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Why should I buy my Indian instrument from you? The web is inundated with Indian instruments and if you are new to Indian instruments you're probably overwhelmed with choices. Further complicating things are that most of them are listed as "Professional", you see them everywhere. Many come from one importer who enlists an army of resellers on ebay and elsewhere, you can tell from the same pictures everywhere. Most have not been fitted properly and will steepen the learning curve for a musician new to this music and the instruments. That is if they work at all.
In the US and Canada there have been only a very few sources for top end instruments and to be honest we are about the last one around. I will and have thrown away even instruments from the best makers rather than pass on a lemon. All makers will have a bad instrument occasionally or something will go wrong, we are committed to giving you the best instruments available in the world along with unmatched customer service before and after your purchase. "Good karma through right action" sums it up, it's the way we live and the way we do business. We rely on word of mouth, don't pay Google to shove our ads in your face and go to great lengths to get instruments that exceed the mediocre standards that pervade the world these days. We know all of our makers on a personal level as well as a business level and have a great respect for their tradition and contribution to the music we all love.
Can I get Srishti sitars in India or elsewhere? They aren't available in India although the person that does our fitting has his own label as well but a different setup for producing the bodies and carving. We regularly switch craftsmen to keep the quality high. Despite any advertisement to the contrary, new Srishti sitars are only available through Rain City Music.
What's about tablas? Tabla inventory has been up and down over the years and for a time was non-existent. So I stopped for awhile, the main reason was inconsistent quality. Anything that didn't meet the grade was thrown out, just like on our other instruments. Combine that with competing with people making them in their backyard (literally!) and just wasn't worth it. Fortunately now we have a solid connection with Vijay Vhatkar who comes from the most famous family of makers. I've spent a little time and a few trips getting to know him, he's serious and as good as his well known brother Haridas Vhatkar in Mumbai. Just what I was looking for! So if you're looking for something great, we have it. We utilize the skills of Tor Dietrichson for final pulling if needed before shipping.
Is the Sitar or instrument I want in stock? The active listings for instruments are regular models that we carry, past models that are no longer available are put in the archives section (see the next listing below about archives). Send us an email and we'll let you know if it's in stock. If it's not in stock then we'll let you know when it's expected. Most of the sitar models I carry are very limited and it seems like either there are too many or not enough! I generally commission a new model once the one in stock is sold, sometimes (like at the moment!) it catches you off guard but there's no rushing things. In the case where a sitar is not in stock but coming soon you can still pre-order it if you want it guaranteed. It's not a perfect way to do things but please understand this is not a mass production business and with only a handful of good makers left it'll have to do. We want you to get a great instrument, this often comes at the sacrifice of immediate gratification unfortunately.
The instrument I WANT is in the archives! In most cases we can have any of the archive instruments listings made for you unless it's a vintage instrument or a one-off, repair, etc. "Sab kuch milega" as they say, you can have anything if it's possible. Feel free to email me about it, there's no obligation at all.
Where is your store located? Our business is mainly internet only, if you wish to come look at a few instruments I'm happy to oblige as long as there's prior communication. The people interested in this music are far and wide and so having low overhead is essential to survive. A low overhead also ensures that we're not pressured to have lower quality instruments just to make ends meet.
Where are the Hiren Roys?! Over the past year we've been running at about a 50% defect rate from Barun and I have had to throw out several instruments. This is not to detract from his abilities, he's a great instrument maker however he relies on others to make his stuctures/bodies and his long time structure maker retired. This along with non-existent quality control has led to our canceling regular imports of them. It's still possible we'll have one here and there but only if it can be inspected before leaving India. I hope to resolve this in the future as much I'm able to do but it's not looking good. India Instruments in Germany is still carrying them and Musicians Mall/Bhargava(Ali Akbar store) might have a few. I'll do a detailed guide soon with details on what to look for including pictures if you're determined to find one. The best way to be sure is to go to India and order one and then come back when it's ready. Do be careful with websites from India claiming to carry them, odds are they're fake.
What's the story on RA Sitarmaker?! We've had them off and on since 2002-ish. Ayub Sitarmaker gained notoriety years ago when he was designing and making sitars for Tony Karasek. And while that venture was short lived, he produced some very nice instruments during that time and caused a sort of resurgence of interest in Miraj made instruments. The side effect of this was that some of the other shops began a race to the bottom as far as prices were concerned. To increase production and ensure a better profit many makers turned to pre-made cheap Kolkata bodies (about $50 cheaper) and you can guess from there. Even now makers come and go in Miraj, but most don't make it as the knowledge of making the structures and especially fitting is limited to only a few people....Ayub stopped exporting (having had enough fun) and mainly makes for the Indian market now using the Kolkata bodies. He has resumed his old style of work now at a very low volume and so we've resumed carrying them! He is and has been a good friend of ours all this time and happy to see what he's doing. Expect 3 or 4 per year from us. This is just a brief overview, look for a detailed article soon on the various makers and areas in India!
I thought you were back at Sitars Etc, what happened? I ended up taking the Sitarsetc.com website back and now it has been closed forever. There was too much to manage, I'm a terrible programmer and couldn't figure out the javascript and all of that so it was decided to shut it down. The Sitars Etc. story is here for anyone interested.
Do you have any cheap instruments? With our air shipping only policy it makes no sense to pay $300 to ship a substandard cheap instrument. In the rare case that one of our regular instruments gets damaged then we generally repair them and offer them below cost so that's another option for those looking for a bargain but a rare occurence. If your sole purpose is to get as cheap of an instrument as possible then we probably won't be of much use to you. There are a ton of cheap instruments on the web and you can try your luck I suppose? Please do your research though. We occasionally will pick up good local used sitars and refit them but they are few and far between.
You repair instruments? Most repairs are done through Scott Hackleman who lives nearby. Scott is a master luthier, fully trained by Kartar Chand in India. He's the only person we know of in North America who can make a sitar or tanpura from scratch, carvings, penwork, everything! His information/site is within the Rain City site and feel free to contact him directly or through us. We recommend and advertise him solely for your benefit and convenience and have no financial interest in the repair services offered by him. We occasionally do repairs for customers here who have bought an instrument from us if needed as well but it's limited to basic things like jawari, pickup installations, etc.
What about your new training DVD's? A big part of Rain City is the production of training materials and our own label for quality music. Our first video in the "Performance Sitar" series was filmed last year in India, we hope to work up to several dozen of them. It all depends on our customers liking them, we've set a reasonable price and hope that musicians would purchase them rather than copy from someone. Your support will enable us to produce more of them and in turn promote Indian Classical music.
The music label is to get good artists some exposure and also allow them to have a part of sales. Our artists get 50% of the profit, CD's recorded in the West give a much lower percentage, in India they usually get nothing!! I believe an important part of keeping this music alive is to help artists present their music in a way that benefits them. If it's all about money only then what's the use?
Can I learn Indian Classical music from a DVD? Highly unlikely! However, the DVD's will help you once you have established the basics. I'd recommend a few lessons from a good teacher so you know how to properly approach learning the music, holding the instruments, etc. If you're fortunate enough to live near a good and respected teacher then by all means please support him/them and use the DVD's to supplement your learning.
Why do you mainly air ship your instruments? Several reasons. First is that container (ocean shipping) is very damaging to instruments. Read more here.... With air shipping we basically eliminate long term problems caused by moisture and heat. Occasionally when shipping in the summer you still may get impressions left in the shellac finish depending on where you live. Shellac is very sensitive to heat unfortunately but is the only way the makers finish string instruments. Other methods have been tried but with poor results. I've recently noticed a competitors website that prominently features 'air shipping' on all sitars from Miraj. Ask to see the airbill as I've personally seen the ocean crates with sitars ready to ship in India, we'll show your our airbill anytime you place your order.
Do you ship internationally? . Yes! In many cases, shipping costs are close to the same to you as local US shipping. All Srishti, Radhey Shyam, and Naeem Sitarmaker instruments can be shipped direct to 'known' customers. Generally the same price as shipping in the US with the exception of certain countries like Australia which require fumigation certificates, etc. The 3 day return policy doesn't apply for direct shipments as it's not practical but a full guarantee that it will be proper and undamaged (other than maybe a few packing marks in the shellac) is there. Tabla shipments are the same price to Western Europe as the US. Other zones in former Eastern Europe will vary. Please contact us for details.
I want an instrument from a maker you don't carry. I can sometimes get them but it depends on which maker and I"ll have to order it and check it first which will take some time.
Do you carry Rikhi Ram instruments? I can get them from Sanjay Sharma still on custom order. We had to stop stocking them years ago, they've become incredibly expensive and have to be checked and packed by me in Delhi to avoid any issues. Given that their best sitar will cost about $3500 to get to our place it's just not feasible to carry them given the other makers quality that's out there, some of whom use the same exact structures. I do like the instruments from Sanjay though, he's a great fitter.
Is the instrument I see on the site the one you have? Some of the time, yes but with our regular models often I won't change the pictures. Small variations should be expected but not in a "bait and switch" way, etc. so please don't worry. If the designs or models have a significant change then usually the page is updated or I'll notify you prior to processing your order.
The layout looks different in my Firefox browser? The program used to make some of the website is from Microsoft and so certain elements won't show up as intended in Firefox. Please view the site using Internet Explorer if this is an issue for you and you'll see everything laid out exactly as intended. The website is mainly intended to be functional only, not win awards with its late 90's style, as I've been told. The ordering system is very secure and the information usually up to date but I'm not a great programmer. By the end of the decade perhaps we'll do a makeover once the best format is decided with perhaps a mobile site first.
Do you ship sitars tuned? Usually we detune them, just a matter of habit. It doesn't matter either way but one thing that is for sure is that it won't be in tune when it arrives. When I was helping Bharat of Sitarsetc.com out during his hospital stay, there was actually a customer who wanted to return his sitar because it didn't arrive tuned! How could we say no? It was worth the laughter I assure you....I'm assuming that kind of person is one in a million but thought it worth mentioning for your entertainment.
Should I buy a sitar in India? That depends, it you're going to India and want to try your luck of course you should go for it!! You won't find a Srishti though but there are shops in different cities where you should be able to find a sitar. For premium makers like Hiren Roy it may be difficult as they are usually made to order but in cities like Delhi there are a number of shops. Try the not so famous ones so you don't get ripped off and it's very easy to get a bad deal if you don't have any experience. If you're a real gambler you can try and order online but be aware that the odds are high you won't be happy and could end up with a piece of firewood with strings or a damaged instrument from shipping or both. And ordering via mail/internet from India leaves you no recourse if there are problems, yes they'll tell you "You can send it back, no problem" but the sad fact is that you'll pay up to $700 or more to do so with no guarantee that it'll even arrive. If you have no luck, we're always here....yes it's a little more of course but you know what you're getting at least!! Maybe I've been a little to frank here but it's an honest assessment based on years of experience.
When thinking of ordering online or (God forbid) buying one of the many ebay sitars ask yourself one question: If the quality and service is ok then why are there dealers in the US and Europe? It's simple, things don't always go right, we take the risk and make sure you get a good instrument that's ready to play so you can focus on the music!
Can I do a custom order? Of course you can however the policy now is that all custom orders be paid in full at the time of ordering. No returns. We've had to have this policy due to cancellations, please be sure what you want and we're happy to get it for you. Existing orders prior to this policy change are exempt.
Are Miraj instruments OK? The last decade has seen a lot of changes in Miraj after the popularity of instruments from RA Sitarmaker being chosen by Tony Karasek for his short lived adventure having instruments made for his label in India. Combined with the rise of ebay and the internet the rush was on to make as many instruments as possible and what happened was that the majority of the makers there trended toward importing inferior instruments from Calcutta and Lucknow. At times they weren't even fitted (had a few here that way even that went in the trash!). This in-county outsourcing is still the rule and there aren't as many craftsmen there as there used to be. Rain City Music (that would be me) after 2 years of discussion have teamed up with Naeem Sitarmaker of Bharatiya Tantuvadya Kendra who have an excellent staff of craftsmen still and are committed to keeping the Miraj tradition intact. I visit them yearly and talk with them almost daily and will continue to play my very small part in keeping them inspired and busy!
I noticed an extra bridge on the Srishti Calcutta special sitar? We offer this sitar and others from Srishti (except the standard) in an optional Nikhil Banerjee style. He had one made from Hiren Roy with an extra bridge close to the meru (nut) that he felt improved the intonation of the kharaj SA string. This sitar also had an extra gandhar string, combining the stringing styles of kharaj pancham and gandhar pancham (Vilayat Khan style) sitars. The story I have is that he gave up the extra string shortly after it was made but kept the top bridge. So of course I was asked to have one made and it has been fairly popular. Barun Ray of Hiren Roy graciously gave us the measurements of Pandit Banerjee's sitar resulting in an instrument with a 1 1/2 inch longer neck. This in itself improves the intonation of the kharaj sa string and so while we include a fitted extra bridge, we don't install it unless requested. Barun and his father both never felt it to be necessary and while we agree with them still it's there for those who would like it.
I saw your sitar from Radhey Shyam Sharma on another website? Well it was interesting to find this out for me too especially since the sitar is right here in Bonney Lake, WA next to me. After further research I found out there's business advertising both Radhey Shyam and Mohan Lal Sharma instruments from Varanasi and the owner is a foreigner in Varanasi getting pictures of sitars and listing them as inventory. If an order comes then they try and go get the sitar or one close to it in design but I have been told by both makers that this person has never bought any of their instruments so do be careful. If it's the ebony tun sitar then he won't have it as that was made for us here. We have a long standing relationship with both makers there from whom we regularly commission instruments and Rain City Music is authorized by Radhey Shyam Sharma and Mohan Lal Sharma to carry them. Both these makers nor myself obviously can't prevent enterprising individuals with a laptop and camera from advertising them and there are many proxies in Varanasi willing to help such people. If this is a direction that you as a customer wish to pursue then please do your homework as both of these makers have no control over this and don't want a bad name.
Can you pick me out a sitar when you're in India? I take regular trips to India 2 to 3 times a year but need to clarify on this subject. I don't go there to pick out instruments at all, it's not a shopping trip. They are all commissioned and built to certain specs. There will be a rare occassion where I'll find a nice instrument but it's usually by accident. Once I found a nice Rikhi Ram (new) and just happened to have an inquiry so of course it worked out but generally you won't find the best instruments sitting on a shelf in India whether used or new. My visits are only to check on progress, final fitting or to assist with shipping or just generally have a musically nice time as over the years I've become friends with most of the makers, some of who are very good musicians.
More to come!!
Just remember: "The money you use to buy musical instruments is not like REAL money. It's not the same kind of money you use to pay bills."
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BRIDGEPORT, Conn. - April 1, 2011 - The Fairfield Arts Center, The Cardinal Shehan Center, and Connecticut's Beardsley Zoo will present Kids & Kritters: Wild Inspirations, an art exhibit featuring 28 original works by the talented children of The Cardinal Shehan Center and local "Pigcassos" from Connecticut's Beardsley Zoo. An opening reception with the human and animal artists will be held on Friday, April 15, 2011 from 5:30 P.M. - 7:00 P.M. at The Cardinal Shehan Center, 1494 Main Street, Bridgeport, CT. FREE and open to the public. Please RSVP by calling The Shehan Center at 203-336-4468. The exhibit will be on display through July 3.
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Beliebers, want to own Justin Bieber's childhood home? His grandparents are selling their house for $279K -- and Justin's room is totally like how he left it.
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I find it very interesting that shops outside the U.S. are using Haas mills. I have over 25 of them, including mini mills and office mills and I think they're ok, but thier tool changers are junk. The control, software, and such are very easy to use, but they dont come near anything connected with Fanuc at all. I would think outside the U.S. you would opt for something from China, or Japan considering whats available. We also have alot of Robodrills w/ fanuc controls that are rockets at only 10 to 15k more (for us in the states) and they beat the Haas's in accuracy, memory, heartyness, and breakdown issues ( not to mention footprint, if you're tight for space ) by a mile. Worth a look if u can. Perfect for 3d machining.
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Celebrate Black History Month and the legacy of a profound figure of the Civil Rights Movement: Whitney Young. We're screening The Powerbroker
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Unique among black leaders, he took the fight directly to the powerful white elite, gaining allies in business and government, including three presidents. He was the man working behind the scenes, shaking the right hands, making the right deals, and opening the doors of opportunity for all Americans.
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Two years ago, the Giants won the World Series and believed a red thong had a lot to do with it. For those who are unfamiliar with the history of San Francisco's "rally thong," it was discovered by Aubrey Huff during one of the worst slumps of his career. You can read the lingerie's full background here, and see some pictures of Huff flaunting it at the Giants World Series parade here. Apparently the Giants feel as though the powers of the thong have run their course, so they've decided to replace it.
According to the San Francisco Chronicle, the thong has been replaced in the clubhouse with a sleeveless t-shirt that reads "I'm sexy and I know it" across the front in glittery letters.
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John Phillips, the founder and main songwriter for classic California pop group the Mamas and the Papas, died of heart failure on Sunday morning, his spokeswoman said. He was 65.
Phillips, who received a liver transplant several years ago after years of drug and alcohol abuse, died at UCLA Medical Center at 8:15 a.m. PST, surrounded by family and friends, spokeswoman Elizabeth Freund said.
Although the Mamas and Papas lasted for just three years until 1968, the quartet recorded several major hits, including "California Dreamin'," "Monday, Monday," and "Creeque Alley."
The group also included Phillips' wife, Michelle (they divorced in 1970); Denny Doherty; and "Mama" Cass Elliot, who died in 1974. The survivors reunited in 1998 to sing "California Dreamin'" at the group's induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Phillips also helped organize the 1967 Monterey Pop Festival, which introduced artists such as guitarist Jimi Hendrix and English rock band The Who to American audiences.
Additionally, he wrote or co-wrote songs for other artists, including "San Francisco (Be Sure to Wear Flowers in Your Hair)," for Scott McKenzie in 1967; "Kokomo," a No. 1 hit in 1988 for the Beach Boys; and "Me and My Uncle," for The Grateful Dead.
Phillips' eldest daughter, actress Mackenzie Phillips, said in a statement that her father died peacefully. She was at his bedside with the singer's wife, Farnaz; his childhood friend Bill Cleary; a cousin; and his wife.
"We are all mourning the loss of my Dad. He was a genius and a good man and will be missed. I spent the morning with my sisters, Chynna and Bijou. We are all on our way to the beach, where we will walk and swim and celebrate our father's life."
Freund told Reuters that Phillips had been in the hospital for several weeks. He had been in great pain after falling off a stool and badly hurting his shoulder. But the pain turned out to be related to a stomach virus, which affected his kidneys.
Doctors were anticipating putting him on dialysis and transferring him to an occupational therapy center in Palm Springs, east of Los Angeles, when Phillips took a turn for the worse in the last few days.
"His liver was doing OK," Freund said. Some tabloid reports had suggested recently that Phillips was waiting for another liver. His friend and producer, Harvey Goldberg, said Phillips had been sober for many years. Phillips had also undergone two hip replacements in recent years.
He was born in Parris Island, S.C., on Aug. 30, 1935. After stints at George Washington University and the U.S. Naval Academy, he became active in the New York folk community in the mid-1950s.
He formed a group called the Journeymen, whose lineup included southern California native Michelle Phillips, who had come east to be a model. They married in 1962. Canadian native Denny Doherty later joined the group, by then known as the New Journeymen.
The Mamas and the Papas took form in 1965, when Doherty's former Mugwumps bandmate Cass Elliot joined the trio, which had relocated to California. The group's convoluted beginnings are recounted in the autobiographical song "Creeque Alley," a No. 5 hit in 1967.
In all, the group had six Top Five hits in 1966 and 1967. "Monday, Monday" was No. 1 for three weeks in 1966. Their sumptuous folk-pop harmonies were a lasting tribute to Phillips' songwriting, arranging, and producing skills.


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One week of frantic shopping left before Christmas. As part of our festive countdown, here are a couple of loveably odd Christmas traditions from Europe. Enjoy.
Krampus, Austria
In Austria, children leave shoes outside their door on Christmas Eve so that Santa can leave fruit and nuts in them. Ahh, isn't that sweet? But then they've probably earned it, having had to endure Krampus Night earlier in the month. Krampus is the dark side of the festive period, St Nicholas's evil twin, more malevolent even than Brussels sprouts or Christmas-morning sherry. In Austria, while the big guy in the red suit dishes out the gifts to those who have been good this year, Krampus gets busy terrorising kiddies who haven't behaved. And boy is he scary – sharpened teeth, ram's horns, klingon-style forehead and jaundiced eyes, with rattling old chains and bells completing the look. 5 December is the big night, when people dress up as this festive devil, fill up on mulled wine, then roam the streets at night looking for children to scare. Sounds fun, in a psychotherapy-needed-in-later-life sort of way.
The Caganer, Spain
For devout Catholics, the Spanish are pretty adept at irreverently poking fun at Christmas. Take the nativity scene for example. In parts of Spain, people like nothing more than carefully crafting a reverential manger moment, the baby Jesus in his crib, the Magi genuflecting and so on. Look closely, however, and you'll spot an uninvited guest: the Caganer. Look even closer and you'll see the Caganer is a figurine caught in the act of defecating, pants around his knees bending over with a pile of, ahem, his affairs at his heels. The Caganer is usually sufficiently tactful not to take centre stage in the nativity, instead parking himself in a corner somewhere, but nonetheless it's a rather jarring inclusion, particularly when the figurine is that of a celebrity (Obama's been popular over the past couple of years).
Shoe throwing, Czech Republic
Christmas is, in the Czech Republic at least, traditionally the time of year for unmarried women to thrash out whether they will be wed in the forthcoming year or not. And it is, it seems, easy to determine: stand with your back to a door and toss a shoe over your shoulder. If it lands with the toe facing the door, you will get married. If the heel faces the door, it's another year of spinsterdom – presumably a particularly troubling result if an engagement ring is already on the finger and invites have gone out.
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Metal of the 21st century!
Dance of Death is simply the best Iron Maiden album since Seventh Son of a Seventh Son.
Excellent song writting (with very few exceptions), unbelievable guitars, Dickinson sings like a maniac and the production is superb.
The album is very diverse. It has everything from the very first completely accoustic Maiden song (Journeyman) to the most aggressive one...
Published on 11 Sept. 2003 by George Konstantinou
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars Fabulous Songs, atrocious sound
I bought this when it first came out and am posting a very long term review here now mostly because it still infuriates me that such a wonderful album of, in my opinion, Maiden's best songs since they reformed, is so badly let down by the production.
Clearly the songs and great performances have shone through as most of the reviews are very positive but I...
Published on 25 Jan. 2011 by Hysteria
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Metal of the 21st century!,
George Konstantinou (Nea Smirni, Athens Greece) - See all my reviews
Dance of Death is simply the best Iron Maiden album since Seventh Son of a Seventh Son.
Excellent song writting (with very few exceptions), unbelievable guitars, Dickinson sings like a maniac and the production is superb.
The album is very diverse. It has everything from the very first completely accoustic Maiden song (Journeyman) to the most aggressive one (Montsegur), from the outstanding absolutely magnificent epic (Paschendale) to the pure rocker (Wildest Dreams), from the classic Harris arrangement of No More Lies to the also classic Maiden uptempo songs like RainMaker and New Frontier.
Inspired bridges, memorable melodic choruses (Gates of Tomorrow, New Frontier), sensitive dreamstate intros (Age of Innocense) and almost theatrical vocal performances that send chills to the bones (Dance of Death). Let's not forget Adrian Smith's song writting at his very best in Face in the Sand.
This album has a lot of guitar! I mean a lot! Harmonies, solos, riffs, it's a triple guitar assault. After Seventh Son, Number of the Beast, Piece of Mind, Powerslave and Somewhere in time, Dance of Death climbed in #6 position of my personal Iron Maiden ranking list. It's a must have. It has a certain quality, this "SOMETHING" that lifts it to another level. It's Metal for the 21st century. Nobody does it better!
Up the IRONS!
106 of 114 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars A Glorius Return to Form...,
After three years of waiting, the loyal fans of Iron Maiden have been rewarded with a cracking studio album from the UK based sextet. Dance of Death, their 13th studio opus, is as hard hitting as earlier releases such as Powerslave, but combines a beauty so far unheard of on Maiden albums. Much more varied songwriting, past and present influences abound through this album and these show up most in the latter stages of the tracks. Speaking personally, I did approach this album with a fair degree of anxiety after I found that Brave New World marginally failed to deliver to my huge expectations. And I was stunned...
1. Wildest Dreams. The first single from the album, is a catchy little rocker, taking the listener back somewhere between Somewhere in Time, and relatively recent Bruce solo work on his experimental album Skunkworks. Penned by the flawless and criminally underated Adrian Smith, it is a single which will be likely to make a massive indent into the UK charts come September 1st. I urge you all to buy this now!! Already a live favourite on the Give Me Ed...Til I'm Dead tour, it's the shape of things to come on Dance of Death.
2. Rainmaker is a stunningly melodic penned track by Dave Murray. His songwriting always seems to be discarded for some strange reason (nods in the direction of Deja Vu and Judas be my Guide) but hopefully this melancholic yet beautiful use of the three guitars will find it's way into the live set on the Dance of Death tour. Bruce Dickinson delivers his first, but not last, blistering vocal performance on this track.
3. No More Lies is the first of the mid-range to long songs on this album and the mood turns markedly dark (reflecting perhaps the title of the album). A cracking performance by Nicko McBrain and Steve Harris forming that tightly bound rhythm section of this band. This Harris only penned epic will surely replace a similar track (The Clansman) as another live favourite. A superb, triple guitar assault midway through the album speaks volumes for the more tightly woven triumvirate of Janick Gers, Adrian Smith and Dave Murray. A main theme of this album in fact, and whereas you could argue the three guitars weren't used to their greatest effect on Brave New World, they are certainly on show on Dance of Death which spells good times ahead for the boys.
4. Montsegur. Ah, Montsegur! Quite possibly the most unique sounding track Iron Maiden have written. Janick has really come on as a songwriter in recent times and this odd blend of crushing heavy major riff into minor riff really works to my ears. The chorus is somewhat reminiscent of heavy metal for the new millenium, as seen on The Chemical Wedding by Bruce's solo band. Excellent vocals, excellent vocal harmonies, cleverly stacked guitar layers and a chilling ambience. Superb stuff.
5. Dance of Death - the darkness continues. After the staggeringly heavy Montsegur, it seems difficult to complete the aesthetic. But the theme of the album, to some extent, is played out to its fullest in this track. 8 and a half minutes of some shattering different guitar work. Another Janick penned track, the three pronged guitar assault is in abundance throughout this song, especially during an arrangement which is the centre point of the latter stages here.
6. Gates of Tomorrow. A decidedly more upbeat track ofsets the mood a little bit. A more midpaced rocker is a well earnt break from the previous 20 minutes of darkness.
7. New Frontier. Well well well. Here's a first! Who would have thought that Nicko McBrain, the veteran drummer of 51 years, would finally deliver a brutal selfpenned track worthy of a place on a Iron Maiden studio album! Not I. Really quick, another classic rocker with a superb solo by, once again, Adrian. This song sets up the last chapter of the album perfectly....
8. Paschendale. Adrian's mournful tale of the 3rd Battle of Ypres is harrowing, stunning and blistering all in the space of 8.5 minutes. He's never written an epic of such proportions before and I hope that he will do from now on. This song is destined for instant success. I don't think I could ever describe it's majesty that accurately, so just buy this album and witness it for yourself!
9. Face the Sand. And another track from Adrian, this time evoking some of the progressive aspects of earlier releases, such as 2 Minutes to Midnight. This progressive element is another theme to take in on this fantastic album, running through the last three tracks. It is complex but sounds as though it could become a live track if manipulated correctly.
10. Age of Innocence. A lovely sweeping intro into a strangely heavy track, this one by Dave. The album is peaking in quality at the right time, towards the end. More progression here and changes in rhythm abound. Hints of 70s influences run through this song.
11. Journeyman. Oh wow! This just gets better. After so many themes, progression, uniqueness, variety of writing styles, darkness, bleak tales, upbeat rockers, Iron Maiden surprise us all with a totally acoustic, ambient yet bitter tale. Beautifully sung by Bruce, superbly written by Adrian, this track is just the icing on the cake of what will surely be one of Iron Maiden's most loved studio album.
The elements combined to make this album all work. The topics covered, musicianship, lyrical content and delivery is such a staggering step up from Brave New World it's frightening. Just buy Dance of Death - it's a true return to form.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Listen and Learn....,
By A Customer
Put simply, 'Dance Of Death' is Iron Maiden's best album since 1988's 'Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son'. Heavier and darker than 'Brave New World', this is as passionate and fired-up as the band has EVER sounded.
First single and opening track 'Wildest Dreams' is arguably one of the weakest tracks on the album.'Rainmaker', with its explosion of triple-guitar harmony histrionics and another devastating chorus, is one of the finest songs Maiden has ever recorded.'No More Lies' is the kind of song that Steve Harris has been attempting to pull off for years: a punchy and progressive seven-minute epic, which sound like the modern day 'Hallowed Be Thy Name'...yes it's that good. Three tracks in and anyone still doubting that Maiden has recaptured the magic of their heyday should be foaming at the mouth by now.
Now the only weak moment 'Montsegur' - although possibly the heaviest thing to appear on a Maiden album since the band's early days; is awful. Bruce sounding like he's auditioning for Spinal Tap on this one. The title-track is another one of Harris' convoluted epics, with strong shades of 70's prog legends Jethro Tull. 'Gates Of Tomorrow' and 'New Frontier' follow; both shamelessly commercial and surging, mid-tempo bursts of muscular melody and percussive bluster. The latter features the first ever writing credit for drummer Nicko McBrain and positively reeks of single potential. Next comes 'Paschendale' another epic and one of the strongest tracks; eight minutes of structural invention, cavalier aggression and lyrical poignancy.
The final three tracks on 'Dance Of Death' are all stunning. First come 'Face In The Sand' - a stately, kick-drum powered waltz with a dash of orchestral elegence.Then 'Age Of Innocence' delivers the album's most gripping affecting melody, allied to a crafty, world-weary lyric.
'Journeyman' brings the album to a close with sweeping strings, understated dynamics and another chorus to die for.
It's all stupendous stuff and concrete proof that Maiden are as electrifying and important as they have been in a long time. Ten years ago, it was unthinkable that they could make more albums of this quality. Metallica must have listened to this album and wept..This is their second out-and-out belter in a row, Long may they reign.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars WOW!! BRAVE NEW WHAT??,
Firstly brave new world was a massively improved progression from the 90's material and the epicness was undoubted, but where was the maiden hallmarks? The harmonies, the trading solos between smith and murray. I must say that the whole album seemed (dare i say it, a little too epic). Not to mention the repetitive choruses.
Dance of death is a different matter altogether. This is rawer, more fundamentally maiden. There are harmonies gallops better solos and the synthed ambience on some tracks is mind blowing.
1) WILDEST DREAMS - You can tell they wanted a touring anthem here its all about being back together and on the road. It starts with a blistering rhythm part and continues at a good speed. The air raid siren vocals return. Stunning.
2) RAINMAKER - Starts with a twin guitar harmony and has a chorus thats catchy as hell. A good continuation, and it contains more harmonies later and some BNW esque soloing.
3) NO MORE LIES - Starts off a cross between The Clansman and Sign of The Cross. this doesnt last as sustained barrage of guitars soon kicks in. The first epic of the album.
4) MONTSEGUR - Aggressive with another catchy chorus. All guitar parts work well with bruce dickinson's vocals here. More harmonies...Lovely
5) DANCE OF DEATH - Musically it starts off where blaze bayley left off, although lyrically its very descriptive, a very vivid tale of consequence. It sounds like the x factor, although i liked that album so im biased and it is better cause blaze didnt sing it. A good title track.
6) GATES OF TOMORROW - Again, starts off very blaze era but with more guitar oomph. Vocally, the album starts to get interesting. A nod back to no prayer for the dying, mr Dickinson? I think so me hearties.
7) NEW FRONTIER - A solid and fast rocker penned by songwriting virgin Nicko Mcbrain, And it's a damn good track. Another one of those really catchy choruses, a middle with a chugging, almost thrashy riff played without drums. And also the solos, AHHHH one of the best on the cd.
8) Paschendale Another epic questioning the justification and morality of war (sound familiar). Even though this song describes a battle past, it keeps a relevance. Theres a definate heaviness to the guitars here too. Very melancholy.
9) FACE IN THE SAND - Another epic, with almost a swing to it's rhythm, nothing special to write home about. Solid at best.
10) AGE OF INNOCENCE - A brooding, heavy little number. This is the sound of Iron Maiden acknowleging that time is getting on, and they are no longer young and naive. This instills a felling within me that it has crossed the bands mind that this may well be the very last Maiden album. Another catchy chorus and come good tight rhythm her. A good song.
11) JOURNEYMAN - Purely acoustic this one, with a chorus, that'll get ya singin! Ive not heard maiden try something this radical before but it works well.
Overall its the best maiden album since seventh son... And a worthy addition to the record collections of fans and newcomers alike. BLINDING MY SON!!
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars Fabulous Songs, atrocious sound,
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I bought this when it first came out and am posting a very long term review here now mostly because it still infuriates me that such a wonderful album of, in my opinion, Maiden's best songs since they reformed, is so badly let down by the production.
Clearly the songs and great performances have shone through as most of the reviews are very positive but I wanted to add this for people who care...if you don't there are 100s of other reviews to read ;o)
In my opinion the worst thing Maiden did was to get Kevin Shirley and the worst thing Kevin Shirley did was to allow Steve Harris to push him in a direction that made what was once a huge arena-sound into recordings that sound like they were done in a small dead room. I know 'arry is the boss but producers are there to stand up to them on occasion.
I've noticed many posts (of Shirly-era Maiden) where fans have commented that Bruce's vocals sound strained (etc.) these days. Well, Bruce may be having a harder time, but I doubt it. It's Shirely's and Harris's unsympathetic dry production. When I first heard the album it sounded like it was mixed with all of the EQ and FX in bypass and the compressors on full!
Now Shirley has a penchant for this style but, in fairness, when left alone and not pushed to extremes, can do a good job - Shirley's work with Dream Theater springs to mind.
And Shirley did bring a nice bit of weight to the Harris's bass which I felt was the only area somewhat lacking in the Martin Birch productions.
Now Shirley can make Maiden sound good, very good, his live mixes of Flight 666 were superb (unlike Death on the Road which looked wonderful...) and that's how Maiden is meant to sound. Big.
But for some reason, on recent albums, this being the worst, corners are cut. I'm not convinced the band playing live in the studio (unlike the Birch overdub approach) gives us a better product. Harris's instructions to Shirley to not bother with mastering (this album) and to use the studio monitor mixes (AMOLAD) beggar belief.
I notice in a recent of Shirley's blogs, he alludes to Adrian Smith not being too keen on the mixes for The Final Frontier...but Harris overruled him every time.
For a modern style, Brave New World wasn't bad...maybe Shirley was treading carefully back then but Dance of Death, full of Maiden's most catchy songs in recent times, deserves to be remixed (or at the very least remastered - I made my own version just so I could listen to it!) so Maiden fans can appreciate it in all its glory.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Another classic album from the greatest rock band around.,
By A Customer
After a 2 year hiatus Iron Maiden returned in September 2003 to retain their rightful crown as the greatest Rock band of the day
The album opens with the catchy 70's style rocker Wildest Dreams' and is of course unmistakably Iron Maiden. This leads straight into track 2, which has one foot firmly in the Euro Metal sound which they themselves along with Manowar influenced heavily. Track 3 is the first of the three seven plus minuet epics and the only to be penned singel handedly by bassist and lead song writer Steve Harris. Tracks 4 to 7 are all classic Maiden tracks which all have leanings to the prog metal sound first used by Maiden on 2000's Brave New World. The title track Dance Of Death based on Edgar Allan Poe's novel The Masque Of The Red Death, is another stunning epic made even better by Bruce Dickinson's voice that seems to improve with every album. Track 8 is the 8 minuet long Paschendale which blows away ever other war song Iron Maiden have ever produced (and they've done a few)
The album ends with the song that has been the most anticipated of all. The first all (gasp) acoustic Iron Maiden song, which somehow doesn't sound out of place on the album and manages to complement the rest of the tracks on the album. It's not the typical album finisher but at least it stop anyone complaining that Iron Maiden always sound the same.
So, After all the hype does DoD live up to it? Well in a sort answer yes. It's without a doubt Maiden finest album since 1988's Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son, and heavily improves on 2000 Brave new World. The newly placed 3rd guitar does not sound as wasted, Adrian
Smith once again is pulling out the same quality of solos that made him such a guitar god back in the 80's. Janick Gers has also found a style of playing that now compliment rather than copies Dave Murry's style of soloing. Which of course still sound like a pure explosion of energy. Steve Harris (bass) and Niko McBrain (drums) show once again why Maiden have the best rhythm section of all metal bands, while Bruce Dickinson(vocals) adds the 'Spinal Tap' to the songs which make what they are, pure classic Iron Maiden heavy metal, which is still as relevant today as it was 20 years ago.
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5.0 out of 5 stars can Maiden really pull it off AGAIN?,
Priyan Meewella "Phoenix" (London, England) - See all my reviews
Many will argue that reviewing an Iron Maiden album is largely pointless. Their loyal fans are going to buy it anyway (and that millions of sales) while the rest of the world shrug and say, "well, it's just another Maiden album, isn't it?" However, they're ignoring the fact that fans had to sit through a very rocky patch in the nineties where Maiden albums that excelled were not the expectation, let alone assured. The X-Factor and Virtual XI of the Blaze Bayley era are rarely looked back on fondly, save a few superbly written tracks, while No Prayer for the Dying and Fear of the Dark (the single notwithstanding) lacked that truly "Maiden" spark. Brave New World brought a hugely powerful comeback with the reunion of Bruce Dickinson and Adrian Smith with the band, but could they really pull that off again?
I don't mind admitting that when I first heard "Wildest Dreams" I was distinctly unimpressed. Although it swiftly grew on me, I was very apprehensive about this new album, not least because of the artwork cover that seemed only half-finished (okay, that's growing on me a little too, but I'm still not happy!). Well, "Wildest Dreams", it turns out, is only an introduction. It makes sense as a first single, as a reminder to the rest of the rock world, "oh, that's how you do it..." Then suddenly "Rainmaker" kicks in, one of the finest shorter tunes the band have written yet with its triple-guitar harmonies. I'm quite sure something must have lit up in my eyes the moment the song started. I smiled, settled down comfortably with the sure knowledge that Maiden are back!
"No More Lies" is the kind of track the Blaze Bayley albums tried to produce, with a soft opening breaking out into a punchy, progressive seven-minute long piece that destroys the memory of those two albums singlehandedly. "Montségur" is the heaviest track on the album, and indeed, this melodic anthem of religious martyrdom is heaviest since the early Piece of Mind days. Few drummers could chase guitars at that speed! The titular "Dance of Death" is a Harris-penned epic of death and horror. The instrumentation reflects the storytelling, with truely chilling cybals. "Gates of Tomorrow" and "New Frontier" (with Nicko McBrain's first writing credit) bring back the old speed, surgingly powerful with occassional mid-tempo melody.
And then the war song. No one bar no one does war like Maiden. "Paschendale" is poignantly sombre and aggressive and filled with lyrical imagery and utterly epic and quite simply the finest piece here. Eight minutes of structural brilliance with the most incredible galloping twin guitar attack for a long, long time. The song most bands would finish with, in fact. But not Maiden. "Face in the Sand" spins round suddenly with slow, stately elegance fuelled by constant kick of the double bass drum, accompanied by an understated orchestra. "Age of Innocence" is lyrically somewhat cliché, but the clashing and wailing guitar sound lets them get away with it. And finally, the closing "Journeyman" is a spiralling swirl of soulful strings, a heartwrenching lament from Bruce, filled with woe. A masterfully understated closing to an album of blinding brilliance.
Producer Kevin Shirley has described Maiden as "the last of the naturally moving rock bands" and the reason is simple. These days, most bands use guitars to fill space around vocals, heavily distorted sounds that can provide fury, but little else. Maiden's clean guitars positively sing, terrifying or heartbreaking as the song requires, soaring alongside Bruce's operatic vocals in a way that must make The Darkness question themselves.
In Brave New World Maiden showed they still had it in them, with the exquisite songwriting skills of Harris and Smith reunited once more. In Dance of Death they've cut out any longwinded rambling, rekindling the old magic. And now that the fans can stop worrying about those bad albums of the past, long may they continue...
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5.0 out of 5 stars An Instant Classic,
M. G. Chisholm "chiefengineer3" (UK) - See all my reviews
I like many people have numerous CD's that I've collected over the years, most of which are competant and not always listened to after a few weeks. There have been some gems that have rocked me back on my feet though - music that really has been a cut above and as you progress through the album for the first time you know that you are hearing something extraordinary. Back in Black, Number of the Beast, Dark Side of the Moon to name a few. Well, Iron Maiden have done the double. They really did peak with Number of the Beast - or at least I thought so. However I can now add to the list of "Great" albums. To have come up with a piece of music after so many years of pushing out good competant rock, but not inspired is almost too good to be true. The production of this album is over the top in the same kind of way the Queen produced Night at the Opera - overdone, large and better for it. The songs are complicated and as per normal for IM slightly overblown, but by Christ, the guitar, rhythm, drums and singing are the best that Maiden have ever done. Even after a couple of spins, I still sit with awe at just how damn good this record is - easily superior to the previous Brave New World, which was much talked about as a return to form. It's not even close. Fantastic album. Buy it if you are a Maiden fan and buy it if you like well produced and well played music even if you aren't a fan of heavy rock.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent album - But best on DVD-Audio,
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This review is from: Dance of Death [DVD AUDIO] (DVD Audio)
I have been a fan of Iron Maiden for a long time now and it can be said that this album is one of the better ones. However, this is very much down to personal opinion. There are a few outstanding tracks on this record, with a couple of averagey songs as well. My personal fav is the title track, 'Dance Of Death' followed closely by 'Paschendale'. Both these songs are excellent in their own way. The title track starts slowly with a medieval kind of theme, but it quickly builds in stages with quickening vocals and rythem. Paschendale is a long song with well written lyrics and is one of those which you just keep listening to over and over again and yet it never loses its edge. I wont go into detail about the other songs as there are many many reviews on this album already but i will say that the majority of the songs on this album are all exceptional especially the journeyman which sees Iron Maiden take a different approach to the norm.
One final and very important word of advice here i must point out though! If you like good quality music and are aware of such things like the 'loudness war' then i would strongly advise you buy the DVD-A format version if you have compatible hardware to play it back on! The mastering and quality is unmatched on the 2-channel downmix on this and when compared to the cd verion you seriously wonder how wth went wrong in mastering that version. If you have a PC and Foobar you can actually rip the full stereo 24/88khz Audio_TS files directly to your hard disk too.
To conclude then, an excellent album but i would reccomend buying the dvd-a version which has a very clear dynamic range as it is far superior to the cd master which is unfortunatly terrible in comparison due to it being squeezed to death for loudness.
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5.0 out of 5 stars This is probably the best Maiden-Album ever! No kidding!,
Gregor Wossilus "Gregor Wossilus" (Berlin) - See all my reviews
For all you doubters, nu metal-freaks and especially METALLICA: This is what a great, intense, innovative and therefore classic album must sound like! Metallica, you especially should shiver and kneel when listening to DANCE OF DEATH! These guys put out their 13th release, are all older then you guys and sound so much more new fresh and cool! Why all the anger about METALLICA and this fuss: Because MAIDEN simply have outdone themselves. DANCE OF DEATH seems like a review of 25 years of MAIDEN history with the best this band has ever produced in this time combined and outlayered in 11 songs. All the major masterpieces of MAIDEN are revisited in DANCE OF DEATH, the wonderful keyboard atmospheres of "Seventh Son...", the power and wrath of "The Trooper" or "Number of the beast" in DOD's track 4, the wildness and rock that always classified MAIDEN in the opener WILDEST DREAMS, which being a straight rocker, though not too original is certainly an energetic piece to set the pace for the rest of the album. And after the opener DOD gets better with every track to culminate in the wonderful final song which is more or less a wonderfully thoughful ballad. I never expected MAIDEN to reinvent the wheel, I never expected them to totally sound different...they don't on DOD and that is certainly not bad. But I am so surprised they managed to write 11 songs of such great quality. This is perhaps AIDEN's best album. Don't dare to download that! It is worth every penny!!! Great record, not only for MAIDEN-fans! Buy it!
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MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. While Chris Paul was getting his bruised right kneecap worked on in the training room Thursday morning, Caron Butler was on the Target Center court participating in the Clippers shoot-around. Butler said he will play Thursday night against the Minnesota Timberwolves despite a sore right foot. The Clippers have been listing Paul as day-to-day, but he has missed the last two games. There were no indications that Paul would play against Minnesota, meaning that backup Eric Bledsoe would be the starting point guard. As for Butler, he injured his foot against the Houston Rockets on Tuesday night and got X-rays that showed no damage. "I feel all right, Butler said. "I got treatment yesterday. Ill be fine. Butler said he was somewhat nervous when the injury occurred. "Just initially," Butler said. "I was making a plant and going one way and changed directions and I felt a little discomfort. After I got the X-ray, I was fine, because it wasnt a big deal. -Broderic...
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Linguistics Identifies Anonymous Users 215 215
from the that's-why-i-run-my-emails-through-google-translate-a-few-times dept.
Anonymous First Post... you'll never guess who I am
Are you serious?
You write as if some new method had been invented. There is no news in the above article. Authorship identification has been a reliable tool for many decades, a whole branch of linguistics (forensic linguistics) deals with it and similar topics like dialect recognition. Under certain circumstances you can even identify personality treats of the author, check out content analysis software like LIWC [liwc.net] for example.
And, yes, plenty of serial killers and blackmailers have been captured with the help of these methods.
I give you the subject of my term paper that landed me top marks at forensic linguistics:
(tl,dr yes there is software that does precisely that Jstylo+Anonymouth)
The way to make a small fortune in the commodities market is to start with a large fortune.


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Lee Kuan Yew was a pioneer Singaporean who braced himself early on in life to face history's tumultuous tides full-on.
Singaporeans want to honour Mr Lee's legacy and elevate this modern country that he had built to greater heights.
Singapore is respected on the global stage because of the outstanding quality of its pioneer leaders.
Singapura dihormati di pentas dunia kerana mutu kecemerlangan pemimpin perintis. Cabarannya adalah untuk Singapura terus melahirkan kepimpinan sedemikian demi memastikan Singapura kekal relevan, kata PM Lee...
Dr Lam Pin Min shares his learning points from the Sengkang West columbarium saga and his work in the constituency.
Petir speaks to three core members of Tampines East meet-the-people session (MPS) team who are dedicated to helping fellow residents gain access to social services.
Women's Wing chair spells out the key direction for women activists in the lead up to the next general election.
More affordable housing, work-life balance and educational opportunities were the regular hot topics at the PPF 6th Council's inaugural dialogue.
Mr Lee Kuan Yew has left us peacefully but his spirit should live on, in all of us Singaporeans. The Singapore that he left behind is his greatest legacy to all of us.
"We may be a small country; but we must have big dreams or otherwise we perish. Let us continue joining hands to achieve better lives for all Singaporeans."
Housing and Development Board (HDB) is looking into making "Two-Room Flexi" housing scheme more accessible and flexible for prospective buyers.
For 18-year-old Tan Kai Wei (beside Mr Baey Yam Keng), school holidays does not necessarily mean late nights with friends. Instead, he chose to help out at the weekly Meet-the-People sessions (MPS) at Tampines North branch.
The Housing & Development Board's (HDB) Lease Buyback Scheme (LBS), enhanced in April this year, has found many more takers.
Shunsheng's enthusiasm to serve the community stems from his love for the country where people of different races and religions live in harmony without fear or discrimination.
Singaporeans can now look forward to affordable HDB flats equipped with future ready smart features.
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Backup job is failing with error 24
Backup job is failing since long time. Not able to find the root cause of the issue. Need your help:
Master server: NBU ver 7.0.1/ OS Windows 2008 R2
Media server: NBU ver 7.0.1/ OS Windows 2003
Client: NBU ver 7.0.1/ OS Windows 2003.
Policy details have been attached.
Failed job detaisl have been attached.
NIC details: Media server: 100MBs Full / Client: 1GBs Full.
Attached bpbkar log from client and bptm log from media server. Attached logs for two days just in case.
Some more details: Cleint has C:\, D:\, E:\, F:\, G:\ and I:\ drives. We have created (actually been created, not by me) two policies. One is for all drives except E:\ drive, and another one is for E:\ drive and we split the folders in the backup selection. When policy runs it starts 11 streams (child jobs) and 4 of them are failing. Almost allways same folders.
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Looks like a pretty standard disconnect according to the bpbkar logs:
I'd start with disabling TCP chimney/offload as a start
I just had another look at your opening post:
NIC details: Media server: 100MBs Full / Client: 1GBs Full.
You need a 1GB NIC in the media server as a minimum!
Supporting Storage Foundation and VCS on Unix and Windows as well as NetBackup on Unix and Windows
Handy NBU Links
Hmm, one of the above normally fixes it ... Marianne has a good point, 100M NIC on media server is madness.
The case should have be opened with the operating system vendor - not Symantec - Status 24 are network / operating system related. I am unsure why Symantec are expected to solve non NetBackup issues ...
When troubleshooting a problem, it makes sense to get those on board who have the best information / experience with the problem, in the case of network issues, and in particular Status 24, as mentioned already, this is very unlikely to be NetBackup. In fact, I don't think I have every seen a status 24 caused by NetBackup personally ... Therefore, the most likely cause of the issue will be the Network or Operating system, hence the suggestion to log the call with those who are 'responsible' for the 'part' most likely causing the problem.
I see a major issue with media server with 100BaseT NIC. How old is this media server if it has a NIC that old? My last 3 laptops (replaced every 3 years) all had 1 GB NIC's. Which poses the question - how old is the firmware on the NIC? How old is the driver?
Why not motivate for a 1 GB NIC? Or even better - if Data Protection is important to Business - a new media server.
Supporting Storage Foundation and VCS on Unix and Windows as well as NetBackup on Unix and Windows
Handy NBU Links
When compress in policy attribute checked(say Client Compress feature), compression take part in client host. Client process read data, compress it, and sent it to media server. Media Server just recieve it, and store it into storage. No additional operation take place in Media server.
Uncompression will take place in client host when you restore data.
Authorized Symantec Consultant(ASC) Data Protection in Tokyo, Japan
I've misunderstood - Yes, you mean Windows' compress feature.
This may help your understanding of Windows' compression feature.
Authorized Symantec Consultant(ASC) Data Protection in Tokyo, Japan
You do not have 'file read errors'. As can be seen in bpbkar log, you have 'socket write error':
Exception of type [SocketWriteException]
> tar_tfi::processException:
An Exception of type [SocketWriteException] has occured at:
Module: @(#) $Source: src/ncf/tfi/lib/TransporterRemote.cpp,v $ $Revision: 1.51 $ , Function: TransporterRemote::write[2](), Line: 307
Module: @(#) $Source: src/ncf/tfi/lib/Packer.cpp,v $ $Revision: 1.85 $ , Function: Packer::getBuffer(), Line: 659
Module: tar_tfi::getBuffer, Function: H:\701\src\cl\clientpc\util\tar_tfi.cpp, Line: 296
Local Address: [0.0.0.0]:0
Remote Address: [0.0.0.0]:0
OS Error: 10054 (An existing connection was forcibly closed by the remote host.)
You will need bpbrm log on media server as well.
I have seen similar errors resolved when NIC in media server was replaced.
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By Maisie McCabe, campaignlive.co.uk, Tuesday, 07 February 2012 08:30AM
Six-sheets at the bus stops will be fitted with 3D fibreglass jacket potatoes, which on the press of a button, will heat up and emit the smell of a oven-cooked jacket potato.
They will be installed by the end of tomorrow.
The special six-sheets will also dispense money-off vouchers to encourage people to try McCain Ready Made Jackets, described by a spokeswoman as being a "media first".
In the wider campaign McCain is using traditional roadside six-sheets, point-of-sale six-sheets at Asda, Tesco, Sainsbury's and Morrison's stores and digital outdoor in rail stations.
The ad campaign was booked by Omnicom media agency PHD and Hyperspace, the innovation division at Aegis Media's Posterscope, through outdoor media owner JCDecaux.
The creative work was by ad agency Beattie McGuinness Bungay and the art director and copywriter was Jay Pond-Jones.
Rebecca Clay, media group manager at PHD, said: "PHD has a long heritage of media innovation and we're delighted to enable McCain to be the first brand to utilise this ground-breaking outdoor technology.
"In the chilly month of February, we hope that the warm, fresh-baked smell of jacket potatoes and the first ever bus shelter voucher dispenser will bring a smile to cold faces."
McCain's Ready Made Jackets claim to offer the smell and taste of oven-cooked jacket potatoes in just five minutes.
Mark Hodge, head of brand at McCain Foods, said: "McCain Ready Made jackets will revolutionise the way we eat jacket potatoes so this ground-breaking campaign provides the perfect advertising support.
"These outdoor specials are really going to stand out and drive sales by bringing the tasty oven baked smell to warm the consumer. We're adding a whole new meaning to try before you buy."
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YIELD: Serves 6
Have the beans ready podded, or cooked if using dried beans. Heat the oil in a large heavy pan over medium-low heat and sweat the onions until soft and translucent.
In a separate pan, warm all the spice seeds until they release their fragrance and just begin to jump in the pan. Tip into a mortar and grind with the pestle while still warm.
Add the warm ground spices to the softened onions along with the chiles, curry leaves, lime leaves, and minced cilantro root. Cook for another 5 minutes over fairly low heat, then add the crushed garlic, jaggery, lime juice, and fish sauce. Stir well and cook for 5 minutes.
Add the tomatoes, stir well, and cook for another 10 minutes, then add the fresh or cooked dried beans and coconut milk. Cook gently for 10 to 15 minutes (or until the beans are tender if cooking fresh).
While the curry is cooking, wash the wild garlic very well, picking over each leaf thoroughly for they can carry little stones.
A couple of minutes before serving the curry, add the wild garlic and cook until it is just wilted and soft. Don't overcook it—wild garlic should be bright and vibrant. Taste and adjust the seasoning if necessary. This curry should be soft, fragrant, gently sweet, sharp, and salty, with just enough heat to warm you…
Per serving: 40.0 calories, 15.0 calories from fat, 1.5g total fat, 0.5g saturated fat, 0.0mg cholesterol, 700.0mg sodium, 6.0g total carbs, 2.0g dietary fiber, 2.0g sugars, 2.0g protein
Nutritional analysis provided by TasteBook, using the USDA Nutrition Database
Reprinted with permission from My Favorite Ingredients by Skye Gyngell. Copyright © 2010 Skye Gyngell. Published by Ten Speed Press, a division of Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.
Skye Gyngell is the head chef at the award-winning Petersham Nurseries Café in southwest London. She is also an established food writer with a weekly column featuring recipes for the Independent on Sunday. Born in Australia, Skye has worked as a chef in Sydney, Paris, and London. In 2007, Skye's first cookbook, A Year in My Kitchen, was named Cookery Book of the Year by the Guild of Food Writers and the Best Food Book at Le Cordon Bleu World Food Media Awards.


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