Fragile is the fourth studio album from the English progressive rock band Yes, released in November 1971 on Atlantic Records. It is their first album recorded with keyboardist Rick Wakeman in the band's line-up after Tony Kaye was fired for having a lack of interest in learning more electronic keyboards. Formed of nine tracks, four are group performances while the remaining five are solo features written by each member. Its cover was designed by Roger Dean, who would design their future band logo, stage sets, and many of their future album covers.
Fragile received a positive reception upon its release and was a commercial and critical success, reaching No. 4 on the US BillboardTop LPs chart and No. 7 on the UK Albums Chart. "Roundabout" was released as a single in the US which reached No. 13 and is one of the band's best known songs. The album is certified double platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America for selling over 2 million copies.
Background
On 31 July 1971, Yes performed the final concert of their 1970–71 tour of Europe and North America at Crystal Palace Park to support The Yes Album (1971). The line-up during this time consisted of singer Jon Anderson, bassist Chris Squire, drummer Bill Bruford, keyboardist Tony Kaye, and guitarist Steve Howe. Following the tour, Yes started work on their next studio record that was originally conceived as a double album with a combination of studio and live tracks. The concept could not be realised due to the time required to make it. Ideas to have the album recorded in Miami, Florida with producer Tom Dowd also never came to fruition.
"Fragile" is a song by American hip hoprecording artistTech N9ne, taken from his thirteenth studio albumSomething Else (2013). "Fragile" was released on July 17, 2013 as the album's second single. It was produced by ¡Mayday!, Daniel "Keys" Perez and Ralfy "FAFA" Valencia. The song features a guest verse from fellow American rapper Kendrick Lamar, and the chorus is sung by ¡Mayday! and Kendall Morgan.
"Fragile" details each rappers disdain for music journalists and their criticism of their music. Ironically, the song was met with generally positive reviews from music critics. A music video was released on February 9, 2014 featuring the artists rapping and singing in an abandoned warehouse. The song peaked at numbers 23 and 38 on the US BillboardHot Rap Songs and Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs charts.
Background
On July 17, 2013, "Fragile" featuring Kendrick Lamar, ¡Mayday! and Kendall Morgan was premiered via Complex. Following its premiere the song was made available for purchase with the iTunes pre-order for Something Else, also being released to Amazon.com as the album's second official single.
Fragile is a novel by bestselling author Lisa Unger. It is the first book set in The Hollows, and features Jones Cooper.
Awards and Honors
Fragile was chosen by ABC's Good Morning America as a top book pick for great summer reads and selected as a Hot Book by Harper's Bazaar. Target named Lisa Unger an "Emerging Author".
A sting is a short sequence played by a drummer to punctuate a joke, especially an obvious or awful one. A sting is often used as accompaniment during cabaret- and circus-style shows. The sound of the sting is sometimes written ba dum tsh, ba-dum ching, and occasionally ba dum tis. In British English, boom boom is commonly used. An abbreviation used in chats is //* .
In the context of percussion, rimshot normally refers to a single stroke of the stick in which the rim and skin of a drum are both struck simultaneously by the same stick, creating an accent. A rimshot in this context is only a component of the sting, and does not appear at all in some stings.
Common stings may feature a short roll followed by a crash or splash cymbal and kick drum, a flam, or a rimshot. The advanced example at right uses a tom then kick, followed by a pause to put the final stroke offbeat, and a final stroke using both the snare and kick drums to support a one-handed cymbal choke, meaning all three are hit at once.
In experimental fluid mechanics, a sting is a test fixture on which models are mounted for testing, e.g. in a wind tunnel. A sting is usually a long shaft attaching to the downstream end of the model so that it does not much disturb the flow over the model. The rear end of a sting usually
has a conical fairing blending into the (wind tunnel) model support structure.
For minimum aerodynamic interference a sting should be as long as possible and have as small a diameter as possible, within the structural safety limits. Critical length of a sting (beyond which its influence on the flow around the model is small) is mostly dependent on Reynolds number. If the flow at the rear end of a model (model base) is laminar, the critical sting length can be as much as 12-15 base diameters. If the flow at model base is turbulent, critical sting length reduces to 3-5 model base diameters. Source also suggests a sting diameter of no more than about 30% of model base diameter. However, this may not be possible in wind tunnels with high dynamic pressures because large aerodynamic loads would cause unacceptably large deflections and/or stresses in the sting. Shorter stings of larger relative diameters must be used in such cases.
A good rule-of-thumb is that, for acceptably low and test-conditions-independent aerodynamic interference in a high-Reynolds-number, high-dynamic-pressure wind tunnel, a sting should have a diameter "d" not larger than 30% to 50% of model base diameter "D" and should have a length "L" of at least three model base diameters, e.g. as specified for the AGARD-C calibration model), see figure.
Sting: The Secret Operations, also known as Sting: Secret Operations, or Sting Online, and abbreviated to Sting
(Korean:스팅, Japanese Release Name:Code Name Sting, USA and Philippine Release Name: K.O.S: Secret Operations) is an online first person shooter, which is being developed by YNK Games, and YNK Korea, and distributed by YNK Interactive. It is the first FPS game using the Source Engine in Korea.
If blood will flow when flesh and steel are one Drying in the colour of the evening sun Tomorrow's rain will wash the stains away But something in our minds will always stay Perhaps this final act was meant To clinch a lifetime's argument That nothing comes from violence and nothing ever could For all those born beneath an angry star Lest we forget how fragile we are On and on the rain will fall Like tears from a star like tears from a star On and on the rain will say How fragile we are how fragile we are On and on the rain will fall Like tears from a star like tears from a star On and on the rain will say How fragile we are how fragile we are
“He can choose any of 300 songs,” Sting said ... Then, switching from bass to acoustic guitar for the only time of the night, Sting sang “Fragile,” a gentle, Latin-influenced number that almost always closes out his shows.
The first headliner announced for 2025 is the ‘Englishman In New York’ singer, Sting, who’ll be performing on Sunday 22nd June. . Sting stops by the city as part of his Sting 3.0 Tour next year ...On the Waterfront presents Sting.
Sting’s 2025 UK outdoor and festival Performances are. ... The moment saw the 74-year-old French artist walk across a tightrope as Sting sat down below and performed his tracks ‘Fragile’ and ‘Field Of Gold’ while accompanied by a live orchestra.
Sting and Shaggy – ’44/876′ review ... The 74-year-old French artist walked across the tightrope as Sting sat down below and performed his tracks ‘Fragile’ and ‘Field Of Gold’ while accompanied by a live orchestra ... Sting 2024 tour dates are..
... “Why Should I CryFor You” and the show-closing “Fragile” — during which Sting switched from bass to acoustic guitar — with subtle but impactful nuances.
... “Why Should I CryFor You” and the show-closing “Fragile” — during which Sting switched from bass to acoustic guitar — with subtle but impactful nuances.
Nina Auerbach, in Incarnations of the Orphan, writes that it’s an easy sentimental mistake to think of the orphan as fragile. “He seems composed of alternate layers of glass and steel, and sends out sting rays at those who try to adopt him.
Sting and Shaggy – ’44/876′ review ... The 74-year-old French artist walked across the tightrope as Sting sat down below and performed his tracks ‘Fragile’ and ‘Field Of Gold’ while accompanied by a live orchestra.
Colorado Springs Gazette
16 Oct 2024
Colorado Springs Gazette
16 Oct 2024