Trust


"This French metal band were formed in the late '70s by vocalist Bernard Bonvoisin and guitarist Norbert 'Nono' Krief, with drummer Jean-Emile 'Jeannot' Hanela and bassist Raymond Manna. The band were musically influenced by AC/DC, but their lyrics reflected the anti-establishment punk ethos. TRUST was an enormous domestic success, and the outstanding L'ELITE stimulated international interest. Yves 'Vivi' Brusco replaced Manna and guitarist Mohammed 'Moho' Chemlekh was added shortly after the recording of REPRESSION, a superb effort which caused controversy in France due to the sympathetic treatment of infamous French criminal Jacques Mesrine in 'Instinct De Mort' and 'Le Mitard,' the latter using Mesrine's lyrics. An English language version, with lyrics translated by Sham 69's Jimmy Pursey, brought a good reaction from outside France, although Bonvoisin sounded slightly uncomfortable and much of the lyrical edge was lost. Trust were a popular support to Iron Maiden on their KILLERS UK tour, subsequently appearing at the 1981 Reading Festival. MARCHE OU CREVE saw Nicko McBrain take the drumstool, and was another solid release, featuring a tribute to late AC/DC vocalist Bon Scott in 'Ton Dernier Acte.' However, the band lost some credibility when 'Misere,' which attacked the Thatcher government, was omitted from the English version (retitled SAVAGE). A drummer ‘swap’ with Iron Maiden saw Clive Burr replace McBrain for 1983's TRUST, before Farid replaced him. Inner tensions broke Trust apart after the disappointing ROCK ‘N’ ROLL, with Bonvoisin recording two solo albums while Krief worked with Johnny Halliday. Renewed interest following Anthrax's covers of 'Antisocial' and 'Sects' stimulated a reformation, with Brusco on rhythm guitar and new bassist Frederick, a union which produced a live album."

The Mule's page had a link to a quiz on indie-pop. I didn't like the looks of it, but I did find a quiz on The Guardian's page regarding literary references in rock music. Here's what I got when I submitted my answers:

"You scored 9 out of a possible 10

Congratulations. You are a literary genius. You clearly have spent far
too many warm summer days indoors writing frightening verse to a
buck-toothed girl in Luxembourg. Go out and get some fresh air and
buy a Gareth Gates record. (and if you don't know what we're talking
about, you're a lot less sad than us)."

Who's Gareth Gates?

Got an e-mail from Smash the other day recommending that I (or we) write to the government to push for a new policy on cannabis.

Well...I'm not a pot smoker myself, but the real question is which government does one write to?

The issue, as I see it, is nicely summed but by this editorial in, of all places, The National Post:

http://www.nationalpost.com/commentary/story.html?id=D72EE6D0-4677-4BE5-8BA8-4CE95B31F2E6