THE HARDEST PART ------ Coldplay

"The Hardest Part" is a song by English alternative rock band Coldplay. It was written by all four members of the band for their third album, X&Y. A piano-based ballad song, it begins with a two-note piano melody, followed with electric guitar lines, that accompanies a slow tempo drumming.

It was released on 3 April 2006 as the fourth single from X&Y. The song was released as a radio-only song on United Kingdom radio stations. It appeared on the United States Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks chart and peaked at number 37.

The song was well received by critics. The track was complimented for its musical style: unbelievably uplifting, amazing, something that "just eases the pain all the time".

For those who haven't watched it yet, the video might really surprise you... check it out!

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WHAT I'VE DONE ------ Linkin Park

"What I've Done" is a song by the American rock band Linkin Park, and the first single from their third studio album, Minutes to Midnight. The song was released as a radio single on April 1, 2007

Chester Bennington himself described the track in a March 2007 interview with MTV:

Joe came up to Mike and me and asked us to take the whole idea of Minutes to Midnight and apply that to how the band has changed. So, in a way, it's us saying goodbye to how we used to be...The lyrics in the first verse are 'In this farewell, there's no blood, there's no alibi,' and right away, you'll notice that the band sounds different: The drums are much more raw, the guitars are more raw and the vocals aren't tripled. It's just us out there ...

In any case, even with that change of pace/style and that clear social/environmental message it's definitely a great song from this awesome band!

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NEVER GONNA FALL IN LOVE AGAIN ------ Snow Patrol

"Never gonna fall in love again" is another largerly unknown great song from this terrific Irish band; the first track from their album "When It´s All Over We Still Have To Clear Up"

When It's All Over We Still Have to Clear Up is the second album by this indie rock group S released on 24 April 2001 in the UK and 5 March in the USA. The reviews of the album were in general very favorable.

The album charted at #129 in the UK and failed to sell well upon its initial release. But its re-release saw it eventually go Gold in the UK.

BTW Have you noticed that at the beginning of this song someone says faintly "I don't remember where it is"? Check it out!

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FRUITY LEXIA ------ The Amity Affliction

"Fruity Lexia" is probably the best known song from Australian band The Amity Affliction

The Amity Affliction has become one of the most well known hardcore bands in Australia via a hard touring ethic, a stunningly original sound and a commitment to creating a fun and exciting atmosphere within the scene.

Their perfect mixture of metallic riffage, rock swagger and sing / scream vocal attacks makes this track really worthwhile for those who love rock... hardcore style.

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AN END HAS A START ------ Editors

"An End Has a Start" is the title track and second single from Editors' second album. The single was released September 3, 2007. The song was used by the American Movie Channel as the backtrack in a montage style commercial, giving the track considerable exposure that it otherwise would not have received.

Editors are a British indie rock/post-punk revival band from Birmingham, England, composed of Tom Smith (vocals, guitar, keyboards), Chris Urbanowicz (guitar), Russ Leetch (bass) and Ed Lay (drums), who met while studying at Staffordshire University, in Stafford, England during 2003. They take their inspiration from bands such as Echo & The Bunnymen, R.E.M., Joy Division and Elbow

Gorgeous, melodic, emotional, great lyrics, a full sound, and tons of energy, today's song is one of their best.

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THE RAISING FIGHTING SPIRIT ------ Toshio Masuda

The Raising Fighting Spirit is yet another great track part of the Anime series Naruto OST, composed by Toshio Masuda, often used as a battle theme during the series.

Toshio Masuda, as already mentioned in previous posts is a Japanese composer. He has composed and synthesized scores for several Japanese television shows and animated series.

This particular track is extremely cheerful and energetic... as several listeners put it:

"this song is AWSOME!! I cant get tired of it even if i listen to it a thousand times over and over!!"

"I just freakin' love thr drums of this song track...xD!!....soo much HARCORE ROCKING PASSION in it.."

Give it a try!

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THE HEART OF DARKNESS ------ Martin Iveson

Not so long ago we were talking about Malice of the Myrkoids, a track we had very little info about out there in the net, part of the MegaCD videogame Soulstar OST... today we are going to rescue another track from that wonderful OST: The Heart of Darkness, used for the exploration missions during the game... it conveys a unique and dense atmosphere... as if the listener was desperately trying to find something lost in the middle of complete darkness...

As mentioned before, apparently, Soulstar OST was composed by Martin Iveson. Martin worked for Core Design and made his first music with the Amiga. When Core Design started to work for Sega in 1992, he composed his best soundtracks for Mega CD, including the ingenious orchestral " Soulstar " compositons. As "Atjazz", he published some CDs which lead more in the Groove/Funk direction.

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FEEL GOOD INC. ------ Gorillaz

"Feel Good Inc." is a song by Gorillaz, on their album Demon Days, featuring De La Soul. The song was released as the lead single from the album on May 9, 2005 in the United Kingdom (see 2005 in British music).

"Feel Good Inc." peaked at #2 in the UK Singles Chart and #14 in the U.S., at the time the band's highest positions. It also topped the Hot Modern Rock Tracks chart in the U.S., another first for the band, for eight consecutive weeks. In Damon Albarn's entire career to date, this is the only song to reach the top 40 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100. It peaked in the top 10 of fourteen countries, including at #1 in Spain.

This is a great and unique song about the risk people take and the emptiness they feel when they fill their lives with meaningless pleasure and cheap thrills that will make them "feel good" quicker. A truly awesome song, indeed... give it a try!

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MALICE OF THE MYRKOIDS ------ Martin Iveson

Alright!, Malice of the Myrkoids, is a track we have very little info about out there in the net; it's part of the MegaCD videogame Soulstar OST, and its powerful and vibrating rhythm accompanies the shaking boss battles inside this wonderful space shooter.

Apparently, it was composed by Martin Iveson. Martin worked for Core Design and made his first music with the Amiga. When Core Design started to work for Sega in 1992, he composed his best soundtracks for Mega CD, including the ingenious orchestral " Soulstar " compositons. As "Atjazz", he published some CDs which lead more in the Groove/Funk direction.

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HEAVEN'S NOT ENOUGH ------ Steve Conte

"Heaven's not enough" is a brilliant song by American singer and rock musician Steve Conte, part of the Wolf's Rain anime series OST. Conte often works with composer Yoko Kanno and lyricist Tim Jensen creating soundtracks to anime series.

The track is totally mesmerizing, like a profound wave of emotion infused into the listener's ears... it starts slowly, very slowly... then percussion and guitars are added at 2:20 to lead into the sensational climax from 3:15 onwards...

Beautiful arrangement and vocals and fantastic lyrics... this is definitely a must-listen!

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INVOKE ------ T.M. Revolution

"Invoke" -by japanese J-Pop band T.M. Revolution- was used as the opening for the anime series Gundam SEED.

T.M.Revolution -a solo project of Takanori Nishiwaka- is the first artist to be signed to Tofu Records, a record label (affiliated with Sony Music Japan) promoting j-pop artists in North America. Tofu released three of his most recent studio albums: coordinate (2003), Seventh Heaven (2004), and vertical infinity (2005).

He has contributed six songs to the Mobile Suit Gundam SEED franchise – three for Gundam SEED and three for Gundam SEED Destiny. Nishikawa has guest starred as a minor character in each of those anime series that featured his songs. He has also composed the great opening "Heart & Sword" for Rurouni Kenshin anime series. Awsm vocals BTW!

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CLOSE YOUR EYES ------ The Chemical Brothers

"Close your Eyes" is a terrific song part of the album Push the Button by The Chemical Brothers.

Push the Button BTW is the fifth studio album by British electronica group The Chemical Brothers, first released in January 2005. It won the Grammy Award for Best Electronic/Dance Album in January 2006. It was certified Gold by the BPI on January 28, 2005.

And for those who have been living in some other planet for a few years, The Chemical Brothers are the English electronic music duo Tom Rowlands and Ed Simons, well-known for their live sets, and pioneers of the big beat electronic dance genre which achieved mainstream popularity in the 1990s.

Close Your Eyes is arguably one of their finest tracks, with wonderful electronic features, voices and percusion, awesomely nice mutli-layered textures and really simple tune. It just works brilliantly!

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STRIPPED ------ Depeche Mode

"Stripped" is Depeche Mode's fifteenth UK single, released on February 10, 1986. It was the first single from the album Black Celebration, and the band's thirteenth overall and sixth consecutive single to hit the UK Top 20, peaking at #15. "Stripped" is well known for its innovative use of sampling. The underlying beat is a distorted and slowed-down sound of a motorcycle engine running, while the main melody begins with a car's ignition starting, and the end uses sounds of fireworks.

The band's U.S. label Sire Records, however, decided to use the B-side "But Not Tonight" in the soundtrack to the movie Modern Girls and included the song on US editions of Black Celebration. As a result, the single was flipped, and released as "But Not Tonight" in the United States. The single did not chart. The band was not happy with this decision, seeing "But Not Tonight" as a useless poppy track recorded in less than a day.

Anyway, this song is a truly awesome masterpiece that you shouldn´t miss!

BTW, the music video for "Stripped" was the last Depeche Mode video to be directed by Peter Care and was filmed outside of Hansa Studios.

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SARA NI TATAKAU MONOTACHI (FINAL FANTASY VII AC VERSION) ------ Nobuo Uematsu

Yeah, OK, the FFVII AC Version of the classic tune "Sara Ni Tatakau Monotachi" is already the third track from the FFVII AC OST by Nobuo Uematsu that we have published in this blog so far... now the question: is this one really worth listening?

The answer is YES!. This is an amazing and powerful track of hard rock that will deliver a great blast of sound to your ears... from the awesome beginning to the progressive layers of guitars that lead to the final climax... If you enjoy highly energetic rock music you'll definitely like this one.

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LADIES AND GENTLEMEN WE ARE FLOATING IN SPACE ------ Spiritualized

Ladies and Gentlemen We Are Floating in Space is a song part of the third studio album by Spiritualized -also called LaGWAFiS- , released in June 1997.

The title of the album is taken from the philosophical novel Sophie's World by Jostein Gaarder, the context being: "Only philosophers embark on this perilous expedition to the outermost reaches of language and existence. Some of them fall off, but others cling on desperately and yell at the people nestling deep in the snug softness, stuffing themselves with delicious food and drink. 'Ladies and Gentlemen,' they yell, 'we are floating in space!' But none of the people down there care."

OK, the song itself is quite a change of pace compared to some others we have published before in this blog ;), but somehow it has something that forces you to keep coming for more all the time... is like a spell cast on you which you cannot get rid of no matter how hard you try...

Some other listeners' comments:

*"This song is a strange kind of magic"

*"Don't know why, but I just love the moment in the beginning, when the woman is saying 'Ladies and gentlemen we are floating in space.' - her voice sounds so... sad"

*"Mesmerizingly beautiful. Something about this song really almost haunts (or maybe “lingers in” is a better description, since "haunts" sounds so negative) my thoughts and draws me to listen to it again."

Anyway, give it a try!

Wise men say
Only fools rush in
Only fools rush in
But i, I cant help
I cant help falling
Falling in love with you

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BEYOND THE WASTELAND ------ Nobuo Uematsu

"Beyond the Wasteland" is a truly amazing song part of the Final Fantasy VII Advent Children Original Soundtrack originally composed by Nobuo Uematsu.

Final Fantasy VII Advent Children is the 2005 CGI film sequel to the original game. Its soundtrack album, was released on September 28, 2005, containing new material created specifically for the movie, as well as arrangements of tunes from the Final Fantasy VII soundtrack.

Both the original tracks and the arrangements cover a variety of musical styles, including orchestral, choral, classical piano, and rock music; Variety noted that the styles vary between "sparse piano noodlings, pop metal thrashings and cloying power ballads"...

...And that is precisely what makes the whole thing so great; that particular combination. In Beyond the wasteland, we will find heartbeats together with a haunting piano as the mysterious opening for the track that leads to a surprisingly powerful instrumental explosion with a rock-style background from 1:50 onwards...

Quite an experience. Give it a try!

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D-TECNOLIFE ------ UVERworld

Uverworld or stylized as UVERworld is a Japanese rock band consisting of 5 members that originated from Kusatsu, Shiga Prefecture, Japan. The band is well known for their mixture of musical genres such as hard rock, electronic, and beat-boxing. UVERchan, the band’s mascot, is a fictional bear-bat like character, which appears on several of their covers.

The band made their debut with today's song: the single "D-tecnoLife", which served as the 2nd opening theme song for the anime Bleach. Three months later, Uverworld's second single, "Chance!" was used as the theme for the PSP game Bleach: Heat the Soul 2 and was the last single released in 2005.

So why is this song so special?, well, for starters it's a great example of modern J-Rock... it's a catchy tune with a powerful rhythm that builds up and never stops...

You've been hurt by an unspeakable pain and sadness;
Together, let's carry each other's incredible pasts;
Don't give up on living!

Whoa-
Whoa-
I held your hand.

Will I end up losing them someday?
I want to protect you and your smile, so;
Even if the voice that calls to me is dying..
Even if the wind that follows along time disappears...

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JIRAIYA'S THEME ------ Toshio Masuda

Jiraiya's Theme is another great track part of the Anime series Naruto OST, composed by Toshio Masuda, and inspired by that really weird -but powerful and lovable- character, Jiraiya.

Toshio Masuda, as already mentioned in the previous post is a Japanese composer. He has composed and synthesized scores for several Japanese television shows and animated series.

This particular track builds up and supports the rhythm in a truly innovative way, blending rock guitars with traditional japanese instruments very cleverly.

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DANCE ------ Toshio Masuda

Dance is a very energetic track part of the Anime series Naruto OST, composed by Toshio Masuda.

Toshio Masuda (増田 俊郎, Masuda Toshio, born October 28, 1959) is a Japanese composer. He has composed and synthesized scores for several Japanese television shows and animated series. Masuda is perhaps best known as the composer of the 2002 hit anime series Naruto where he combined traditional instruments like the shamisen and shakuhachi together with guitar, drums, bass, piano and other keyboard instruments along with chanting.

This particular combination creates is a rich and vibrating sound, really worth listening... give it a try!

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FOR THE REUNION ------ Nobuo Uematsu

"For the reunion" is an awesome track part of the Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children movie OST composed by Nobuo Uematsu

Final Fantasy VII Advent Children is a 2005 CGI film directed by Tetsuya Nomura and Takeshi Nozue and produced by Yoshinori Kitase and Shinji Hashimoto. The film is based on the highly successful 1997 console role-playing game Final Fantasy VII. It is set two years after the events of the game, and follows Cloud Strife as he unravels the cause of a mysterious plague called "Geostigma" that has beset the population.

Nobuo Uematsu (born March 21, 1959) is a Japanese video game composer and musician, best known for scoring the majority of titles in the Final Fantasy series. He is regarded as one of the most famous and respected composers in the video game community. Uematsu is a self-taught musician; he began to play the piano at the age of eleven or twelve, with Elton John as his biggest influence. Some enthusiastic listeners' comments below:

"Absolutely brilliant display of piano skill is all I can really say. It's freaking amazing."

"How can a man compose something so great...???"

"Just wanted to say that this song is like a musical orgasm"

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BORN TO LEAD ------ Hoobastank

"Born To Lead" is the third single from rock band Hoobastank's third studio album Every Man for Himself. It has done moderately well on the rock charts. The song and its music video were used as a skin for the game Lumines II.

Hoobastank BTW is an American rock band, best known for their 2004 hit "The Reason" and other hits "Crawling in the Dark" and "Running Away". They formed in 1994 in Agoura Hills, California, with singer Doug Robb, guitarist Dan Estrin, drummer Chris Hesse, and original bassist Markku Lappalainen. They are currently signed to Island Records and have released four albums and one extended play to date. Their fourth album, For(N)ever, was released in January 2009. To date, they have sold more than 10 million copies worldwide.

As per some listerners' comments: "The song is awesome, the video is awesome and everything is awesome about this track"... well, never mind, to be honest is a really powerful and meaningful track, great for jogging, cycling or exercising and the video is pretty impressive as well...

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ON THE PRECIPICE OF DEFEAT ------ Shiro Sagisu

"On the precipice of defeat" is a haunting melody by composer Shiro Sagisu, part of the "Bleach" anime series original soundtrack. It is probably the most significant track from this awesome OST, and it conveys a dense and powerful atmosphere that boosts the development of the action within the series.

BTW, Shiro Sagisu is a well-known Japanese music producer and composer. With a career spanning over 25 years (beginning in the late 1970s), he is best known for his work as a record producer for acts including Misia, Satoshi Tomiie, and Ken Hirai. Sagisu has also worked as a film composer for several anime and films and is well-known for his collaborations with Gainax, especially the soundtrack to Hideaki Anno's series Neon Genesis Evangelion and for the Bleach anime adaptation.

Even if you haven't had the chance of watching the anime series, this tune is definitely unique and worthwhile on its own. Give it a go!

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MY CURSE ------ Killswitch Engage

"My Curse" (sometimes incorrectly referred to as "This Is My Curse" is a song by American metalcore band Killswitch Engage, the song is released as the first single from their fourth album As Daylight Dies.

It reached #21 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart, surpassing the band's last breakthrough single The End of Heartache, which topped #31, and has been nominated for a Grammy.

The music video was directed by Lex Halaby, who has also directed videos for Hoobastank and Mudvayne. My Curse, along with the rest of the album, has been generally praised by critics but has received substantial criticism for breaking away from the style established in preceding albums, toning down their previously "harder" sound. As said above, My Curse 's style is a mix of the raw metalcore sound of Killswitch Engage and melancholic intersections/lyrics.

The song is featured in Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock. The song is also featured as downloadable content for Rock Band as part of the "Roadrunner 6 Pack". The song also featured in Burnout Dominator and in Burnout Paradise.

Some listeners' comments below:

"Listening to it now. The opening guitar solo took my breath away just like old times lol. If there was a category for best metal love song ever, this would be it."

"the accoustic start rly makes the song so much more epic, one of their best songs.TRULY AWESOME"

"Great band. This album it's just awesome, this is one of my favourite songs."

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DIG ------ Incubus

"Dig" is the second single released by American alternative rock band Incubus from their sixth studio album Light Grenades (2006). Receiving huge airplay from alternative rock radio stations throughout the United States, "Dig" peaked at number four on the Modern Rock Tracks chart. On the Adult Top 40 chart, it reached number 17, while just breaking the Billboard Hot 100 pop chart with a placement at number 94. This song was also featured in the video game Madden NFL 07.

The band made an unusual choice in letting fans help create the music video for the song by holding a contest called "I Dig Incubus", with the winner possibly having their video used as the official version. The top five contestants were announced on February 1, 2007, with fans then getting the chance to vote on a "Fan-pick".

Carlos "Kaamuz" Oliveira won both the fan pick and band pick with his animation. Some listeners' comments about this song:

"Every time I feel bad or down, I put on my earplugs, turn on my mp3 player and listen to Dig over and over again. I've been doing this for about a year and a half and I still listen to it with the same love. Sometimes I wonder how is it possible to create such an amazing artwork. Stunning."

"Something about this song that makes me reflect on whats going on in my life and how i plan to not give up and keep at it"

"This song is the best on Light Grenades. For me, Dig is a song that you never get tired of hearing. Amazing lyrics. Amazing voice. Amazing band."

A truly awesome song, give it a try!

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LOW ------ Coldplay

Q mag write from Martin about this song: "A turning point. We had this piece we'd written on tour in Zurich and I'd listened to it on my computer and think, That's a great thing. And then I was in San Diego, and just as I was leaving the hotel, I had this idea, so I went to the lobby piano and worked out these chords. And then we booked ourselves into a tiny rehearsal space and we all got such a buzz from playing that it made us realise we had gone wrong on the recordings of all the other songs. I realised last August that I was missing everyone else and Low was what brought us back together."

Low is indeed one of the most charming songs from the awesome X&Y, third studio album from Coldplay released the 6th of June of 2005. The album itself has been considered a landmark achievement of the band, topping many charts worldwide, including the United Kingdom and United States, the latter being their first. With accumulated sales of over 10 million units, X&Y is the best-selling album released in 2005 worldwide

"This song grows on you slowly, but never stops growing. It adds so much weight to the album."

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BONES ------ Editors

"Bones" was the fifth and final single from An End Has a Start, the second album by Editors. It was only released in Continental Europe under the PIAS label as a download only single. It was released to help promote the band during the festival run and their support of R.E.M. in July during their German shows.

"Bones" was one of the first songs off An End Has A Start to be performed live, along with "The Weight Of The World" in 2006. It has since gone through many changes, most notably the bridge and outro of the song which was previewed via a short video made by the band months before the album came out.

The video includes on stage and behind the scenes footage shot during the European tour in March and April 2008. It was directed by the band's bassist Russell Leetch.

These are the comments from a few listeners:

"One of the best songs I've ever heard. This band does not get the credit or recognition they deserve."

"They have intelligence to make sounds that no one else can, maybe the songs are simple, but i bet no one can imaging something like that, this is my contemporary favourite band for sure! editors rulez."

"They are absolutely amazing...Music lyrics vocals they have everything..."

A truly awesome song. Really. Enjoy!

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KIRI ------ Monoral

Kiri was used as the theme tune to the 2006 anime series Ergo Proxy. The 1 minute 30 second version appeared on the first soundtrack, with the full four minute version later appearing on the second soundtrack. It also appeared on MONORAL’s second full length album, Turbulence.

Kiri is a very meaningful, energetic and technically outstanding song that you won´t be able to forget easily, as per some listeners´ comments:

Awesome song and one of the best anime opening ever ;)

This song is not just an anime opening for me, one of my fave songs! I'll never ever get bored how many times I listen it

Mmmm, I just love this track! It's one of those songs that make you go all "WOW!" the first time you hear them.

Amazing song alone but I will be damned if didn't just fit absolutely perfect as the opening for Ergo Proxy. Terrific show and great song.

THIS SONG IS REALLY AWESOME. If you haven´t listened to any track from Monoral, you should really give this one a try, you won´t regret it!, and make sure you have a look at the Ergo Proxy OP in the VIDEO, link!

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ASTERISK ------ Orange Range

"Asterisk" (＊〜アスタリスク〜, Asuterisuku) is the 10th single from Orange Range. It was used as the first opening to the anime Bleach.

Orange Range, (オレンジレンジ, Orenji Renji?) BTW is a 5-member Okinawan alternative rock band, based in Okinawa. Formed in 2001, the band began with Spice Music and later signed with Sony Music Japan's gr8! records division in 2003.

This song stayed on the top 20 in Japan for 22 weeks and spent most of it at number one. This became the number four single of 2005 and the number one single of the year from Orange Range, selling 628,329 copies...

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Rays of light from the stars in the night sky above
send a plea from across the ages
with colours that haven't faded
It's somebody's cry, reflected in those sparkling eyes
A wish carried on the wind, a request from the moon
to live as fully as possible, day by day
So that our wishes, too, will be in someone's heart someday,
let's shine on like that star...

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SQUARE ONE ------ Coldplay

‘Square One’ is the opening track to Coldplay’s 2005 album, X&Y. It carries a distinct anthemic quality with a ‘building’ progressive sound.

The lyrics are just awesome, and the song usually served the band as the opening for their live concerts until Viva la Vida was released:

You're in control
Is there anywhere you wanna go?
You're in control
Is there anything you wanna know?
The future's for discovering
The space in which we're traveling

From the top of the first page
To the end of the last day
From the start in your own way
You just want somebody listening to what you say
It doesn't matter who you are...

A tune about finding where you stand in the universe, your raison d´etrê... it doesn't matter who you are... you just want somebody listening to what you say... hmmmm... ¡very true!

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LUCKY MAN ------ The Verve

"Lucky Man" is a song by the rock band The Verve and is featured on their third album, Urban Hymns. It was released 24 November 1997 as the third single from the album, charting at #7 in the UK Singles Chart (see 1997 in British music). The song was also the band's second, and so far last Top 20 hit in the USA.

U2 frontman Bono recognized "Lucky Man" as one of six songs that he wished he had written from the last 20 years of music...

The UK version of the video was directed by Andy Baybutt and sees the band in the Thames Wharf complex; this is situated near Hammersmith, West London in post code W6 9HA. Richard Ashcroft sings the song whilst playing an acoustic guitar; the rest of the band look on. The Thames Wharf Complex designed by Sir Richard Rogers. The US version was shot in New York, featuring the band in an apartment and then travelling to a mountain top.

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CHASED BY... I DON´T KNOW WHAT ------ Snow Patrol

Chased by... I don´t Know What, is the ninth track from When It´s All Over We Still Have to Clear Up, the second album by the indie rock group Snow Patrol, released on 24 April 2001 in the UK and 5 March in the USA. The album charted at #129 in the UK and failed to sell well upon its initial release. But its re-release saw it eventually go Gold in the UK.

This particular song deviates a little bit from the popular rock style of this bands and plays around the concept of "finding calm in the middle of a complete chaos".

A powerful song that sounds different and refreshing; specially recommended for people that enjoy the music of this successful Irish band and want to discover and listen to a not-so-known track from their early beginnings.

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POWER OF THE LOSER ------ Enigma

Enigma is an electronic musical project founded by Michael Cretu (Romanian musician), David Fairstein and Frank Peterson in 1990. Cretu, who based his recording studio A.R.T. Studios in Ibiza, Spain in the early 1990s is both the composer and the producer of the project. His former wife Sandra often provided vocals on Enigma tracks. Jens Gad co-produced and played guitar on three of the Enigma albums.

"Power of the Loser" is one of Cretu´s masterpieces, a song about positivism and self'-improvement sang by vocalist and musician Andru Donalds.

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VOYEUR ------ Depswa

Depswa are a four-piece alternative metal/alternative rock music group originating from Modesto, California.

"Voyeur" is quite possibly their best song from "Two Angels and a Dream", EP released in 2003 and promoted during Ozzfest tour 2003. The lyrics of this song are specially touching and the rythm is absolutely outstanding.

As mentioned by Zodawg: "This song hits home for everyone who admired someone who was out of reach for them"

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STRAY ------ Steve Conte

"Stray" is the awesome opening from the anime series "Wolf's Rain", by American singer and rock musician Steve Conte. Conte often works with composer Yoko Kanno and lyricist Tim Jensen creating soundtracks to anime series, such as this one.

As per several listeners' comments, Stray is a truly awesome song, with deep meaning and a haunting melody:

"As for me it's not just a song... It is a hymn of freedom."

"I loved this song the first time I heard it as the opening of the anime Wolf's Rain. An amazing song... makes me feel alive and proud."

"I'm addicted to this song now. SO brilliant!"

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METAL SCRATCHIN ------ Hideki Naganuma

"Metal Scratchin" is an amazing song part of the Sonic Rush videogame OST -released for Nintendo DS in 2005-.

The music of Sonic Rush was written by acclaimed Sega composer Hideki Naganuma. It was released in Japan as a CD, SONIC RUSH Original Groove Rush, on November 23, 2005 through Wavemaster Studios. The CD has 45 tracks, seven of which are digital remixes rather than master tracks.

The tune is mainly used for the different boss battles during the game... I think this is some of the best Robotnik boss music. It sounds very mechanical and panicked at the same time. And, as odd as it is for him to be saying "Get ready to be schooled," I think Mike Pollock sounds really good saying it.

Catchy and very powerful, if you are into fast-paced music you can´t miss this one!

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SPEED OF SOUND ------ Coldplay

"Speed of Sound" is a song by English alternative rock band Coldplay. It was written by all members of the band for their third album, X&Y. Built around a piano riff, the song builds into a huge, synthesizer-heavy chorus. It was released on 23 May 2005 by Parlophone Records as the lead single from the album.

Coldplay vocalist Chris Martin admitted that the song was developed after the band had listened to English alternative rock singer Kate Bush. The song's drumbeat is similar to Bush's 1985 song "Running Up That Hill". Upon the song's release, it charted in the UK Singles Chart in the number two position. In the United States, it reached number eight on the Billboard Hot 100.

"Speed of Sound" is a piano-based song. The song benefits from an insistently ornate keyboard riff and a busy but less-hummable chorus, in which the song builds into a huge drum beat and a synthesizer-heavy chorus, which also includes an upbeat tempo.

The lyrics in the song are cryptic; the ending lines of the third verse emphasize in belief and faith: "If you could see it then you’d understand/ah when you see it then you’ll understand," and "Some things you have to believe/others are puzzles puzzling me." The fourth verse in the second verse alludes to discovering your place in the world: "How long am I gonna stand/with my head stuck under the sand," and "If you never try then you’ll never know".

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