Talk:25 Years On

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When the album was released, the announcement through the press was that it was supposed to represent Britain after 25 years as a fascist state. Remember this was at the height of Thatcher's power and the assumption was that it was a warning as to what we could expect if she stayed as PM. I saw the stage show at Lancaster University and it still sticks in my mind as one of the most stunning concerts I have ever seen. It was the first time I ever saw high-intensity lasers in use in a concert (we were warned not to look at them beforehand for fear of eye damage), a stupendous light show courtesy of Liquid Len, and during the whole performance an amazing multimedia sequence of simultaneous multiple films and lights. Much of the filming was derived from Reifensthal's films of the Third Reich meetings, while one particular scene (possibly based on a Dali film) showed in exquisite detail a pretty girl having her eyeball sliced open with a cut-throat. Overall the effect was total sensory overload, I have never seen a concert which compares. It was totally mindshattering. The strange thing is that the overall effect was so overpowering that when they closed the set with "Silver Machine" as an encore virtually no-one applauded. It seemed so out of context with the rest of the show that most of us were unable to respond. 81.86.230.16 23:07, 16 June 2007 (UTC)

Er I think you may have been having a bit too good a time at Uni - Maggie was still the lead of the opposition when this came out - and the height of her power wouldn't be reached till 10 years after - so maybe even more prophetic --C Hawke 07:15, 17 June 2007 (UTC)

Yeah you're right, sorry about that. Maggie didn't become PM till a year later. However the same basic principle applies - everyone knew she would become PM soon - and there was quite a worry as to what would happen if she managed to lead the Tories for an extended period. Of course in the event they fell apart through internal dissent, but what would have happened if she had stayed in charge for 25 years? The presumption was something quite unpleasant.81.86.230.16 10:33, 17 June 2007 (UTC)

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Article requirements: Y All the start class criteria Y A completed infobox, including cover art and most technical details N At least one section of prose (excluding the lead section) Y A track listing containing track lengths and authors for all songs Y A full list of personnel, including technical personnel and guest musicians N Categorisation at least by artist and year Y A casual reader should learn something about the album.

Last edited at 03:11, 11 May 2008 (UTC). Substituted at 06:03, 29 April 2016 (UTC)

The cover

There must be some story behind the cover. -- Beardo (talk) 21:39, 18 May 2019 (UTC)

"Fan's point of view"

This has been tagged as being written from a fan's point of view for years - perhaps one or two comments, but not the whole article ? -- Beardo (talk) 02:22, 3 November 2019 (UTC)