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    Posted: June 05 2016 at 04:27
Just curious as to how many musicians, prog or otherwise, that you know of, who are Freemasons? I cam across Rick Wakeman in some pictures from the Chelsea Lodge in London.
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I think Mozart was, 
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Pete Townshend was shocked when Freemasons turned up at John Entwistle's funeral as it turned out John had been a Freemason for ages without any of the other band knowing.
Also Chas Smyth, the songwriter and dancer for Madness has been reported to being a Freemason.

Did not know that about Rick Wakeman though! So that's why he's the BBC go to guy for presenting documentaries about 70's music!
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Points: 5111 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 05 2016 at 08:43
Originally posted by malsader malsader wrote:

Just curious as to how many musicians, prog or otherwise, that you know of, who are Freemasons? I cam across Rick Wakeman in some pictures from the Chelsea Lodge in London.


His dad, Cyril Wakeman, was a businessman in London. I dare say he got into it through family connections.
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Points: 67382 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 05 2016 at 09:58
Erik Satie was a Rosicrucian until he founded his own church. Party
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Points: 10377 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 05 2016 at 12:19
Originally posted by Icarium Icarium wrote:

I think Mozart was, 

yes he was. actually his opera "Die Zauberflöte" ("The Magic Flute") is all about freemasonry, right from the very first notes of the overture.

Joseph Haydn was a mason as well, in the same lodge as Mozart


Edited by BaldJean - June 06 2016 at 05:17


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Points: 34050 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 05 2016 at 13:17
i know Roland Orzabal in Tears for Fears is influenced by masonic philosophy and spirituology and its featured on Tears for Fears third album, but i don`t know if he is masonist

this is a Freemason concept album sorta




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What's the deal with this?  Seems like a rather creepy "secret society" thing to me.  And too close to religion (cult?).
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Points: 34050 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 05 2016 at 13:19
Originally posted by Vompatti Vompatti wrote:

Erik Satie was a Rosicrucian until he founded his own church. Party
Rosicrucian and Freemason are two different things, and niether is Illuminati. 
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Beyonce's in the Illuminati.  The blogodome swears it's the truth.
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Points: 34050 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 05 2016 at 13:23
Originally posted by infocat infocat wrote:

What's the deal with this?  Seems like a rather creepy "secret society" thing to me.  And too close to religion (cult?).
I has been around in 4-500 years, seems legit
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Points: 24011 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 06 2016 at 03:18
Originally posted by Icarium Icarium wrote:

Originally posted by Vompatti Vompatti wrote:

Erik Satie was a Rosicrucian until he founded his own church. Party
Rosicrucian and Freemason are two different things, and niether is Illuminati. 

Different or not, they are akin anyway. In the Scottish Rite, the 18th degree is called Knight Rose Croix.

But back to topic, there is an entry about masonnic music in the Dutch section of Wikipedia, mentioning a Dream Tgheater song called Rite of Passage, two Alan Parsons Project album covers, Mozart, Haydn, Sibelius, PPijper and some others.
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I was invited an event a local lodge about ten years ago. The father of my girlfriend at the time was a freemason and got her to invite me to the 'ladies night' I made my excuses and declined, having convinced myself I was being sucked into a world of drinking chickens blood and rough orgies with kidnapped drugged local virgins..

I was being foolish of course, but even so I have no desire to have anything to do with secret societies. If something is secret it's secret because someone feels it needs to be hidden. IMO..
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Free Masonery is not a secret society, it's a discreet society: in Paris, they have a museum open to the public, from tuesday to saturday, from 10.00 to 18.00.
Not exactly a dark and elusive sect...
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Originally posted by Blacksword Blacksword wrote:

I made my excuses and declined, having convinced myself I was being sucked into a world of drinking chickens blood and rough orgies with kidnapped drugged local virgins..
Is it just me or does this not seem like very logical decision-making? Confused
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Points: 20485 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 06 2016 at 09:49
A simple Google search will turn up many names of musicians and others supposedly in various Masonic Lodges. A jazz connection....  https://www.theguardian.com/music/2014/jul/02/secret-jazz-freemason-history-duke-ellington-sun-ra
I was asked to join DeMolay (youth version of Masons) when I was a teenager but never went past the first meeting. One of my friends joined the local Masonic lodge  as an adult and told me it was no big deal and he eventually got bored with it.
The 'Illuminati' who did exist at one time (18th century) allegedly infiltrated  Masonic Lodges in Europe and were disbanded by the authorities in Bavaria or Austria..?  This has been written about many times . The conspiracy fans believe they went underground and are still active today and control various orgs like the Bilderbergers , RIIA, CFR, Tri-lateralists, etc.
Some like Jim Marrs believe they essentially control the planet or at least those nations that matter... for a real entertaining read try Rule By Secrecy by Marrs. It's out there but very interesting.
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Points: 12946 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 11 2016 at 12:35
Originally posted by CPicard CPicard wrote:

Free Masonery is not a secret society, it's a discreet society: in Paris, they have a museum open to the public, from tuesday to saturday, from 10.00 to 18.00.
Not exactly a dark and elusive sect...

Maybe not there but in Canada it is. All their windows are boarded up or blackened and I know someone who was a part of it and it's no wonder they don't want the public to see their ridiculous traditions.LOL
Every little town here seems to have one of those good old boys clubs and if you leave like my friend did you might as well move out of town(he did) 'cause you are treated as an outcast. They probably fear you will spill the beans on their embarrassing antics. Cute outfits too by the way.
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Points: 12708 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 11 2016 at 13:58
When I think of masons, I think about the Rolling Stones and the album Thick as a Brick. Maybe some early Musique Concrete.
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It is a secret society as it operates within government and justice. There is nothing discreet about the nefarious back-room favours among fellow masons.
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