Soldiers is an ABBA song, released on their 1981 album The Visitors. Its working title was "Peasants"
Synopsis
The song is a critique of militarism.
Billboard explains "emphasizing that although there seems to be so little one can do to prevent the machinations of soldiers and those who control them, we must "not look the other way/taking a chance/cos if the bugle starts to play/we too must dance". The Telegraph describes the premise of the song as "how warmongers convince themselves they are noble men".
Composition
The entire song rests upon a "simple two-note" statement". The song has a "string-ensemble synth arrangement". Agnetha uses a "subdued yet stoic vocal", and "the chorus vocals, while typically multi-tiered, are somewhat 'murkier' and less liberated in texture".
Critical reception and analysis
Abba's Abba Gold describes the song as "bleak-yet-catchy".Billboard notes its "simple yet ominous metaphors that envision impending nuclear holocaust". It goes on to explains "the offbeat cadence of the drumming holds dark, somber verses and the sing-song quality of the chorus together", and concludes by saying "certainly very few groups can effectively handle a subject as serious as this, and still imbue it with all the qualities of a great pop song".Billboard listed the song under the "Best cuts" section of an album review, along with four other songs from the album.ABBE: Let The Music Speak says the song has an "unsettling caution" and also "heart and humanity". The synths "gently inflame the sense of yearning throughout, driving along a backing track which features ...bass courtesy of Rutger Gunnarsson".
Full Circle is the third album from heavy metal band Drowning Pool, released on August 7, 2007. It is their first of two studio releases with Ryan McCombs, then former singer of SOiL, who joined the band after the departure of Jason 'Gong' Jones in 2005. The first single off the album, "Soldiers," is dedicated to the United States Army.
The album debuted at number 64 on the United StatesBillboard 200, selling about 10,000 copies in its first week. As of September 12, 2007, the album has sold around 29,000 copies in the United States.
Four singles were released to promote the album. The final single "Shame" was released June 29, 2009 almost two years after the album's release. The album wasn't very commercially successful, but was received positively by fans. Drowning Pool embarked on several tours to promote Full Circle.
Writing and recording
Full Circle is the only studio album by Drowning Pool with more than 11 tracks; it has 13. McCombs said that "Shame" was one of his favorite songs from the album. The entire band contributed to the album's writing process, as well as including an outside writer, Nikki Sixx who wrote a song for the band, entitled "Reason I'm Alive", which made it on the album. The album also includes a cover of Billy Idol's song "Rebel Yell".
A soldier, in British English, is a thin strip of bread or toast; the strips that a slice is cut into are reminiscent of soldiers on parade. The toast is sliced in this manner so that it can be dipped into a soft boiled egg that has had the top of its shell removed. Many people also enjoy "vegemite soldiers" in Australia or "marmite soldiers" in the UK which follow the same principle and are spread with Vegemite or Marmite respectively.
In 2005 The Daily Telegraph reported the invention of a device for cutting bread into soldiers. Shaped cutters to produce soldiers shaped like human soldiers are also available.
“Soviet” is derived from a Russian word signifying council, assembly, advice, harmony, concord, ultimately deriving from the Proto-Slavic verbal stem of *větiti "to talk, speak".
The word "sovietnik" means councillor.
A number of organizations in Russian history were called "council" (Russian:сове́т).
For example, in Imperial Russia, the State Council, which functioned from 1810 to 1917, was referred to as a Council of Ministers after the revolt of 1905.
Russian Empire
Workers' Councils
According to the official historiography of the Soviet Union, the first worker's council (soviet) was formed in May 1905 in Ivanovo (north-east of Moscow) during the 1905 Russian Revolution (Ivanovsky Soviet). However, in his memoirs, the Russian Anarchist Volin claims that he witnessed the beginnings of the St Petersburg Soviet in January 1905. The Russian workers were largely organized at the turn of the 20th century, leading to a government-sponsored trade union leadership. In 1905, as the Russo-Japanese War (1904-1905) increased the strain on Russian industrial production, the workers began to strike and rebel. The soviets represented an autonomous workers' movement, one that broke free from the government's oversight of workers' unions. Soviets sprang up throughout the industrial centers of Russia, usually organized at the factory level. The soviets disappeared after the Revolution of 1905, but re-emerged under socialist leadership during the revolutions of 1917.
The 7.62×39mm round is a rifle cartridge of Soviet origin that was designed during World War II. It was first used in the RPD. Due to the worldwide proliferation of the SKS and AK-47 pattern rifles, the cartridge is used by both militaries and civilians alike. 7.62×39mm ammunition is purportedly tested to function well in temperatures ranging from −50 to 50°C (−58 to 122°F) cementing its usefulness in cold polar or hot desertconditions.
The 7.62×39mm cartridge was influenced by a variety of foreign developments, including the German Mkb 42(H) and the U.S. M1 carbine.
Shortly after the war, the world's most recognized military pattern rifle was designed for this cartridge: the AK-47. The cartridge remained the Soviet standard until the 1970s, and is still one of the most common intermediate rifle cartridges used around the world. It was replaced in Russian service by the 5.45×39mm cartridge, which is used by the current issue AK-74 and variants.
Tank is a Britishheavy metal band, formed in 1980 by Algy Ward, a former member of The Damned. The band is known as part of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal movement. Tank was often compared to Motörhead as both bands, trios fronted by singing bassists, played a loose, almost punk-styled metal music with often colourful lyrics.
History
Their 1982 debut album, Filth Hounds of Hades, was positively received by both punk and metal fans as well as most critics, regarded now as one of the best albums of the NWOBHM movement. Allmusic critic, Eduardo Rivadavia; described it as "Tank's best album ever, and qualifying it as an essential item in the record collection of any serious '80s metal fan."
As was the case with many other bands of the era, Tank was never able to build on the promise shown by their first album. The band continued on for years through lineup changes and waning commercial fortunes before finally disbanding in 1989. Ward resurrected the band in 1997 playing tour dates around Europe and Japan for a couple of years. A new album, Still At War, emerged in 2002. In August 2006 Ward reported that he was putting the finishing touches on the demos for the next Tank album, Sturmpanzer. The band's website has listed the release date for this album as "TBA" for years.
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Full Circle
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Associated Performer: Drowning Pool
Music Publisher: Drowning Pool, LLC/Five Nineteen Music Publishing, Inc. (BMI)
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Reason I'm Alive
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Reason I'm Alive · Drowning Pool
Full Circle
℗ 2008 Eleven Seven Music
Associated Performer: Drowning Pool
Music Publisher: Drowning Pool, LLC/Five Ninteen Music Publishing, Inc.
Music Publisher: WB Music Corp.
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Music Publisher: Sixx Gunner Music (ASCAP)/Downtown Music Publishing
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Drowning Pool - "Enemy" - Official Video
Official Video for "Enemy" from the album Full Circle. Get the album on iTunes here: http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/full-circle/id281811808
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Drowning Pool - 37 Stitches OFFICIAL
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Drowning Pool - Tear Away
Music video by Drowning Pool performing Tear Away (Video).
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DROWNING POOL - Full Circle
Album : Full Circle (2007)
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Reborn
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Full Circle
℗ 2008 Eleven Seven Music
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Rebel Yell
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Rebel Yell · Drowning Pool
Full Circle
℗ 2008 Eleven Seven Music
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drowning pool - full circle - 37 stitches
Drowning Pool
Song: 37 Stitches
Album: Full Circle
Lyrics:
Do you see me, Sittin here
Waiting for you, To say anything
Head hung low, Kickin stones down
Down the road to hell now
Waiting for you, To say anything, Anything
I know you are the only one
A little taste of heaven
You know I am The only one
Your bitter taste of hell
Your eyes scream the end is creepin into me
37 stitches to keep the pain in
I know you are the only one
On the darkest side of the sun
On the darkest side of the sun
ooh yeah
Follow the pop of sweet whistlin
Got it down to bat by by the wrong hand
Close my eyes for the chance of a better view
Close my ears so I couldn't hear you
I know you are the one
You know I am The one
Your bitter taste of hell
I know ...
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Full Circle · Drowning Pool
Full Circle
℗ 2008 Eleven Seven Music
Associated Performer: Drowning Pool
Music Publisher: Drow...
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Full Circle · Drowning Pool
Full Circle
℗ 2008 Eleven Seven Music
Associated Performer: Drowning Pool
Music Publisher: Drowning Pool, LLC/Five Nineteen Music Publishing, Inc. (BMI)
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Full Circle · Drowning Pool
Full Circle
℗ 2008 Eleven Seven Music
Associated Performer: Drowning Pool
Music Publisher: Drowning Pool, LLC/Five Nineteen Music Publishing, Inc. (BMI)
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Reason I'm Alive · Drowning Pool
Full Circle
℗ 2008 Eleven Seven Music
Associated Performer: Drowning Pool
Music Publisher:...
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Reason I'm Alive · Drowning Pool
Full Circle
℗ 2008 Eleven Seven Music
Associated Performer: Drowning Pool
Music Publisher: Drowning Pool, LLC/Five Ninteen Music Publishing, Inc.
Music Publisher: WB Music Corp.
Music Publisher: WB Music Corp
Music Publisher: Sixx Gunner Music (ASCAP)/Downtown Music Publishing
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Reason I'm Alive · Drowning Pool
Full Circle
℗ 2008 Eleven Seven Music
Associated Performer: Drowning Pool
Music Publisher: Drowning Pool, LLC/Five Ninteen Music Publishing, Inc.
Music Publisher: WB Music Corp.
Music Publisher: WB Music Corp
Music Publisher: Sixx Gunner Music (ASCAP)/Downtown Music Publishing
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Reborn · Drowning Pool
Full Circle
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Associated Performer: Drowning Pool
Music Publisher: Drowning ...
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Reborn · Drowning Pool
Full Circle
℗ 2008 Eleven Seven Music
Associated Performer: Drowning Pool
Music Publisher: Drowning Pool, LLC/Five Nineteen Music Publishing, Inc. (BMI)
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Full Circle
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Associated Performer: Drowning Pool
Music Publisher: Chrys...
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Full Circle
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Drowning Pool
Song: 37 Stitches
Album: Full Circle
Lyrics:
Do you see me, Sittin here
Waiting for you, To say anything
Head hung low, Kickin stones d...
Drowning Pool
Song: 37 Stitches
Album: Full Circle
Lyrics:
Do you see me, Sittin here
Waiting for you, To say anything
Head hung low, Kickin stones down
Down the road to hell now
Waiting for you, To say anything, Anything
I know you are the only one
A little taste of heaven
You know I am The only one
Your bitter taste of hell
Your eyes scream the end is creepin into me
37 stitches to keep the pain in
I know you are the only one
On the darkest side of the sun
On the darkest side of the sun
ooh yeah
Follow the pop of sweet whistlin
Got it down to bat by by the wrong hand
Close my eyes for the chance of a better view
Close my ears so I couldn't hear you
I know you are the one
You know I am The one
Your bitter taste of hell
I know you are the only one
A little taste of heaven
You know I am The only one
Your bitter taste of hell
Your eyes scream the end is creepin into me
37 stitches to keep the pain in
I know you are the only one
On the darkest side of the sun
Do you see me, Sittin here
Still waiting for you, To say anything
Head hung low, Kickin stones down
Kickin stones down
Down the road to hell now
I'm waiting for you, I'm waiting for you
To say Anything, Yeah!
I know you are the only one
A little taste of heaven
You know I am The only one
Your bitter taste of hell
Your eyes scream the end is creepin into me
37 stitches, 37 stitches, Yeah!
I know you are the only one
On the darkest side of the sun
I Know, I know( darkest side of the sun)
You are the one
on the darkest side of the sun.
Drowning Pool
Song: 37 Stitches
Album: Full Circle
Lyrics:
Do you see me, Sittin here
Waiting for you, To say anything
Head hung low, Kickin stones down
Down the road to hell now
Waiting for you, To say anything, Anything
I know you are the only one
A little taste of heaven
You know I am The only one
Your bitter taste of hell
Your eyes scream the end is creepin into me
37 stitches to keep the pain in
I know you are the only one
On the darkest side of the sun
On the darkest side of the sun
ooh yeah
Follow the pop of sweet whistlin
Got it down to bat by by the wrong hand
Close my eyes for the chance of a better view
Close my ears so I couldn't hear you
I know you are the one
You know I am The one
Your bitter taste of hell
I know you are the only one
A little taste of heaven
You know I am The only one
Your bitter taste of hell
Your eyes scream the end is creepin into me
37 stitches to keep the pain in
I know you are the only one
On the darkest side of the sun
Do you see me, Sittin here
Still waiting for you, To say anything
Head hung low, Kickin stones down
Kickin stones down
Down the road to hell now
I'm waiting for you, I'm waiting for you
To say Anything, Yeah!
I know you are the only one
A little taste of heaven
You know I am The only one
Your bitter taste of hell
Your eyes scream the end is creepin into me
37 stitches, 37 stitches, Yeah!
I know you are the only one
On the darkest side of the sun
I Know, I know( darkest side of the sun)
You are the one
on the darkest side of the sun.
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Full Circle · Drowning Pool
Full Circle
℗ 2008 Eleven Seven Music
Associated Performer: Drowning Pool
Music Publisher: Drowning Pool, LLC/Five Nineteen Music Publishing, Inc. (BMI)
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Reason I'm Alive · Drowning Pool
Full Circle
℗ 2008 Eleven Seven Music
Associated Performer: Drowning Pool
Music Publisher: Drowning Pool, LLC/Five Ninteen Music Publishing, Inc.
Music Publisher: WB Music Corp.
Music Publisher: WB Music Corp
Music Publisher: Sixx Gunner Music (ASCAP)/Downtown Music Publishing
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Full Circle
℗ 2008 Eleven Seven Music
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Rebel Yell · Drowning Pool
Full Circle
℗ 2008 Eleven Seven Music
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Drowning Pool
Song: 37 Stitches
Album: Full Circle
Lyrics:
Do you see me, Sittin here
Waiting for you, To say anything
Head hung low, Kickin stones down
Down the road to hell now
Waiting for you, To say anything, Anything
I know you are the only one
A little taste of heaven
You know I am The only one
Your bitter taste of hell
Your eyes scream the end is creepin into me
37 stitches to keep the pain in
I know you are the only one
On the darkest side of the sun
On the darkest side of the sun
ooh yeah
Follow the pop of sweet whistlin
Got it down to bat by by the wrong hand
Close my eyes for the chance of a better view
Close my ears so I couldn't hear you
I know you are the one
You know I am The one
Your bitter taste of hell
I know you are the only one
A little taste of heaven
You know I am The only one
Your bitter taste of hell
Your eyes scream the end is creepin into me
37 stitches to keep the pain in
I know you are the only one
On the darkest side of the sun
Do you see me, Sittin here
Still waiting for you, To say anything
Head hung low, Kickin stones down
Kickin stones down
Down the road to hell now
I'm waiting for you, I'm waiting for you
To say Anything, Yeah!
I know you are the only one
A little taste of heaven
You know I am The only one
Your bitter taste of hell
Your eyes scream the end is creepin into me
37 stitches, 37 stitches, Yeah!
I know you are the only one
On the darkest side of the sun
I Know, I know( darkest side of the sun)
You are the one
on the darkest side of the sun.
Soldiers is an ABBA song, released on their 1981 album The Visitors. Its working title was "Peasants"
Synopsis
The song is a critique of militarism.
Billboard explains "emphasizing that although there seems to be so little one can do to prevent the machinations of soldiers and those who control them, we must "not look the other way/taking a chance/cos if the bugle starts to play/we too must dance". The Telegraph describes the premise of the song as "how warmongers convince themselves they are noble men".
Composition
The entire song rests upon a "simple two-note" statement". The song has a "string-ensemble synth arrangement". Agnetha uses a "subdued yet stoic vocal", and "the chorus vocals, while typically multi-tiered, are somewhat 'murkier' and less liberated in texture".
Critical reception and analysis
Abba's Abba Gold describes the song as "bleak-yet-catchy".Billboard notes its "simple yet ominous metaphors that envision impending nuclear holocaust". It goes on to explains "the offbeat cadence of the drumming holds dark, somber verses and the sing-song quality of the chorus together", and concludes by saying "certainly very few groups can effectively handle a subject as serious as this, and still imbue it with all the qualities of a great pop song".Billboard listed the song under the "Best cuts" section of an album review, along with four other songs from the album.ABBE: Let The Music Speak says the song has an "unsettling caution" and also "heart and humanity". The synths "gently inflame the sense of yearning throughout, driving along a backing track which features ...bass courtesy of Rutger Gunnarsson".