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| Sunday, August 20, 2006 |
| Iron Maiden's A Matter of Life and Death |
Iron Maiden is releasing an album in a few days time. Below is the official press release from their website ironmaiden.com.:
Following the announcement of the forthcoming early September release of their new studio album A MATTER OF LIFE AND DEATH, Iron Maiden reveal their front cover artwork!
Also announced is the news that THE REINCARNATION OF BENJAMIN BREEG will be released as a very special single on 14th August.
Says Steve Harris, “This is a very intense album in many ways and we really wanted to go with a lead track that demonstrated that in the best way, rather than going for a shorter track on the album just to please the chart rules. Benjamin Breeg is a great example of the feel of the album in it’s really heavy riff and lyrically it’s a very dark, atmospheric and powerful song which really epitomizes what the album is all about for us. So it made a natural choice for us.”
In true Maiden style, the single will be released in two special Limited Edition formats, which by content will not be eligible for the UK singles chart. Manager Rod Smallwood explained, “There are various chart rules compliant to number of tracks, the maximum running time, price structure and all the rest of it. As for the new Maiden single - its simple - we’re putting out a two track CD - THE REINCARNATION OF BENJAMIN BREEG and HALLOWED BE THY NAME (Legends Session) and if it’s too long to qualify for the charts, then so be it. We have no problem with it being non-chart eligible.
EMI will also release a special 7” coloured vinyl in picture sleeve with collectable sticker of the ‘Crossed Guns’ Logo. B sides to both formats are from last years amazing ‘Radio 1 legends session recorded especially for the Zane Lowe show.
Limited Edition 2 track CD
The reincarnation of Benjamin Breeg
Hallowed be thy Name (Radio 1 ‘Legends’ Session)
Limited Edition 7” coloured vinyl in picture bag
(To include ‘Crossed Guns Logo’ sticker)
The Reincarnation of Benjamin Breeg
c/w Run To The Hills (Radio 1 ‘Legends’ Session)
The Trooper (Radio 1 ‘Legends’ Session)
THE REINCARNATION OF BENJAMIN BREEG is taken from the forthcoming album, A MATTER OF LIFE AND DEATH full track listing as below.
1. Different World - Smith/Harris - 4.17
2. These Colours Don't Run - Smith/Harris/Dickinson - 6.52
3. Brighter Than a Thousand Suns - Smith/Harris/Dickinson - 8.44
4. The Pilgrim - Gers/Harris - 5.07
5. The Longest Day - Smith/Harris/Dickinson - 7.48
6. Out Of the Shadows - Dickinson/Harris 5.36
7. The Reincarnation of Benjamin Breeg - Murray/Harris - 7.21
8. For The Greater Good of God - Harris - 9.24
9. Lord Of Light - Smith/Harris/Dickinson - 7.23
10. The Legacy - Gers/Harris - 9.20
Iron Maiden undertake a massive Winter European Tour that opens in Denmark on 9th November, culminating in eight UK arena dates at the end of December (including two nights at Earls Court Arena). They will play to nearly 100,000 people in the UK alone! The majority of these shows are already sold out. Please check for details on www.ironmaiden.com for the latest information on ticket availability and for details of tickets just released from Production holds. |
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| Friday, August 18, 2006 |
| The Next 5 Most Depressing Song... |
perhaps the running theme for this week is music... or rather precisely, as it seems, depressing music...
for a couple of days, i have been spacing out ( you know, when u someone stares or gaze into the empty space)... Felicia has often caught me doing that, but those were for different reasons... ok, before i ramble on here they are...
Next 5 most depressing Songs
Send in the Clowns - Frank Sinatra (written by Stephen Sondheim)
of cos, in this instance, big blue eye didnt write the songs nor the lyrics... but i cant imagine who else would be able to blanket that piece of music with such sadness and melancholy. i think only his voice could.
when all is lost, only laughter can save the day... so ... send in the clowns...
how depressing is that!
Something - the Beatles
eversince the beatles departed from their rather cheery ourlook of the world through the album Revolver, their songs have been more ponderous and talk about questions rather than giving answers... a more philosophical outlook...
You're asking me love will grow,
i dont know, i dont know,
you stick around now, it may show
i dont know, i dont know...
complimented by a haunting melody...
compare this with their earlier work...
and when i get home to you,
and see all the things that you do,
you know it will be alright... (A Hard Day's Night)
any objections?
The Wild Ones - Suede
in the 80s, the British pop movement were led by conservative Thatcherism, Spandau Ballet, Duran Duran, New World Order... though they may write sad love songs, it isnt the same as depressing songs... well writing sad love songs actually shows that the other part of your life is so good that you can waste so much time on love... however, the 90s featured bands like Oasis, Radiohead, Suede, Blur... who took the energy of 70s punk into pop music...
their music didnt deal with comfortable issues... but issues of death, dying, and departure... and there is not turning back!
its a shame the plane's leaving on this sunny day...
my tattoo will be bleeding and the name will stain...
doesnt sound like you are my sunshine .... you make me happy... doesnt it??
A Thousand Years - Sting
During his recent concert in Singapore, this song played last... let me just say, if not for kleenex, the Singapore Indoor Stadium would have surely been flooded...
Steve Lukather's Guitar Solo in Wont Hold You Back - Toto
alright, not many people might understand this. so i will try my best to explain.
let me ask you a question. have you heard the wailing of a mother who had just lost her baby... well to say the very least, this guitar solo sounds like it... it wails so hauntingly, that it is beautiful...
iwan enters the botanic garden looking for a yellowgerberas...
if only the world is as lovely as thee... |
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| Thursday, August 17, 2006 |
| Top 5 Depressing Songs |
as i scour the insides of my body and soul, i have found that i have a large amount of depressing songs in my Itunes. not that i am connected to my computer but my collection of songs in Itunes definitely reflects my personality. which brings to mind a very important question?
am i a depressing, cynical, pessimistic person?
i am not going to answer those questions in this blog.
Okri mentioned that there are many riddles in this world that only the dead can answer...
however, what i am going to do is to list down my top ten most depressing songs... and (another) however, another question arises... how do these selected songs qualify as the most depressing? is it based on the amount of tears one shed while listening to the songs? or is it based of the pain it sticks to one's heart emotion... if so, again, how is it valued? the difficulty in valuing these pieces of artwork is enormous because we are dealing with something intangible... the human heart...
i also cant be biased towards once artist and ignore the other...which means i have a preference for something and unashamedly biased towards another... this i will attempt not to indulge in cos... it would be grossly unfair... or wouldnt it... then how about the songs that i havent heard of before... or how about songs in other languages apart from English....
and then, upon further ponder and wonder, no matter what i come up with, i will not be able to conclude this pointless exercise without being biased in one form or another... so to my readers out there, what the heck!! i shall do it, because i feel it is right...
in any case, i shall put my intelligence on the line... i shall risk being stupid, looking stupid, appearing moronic... nevertheless, i shall gain the satisfaction of exorcising the ghost of depressing songs...
anyways here they are....
Top Five Most Depressing Songs
not in order of merit
Say Hello to Heaven - Temple of the Dog... the album and band is called Temple of the Dog... most of the songs were written by Chris Cornell (of Soundgarden and Audioslave fame). it is a tribute to a late friend, Andrew Wood... true, the lyrics were sad and depressing...
eg.
The star was your playground
and the ground was your bed....
nevertheless, this song got my vote because it was the first song that brought me to tears after listening to it for the first time... this happened way back in 1992...
Fake Plastic Trees - RadioHead .... Radiohead has been known to churn out an enormous number of depressing songs... Creep was a loserish song... o god, i luvd that song... High and Dry was perhaps, after queensryche's Silent Lucidity was the alienation song.... but Fake Plastic's melody did it for me... how more sad can it get...
You will always be the same - David Gray ...first and foremost, everytime i try to play this song (that means sing and play on my acoustic) i could not cause i wud not be able to get by the second line without shedding a tear... (o yes i am a crybaby though i am not emo bitch) .... with that i rest my case....
Redemption Song - Bob Marley ... wat kind of music would a lowly educated, ganja smoking man would ever possibly weave... people always suspect that he writes party songs ( yes they do!!!) ... i mean the whole raggae concept definitely is a get high and dance and lots of romping later kind of culture but lest not be forgotten that it also turned the tables against Mental Oppression... this song summarises the Oppression the colonised have felt since the Europeans decided to civilised the rest of the world... (ya rite!)
... these songs of freedom
is all i ever have... redemption song...
Bob Marley is a ganja smoking genius...
In My Darkest Hour - Megadeth ... Dave Mustaine (of Megadeth fame, a heavy metal band) was a close friend of Cliff Burton (Metallica's dead bassist) ... he died in a car crash when their tour bus got into an accident... this song has more anger than anything... but for a metal head, Dave Mustaine sure is a sensitive dude... tsk tsk... |
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