When was the general by dispatch written

The band, which released its latest LP, Location 13 , in , soldiers on so to speak and hopes to release a new record, summer of Only members can comment. Become a member. Already a member? Log In. For the latest songwriting tips, reviews, podcasts, and more. Facebook Twitter instagram pinterest youtube. Search Search for: Search. Cart 0. Processed with VSCO with acg preset.

Leave a Reply Cancel reply Only members can comment. Remember Me. What changed that made the band want to set individual careers aside and record together again? There was a quiet competition over who was lead singer and who was writing the most songs.

Every band has that. There has to be competition to move the band forward. When that becomes negative, it can undo the foundation of the band.

After seven years of us competing for albums, we were so pissed off at each other and all the songs we left behind that we broke up. We wanted to collect those songs in solo projects before they washed downstream. Then, we realized that singing and playing together was so much different. We missed it. With this record, there was way more dedication to the process and intentionality to it.

We wanted to do right by each other. The general realizes this in his dream. He realizes his whole life--and exsistence-- is full of "it. The men are no longer in his command--no longer sheep. The general charges and essentially dies. If its jesus like it seems to be that religion destroys itself in this song. If the general is a jesus figure then the song is anti-religion. The songs meaning would then be that religion doesn't matter and for the most part is foolish because it leads to war.

Just live your lives with kindness and compassion for "the other. Jesus refrences aren't allways pro-jesus. No Replies Log in to reply. There was an error. General Comment it is not about jesus General Comment I'll just leave this here From en.

Although it was primarily based on the Civil War, the message was not confined to that particular conflict. We were too young to be directly involved in the Gulf War; nevertheless, the sense of a troubled history rings loud in the heads of young men who grow up listening to grandfathers or fathers recount war stories.

The crowd response to this song always blew us away. Some said it had a "Castles Made of Sand" feel - any reference to Hendrix we took gladly. My Interpretation I really don't think its about Jesus, the idea just fits. And one thing that does not work at all, is that he was "a decorated general", which would've meant Jesus fought wars and killed many people in the process. And the line about growing a beard, you forget the next line about it being to cover up his scars, so he was tryign to cover up scars from past wars when he shaved before.

The real meaning is more of a story, when a general dreamt of the devastation war caused the night before a battle.

He has been in many wars, killed many people, and he thought he was war, and he couldnt be anything else. When the men were waiting for orders, he told them to go home, live a life without war, and he will go into battle by himself to die, because he feels he has no other purpose in life to kill, so he decides to kill himself so no others will die. General Comment When Turnus is about to drag his soldiers to a hopeless war against the Trojans who were destined to find Rome on his soil, everyone tells him to fight along because they won't fight with him.

After a long debate, Turnus convinces the soldiers that they must fight for honor, no matter how hopeless. When about to go into war Turnus tells his men to retreat and fights Aeneas, eventual founder of Rome, one on one sending his men to safety. Turnus dies, which is also implied in the song. Turnus is displayed as a villan and evil just like war to the members of dispatch but true honor stems from fighting your own battles.

Perhaps DIspatch is claiming that if the rich and powerful want to start wars, the greatest honor would to fight it for themselves, like the General in this song. Tbalkin7 on October 04, Link.