Ζητώ συγνώμη για την απουσία μου, αλλά υπάρχουν κάποια γεγονότα σε εξέλιξη που δεν μου επιτρέπουν να έχω καθαρό μυαλό για να καθίσω και να γράψω με συνοχή...
Θα κάνω όμως μια προσπάθεια...
Πρώτο θέμα...
"Μετακομίζω γιατί χωρίζω" -κυριολεκτικά-
Οι άνθρωποι αλλάζουν κυρίως όταν φτάνουν στα όριά τους... Έτσι λοιπόν -και εγώ αλλά και η σύζυγος- φτάσαμε στα όριά μας και σαν πολιτισμένοι άνθρωποι, αποφασίσαμε ότι πρέπει να χωρίσουν οι δρόμοι μας, πριν γίνουμε "εχθροί" και γίνει χειρότερο ΚΥΡΙΩΣ για τα παιδιά, κρατώντας μια στάση ουδέτερη -προς το παρόν- ελπίζοντας να γίνει η πρέπουσα στο άμεσο μέλλον... Δεν έχουμε να χωρίσουμε τίποτα πέρα απο το ότι πλέον δεν ταιριάζουμε... Μας δένουν και θα μας δένουν για πάντα τα πιτσιρίκια μας, οπότε η συνεργασία μας ως γονείς, θα πρέπει να είναι τουλάχιστον ευπρεπείς...
Παρόλο που αρκετοί απο το σόι μου προσπάθησαν να με ψαρέψουν γιατί και πως, δεν τους έδωσα την χαρά να κατηγορήσω την μητέρα των παιδιών μου, για να έχουν να λένε είτε μεταξύ τους είτε αργότερα στα πιτσιρίκια μου... Πρέπει να αρκεστούν στο ότι ..."απλά αλλάξαμε σαν άνθρωποι, σαν χαρακτήρες και πλέον δεν ταιριάζουμε..." τέλος...
Το ότι κάποιοι το βλέπουν σαν την καταστροφή του κόσμου επειδή κάποιο ζευγάρι με παιδιά φτάνουν στο διαζύγιο, για μένα είναι αστείο. Όχι μόνο επειδή το έζησα σαν παιδί, ούτε επειδή το ζω τώρα... Αλλά σαν κοινωνικό φαινόμενο, σε όλον τον κόσμο, το αντιμετωπίζουν σαν κάτι φυσιολογικό... Στην χώρα που ζω, δεν μπορούν να νιώσουν ότι "τα πάντα ρει"... Όλα είναι "ρευστά" και τίποτα δεν μπορεί να παραμείνει ως έχει...
Τέσπα... αρκετά με αυτό... θα επανέλθω κάποια στιγμή αργότερα στο μέλλον...
Δεύτερο θέμα...
Το blog μου έφτασε τις 100 αναρτήσεις... να τα χιλιάσει : )
Τρίτο θέμα...
Η μισιρλού μου, χθες γέννησε 3 υπέροχα γατάκια... -το τέταρτο, αλλά δεύτερο στην γέννα, που είχε τα χρώματά της, δυστυχώς δεν τα κατάφερε...-
Τέταρτο θέμα...
Οι αγανακτισμένοι, "ανέτρεψαν" την δική μου αγανακτισμένη αντίδραση... -ίσως να επανέλθω στο άμεσο μέλλον με αυτή την κίνηση-
Αυτά....
Λεπτομεριακά για όλα τα θέματα...σύντομα... ελπίζω : )
Στις 29 Μαΐου του 2000 οι Iron Maiden κυκλοφόρησαν το Brave New World
Η επιστροφή των αρχόντων του Heavy Metal στον θρόνο τους -μετά απο 3 μέτρια, κατα την προσωπική μου άποψη πάντα, lp No Prayer For The Dying, X Factor και Virtual XI- ήρθε με το Brave New World με την προσθήκη των "φευγάτων" Bruce Dickinson -έφυγε το 1993- και Adrian Smith -έφυγε το 1990- και κέρδισε ξανά την εμπιστοσύνη των παλαιοτέρων οπαδών, αλλά κέρδισε και πολλούς καινούργιους...
Τι να πει κανείς για αυτόν τον δίσκο;
Για την ανανεωμένη ατμόσφαιρα στην παραγωγή μετά τα -σκοτεινά και ¨φτωχά¨- X Factor και Virual XI; η για τα γεμάτα με ενέργεια εφήβου τραγούδια;
Η έμπνευση απο βιβλία και ταινίες είναι και πάλι παρούσα...όπως το ομώνυμο τραγούδι απο το ΕΚΠΛΗΚΤΙΚΟ βιβλίο του Aldous HuxleyBrave New World
Εμπορικά έφτασε στο #7 της Αγγλίας στο #39 στην Αμερική και #13 στο Billboard Internet Albums! κι έγινε χρυσός 6 φορές...
Το track list είναι το εξής:
1. The Wickerman 2. Ghost Of Navigator 3. Brave New World 4. Blood Brothers 5. The Mercenary 6. Dream Of Mirrors 7. The Fallen Angel 8. The Nomad 9. Out Of The Silent Planet 10. The Thin Line Between Love And Hate
Αγαπημένα μακράν είναι τα Brave New World, Blood Brothers και The Nomad τα οποία και προτείνω μαζί με το Thin Line Between Love And Hate στους μη-μυημένους...
Credits: Bruce Dickinson -φωνή- Steve Harris -μπάσο- Adrian Smith -κιθάρα- Dave Murray -κιθάρα- Janick Gers -κιθάρα- και Nicko McBrain -τύμπανα-
N'joy
ΥΓ Σε μια συνέντευξή του ο Adrian Smith ανέφερε ότι 4 τραγούδια του δίσκου -The Nomad, Dream Of Mirrors, The Mercenary και ένα ακόμη που δεν θυμόταν ο Steve Harris - είχαν γραφτεί για τον δίσκο του Virtual XI. Ευτυχώς για μας, δεν το κυκλοφόρησαν με τον Bayley. -Συγνώμη Blaze, μην το παίρνεις προσωπικά...αλλά όπως και να έχει, ακόμα και η πορδή του Dickinson είναι πιο μελωδική απο την δική σου-
Hand of fate is moving and the finger points to you He knocks you to your feet and so what are you going to do Your tongue has frozen now you've got something to say The piper at the gates of dawn is calling you his way
You watch the world exploding every single night Dancing in the Sun a newborn in the light Say goodbye to gravity and say goodbye to death Hello to eternity and live for every breath
Your time will come, your time will come Your time will come, your time will come
The ferryman wants his money you ain't going to give it back He can push his own boat as you set up off the track Nothing you can contemplate will ever be the same Every second is a new spark, sets the universe aflame
You watch the world exploding every single night Dancing in the Sun a newborn in the light Brothers and their fathers joining hands and make a chain The shadow of the Wicker Man is rising up again
I have sailed to many lands, now I make my final journey On the bow I stand, west is where I go Through the night I plough, still my heart, calculate and pray As the compass swings, my will is strong, I will not be led astray Mysteries of time clouds that hide the Sun But I know, but I know, but I know I see the ghosts of navigators but they are lost As they sail into the sunset they'll count the cost As their skeletons accusing emerge from the sea The sirens of the rocks, they beckon me
Take my heart and set it free, carried forward by the waves Nowhere left to run, navigator's son Chasing rainbows all my days
Where I go I do not know, I only know the place I've been Dreams they come and go, ever shall be so Nothing's real until you feel
I steer between the crashing rocks, the sirens call my name Lash my hands onto the helm, blood surging with the strain I will not fail now as sunrise comes the darkness left behind For eternity I follow on there is no other way Mysteries of time clouds that hide the Sun But I know, I know
Dying swans twisted wings, beauty not needed here Lost my love, lost my life, in this garden of fear I have seen many things, in a lifetime alone Mother love is no more, bring this savage back home
Wilderness house of pain, makes no sense of it all Close this mind dull this brain, Messiah before his fall What you see is not real, those who know will not tell All is lost sold your souls to this brave new world
A brave new world, in a brave new world A brave new world, in a brave new world In a brave new world, a brave new world In a brave new world, a brave new world
Dragon kings dying queens, where is salvation now Lost my life lost my dreams, rip the bones from my flesh Silent screams laughing here, dying to tell you the truth You are planned and you are damned in this brave new world Dying swans twisted wings, bring this savage back home
And if you're taking a walk through the garden of life What do you think you'd expect you would see? Just like a mirror reflecting the moves of your life And in the river reflections of me Just for a second a glimpse of my father I see And in a movement he beckons to me And in a moment the memories are all that remain And all the wounds are reopening again
And as you look all around at the world in dismay What do you see, do you think we have learned Not if you're taking a look at the war-torn affray Out in the streets where the babies are burned
There are times when I feel I'm afraid for the world There are times I'm ashamed of us all When you're floating on all the emotion you feel And reflecting the good and the bad
Will we ever know what the answer to life really is? Can you really tell me what life is? Maybe all the things that you know that are precious to you Could be swept away by fate's own hand
When you think that we've used all our chances And the chance to make everything right Keep on making the same old mistakes Makes untipping the balance so easy When we're living our lives on the edge Say a prayer on the book of the dead
And if you're taking a walk through the garden of life....
Pay to kill, die to lose Hunted, hunter which are you Diablo come again To make trophies out of men Lose your skin, lose your skull One by one the sack is full In the heat dehydrate Know which breath will be your last
Nowhere to run, nowhere to hide, you've got to kill to stay alive Nowhere to run, nowhere to hide, you've got to kill to stay alive
Show them no fear, show them no pain Show them no fear, show them no pain Show them no fear, show them no pain Show them no fear, show them no pain
Human heart, human mind Intellect intertwined Focus sharp in the night Watch the jungle burning bright
Toe to toe throw the line Everyone's caught hand tied Iron will iron fist How could it have come to this?
Have you ever felt The future is the past But you don't know how...? A reflected dream Of a captured time Is it really now, is it really happening?
Don't know why I feel this way Have I dreamt this time, this place? Something vivid comes again into my mind And I think I've seen your face Seen this room, been in this place Something vivid comes again into my mind
All my hopes and expectation Looking for an explanation Have I found my destination? I just can't take no more
The dream is true, the dream is true The dream is true, the dream is true
Think I've heard your voice before Think I've said these words before Something makes me feel I just might lose my mind Am I still inside my dream? Is this a new reality? Something makes me feel that I have lost my mind
All my hopes and expectation Looking for an explanation Coming to the realization That I can't see for sure I only dream in black and white I only dream 'cause I'm alive I only dream in black and white To save me from myself I only dream in black and white I only dream 'cause I'm alive I only dream in black and white To save me from myself
I get up put on the light, dreading the oncoming night Scared to fall asleep and dream the dream again Nothing that I contemplate, nothing that I can compare To letting loose the demons deep inside my head Dread to think what might be stirring That my dream is reoccurring Got to keep away from drifting Saving me from myself
Lost – In a dream of mirrors Lost – In a paradox Lost – And time is spinning Lost – A nightmare I retrace
Lost – A hell that I revisit Lost – Another time and place Lost – A parallel existence Lost – A nightmare I retrace
Azazel is beside you and he's playing the game Demons are inside you and they're making their play Watching and they're hiding as they wait for the time For a devil to get ready to take over your mind You and only God would know what could be done You and only God will know I am the only one You and only God would know what could be done You and only God will know I am the chosen one Could it be it's the end of our world? All the things that we cherish and love Nothing left but to face this all on my own 'Cause I am the chosen one
Beaten fallen angel but I've risen again And the power is inside me, I've decided to pray As I wait for Armageddon and it's coming my way It's an honour to be chosen and I wait for the day
Like a mirage riding on the desert sand Like a vision floating with the desert winds Know the secret of the ancient desert lands Your are the keeper of the mystery in your hands
Nomad, rider of the ancient east Nomad, rider that men know the least Nomad, where you come from no one knows Nomad, where you go to no one tells
Undercover of the veil of your disguise The men that fear you are the ones that you despise No one's certain what you future will behold You're a legend you own story will be told No one dares to even look or glance your way Your reputation goes before you they all say Like a spirit that can disappear at will Many claim of things but no one's seen you kill
Nomad, you're the rider so mysterious Nomad, you're the spirit that men fear in us Nomad, you're the rider of the desert sands No man's ever understood your genius
Those who see you in horizon desert sun Those who fear your reputation hide or run You send before you a mystique that's all your own Your silhouette is like a statue carved in stone Legend has it that you speak an ancient tongue But no one's spoke to you and lived to tell the tale Some may say that you have killed a hundred men Others say that you have died and live again
Withered hands, withered bodies begging for salvation Deserted by the hand of gods of their own creation Nations cry underneath decaying skies above You are guilty, the punishment is death for all who live The punishment is death for all who live
Out of the silent planet – Dreams of desolation Out of the silent planet – Come the demons of creation Out of the silent planet – Dreams of desolation Out of the silent planet – Come the demons of creation
The killing fields, the grinding wheels crushed by equilibrium Separate lives no more disguise, no more second chances Haggard wisdom spitting out the bitter taste of hate I accuse you before you know the crime it's all too late Before you know the crime it's all too late
When a person turns to wrong Is it a want to be, belong? Part of things at any cost At what price a life is lost
At what point do we begin Fighter spirit a will to win But what makes a man decide Take the wrong or righteous road
There's a thin line between love and hate Wider divide that you can see between good and bad There's a grey place between black and white But everyone does have the right to choose the path that he takes
We all like to put the blame On society these things But what kind of good or bad A new generation brings
Sometimes takes just more than that To survive be good at heart There is evil in some of us No matter what will never change
I will hope My soul will fly So I will live forever Heart will die My soul will fly And I will live forever
Just a few small tears between someone happy and one sad Just a thin line drawn between being a genius or insane At what age begin to learn of which way out we will turn There's a long and winding road and the trail is there to burn
