Reign of Blows (Vote No Violence!)

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The Big Express

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Art
Lyrics
Chords and Tablature
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Recordings

  1. Album version, 3'31.
    Released on The Big Express.
    Peter Phipps - Drums
  2. Demo version, "Rain of Blows" (early version).
    Released on 25 September 2006 on Hinges in the U.K.
    Andy: “Just that really. Me stirring around in a half formed idea of a song. I knew it could be better.”
  3. Demo version, "Reign of Blows", 3'45.
    Released on 25 September 2006 on Hinges in the U.K.
    Andy: “Getting somewhere near it now. Brutal E tuned guitar, nice distorted harp. Happy with lyrics. Good high pile of soapboxes to lecture from. This is Linn drum, the album version is Pete Phipps.”
  4. 2023 stereo mix.
    Mixed and produced by Steven Wilson from the original multi-track tapes.
    Released on the reissue of The Big Express on 29 September 2023 in the U.K.
  5. 2023 Dolby Atmos mix.
    Mixed and produced by Steven Wilson from the original multi-track tapes.
    Released on the reissue of The Big Express on 29 September 2023 in the U.K.
  6. 2023 DTS-HD MA Surround Sound mix.
    Mixed and produced by Steven Wilson from the original multi-track tapes.
    Released on the reissue of The Big Express on 29 September 2023 in the U.K.
  7. 2023 instrumental mix.
    Mixed and produced by Steven Wilson from the original multi-track tapes.
    Released on the reissue of The Big Express on 29 September 2023 in the U.K.

Art

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Lyrics

Reign of blows
Reign of blows
Reign of blows cascading down upon your shoulders
Far too many men dressed up as soldiers
The lamb is brought to the ground
Under the weight of the Crown
A crown of thorns and dark deeds
The swastika and the hammer and symbol
Are sickles that reap only weeds

Reign of blows
Reign of blows
Reign of blows precedes a storm of revolution
People have no place in their solution
So torture raises its head
Decked out in blue, white, and red
And iron maidens will slam
And by the half light of burning republics
Joe Stalin looks just like Uncle Sam

Reign of blows
Reign of blows
Reign of blows has washed away the corpse of Abel
Cain is now the king in every Babel
I just don't care who you are
When death draws up in his car
And talks in terrorist tones
Remember violence is only a vote for the
Black Queen to take back the throne

Reign of blows

© 1984 Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd.

Chords and Tablature

Date: Fri, 27 Sep 1996 00:59:04 -0700
From: hbmus047 (at) email dot csun dot edu (Ian Dahlberg)
Subject: Reign of Blows TAB
Message-Id: <199609270759.AAA18161 (at) sgi dot sgi dot com>


REIGN OF BLOWS

Please note the "open E" tuning

Main figure:

E-----------2--2----0----2--------2--0-------------|
B-----------2--2----0----2--------2--0-------------|
G#----------2--3----0----2--------2--0-------------|
E-----------2--2----0----2--------2--0-------------|
B-----------2--2----0----2--------2--0-------------|
E-----------2--2----0----2--------2--0-------------|
     +    .    .    .    +     .     .     .

     blows cascading     down upon your
E----2-------------------3-------------------------|
B----2-------------------3-------------------------|
G#---2-------------------3-------------------------|
E----2-------------------3-------------------------|
B----2-------------------3-------------------------|
E----2-------------------1-------------------------|
     +    .    .    .    +     .     .     .

   shoul   - der          far too many men....

E----7------7--7------7-----7--7--7--7---7-7--7----|
B----7------7--7------7-----7--7--7--7---7-7--7----|
G#---8------7--7------7-----8--7--7--7---7-7--8----|
E----7------7--7------7-----7--7--9--7---9-7--7----|
B----7------7--7------7----------------------------|
E----7------7--7------7----------------------------|
     +    .    .    .    +     .     .     .

   soldiers             the lamb is

E----6--------------6-6----------------------------|
B----6--------------6-6----------------------------|
G#---8--------------8-6----------------------------|
E----6--------------6-6----------------------------|
B----6--------------6-6----------------------------|
E----6--------------6-6----------------------------|
     +    .    .    .    +     .     .     .

   brought to the ground  under the
E----4--------------4-4----------------------------|
B----4--------------4-4----------------------------|
G#---6--------------6-4----------------------------|
E----4--------------4-4----------------------------|
B----4--------------4-4----------------------------|
E----4--------------4-4----------------------------|
     +    .    .    .    +     .     .     .

weight of the crown        a crown of
E----2--------------2-2----------------------------|
B----2--------------2-2----------------------------|
G#---4--------------4-2----------------------------|
E----2--------------2-2----------------------------|
B----2--------------2-2----------------------------|
E----2--------------2-2----------------------------|
     +    .    .    .    +     .     .     .

  thorns and dark deeds   the swasti-

E----0--------------0--0---------------------------|
B----0--------------0--0---------------------------|
G#---0--------------0--0---------------------------|
E----0--------------0--0---------------------------|
B----0--------------0--0---------------------------|
E----0--------------0--0---------------------------|
     +    .    .    .    +     .     .     .

 ka and the hammer and symbols are sickles that

E---------11-------11---------11----------11-------|
B---------10-------10---------10----------10-------|
G#-------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------|
     +    .    .    .    +     .     .     .
   ( D# Bass)

reap only weeds

E----9-------9---9----9--9---|
B----9-------9---9----9--9---|
G#---10------10--10---9--9---|
E----9-------9---9----9--9---|
B----9-------9---9----9--9---|
E----9-------9---9----9--9---|
     +    .    .    .    +

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