Royal Trux was an American alternative rock band active from 1987 to 2001, and again from 2015 to 2019 consisting of Neil Hagerty (vocals, guitar) and Jennifer Herrema (vocals).
86-460: While still a teenager, Hagerty joined Washington D.C. garage punk band Pussy Galore , led by Jon Spencer , and subsequently relocated to New York. During his time in there, Hagerty convinced his bandmates to release a cassette-only remake of the entire Rolling Stones album Exile on Main Street . While he gained underground notoriety for his work with Pussy Galore, Hagerty reportedly viewed it as
172-609: A " soul " in the modern sense, did not exist in Hebrew thought until around the 2nd century BC, when the idea of a bodily resurrection gained popularity. Some early fathers of the Christian church held Eve responsible for the Fall of man and all subsequent women to be the first sinners because Eve tempted Adam to commit the taboo. "You are the devil's gateway" Tertullian told his female readers, and went on to explain that they were responsible for
258-496: A collective sense, as "mankind"; subsequently in Genesis 2–3 it carries the definite article ha , equivalent to English 'the', indicating that this is "the man". In these chapters God fashions "the man" ( ha adam ) from earth ( adamah ), breathes life into his nostrils, and makes him a caretaker over creation. God next creates for the man an ezer kenegdo , a "helper corresponding to him", from his side or rib. The word 'rib'
344-448: A considerably heavier rhythm section with Dan Brown on bass guitar and Chris Pyle (son of Lynyrd Skynyrd drummer Artimus Pyle ) on drums. Pyle left after a brief period and was replaced by Ken Nasta, a prominent Jacksonville drummer, formerly with Chain of Fools , The Fenwicks and many others. They also added a percussionist named Rob Armstrong for a short period. In 1995, they released Thank You , recorded almost completely live in
430-399: A dialogue by calling out to the man with a rhetorical question designed to consider his wrongdoing. The man explains that he hid in the garden out of fear because he realized his own nakedness (Genesis 3:10). This is followed by two more rhetorical questions designed to show awareness of a defiance of God's command. The man then points to the woman as the real offender, and he implies that God
516-554: A job and intended to pursue his own artistic vision with his girlfriend, Jennifer Herrema, under the name Royal Trux. Hagerty and Herrema released their first album, Royal Trux , in 1988. After moving to San Francisco, Royal Trux released the experimental double-album Twin Infinitives . After Twin Infinitives , Royal Trux released an untitled album (sometimes referred to as the Skulls record because of its sleeve artwork). Forgoing
602-679: A single couple at the same epoch even though the names were borrowed from the Tanakh . John Milton 's Paradise Lost , a famous 17th-century epic poem written in blank verse , explores and elaborates upon the story of Adam and Eve in great detail. As opposed to the biblical Adam, Milton's Adam is given a glimpse of the future of mankind, by the archangel Michael , before he has to leave Paradise. Mark Twain wrote humorous and satirical diaries for Adam and Eve in both " Eve's Diary " (1906) and The Private Life of Adam and Eve (1931), posthumously published. C. L. Moore 's 1940 story Fruit of Knowledge
688-499: Is a pun in Sumerian, as the word ti means both 'rib' and 'life'. She is called ishsha , "woman", because, the text says, she is formed from ish , "man". The man receives her with joy, and the reader is told that from this moment a man will leave his parents to "cling" to a woman, the two becoming one flesh. The first man and woman are in God's Garden of Eden, where all creation
774-451: Is a re-telling of the Fall of Man as a love triangle between Lilith , Adam and Eve – with Eve's eating the forbidden fruit being in this version the result of misguided manipulations by the jealous Lilith, who had hoped to get her rival discredited and destroyed by God and thus regain Adam's love. In Stephen Schwartz 's 1991 musical Children of Eden , "Father" (God) creates Adam and Eve at
860-546: Is also understood by some Christians (especially those in the Eastern Orthodox tradition) as a reality outside of empirical history that effects the entire history of the universe. This concept of an atemporal fall has been most recently expounded by the Orthodox theologians David Bentley Hart , John Behr , and Sergei Bulgakov , but it has roots in the writings of several early church fathers, especially Origen and Maximus
946-496: Is being the father of humanity , is looked upon by Muslims with reverence. Eve ( Ḥawwāʼ ; Arabic : حواء ) is the "mother of humanity". The creation of Adam and Eve is referred to in the Qurʼān , although different Qurʼanic interpreters give different views on the actual creation story (Qurʼan, Surat al-Nisaʼ, verse 1). In al-Qummi's tafsir on the Garden of Eden , such a place
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#17331046188241032-711: Is born to Adam and Eve, and Adam had "other sons and daughters" (Genesis 5:4). Genesis 5 lists Adam's descendants from Seth to Noah with their ages at the birth of their first sons and their ages at death. Adam's age at death is given as 930 years. According to the Book of Jubilees , Cain married his sister Awan , a daughter of Adam and Eve. According to the Pseudo-Philo , Adam and Eve's male children were: Eliseel, Suris, Elamiel, Brabal, Naat, Zarama, Zasam, Maathal, and Anath. And Adam and Eve female children were: Phua, Iectas, Arebica, Sifa, Tecia, Saba, and Asin. The Primeval History forms
1118-457: Is buried underneath the waterfall. Eve also gave birth to Seth, which expanded hers and Adam's generations. Finally, Father speaks to her to bring her home. Before she dies, she gives her blessings to all her future generations, and passes Adam's staff to Seth. Father embraces Eve and she also reunited with Adam and Abel. Smaller casts usually have the actors cast as Adam and Eve double as Noah and Mama Noah. In Ray Nelson 's novel Blake's Progress
1204-634: Is no mention of this identification in the Torah and it is not held in Judaism. As well as developing the theology of the protoplasts , the medieval Church also expanded the historical narrative in a vast tradition of Adam books , which add detail to the fall, and tell of their life after the expulsion from Eden . These are continued in the Legend of the Rood , dealing with Seth's return to Paradise and subsequent events involving
1290-403: Is responsible for the tragedy because the woman was given to him by God (Genesis 3:12). God challenges the woman to explain herself, and she shifts the blame to the serpent (Genesis 3:13). Divine pronouncement of three judgments is then laid against all the culprits (Genesis 3:14–19). A judgement oracle and the nature of the crime is first laid upon the serpent, then the woman, and, finally,
1376-518: Is the focal concept of these writings. Another Gnostic tradition held that Adam and Eve were created to help defeat Satan. The serpent, instead of being identified with Satan, is seen as a hero by the Ophites . Still other Gnostics believed that Satan's fall, however, came after the creation of humanity. As in Islamic tradition, this story says that Satan refused to bow to Adam due to pride. Satan said that Adam
1462-403: Is vegetarian and there is no violence. They are permitted to eat the fruits of all the trees except one, the tree of the knowledge of good and evil . The woman is tempted by a talking serpent to eat the forbidden fruit, and gives some to the man, who eats also. (Contrary to popular myth she does not beguile the man, who appears to have been present at the encounter with the serpent). God punishes
1548-498: The Book of Genesis of the Hebrew Bible , chapters one through five, there are two creation narratives with two distinct perspectives. In the first, Adam and Eve are not named. Instead, God created humankind in God's image and instructed them to multiply and to be stewards over everything else that God had made. In the second narrative, God fashions Adam from dust and places him in
1634-645: The Epistle to the Romans , interpreted the Apostle Paul as having said that Adam's sin was hereditary: "Death passed upon [i.e., spread to] all men because of Adam, [in whom] all sinned", Romans 5:12 Original sin became a concept that man is born into a condition of sinfulness and must await redemption. This doctrine became a cornerstone of the Western Christian theological tradition, which however not shared by Judaism or
1720-470: The Garden of Eden . Adam is told that he can eat freely of all the trees in the garden, except for the tree of the knowledge of good and evil . Subsequently, Eve is created from one of Adam's ribs to be his companion. They are innocent and unembarrassed about their nakedness . However, a serpent convinces Eve to eat fruit from the forbidden tree, and she gives some of the fruit to Adam. These acts not only give them additional knowledge, but also give them
1806-608: The Hajj . According to a prophetic hadith , Adam and Eve reunited in the plain of ʻArafat, near Mecca . They had multiple children, particularly, Qabil and Habil . There is also a legend of a younger son, named Rocail, who created a palace and sepulchre containing autonomous statues that lived out the lives of men so realistically they were mistaken for having souls. The concept of "original sin" does not exist in Islam because, according to Islam, Adam and Eve were forgiven by God. When God orders
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#17331046188241892-563: The creation myth of the Abrahamic religions , were the first man and woman. They are central to the belief that humanity is in essence a single family, with everyone descended from a single pair of original ancestors. They also provide the basis for the doctrines of the fall of man and original sin , which are important beliefs in Christianity , although not held in Judaism or Islam . In
1978-440: The indie rock underground between the late 1980s and early 1990s. Bands drew heavily from 1960s garage rock, stripped-down 1970s punk rock, and Detroit proto-punk , and often incorporated numerous other styles into their approach, such as power pop , 1960s girl groups , hardcore punk , blues , early R&B and surf rock . The term "garage punk" often also refers to the original 1960s garage rock movement rather than
2064-406: The plot . The form of Genesis 3 is also shaped by its vocabulary, making use of various puns and double entendres . The expulsion from Eden narrative begins with a dialogue between the woman and a serpent , identified in Genesis 3:1 as an animal that was more crafty than any other animal made by God, although Genesis does not identify the serpent with Satan . The woman is willing to talk to
2150-400: The "expulsion from Eden" narrative. A form analysis of Genesis 3 reveals that this portion of the story can be characterized as a parable or "wisdom tale" in the wisdom tradition . The poetic addresses of the chapter belong to a speculative type of wisdom that questions the paradoxes and harsh realities of life. This characterization is determined by the narrative's format, settings , and
2236-475: The "spirit of Adam", Eve symbolizes "His self", the Tree of Knowledge symbolizes "the material world", and the serpent symbolizes "attachment to the material world". The fall of Adam thus represents the way humanity became conscious of good and evil. In another sense, Adam and Eve represent God's Will and Determination, the first two of the seven stages of Divine Creative Action. While a traditional view attributes
2322-406: The 1960s. He explains that mid 1960s garage punk was largely the domain of untrained teenagers who used sonic effects, such as fuzz tones , and relied heavily on riffs . Hann locates the "golden years" of garage punk to 1965–67. The Sonics are credited as a pioneering act in the genre. Critic Tim Sommer wrote: "The Sonics created the template for American garage punk, not to mention crafting
2408-669: The 1972 psychedelic music compilation Nuggets to describe a song by the 1960s garage rock band, the Shadows of Knight , as "classic garage punk". The Guardian 's Michael Hann writes: "Look at the tracklisting for Lenny Kaye's original Nuggets album, the record that codified garage punk and you'll find an awful lot of music that would not now fit comfortably into the genre [psychedelic music]." MTV ' s Beverly Bryan says that "garage punk" may be used "more likely" to refer to "garage rock" or " garage revival ". Simon Reynolds traces garage punk to American garage rock bands in
2494-413: The 1980s-90s fusion style. The 1980s-90s style itself is sometimes referred to interchangeably as "garage rock" or " garage revival ". The term "garage punk" dates back as early as 1972 in reference to the original 1960s garage rock style, although "punk" as it is known today was not solidified as its own distinct genre until 1976. Therefore, despite earlier references to 1960s garage rock as "garage punk",
2580-577: The Book of Genesis to Mosaic authorship , modern scholars consider the Genesis creation narrative as one of various ancient origin myths . Analysis like the documentary hypothesis also suggests that the text is a result of the compilation of multiple previous traditions, explaining apparent contradictions. Other stories of the same canonical book, like the Genesis flood narrative , are also understood as having been influenced by older literature, with parallels in
2666-540: The Confessor . Bulgakov writes in his 1939 book The Bride of the Lamb translated by Boris Jakim ( Wm. B. Eerdmans , 2001) that "empirical history begins precisely with the fall, which is its starting premise" and that in the "narrative in Genesis 3, ...an event is described that lies beyond our history, although at its boundary." David Bentley Hart has written about this concept of an atemporal fall in his 2005 book The Doors of
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2752-504: The Jewish story, it has little in common with it. The myth underwent extensive elaboration in later Abrahamic traditions, and it has been extensively analyzed by modern biblical scholars. Interpretations and beliefs regarding Adam and Eve and the story revolving around them vary across religions and sects; for example, the Islamic version of the story holds that Adam and Eve were equally responsible for their sins of hubris , instead of Eve being
2838-417: The Orthodox churches. Over the centuries, a system of unique Christian beliefs had developed from these doctrines. Baptism became understood as a washing away of the stain of hereditary sin in many churches, although its original symbolism was apparently rebirth. Additionally, the serpent that tempted Eve was interpreted to have been Satan , or that Satan was using a serpent as a mouthpiece , although there
2924-620: The Pope condemned the theory of polygenism and expressed that original sin comes "from a sin actually committed by an individual Adam". Despite this, the Humani Generis also states that the belief in evolution is not in contrast to Catholic doctrine; this has led to a gradual acceptance of theistic evolution among Roman Catholic and Independent Catholic theologians, a position that has been encouraged by Pope John Paul II , Pope Benedict XVI and Pope Francis . The biblical fall of Adam and Eve
3010-606: The Sea as well as in his essay "The Devil's March: Creatio ex Nihilo, the Problem of Evil, and a Few Dostoyevskian Meditations" (from his 2020 book Theological Territories ). Gnostics discussed Adam and Eve in two known surviving texts, namely the " Apocalypse of Adam " found in the Nag Hammadi documents and the Testament of Adam . The creation of Adam as Protoanthropos , the original man,
3096-536: The Sonics. In contrast to the retro garage revival scene, bands who continued to draw heavily from stripped-down 1970s punk, rather than just mid-1960s styles, would be widely categorized as "garage punk". According to the AllMusic guide, "Before the punk-pop wing of America's '90s punk revival hit the mainstream, a different breed of revivalist punk had been taking shape in the indie-rock underground. In general, garage punk
3182-563: The US throughout 2016. They played their first UK show since reuniting at the Victoria Warehouse for TRANSFORMER on May 28, 2017. In 2017, the band released a live album, Platinum Tips + Ice Cream , which received positive reviews. In early 2018 the band officially left Drag City and signed a new record deal with Mississippi-based indie label Fat Possum Records. The label also made the band's entire discography available on streaming outlets for
3268-539: The ability to conjure negative and destructive concepts such as shame and evil . God later curses the serpent and the ground. God prophetically tells the woman and the man what will be the consequences of their sin of disobeying him. Then he banishes them from the Garden of Eden. Neither Adam nor Eve is mentioned elsewhere in the Hebrew scriptures apart from a single listing of Adam in a genealogy in 1 Chronicles 1:1 , suggesting that although their story came to be prefixed to
3354-490: The angels to bow to Adam, Iblīs questioned, "Why should I bow to man? I am made of pure fire and he is made of soil." The liberal movements within Islam have viewed God's commanding the angels to bow before Adam as an exaltation of humanity, and as a means of supporting human rights ; others view it as an act of showing Adam that the biggest enemy of humans on earth will be their ego. In Swahili literature , Eve ate from
3440-657: The band following the release of Pound for Pound . Since then, both have recorded albums for Drag City; Hagerty under his own name and as The Howling Hex , and Herrema under the name RTX . After several releases RTX updated their moniker to Black Bananas. Two reunion shows were announced for August 16, 2015 at The Observatory in Santa Ana, California as part of the Berserktown festival and December 19, 2015 at Webster Hall in New York City . They played several more shows around
3526-455: The band on his “Trudy Dies”/“Come In” single, named them "hugely influential upon" his "professional musical life." MGMT identified the band as a big influence on their own creative risk-taking, with Benjamin Goldwasser praising them as "amazing songwriters — they disguise pop songs really well.” Alexis Taylor of Hot Chip cited Royal Trux as his favourite band, stating that "they really set
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3612-411: The band released Accelerator in 1998, Veterans of Disorder in 1999, and Pound for Pound in 2000. Royal Trux also released the triple-LP Singles, Live, Unreleased , as well as a pair of EPs ( 3-Song EP and Radio Video ) and substantial video and webwork. Hagerty and Herrema often credited themselves as Adam and Eve for their production work. They separated as a couple and dissolved
3698-489: The band were signed), noted: "If everyone who listened to the Velvet Underground started their own band, then everyone who listened to Royal Trux started reaching beyond their grasp, musical or otherwise". In 2015, Stereogum called them "the most misunderstood band in indie rock . [...] In a world where experimenting and taking chances with music often takes a backseat to image and playing it safe, Royal Trux flipped
3784-484: The bar for what I thought a band could be like live. Hot Chip never really sounded like Royal Trux, but the joy of repetition in " Over and Over " is as much to do with their spirit as anything ‘carnal’ (to quote "Run Shaker Life", the song they opened that set with). They changed it all for me". Garage punk (fusion genre) Garage punk is a rock music fusion genre combining the influences of garage rock , punk rock , and often other genres, that took shape in
3870-449: The bluesy sonic assaults made by The Kills or The White Stripes , to Interpol 's angular guitars." Both Jamie Hince & Alison Mosshart of The Kills are notable fans of the band, as are Bobby Gillespie of Primal Scream , Stephen Malkmus of Pavement & Derek Miller of Sleigh Bells . Thurston Moore of Sonic Youth cited the band's debut album as an influence on their music, calling it "the coolest record of that year, it
3956-404: The creation of Adam. The Midrash Rabbah – Genesis VIII:1 reconciled the two by stating that Genesis one, "male and female He created them", indicates that God originally created Adam as a hermaphrodite , bodily and spiritually both male and female, before creating the separate beings of Adam and Eve. Other rabbis suggested that Eve and the woman of the first account were two separate individuals,
4042-631: The death of Christ: "On account of your desert [i.e., punishment for sin, that is, death], even the Son of God had to die." In 1486, the Dominicans Kramer and Sprengler used similar tracts in Malleus Maleficarum ("Hammer of Witches") to justify the persecution of "witches". Medieval Christian art often depicted the Edenic Serpent as a woman (often identified as Lilith ), thus both emphasizing
4128-500: The development of stoner rock , a more psychedelic variation of the genre. The term "punk rock" was first used to describe the music of American garage bands of the mid 1960s, and was not solidified as a genre until 1976. When referring to 1960s groups, the term "garage punk" is usually deployed interchangeably with "garage rock". The earliest known use of the term "garage punk" appeared in Lenny Kaye 's track-by-track liner notes for
4214-508: The experimentalism of Twin Infinitives , the band instead opted for a more lo-fi approach, recording on an 8-track . The arguably atypical lyricism and sonic atonality of their first two albums was largely abandoned in favor of a more stripped, direct sound. Following the release of their untitled album, Hagerty and Herrema were joined by guitarist Michael Kaiser and drummer Ian Willers to complete their fourth full-length, Cats and Dogs . The songwriting remained highly experimental, but
4300-545: The first being identified as Lilith , a figure elsewhere described as a night demon. According to traditional Jewish belief, Adam and Eve are buried in the Cave of Machpelah , in Hebron . In Genesis 2:7 "God breathes into the man's nostrils and he becomes nefesh hayya ", signifying something like the English word "being", in the sense of a corporeal body capable of life; the concept of
4386-424: The first one to be unfaithful. The story of Adam and Eve is often depicted in art, and it has had an important influence in literature and poetry. The opening chapters of the Book of Genesis provide a mythic history of the infiltration of evil into the world. God places the first man and woman (Adam and Eve) in his Garden of Eden , whence they are expelled; the first murder follows, and God's decision to destroy
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#17331046188244472-651: The first time. The new LP was expected in early 2019. The band released their first studio album in 19 years, White Stuff , on March 1, 2019, on Fat Possum Records. During an interview with The Guardian in March 2019 Hagerty announced he was leaving the band, stating "I'm not touring. She steamrollered right over me, man. I'm not ... I'm just doing this as a favour to Fat Possum. The album – I didn't approve of it. I have no idea what it is. I've heard like 10 seconds of one song. I'm out, man." In response, Herrema stated "He's done this on every tour. He always shows up, always does
4558-529: The forbidden tree, thus causing her expulsion, after being tempted by Iblis. Thereupon, Adam heroically eats the forbidden fruit in order to follow Eve and protect her on earth. In the Baháʼí Faith , Adam is regarded as the first Manifestation of God . The Adam and Eve narrative is seen as symbolic. In Some Answered Questions , 'Abdu'l-Bahá rejects a literal reading and states that the story contains "divine mysteries and universal meanings". Adam symbolizes
4644-420: The fruit of the tree of knowledge is a delight to the eye and that it would be desirable to acquire wisdom by eating the fruit. The woman eats the fruit and gives some to the man (Genesis 3:6). With this the man and woman recognize their own nakedness, and they make loincloths of fig leaves (Genesis 3:7). In the next narrative dialogue, God questions the man and the woman (Genesis 3:8–13), and God initiates
4730-480: The ground, since from it you were taken, for dust you are, and to dust, you will return." The garden account ends with an intradivine monologue , determining the couple's expulsion, and the execution of that deliberation (Genesis 3:22–24). The reason given for the expulsion was to prevent the man from eating from the tree of life and becoming immortal: "Behold, the man is become as one of us, to know good and evil; and now, lest he put forth his hand, and take also of
4816-527: The major label Virgin . The label viewed it as a way to gain credibility with other, more promising indie bands that they hoped to attract. Some of the money went into buying a house in Virginia and converting it to a studio, where the band recorded themselves and others (such as The Make-Up ). According to interviews, the band also kicked their drug habit at this time. (They spent a prior album advance on drugs and are known for their heroin abuse.) The band added
4902-540: The male lineage and mitochondrial DNA for the female lineage, are commonly called the Y-chromosomal Adam and Mitochondrial Eve , respectively. Anatomically modern humans emerged in Africa approximately 300,000 years ago. The matrilineal most recent common ancestor lived around 155,000 years ago, while the patrilineal most recent common ancestor lived around 200,000 to 300,000 years ago. These do not fork from
4988-476: The man with a lifetime of hard labor followed by death, the woman with the pain of childbirth and subordination to her husband, and curses the serpent to crawl on its belly and endure enmity with both man and woman. God then clothes the nakedness of the man and woman, who have become god-like in knowing good and evil, then banishes them from the garden lest they eat the fruit of a second tree, the tree of life , and live forever. The story continues in Genesis 3 with
5074-415: The man. On the serpent, God places a divine curse . The woman receives penalties that impact her in two primary roles: she shall experience pangs during childbearing, pain during childbirth, and while she shall desire her husband, he will rule over her. The man's penalty results in God cursing the ground from which he came, and the man then receives a death oracle, although the man has not been described, in
5160-413: The older Epic of Gilgamesh . Scientific developments within the natural sciences have shown evidence that humans, and all other living and extinct species, share a common ancestor and evolved through natural processes, over billions of years to diversify into the life forms we know today. In biology , the most recent common ancestors of humans, when traced back using the Y chromosome for
5246-564: The opening chapters of the Torah , the five books making up the history of the origins of Israel. This achieved something like its current form in the 5th century BCE, but Genesis 1–11 shows little relationship to the rest of the Bible: for example, the names of its characters and its geography – Adam (man) and Eve (life), the Land of Nod ("Wandering"), and so on – are symbolic rather than real, and almost none of
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#17331046188245332-627: The other hand the Yahwist source has been dated by some scholars, notably John Van Seters , to the exilic pre-Persian period (the 6th century BCE) precisely because the Primeval History contains so much Babylonian influence in the form of myth. The Primeval History draws on two distinct "sources", the Priestly source and what is sometimes called the Yahwist source and sometimes simply the "non-Priestly"; for
5418-578: The persons, places and stories mentioned in it are ever met anywhere else. This has led scholars to suppose that the History forms a late composition attached to Genesis and the Pentateuch to serve as an introduction. Just how late is a subject for debate: at one extreme are those who see it as a product of the Hellenistic period, in which case it cannot be earlier than the first decades of the 4th century BCE; on
5504-657: The poet William Blake and his wife Kate travel to the end of time where the demonic Urizen offers them his own re-interpretation of the Biblical story: "In this painting you see Adam and Eve listening to the wisdom of their good friend and adviser, the serpent. One might even say he was their Savior. He gave them freedom, and he would have given them eternal life if he'd been allowed to." John William "Uncle Jack" Dey painted Adam and Eve Leave Eden (1973), using stripes and dabs of pure color to evoke Eden's lush surroundings. In C.S. Lewis ' 1943 science fiction novel Perelandra ,
5590-414: The prototype for every punk rock band that thought that three chords and a horny shriek was enough to move a nation." In the 1980s, there began a revived interest in the music of the 1960s, starting with garage punk. Labels like Crypt and Norton began reissuing the work of "lost mid-century weirdos", which led a new generation of punk musicians to rediscover older rock artists like Little Richard and
5676-407: The purpose of discussing Adam and Eve in the Book of Genesis the terms "non-Priestly" and "Yahwist" can be regarded as interchangeable. It was also recognized in ancient Judaism that there are two distinct accounts for the creation of man. The first account says "male and female [God] created them", implying simultaneous creation, whereas the second account states that God created Eve subsequent to
5762-717: The same influences and aesthetics (in fact, Mudhoney became one of the founders of grunge)." Bands like New Bomb Turks , the Oblivians , the Gories , the Mummies , the Dirtbombs , and the Humpers helped maintain a cult audience for the style through the 1990s and 2000s. Associated bands from that period contributed to the development of stoner rock , a more psychedelic variation of the genre. Adam and Eve Adam and Eve , according to
5848-449: The same time and considers them his children. They even assist Him in naming the animals. When Eve is tempted by the serpent and eats the forbidden fruit, Father makes Adam choose between Him and Eden, or Eve. Adam chooses Eve and eats the fruit, causing Father to banish them into the wilderness and destroying the Tree of Knowledge, from which Adam carves a staff. Eve gives birth to Cain and Abel, and Adam forbids his children from going beyond
5934-585: The script and did the opposite; because they could, and because, for them, it was always, and only, about keeping themselves interested and happy with the music. Their goal from the outset was to deconstruct rock ‘n’ roll and put it back together as they saw fit, with their own artistic vision. It wasn't always pretty, but good art often isn't. What is true is that their music has stood the test of time and sounds just as, if not more, relevant today than it did when conceived." According to Dan Hancox of The National News , "their influence can be heard in everything from
6020-484: The serpent and respond to the creature's cynicism by repeating God's prohibition against eating fruit from the tree of knowledge (Genesis 2:17). The woman is lured into dialogue on the serpent's terms which directly disputes God's command. The serpent assures the woman that God will not let her die if she ate the fruit, and, furthermore, that if she ate the fruit, her "eyes would be opened" and she would "be like God, knowing good and evil" (Genesis 3:5). The woman sees that
6106-404: The serpent's seductiveness as well as its relationship to Eve. Several early Church Fathers , including Clement of Alexandria and Eusebius of Caesarea , interpreted the Hebrew "Heva" as not only the name of Eve, but in its aspirated form as "female serpent." Based on the Christian doctrine of the Fall of man , came the doctrine of original sin . St Augustine of Hippo (354–430), working with
6192-528: The story of Adam and Eve is re-enacted on the planet Venus – but with a different ending. A green-skinned pair, who are destined to be the ancestors of Venusian humanity, are living in naked innocence on wonderful floating islands which are the Venusian Eden; a demonically possessed Earth scientist arrives in a spaceship, acting the part of the snake and trying to tempt the Venusian Eve into disobeying God; but
6278-464: The studio with producer David Briggs . Next came Sweet Sixteen . While the band received mainstream media exposure during their time on Virgin (Herrema appeared in Calvin Klein print and TV ads from 1995 to 2000), Virgin was reportedly unhappy with Sweet Sixteen . The band was unwilling to record a third record for the label. Royal Trux returned to their own record label Drag City. On Drag City,
6364-422: The text, as immortal. Abruptly, in the flow of text, in Genesis 3:20, the man names the woman "Eve" (Hebrew hawwah ), "because she was the mother of all living ". God makes skin garments for Adam and Eve (Genesis 3:20). The chiasmus structure of the death oracle given to Adam in Genesis 3:19 is a link between man's creation from "dust" (Genesis 2:7) to the "return" of his beginnings: "you return, to
6450-465: The tours." On April 30, after having previously been rescheduled due to Herrema's unspecified legal issues, the planned promotional tour for White Stuff was cancelled entirely. The band has not been active since and both members have referred to the band reunion finishing in interviews since White Stuff was released. Royal Trux's music has been significantly influential on a number of underground bands. Dan Koretzky, co-founder of Drag City (to which
6536-416: The tree of life, and eat, and live for ever" (Genesis 3:22). God exiles Adam and Eve from the Garden and installs cherubs (supernatural beings that provide protection) and the " ever-turning sword " to guard the entrance (Genesis 3:24). Genesis 4 narrates life outside the garden, including the birth of Adam and Eve's first children Cain and Abel and the story of the first murder. A third son, Seth ,
6622-522: The types of social codes and ideologies associated with the punk subculture . However, there are exceptions like the (International) Noise Conspiracy , who played a highly politicised variation of garage punk. AllMusic adds: "Some of the first garage punk bands who appeared in the late '80s and early '90s ( Mudhoney , the Supersuckers ) signed with the Sub Pop label, whose early grunge bands shared some of
6708-429: The usage of the term "punk" in regard to the 1980s-90s "garage punk" fusion genre refers to the fusion of 1960s garage rock with the late 1970s-1980s genre currently and more commonly referred to as “ punk rock ”. After the 1980s, groups who were labelled as "garage punk" stood in contrast to the nascent retro garage revival scene, moving past a strictly mid 1960s influence. Associated bands from that period contributed to
6794-684: The waterfall in hopes Father will forgive them and bring them back to Eden. When Cain and Abel grow up, Cain breaks his promise and goes beyond the waterfall, finding the giant stones made by other humans, which he brings the family to see, and Adam reveals his discovery from the past: during their infancy, he discovered these humans, but had kept it secret. He tries to forbid Cain from seeking them out, which causes Cain to become enraged and he tries to attack Adam, but instead turns his rage to Abel when he tries to stop him and kills him. Later, when an elderly Eve tries to speak to Father, she tells how Adam continually looked for Cain, and after many years, he dies and
6880-517: The wood from the tree of life. These stories were widely believed in Europe until early modern times. Regarding the real existence of the progenitors – as of other narratives contained in Genesis – the Catholic Church teaches that Adam and Eve were historical humans, personally responsible for the original sin. This position was clarified by Pope Pius XII in the encyclical Humani Generis , in which
6966-565: The world and save only the righteous Noah and his sons; a new humanity then descends from these and spreads throughout the world, but although the new world is as sinful as the old, God has resolved never again to destroy the world by flood, and the History ends with Terah, the father of Abraham, from whom will descend God's chosen people, the Israelites . Adam and Eve are the Bible's first man and first woman. Adam's name appears first in Genesis 1 with
7052-414: Was inferior to him as he was made of fire, whereas Adam was made of clay. This refusal led to the fall of Satan recorded in works such as the Book of Enoch . In Mandaeism , "(God) created all the worlds, formed the soul through his power, and placed it by means of angels into the human body. So He created Adam and Eve, the first man and woman." In Islam , Adam ( Ādam ; Arabic : آدم ), whose role
7138-484: Was more melodic , which was revealed on tracks such as "The Flag," "The Spectre," and "Turn of the Century." Around this time, the band signed with Matador and a Royal Trux record was assigned a catalog number for an album which never appeared. During the corporate interest in underground music that followed Nirvana 's breakthrough success in 1991, Royal Trux signed a three-record contract totaling over $ 1 million with
7224-459: Was not entirely earthly. According to the Qurʼān , both Adam and Eve ate the forbidden fruit in a Heavenly Eden. As a result, they were both sent down to Earth as God's representatives. Each person was sent to a mountain peak: Adam on al-Safa , and Eve on al-Marwah . In this Islamic tradition, Adam wept for 40 days until he repented, after which God sent down the Black Stone , teaching him
7310-696: Was not nearly as melodic as punk-pop; instead, garage punk drew its inspiration chiefly from the Detroit protopunk of the Stooges and the MC5 . Allan Rutter writes that the music is often fast-paced and characterized by dirty, choppy guitars and lyrics typically expressing rebelliousness and sometimes "bad taste", and may be performed by " low-fi " acts who are on independent record labels , or who are unsigned. Bands are generally apolitical and tend to distance themselves from hardcore punk and generally avoid strict adherence to
7396-401: Was reckless, had a casual vision and sense of danger to it, it was completely experimental and it rocked. Much more so than any record Red Hot Chili Peppers had that year, or whatever." Nate Young of Wolf Eyes named Twin Infinitives one of his favorite albums of all time, praising their avant-garde use of new technology as being influential on his music. Will Oldham , who had worked with
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