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Nothing Else Matters

28 August 2010 Written by MazAlien 0 Comments

“Nothing Else Matters” is a song by heavy metal band Metallica.

The song features on Metallica’s 1991 Black Album which sold more than 15 million copies. After being released as a single in 1992, the song reached #11 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks chart as well as top-ten positions on many European charts. It also featured as a playable track on the game Guitar Hero: Metallica. The song has been covered over forty times.

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On the picture: Mitre Peak- New Zealand. Mitre Peak is an iconic mountain in the South Island of New Zealand. It is one of the most photographed peaks in the country. The distinctive shape of the peak in southern New Zealand gives the mountain its name, after the mitre headwear of Christian bishops. It was named by a survey crew from the HMS Acheron.
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inger and rhythm guitarist James Hetfield wrote this song while he was on the phone with his girlfriend at this time. Since he held the phone with one hand, he plucked the four open strings of a standard E-minor chord with the other, which eventually made up the first two bars of the song. The lyrics were also dedicated to his girlfriend, which talk about being “so close, no matter how far”, indicating the bond they shared even when Hetfield was on tour. Initially, the song was not meant to go on the album, and Hetfield had written it for himself, but only after drummer Lars Ulrich heard it was it considered for the record.

The song has now become a staple in Metallica’s live performances, and has been dedicated to their fans. When played live nowadays, the last verse is left out, ending the song with a heavily distorted guitar solo by Hetfield. A live version on which this can be heard can be found on the CD/DVD Orgullo, Pasión y Gloria: Tres Noches en la Ciudad de México. Other live recordings can be found on Live Shit: Binge & Purge and on S&M.

Nothing Else Matters lyrics
Songwriters: Hetfield, James Alan; Ulrich, Lars;

So close, no matter how far
Couldn’t be much more from the heart
Forever trusting who we are
And nothing else matters

I never opened myself this way
Life is ours, we live it our way
All these words I don’t just say
And nothing else matters

Yeah, trust I seek and I find in you
Every day for us something new
Open mind for a different view
And nothing else matters

Never cared for what they do
Never cared for what they know
And I know

So close, no matter how far
Couldn’t be much more from the heart
Forever trusting who we are
And nothing else matters

Never cared for what they do
Never cared for what they know
And I know, that’s right

Never opened myself this way
And life is ours, we live it our way
All these words I don’t just say
And nothing else matters, yeah

Trust I seek and I find in you
Every day for us something new
Open mind for a different view
And nothing else matters

Never cared for things they say
Never cared for games they play
I never cared for what they do
I never cared for what they know
And I know, yeah yeah yeah

Beyond The Night

25 August 2010 Written by MazAlien 0 Comments

Beyond The Night lyrics by Rachel Luttrell

Beyond the night, a rising sun
Beyond the night, the battle’s won
The battle is won.

Fear and shame now in the past
Pain and sorrow gone at last
Gone at last.

Circle renewed, peace will be found
Beyond the night on sacred ground.

River flows, led by the wind.
First new breath, our journey begins
Our journey begins.

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On the picture: Photograph taken on December19th, 1989 during the festivities taking place when the Dalai Lama returned to his exile in Dharamsala, India, after receiving the Peace Nobel Prize in Oslo. The Tibetans were really moved by the honour given to their beloved religious leader for his peaceful struggle for a free Tibet.
Beyond the Night – Rachel Luttrell

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achel Luttrell was born on 19 January 1971 and is an actress best known for her roles as Veronica Beck in the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation TV series Street Legal and Teyla Emmagan, an Athosian warrior leader on Stargate Atlantis. Luttrell was born in Lushoto, Tanzania, one of four daughters born to an American father from Louisiana, and Tanzanian mother. Her family immigrated to Canada when she was five years old, and she was raised in Toronto. Her family was very musical; her father, a former member of the critically acclaimed Mendelssohn Choir, trained Luttrell’s soprano voice. She studied ballet at the prestigious Russian Academy of Classical Ballet School and also studied piano at the Royal Conservatory of Music in Toronto.

Shadow on the wall

20 August 2010 Written by MazAlien 0 Comments

The walls the walls are coming down
The here and now is coming round
It will some day let you down
The ships the ships are coming in
The great ideas are wearing thin
There is nothing left to do

“Shadow on the Wall” is a single by musician Mike Oldfield, released in 1983 . It is taken from Oldfield’s album Crises. Roger Chapman performs vocals on “Shadow on the Wall”. The b-side is “Taurus 3″, a short, fast paced guitar piece, which is notably different from Oldfield’s long multi-themed pieces, “Taurus” and “Taurus 2″, on QE2 and Five Miles Out respectively.

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Shadow on the wall – Mike Oldfield (album: Crises)

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ichael Gordon “Mike” Oldfield (born 15 May 1953, Reading, Berkshire) is an English multi-instrumentalist musician and composer, working a style that blends progressive rock, folk, ethnic or world music, classical music, electronic music, New Age, and more recently, dance. His music is often elaborate and complex in nature. He is best known for his hit 1973 album Tubular Bells, which broke new ground as an instrumental album and launched Virgin Records, and for his 1983 hit single “Moonlight Shadow”. He is also well known for his hit rendition of the Christmas piece, “In Dulci Jubilo”. Oldfield has self-recorded and produced many of his albums, and played the majority of the instruments that feature on them, largely at his home studios. In the 1990s and 2000s he has been mainly using DAWs such as Apple Logic, Digidesign Pro Tools and Steinberg Nuendo as recording suites. For composing classical music Oldfield has been quoted as using the software notation program, Sibelius, combined with Apple Macintoshes. He also used the FL Studio DAW on his 2005 double album Light + Shade. Among the mixing consoles Oldfield has owned are an AMS Neve Capricorn 33238 and a Euphonix System 5-MC.

Ghost in This House

18 August 2010 Written by MazAlien 0 Comments

How can you tell if there is a ghost in your house? Is it just vibrations from the past or do spirits really haunt some places? Do you know the difference between a spirit and a ghost? If someone asked you the question “Is there a ghost in my house?” how would you reply?

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I don’t pick up the mail
I don’t pick up the phone
I don’t answer the door
I’d just as soon be alone
I don’t keep this place up
I just keep the lights down
I don’t live in these rooms
I just rattle around

I’m just a ghost in this house
I’m just a shadow upon these walls
As quietly as a mouse I haunt these halls
I’m just a ghost in this house
I’m all that’s left of two hearts on fire
That once burned out of control
It took my body and soul
I’m just a ghost in this house

I don’t care if it rains
I don’t care if it’s clear
I don’t mind stayin in
There’s another ghost here
She sits down in your chair
And she shines with your light
And she lays down her head
On your pillow at night

I’m just a ghost in this house
I’m just a shell of the man I was
A living proof of the damage heartbreak does
I’m just a ghost in this house
I’m all that’s left of two hearts on fire
That once burned out of control
It took my body, my soul
I’m just a ghost in this house
I’m just a ghost in this house

Time for the Guru….

15 August 2010 Written by MazAlien 0 Comments

I’m not immortal, this disease is killing me, and now its time for the Guru.
Here’s my key philosophy: A freak like me Just needs infinity ….

A disease is an abnormal condition affecting the body of an organism. It is often construed to be a medical condition associated with specific symptoms and signs. It may be caused by external factors, such as infectious disease, or it may be caused by internal disfunctions, such as autoimmune diseases. Ecologically, disease is defined as maladjustment of a body with environment.
I want to reach Nirvana…..
Nirvana is a central concept in Indian religions. In sramanic thought, it is the state of being free from suffering (or dukkha). In Hindu philosophy, it is the union with the Supreme being through Moksha. The word literally means “blowing out” — referring, in the Buddhist context, to the blowing out of the fires of greed, hatred, and delusion

“Infinity”, also known as “Infinity (1990s… Time for the Guru)”, is a 1989 song recorded by British acid house musician Guru Josh from his album of the same name. The song was re-released in 2008 in a remixed version named “Infinity 2008″ and enjoyed renewed success in many countries. The song was first released in 1989 from the album of the same name. It achieved success in many European countries, such as Germany, UK and Austria in 1989, peaking at #5 in the UK chart in January 1990, and has been featured on numerous compilations from 1990 to the present day.

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On the picture: Kumbha Mela, 2007. Kumbh Mela is a massive pilgrimage in which Hindus gather at the Ganges river, India.

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n 2007, the ‘Guru Josh Project’ was formed – participants: Guru Josh, Snakebyte and the man that inspired the deal, Darren Bailie. The ‘Guru Josh Project’s’ re-release of “Infinity” became another hit in 2008 and 2009 as a remixed version by DJ Klaas, under the title “Infinity 2008″. This release enjoyed added success, reaching number one in France, Belgium, Denmark and on the Eurochart Hot 100, and number two on the German dance chart. It peaked at number 3 in the UK Singles Chart. The song was written by Paul Walden and produced by Klaas Gerling & Jerome Isma-Ae. It was published by EMI Music Publishing Ltd. Infinity 2008 was an adaptation of Infinity written by Guru Josh licensed to BCB record label as published by EMI UK. The music video for the song on YouTube has been viewed more than 60 million times making it one of the most-viewed videos on the website. The record companies at first made a decision not to release it outside of Europe, in countries such as Australia and the United States of America, preventing it from achieving the prior success that it enjoyed outside of Europe. However, in April 2009, the track was picked up by Ultra Records in the United States and debuted on the Billboard Hot Dance Airplay chart at number 20 in its 2 May 2009 issue. As of the 23 May (2009) issue it reached the number one spot, dethroning Lady GaGa’s “Poker Face”, which spent a record setting 15-week run in that position. In France, the song was included on the famous double compilation NRJ Music Awards 2009. The video features German playmate Janina Wissler (Playboy’s Girl of September 2005) and Josh.

From: Wikipedia.

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