![]() Tool is effective in showing the irony behind Christianity and Maynard himself, despite growing up in a strict Catholic home, has forsaken religion.Īnd by the way, the Tool remake is just as good in its own right as the original. Anyone that knows Tool, knows that they often pick Christian based themes to drive home many of their concepts. ![]() This would also fit as to why Tool decided to remake the song. Not to mention, Christian knights were notoriously ruthless in their conquest showing no quarter to their enemies, and hence the irony of them walking with the devil. "Carrying word that must get through" - might be referring to the word of Jesus Christ. "They are wearing steel that’s bright and blue" - might be referring to the Christian knights. Or at least, the struggle of Paganism against Christianity. I am not going to break down every line of the song but to me, it would seem that this song does indeed talk about the end of Paganism and the rise of Christianity in Western Europe. In Laymen’s terms, saying we will give "no quarter" is saying you will give no mercy, kill everything. General CommentSaying the term "No Quarter" means no housing is given, while the correct origin of the term, is confusing. (See the last one, and the rest is self explanatory) (If the news doesn’t get through, then the town is destroyed by Vikings) They carry news that must get through, To build a dream for me and you The dogs of doom are Icelandic sheepdogs, a dog the Vikings took with them because of it’s hearty sprit, willingness to chase, and allegiance to it’s master) (In snow, wearing armor, you have to run, or you sink. The snow drives back the foot that's slow, The dogs of doom are howling more (It’s cold outside, many die on the long trip) Walking side by side with death, The devil mocks their every step So, it follows that the Vikings wouldn’t hold any quarter, they’d just slaughter and burn the hell out of the town) (Quarter means a sort of forced occupation, like you demanded quarter of a house. ![]() (If referring to the townspeople, it’s to stay away from the Viking armies, if to the Vikings, than it’s the armies of the countryside) (They have to tell the countryside the Vikings have landed) (Vikings didn’t wear steel, but popular culture says that they did, along with those horned hats) They're wearing steel that's bright and true (Thor, the main Viking god, blowing some damned cold winds) (It’s probably blizzard like conditions outside, Vikings often came in the winter) (The men of the city have gone to fight them) (Make like no one’s home, the Vikings are coming) General CommentClose the door, put out the light. However, any comments that refute the points I've made (if I've made any) shall clearly indicate that the person making such comments subscribes to bestiality-porn websites. I'm a little drunk at the moment, and I just made that all up. There's a reason why Page was nicknamed "Led Wallet", and coincidentally, he's produced (and re-mastered) everthing relating to Zeppelin since 1982. Therefore, from a business perspective, the joke is on the fans, and no quarter is given in that regard. Though none of the band members realized it at the time-20 years later, use of the title "No Quarter", would secretly confirm the marketing-based fact that the Led Zeppelin fans will continue to finance any bogus "remastered" creativity produced decades before. My question is, where's the personal connection to the band? Given the multitude of songs and titles in Led Zeppelin's cataloque, why did Plant & Page select "No Quarter" as the album title for their 1994 re-appearance? In my silly opinion, Plant experienced writer's block at a certain point during the 70's (most likely due to drug related memory loss, which isn't necessarily a bad thing) and therefore turned to his local library, whereby he stumbled upon celtic texts, and borrowed lyrical ideas for many of the songs written during that period. General CommentBased on everyone's feeback (and my own opinion), obviously the original song kicks ass.
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