Aloha a,
and plus one for this thread.
From the ‘Tumble Weed Connection’ album I have always loved their work.
First time I heard it I actually thought they were a ‘country’ band. (‘Burn down the Mission’ etc).
(but I thought the same about ELP when I heard ‘Lucky Man’)
And as writers they could get social/political as well.
Now days it is quite common to hear about
some people using weapons to hurt/destroy other innocent people.
Check out the song ‘Tickin’ on the ‘Caribou’ album.
Talk about predicting the future.
On the lighter side:
From that same album there is also ‘Solar Prestige A Gammon’
Fun song but sup with those lyrics? 
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