Nothing Else Matters: Metallica and Apocalyptica

This is one of the very few love songs of Metallica. According to James Hetfield (vocalist of Metallica), he wrote the song about a girlfriend he once had, but when he looks back at it, he can't remember why he wrote it. Now, Metallica just considers it a song about their fans, because "nothing else matters" but their fans. This mild music video is perfect for a soft song with simple and melodic pluckings and solo and blending vocals of James. This song was covered by "Apocalyptica". The covered version is not different than what they have been doing. Its a symphonic instrumental with no vocals, guitars or drums.





Lyrics:







So close no matter how far



Couldn't be much more from the heart



Forever trusting who we are



And nothing else matters





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





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, whoa



But 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, whoa



but I know





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





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'd never cared for what they do



I'd never cared for what they know



And I know





Yeah!





So close no matter how far



Couldn't be much more from the heart



Forever trusting who we are



And nothing else matters

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Dreamer: Ozzy Osbourne

Well, this is the emotional song from the solo album of Ozzy Osbourne featuring Rob Trujillo (Metallica) in bass guitars and Zakk Wylde (Black Label Society) in leads that pulled me into Ozzy's music. I just figured Trujillo and Wylde when watching back this video. This song is about Osbourne's dream of different world for better living and happiness of children. It carries an introspective about the sad state of the world.You can see in this video directed by Rob Zombie. Ozzy compares this to John Lennon's "Imagine," which contains the line, "You might say I'm a dreamer, but I'm not the only one." He tries to convey the message that God and Jesus have nothing to do with our fate - the power is within us to bring the real change.





Lyrics:



Gazing through the window at the world outside

Wondering will mother earth survive

Hoping that mankind will stop abusing her sometime

After all there's only just the two of us

And here we are still fighting for our lives

Watching all of history repeat itself

Time after time

I'm just a dreamer

I dream my life away

I'm just a dreamer

Who dreams of better days

I watch the sun go down like everyone of us

I'm hoping that the dawn will bring a sign

A better place for those Who will come after us ...

This time



I'm just a dreamer

I dream my life away oh yeah

I'm just a dreamer

Who dreams of better days



Your higher power may be God or Jesus Christ

It doesn't really matter much to me

Without each others help there ain't no hope for us

I'm living in a dream of fantasy

Oh yeah, yeah, yeah



If only we could all just find serenity

It would be nice if we could live as one

When will all this anger, hate and bigotry ...

Be gone



I'm just a dreamer

I dream my life away

Today

I'm just a dreamer

Who dreams of better days

Okay



I'm just a dreamer

Who's searching for the way

Toda

I'm just a dreamer

Dreaming my life away

Oh yeah, yeah, yeah

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DISGUSTING...

I saw this on TattooSnob.com and I couldn't resist reposting it on my blog...



What's everyone think about this?

My List Of Top 10 Metal Frontmen

 

                         James Alan Hetfield                                                     Dani Filth                


A frontman in music means leading musician of the band. There are thousands of metal bands out there and they produce music of their own kind. Every band members are equally important for the band's success and popularity but in the bands I follow there are frontmen whose presence or absence makes a huge difference at least for me. I've listed my top 10 metal frontmen on the basis of inspiration I get from them:



1. James Alan Hetfiled (vocals, lyrics, guitars) - Metallica
2. Bruce Dickinson (vocals, lyrics and guitar in few songs) - Iron Maiden
3. Mikael Akerfeldt (vocals, lyrics, lead guitars, awesome acoustic guitarist) - Opeth
4. Dani Filth (vocals, awesome lyrics, music arrangement) - Cradle Of Filth
5. Phil Anselmo (vocals, bass guitar) - Pantera/Down
6. Dave Mustaine (vocals, guitars, lyrics) - Megadeth
7. Tuomas Holopainen (keyboards, lyrics) - Nightwish
8. Negral (vocals, guitars, lyrics) - Behemoth
9. Zakk Wylde (vocals and guitars) - Black Label Society
10. Corey Taylor (vocals) - Slipknot  

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Come My Way

I haven't made a post in a while, so I thought I would go through old magazines and what not for some photos of a young Marianne Faithfull.  It's interesting to see how much her look evolved (and how sexualized she became) as she got into her twenties.  Most of these shots are from mags or newspaper articles published in 1965, when Marianne was 18 years old and looked positively virginal.  No wonder Andrew knew instantaneously that he could sell that image to the masses!   Personally, I prefer pics of Marianne from around mid-1966 to 1968, post-pop singer and pre-drug addiction.  She was at her most beautiful then.  She let her hair grow long and seemed to have more personal style once she gave up singing and spent time filming movies like The Girl On A Motorcycle and being Mick Jagger's S.O.  Of course, shopping on King's Road must have helped.  Enjoy!

All photos = my scans

KATZ'S Deli...

I went to NYC with Sean to celebrate our first married New Year. We didn't get crazy and go to Time Square, but we did enjoy another New Yorker New Year's day tradition. We went to KATZ's Deli.We were visiting friends in the city and our gracious host was the one and only Joshua M Holden whose East Side apartment is just a short walk away from KATZ'S. Talk about convenience! On our way to the deli, we even got to walk by the Hells Angels NYC club house. There were some very real bikers out front so I had to act cool and not take pictures. Bum out.

When we arrived at KATZ'S the line was out the door! I blamed Adam Richman of Man vs Food via Twitter for this. We decided to tough it out, and even though I got so heated during a table standoff with another patron (I WAS THERE FIRST!) that I wanted to walk out or flip that table... it was still worth it. Thanks to my husband for keeping me cool. Anyone who knows us will have to read that twice, it's a bit of a role reversal!

Josh and I both ordered the brisket of beef. My sandwich is featured in the photo, on club bread with cheese. You can see Josh's in the back right corner on rye with mustard.

Sean had a pastrami combo the likes of which I've never seen before... Just as we finished our lunch (we ate it all including fries, half sour pickles and macaroni salad) a nice gentelman with a bus cart stopped by our table. He wished us a Happy New Year and asked where we were from. After finding out it was my first time dining there, he gave me the full history of the place, and asked us for our meal tickets. Turns out he wanted to give us the "10% Tattoo Discount". He took our tickets, lowered the prices and was on his way. Score! Being a bunch of tattooed maniacs finally pays off! It wasn't until after he left our table that I realized he was in fact the owner! The owner of KATZ'S gave us a break on our bill because he liked our tattoos! In the words of Joshua M Holden, "Happy New Year indeed!"

If you find yourself in New York's Lower East Side, EAT AT KATZ'S! KATZ'S has been featured in many films including Donnie Brasco, Across the Universe, Offbeat and of course, When Harry Met Sally...

Pulse is 10...

2010 marks our 10 year anniversary here at Pulse International. It will also be my 10th year with the company, but my anniversary isn't until later this year on June 16th. I really can't believe it's been that long! Where does the time go?

On our first day back to work after our New Year holiday break and inventory, we were delivered a surprise treat. A creative, beautiful and delicious cake from Margaret Brady AKA Katie's Mom (you should've seen the Santa cake she baked us for Christmas!). Thanks Margaret!