October relevance

Montreal October 1970 FLQ French terrorists against the English  in Quebec'Pierre Laporte  Quebecs cabinet minister was killed bombings occurred kidnapping of British diplomatsJames Cross it was called October Crisis our Prime Minister  Pierre Trudeau called in the National  Guard i remember army tanks in the streets outside where I lived as a young girl . There was a curfew  we could not be out.Montreal and Quebec was under siege.That album October is reminder of my childhood.And that's when Parti Quebecois was formed by Rene Leveque fueled by seperatist revolutionaries. 

I also wondered if it was to do with the October Revolution in Russia.

I don't know it just reminded me about the October Crisis here in Quebec in the 60s and 1970.The album had nothing to do with that I mentioned it because it was a dark time here during that period.A bit of history .   

I have no idea regarding the meanings behind the album...but i do know that hearing the album, takes me back to my early teens. I have nothing but very happy memories of hearing it. It holds a special place in my affections, in the special albums section!

I also wondered if it was to do with the October Revolution in Russia.

This is an interview from May 14, 1982 during the October Tour. Bono explains the meaning behind the title of the Album October. He starts explaining it 40 seconds in. Link below:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4oCslM0tXKI


Here is a longer segment, better quality but is split between the interview and concert footage from a show in Holland, both on May 14, 1982:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9kboUk9jzJs



This is also the earliest band interview on video. Every member in the band says something, although with Adam its like 4 or 5 words.

Quote from: 73October on February 16, 2020, 02:48:49 AM

I also wondered if it was to do with the October Revolution in Russia.

This is an interview from May 1982 during the October Tour. Bono explains the meaning behind the title of the Album October. He starts explaining it 40 seconds in. Link below:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4oCslM0tXKI


Here is a longer segment, better quality but is split between the interview and concert footage from a show in Holland, both in May 1982:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9kboUk9jzJs



This is also the earliest band interview on video. Every member in the band says something, although with Adam its like 4 or 5 words.

Cool...thanks for posting this, wons.

Thanks for that .