![]() While the US was involved on the side of the South Vietnamese government from the start of that conflict, it was in a very minor way, mostly just providing supplies and training. But it happens all the time, in all wars, and on all sides. We're sadly seeing that at the moment in the situation in Ukraine - depending on one's media diet, one could get radically different ideas of what is actually going on in that terrible conflict. This comes up especially for people dealing with military history - during conflicts, governments obviously don't want their opponents to know when their attacks have caused damage, or to know what their own plans are, and after a war has concluded the belligerent parties want to cover up their own mistakes and war crimes. The other, related, problem, is deliberate disinformation. No matter what one wants to say on, say, the subjects of Jesus or Mohammed or Joseph Smith, the only sources we have for their lives are written either by people who want to present them as unblemished paragons of virtue, or by people who want to destroy that portrayal - we know that any source is written by someone with a bias, and it might be a bias we agree with, but it's still a bias. One of those is hagiography, and the converse desire to tear heroes down. Why not join them? Transcript There are two big problems that arise for anyone trying to get an accurate picture of history, and which have certainly arisen for me during the course of this podcast - things which make sources unreliable enough that you feel you have to caveat everything you say on a subject. ![]() Patreon This podcast is brought to you by the generosity of my backers on Patreon. The Doors' complete studio albums can be bought as MP3s for £14. Biographical information on Maharishi Mahesh Yogi comes from this book, written by one of his followers. Information about Elektra Records came from Follow the Music by Jac Holzman and Gavan Daws, which is available as a free PDF download on Elektra's website. I also used Mick Wall's book on the Doors and Stephen Davis' biography of Jim Morrison. Of the two Krieger's is vastly more reliable. Densmore's is out of print, but I referred to Manzarek's and Krieger's here. Ray Manzarek, John Densmore, and Robby Krieger have all released autobiographies. Information on Dick Bock, World Pacific, and Ravi Shankar came from Indian Sun: The Life and Music of Ravi Shankar by Oliver Craske. Check out Tilt’s irregular podcasts at and Resources As usual, I’ve put together a Mixcloud mix containing all the music excerpted in this episode and the shorter spoken-word tracks. Tilt Araiza has assisted invaluably by doing a first-pass edit, and will hopefully be doing so from now on. Patreon backers also have a ten-minute bonus episode available, on "My Friend Jack" by the Smoke. Click the full post to read liner notes, links to more information, and a transcript of the episode. Episode one hundred and forty-eight of A History of Rock Music in Five Hundred Songs looks at “Light My Fire" by the Doors, the history of cool jazz, and Maharishi Mahesh Yogi.
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