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One (Ra EP)
''One'' is Ra's debut EP and was released in 2000. The songs "End of Days" and "What I Am" were not included on their debut album ''From One''. However, "What I Am" is included in their album ''Black Sheep (Ra album), Black Sheep''. ''One'' was only sold (for $10) during Ra's concerts, and soon went out of circulation when Ra's debut album ''From One'' hit stores. The EP is still available through Ra's online merchandise store, but is otherwise a rare collector's item. In an interview with SoundCheck Magazine, Sahaj Ticotin (the lead singer) talked about ''One'': "It just says Ra One since it’s the first CD. The theme is kind of a double meaning. The record is primarily about loneliness…different variations of loneliness. So I named it One also because of that." Track listing Personnel *Sahaj (musician), Sahaj – lead vocals, guitar *Sean Corcoran – bass, backing vocals *Skoota Warner – drums References * https://web.archive.org/web/20091126094208/http://www.epinio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ra (American Band)
Ra is an American alternative metal band from Los Angeles, taking their name from the Egyptian sun god, Ra. The band was formed in 1996, and took off around 2002, when their song "Do You Call My Name" from their album ''From One'' was released. Their music was described as "exotic yet familiar, heavy yet funky, direct yet sophisticated, sensual yet soulful, unrelenting yet cathartic." The band is known for their hit songs "Do You Call My Name", " Fallen Angels", "Don't Turn Away", and " Broken Hearted Soul". To date, Ra has sold 400,000+ albums in North America alone. History Origin of band name Frontman Sahaj Ticotin has commented on the origin of the name Ra in multiple interviews. "...There's an underlying theme where 80 to 90 percent of the songs have the word sun in it. So I have a little sun fetish and I thought that Ra was appropriate." He has also stated that he likes the idea of the name because it's short -- "If your name is Ra you've got two giant letters t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alternative Metal
Alternative metal (also known as alt-metal) is a genre of heavy metal music that combines heavy metal with influences from alternative rock and other genres not normally associated with metal. Alternative metal bands are often characterized by heavily downtuned, mid-paced guitar riffs, a mixture of accessible melodic vocals and harsh vocals and sometimes unconventional sounds within other heavy metal styles. The term has been in use since the 1980s, although it came into prominence in the 1990s. Other genres considered part of the alternative metal movement included rap metal and funk metal, both of which influenced another prominent subgenre, nu metal. Nu metal expands the alternative metal sound, combining its vocal stylings and downtuned riffs with elements of other genres, such as hip hop music, hip hop, funk, thrash metal, hardcore punk and industrial metal. Alternative metal began in the 1980s with bands like Faith No More, Living Colour, Soundgarden, and Jane's Add ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nu Metal
Nu metal (sometimes stylized as nü-metal, sometimes called aggro-metal) is a subgenre of that combines elements of heavy metal music with elements of other music genres such as hip hop, alternative rock, funk, industrial, and grunge. Nu metal bands have drawn elements and influences from a variety of musical styles, including multiple genres of heavy metal. Nu metal rarely features guitar solos or other displays of technical competence; the genre is heavily syncopated and based on guitar riffs. Many nu metal guitarists use seven-string guitars that are down-tuned to produce a heavier sound. DJs are occasionally featured in nu metal to provide instrumentation such as sampling, turntable scratching and electronic backgrounds. Vocal styles in nu metal include singing, rapping, screaming and growling. Nu metal is one of the key genres of the new wave of American heavy metal. Nu metal became popular in the late 1990s with bands and artists such as Korn, Limp Bizki ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Independent Music
Independent music (also commonly known as indie music or simply indie) is music that is produced independently from commercial record labels or their subsidiaries, a process that may include an autonomous, do-it-yourself approach to recording and publishing. The term ''indie'' is sometimes used to describe a genre (such as indie rock and indie pop), and as a genre term, "indie" may or may not include music that is independently produced, and many independent music artists do not fall into a single, defined musical style or genre and create self-published music that can be categorized into diverse genres. The term 'indie' or 'independent music' can be traced back to as early as the 1920s after it was first used to reference independent film companies but was later used as a term to classify an independent band or record producer. Record labels Independent labels have a long history of promoting developments in popular music, stretching back to the post-war period in the United ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
From One
''From One'' is the first major label album by American alternative metal band Ra, released on October 22, 2002. It features the band's hit single, "Do You Call My Name", which had a music video and was followed by their second single, "Rectifier". ''From One'' reached number 154 on the ''Billboard'' 200. Universal Music Group originally hosted a listening party so that people could listen to the entire album before it was released. The first track "Do You Call My Name" was featured during the introduction and before commercial breaks during the 2006 NFL Draft on ESPN, as well as video games ''MX Unleashed'' and ''Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2003''. It also was used as an entrance theme for a wrestler Shawn Daivari during his Ring of Honor days, in addition to Ophidian as a singles theme on the independent circuit, most notably in Chikara Pro. The second track "Rectifier" was featured on the game ''Project Gotham Racing 2''. Ra was featured as Artist of the Month on antimusic.com. K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Black Sheep (Ra Album)
''Black Sheep'' is a rarities album by American alternative metal band Ra, being their fifth release total, including their live album. It includes a collection of B-sides and demos that go back to 1994. Ra's newest single "Supernova" is featured on the album; "Supernova" was digitally released on June 9, 2009. ''Black Sheep'' was digitally released on iTunes, but was never released for physical purchasing in retail stores. The only previously released song is "Crazy Little Voices". It was originally released in 1999 as part of '' The Rage: Carrie 2'' Original Motion Picture Soundtrack. Rapping is prevalent in the album, especially in the songs "The Foundation", "Busted", "Chained to the Ground", and "Deliverance". The album's most straight-up, heavy metal song is "Baghdad"; this song is similar to "Parole" from Ra's debut album, ''From One''. In the outro of "Chained to the Ground", the musicians play a part of Black Sabbath's "War Pigs "War Pigs" is an anti-war protest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sahaj (musician)
Daniel "Sahaj" Ticotin (born April 5, 1969) is an American musician, vocalist, guitarist, record producer, and lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist of the alternative metal bands Raand Meytal. Biography Sahaj was born to a Puerto Rican mother and a Russian-Jewish father, the brother of motion picture and television actress, Rachel Ticotin. During a pilgrimage to India in 1992, he studied meditation and was given the name "Sahaj". He currently lives in Woodland Hills, California, where he produces and composes for various artists. Associated acts are Ra, Motley Crue, STΛRSΞT, Meytal, New Years Day, Stitched Up heart, Otherwise, Texas Hippie Coalition, September Mourning, Lajon Witherspoon, Diamante, Tommy Vext and many others... Sahaj held the record for longest single note, for a male vocalist, in a song, having held a high B for 24 seconds. He was overtaken by Jan Werner Danielsen of Norway with 28 seconds in his live version of Nella Fantasia. This record breaker can be he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Do You Call My Name
"Do You Call My Name" is a song by American alternative metal band Ra. The song was released as the first single from the band's debut album ''From One''. A live and acoustic version of the song was released as a standalone single in 2012. Background and overview An earlier version of "Do You Call My Name" appeared on the band's debut EP ''One'', released in 2000. The song has been featured and used in various other media and is one of the band's most popular songs. The song's intro features influences from Middle Eastern music The various nations of the region include the Arabic-speaking countries of the Middle East, the Iranian traditions of Persia, the Jewish music of Israel and the diaspora, Armenian music, Kurdish music, Azeri Music, the varied traditions of Cypr .... Music video A music video was created for the song and was directed by Clay Patrick McBride. The video shows the band performing the song, primarily focusing on Sahaj. Track listing Chart positions Pe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rectifier (Ra Song)
"Rectifier" is a song by American alternative metal band Ra. The song was released as the second single from the band's debut ''From One''. "Rectifier" was a modest success on the ''Billboard'' rock charts, but failed to match the success of previous single "Do You Call My Name", only reaching no. 30 on the Mainstream Rock chart. An early version of "Rectifier" appeared on the band's debut EP ''One''. Music video The song's music video shows the band performing it live at various shows during the 2003 tour with Seether Seether are a South African rock band founded in 1999 in Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa. The band originally performed under the name Saron Gas until 2002, when they moved to the United States and changed it to Seether to avoid confusion wi .... Track listing Chart positions Personnel * Sahaj – lead vocals, guitar *Ben Carroll – guitar *Sean Corcoran – bass, backing vocals *Skoota Warner – drums References {{Ra (American band) Ra (American ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ra (American Band) Albums
Ra (; egy, rꜥ; also transliterated ; cuneiform: ''ri-a'' or ''ri-ia''; Phoenician: 𐤓𐤏, CIS I 3778 romanized: rʿ) or Re (; cop, ⲣⲏ, translit=Rē) was the ancient Egyptian deity of the sun. By the Fifth Dynasty, in the 25th and 24th centuries BC, he had become one of the most important gods in ancient Egyptian religion, identified primarily with the noon-day sun. Ra ruled in all parts of the created world: the sky, the earth, and the underworld. He was the god of the sun, order, kings and the sky. Ra was portrayed as a falcon and shared characteristics with the sky-god Horus. At times the two deities were merged as Ra-Horakhty, "''Ra, who is Horus of the Two Horizons''". In the New Kingdom, when the god Amun rose to prominence he was fused with Ra as Amun-Ra. The cult of the Mnevis bull, an embodiment of Ra, had its center in Heliopolis and there was a formal burial ground for the sacrificed bulls north of the city. All forms of life were belie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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