Pearl jam Riot act

[Kerouactivist]

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unbelieveable........................................

 

[Kerouactivist]

I suggest to all those who which to understand the PJ album know what riot act actually means

 

[Desslok]

For us that are not big PJ fans what does "Riot Act" mean?

 

[Kerouactivist]

"To warn or reprimand energetically or forcefully"

riot act has been read to far more people than the disturbers of the peace the Riot Act was intended to control. The official Riot Act was enacted by Parliament in 1715 to discourage unlawful assembly and civic turbulence, although the first recorded use of the term Riot Act to refer to this legislation does not appear until 1731. The act provided that if 12 or more people gathered unlawfully or for purposes of disturbing the peace, a portion of the Riot Act would be read to them, and if the assembled did not disperse by one hour after this reading, they would be guilty of felony. The Riot Act, which was not repealed until 1973, became a part of the public consciousness and developed an extended sense in the phrase to read the riot act, meaning ?to warn forcefully.? The first use of riot act in this way is found in a work published in 1819: ?She has just run out to read the riot act in the Nursery.?


n 1: a vigorous reprimand; "I read him the riot act" 2: a former English law requiring mobs to disperse after a magistrate reads the law to them

 

[Kerouactivist]

i dunno but, I might think about current events when I listen to Riot Act.



In a big resounding

 

[bGIveNs33]

Bump because I want to know if it is worth it to buy.

 

[Fausto]

Originally posted by: bGIveNs33
Bump because I want to know if it is worth it to buy.

I dunno. I'm a fairly big fan of theirs, but it's not the most inspired-sounding album they've ever put out. It kinda left me flat.

 

[SpongeBob]

Bump because I want to know if it is worth it to buy.

I've listened to it about 6 times since yesterday and I definitely think it's worth buying. I'd almost go as far as saying it's their best album yet.