to serve on the Business Advisory Council (BAC) in recognition of valuable contributions and dedication to the Republican Party.

Rock is expected to play a crucial role in the Party's efforts to involve top business people in the process of government reform.

The Business Advisory Council is part of the National Republican Congressional Committee, and is dedicated to making sure that small business has a voice in Washington.

Rock, who has long supported Republican ideals, particularly debt reduction and tax reform, will be a key member of the council.

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Prior to now, it had crossed my mind only briefly that by uncovering the Satanic, overtly sexual, and pro-drug subliminal backwards messages in Bush's speeches I was actually performing a service for my country. It also crossed my mind (again, only briefly) that I was doing my part to promote the need for goverment reform. However, until now I had never before perceived my good work to be supportive of Republican ideals, or indicative of my dedication to the Republican party.

Then again, the push for warning labels on records that contain submliminal backwards messages was led by Republicans back in 1982, so maybe they still perceive this to be their issue. Or maybe they just figured with a band name like Morality Rock, surely I must be Republican. Maybe they even saw the photo of Bush on the Morality Rock home page, and beleived (as Bush himself has tried to claim) that he ain't flyin' the bird - he's just giving the thumbs up!

Popularity

In November 2005, USA Today/Gallup polls placed President Bush's approval rating in the lower 40's. Then, in late November, we released the Morality Rock CD and Bush's approval ratings began to plunge. In April, our song Marijuana (Bush's pro-pot reggae anthem) was featured on the Dr. Demento Show. Shortly thereafter, Bushs approval ratings hit an all time low, at 31 percent.

Its every rockers dream to have this sort of impact on national public opinion. Ive been high for months, perpetually donning a sardonic smile. It never crossed my mind that maybe George W. Bush has feelings.

Today, I experienced an awakening. I now recognize how selfish Ive been, and how wrong it is for me to have rejoiced in the suffering of others. My bad karma has caught up to me.

My epiphany occurred upon created a myspace account (myspace.com/moralityrock). After entering a profile, uploading some songs, and mucking with the style sheet, I preceded to sample my creation. The first thing I noticed on my home page, featured prominently for all to see. was this:

Bring back painful long-repressed childhood memories for any of you? It does for me.

Please accept my apologies, Mr. President, for rejoicing in your suffering. I think about 20 percent or so of Americans still like you. That's 59 million people. Shit, there isn't anyone on myspace.com who has that many friends.

Satan of the Union

The 2006 State of the Union address, delivered last night by U.S. President George W. Bush, provides the clearest evidence yet that President Bush is possessed by the devil. His performance rivaled Linda Blair, complete with backwards ramblings, spinning head, and projectile expulsions. At one point he even seemed to be turning into the thing he fears the most: A human/animal hybrid! If you missed it, don't worry: Morality Rock has the exclusive highlights: Satan of the Union 2006 (requires an MP3 player).

Morality Rock Lyrics

In my opinion, one of the great joys of listening to Morality Rock (or anything played backwards for that matter) is trying to figure out what's being said, or what the subliminal backwards artist (SBA, i.e. Me) believes is being said.

SBA's of the 70's and 80's, most of whom were fundamentalist preachers and conservativce politicians, had no respect for the perceptual freedom of their audience. They tended to introduce backwards sound bytes with prefaces such as "You are about to hear Robert Plan saying I love Satan. Again, that's I love Satan."

When I released Morality Rock, I didn't particularly want to go that route. I preferred allowing my listeners the full freedom of coming up with their own interpretations. Just because I think it's clear as a sunny day that Bush is saying "Satan" or "fuck" doesn't mean that others will share this perception. That's why in the liner notes of the Morality Rock CD, you will find no lyrics.

That said, shortly after the release of Morality Rock, I was bombarded by lyrics requests. Everybody wanted to know "What is Bush saying?" and many weren't satisfied with my reply: "What do you think he's saying?"

So... long story short... I caved. Find out what Bush is saying on the Morality Rock Lyrics page.

Welcome to the Morality Rock blog!

This blog was created for fans of Morality Rock (music inspired by the subliminal backward messages in the speeches of George W. Bush).

What will fans blog about? War? Satanism? Politics? Music? I can't wait to find out and to use this venue to compare our differing views; debate, discuss, and dialog freely; and learn from each other with mutual admiration and respect, as in any civil society.

Thank you all for your support and interest in Morality Rock! Let the blogging begin...