1) O… Read Full Bio ↴There are at least three bands performing under the name Chain:
1) Over 30 musicians have been a member of Chain, one of Australia's premier blues bands that has been going strong since 1969.
Formed from the remnants of Perth band the Beaten Tracks in 1968, the Chain were named by singer Wendy Saddington after the classic soul track "Chain of Fools." Saddington soon left and the band released one of Australia's first progressive blues singles, "Show Me Home," in 1969. Soon after, The Chain shortened their moniker to Chain. In June 1970, Chain recorded the classic live album, Live Chain, at Caesar's Palace discotheque, and along with other Australian acts like Billy Thorpe and the Aztecs, Carson, and the Adderley Smith Blues Band, were considered at the forefront of the Australian blues movement.
Signing a new deal with Infinity, the blues subsidiary of Festival, Chain released the single "Black and Blue," which reached number ten on the national charts in May 1971. The classic album Toward the Blues peaked at number six in 1971 and is considered one of Australia's greatest blues albums. The follow-up single, "Judgement," established Chain as the nation's leading progressive blues band. Chain Live Again was released in October 1972 and Chain went on to appear at the first Sunbury Festival in January 1972.
In 1973, the band singed with the new Mushroom label and issued the Two of a Kind album. Chain's rotating lineup broke up in 1974 and Mushroom issued the retrospective History of Chain album. Six years later, interest in Chain was still strong and they played at the Mushroom Evolution Concert in January 1982 to celebrate Mushroom's tenth anniversary. They re-formed permanently in 1983 and released Child of the Street in October 1985. Their next album, Australian Rhythm and Blues, was released in April 1988, followed by Blue Metal in May 1990. Several members undertook a tour of Australia in 1991 as Blues Power, while another member, Matt Taylor, toured as Matt Taylor's Chain, who released the album Walls 2 McGoo (Trouble in the Wind) in 1992. The original Chain again undertook a national tour in 1995. ~ Brendan Swift, All Music Guide.
Key members (sorry to those not included) include:
Warren Morgan (keys, 1969-1970, 1972),
Phil Manning (guitar/vocs 1968–1974, 1982, 1983–1986, 1991, 1995–current),
Wendy Saddington (vocs 1968-1969),
Glyn Mason (guitar/vocs1970-1972),
Barry Harvey (drums 1969–74, 1982, 1983–1986, 1988, 1995–current),
Barry Sullivan (bass 1969–74, 1982, 1983–1986),
Matt Taylor (harmonica/vocs 1970–1971, 1982, 1983–1986, 1991–1992, 1995–current),
2) Chain is a progressive rock/metal band that was formed by German keyboardist Stephan Kernbach in 1995. Its original line-up consisted of Stephan Kernbach, Henning Pauly (guitars), Christian Becker (bass) and Thorsten Hannig (drums). They rehearsed for a full year without a vocalist and then broke up in 1996 because no suitable frontman could be found.
In 2002 Henning re-discovered the material that was recorded in the practice room during a rehearsal. The recording that was made with only a single mic was good enough so that he could sit down and figure out the parts and he got to work on re-working the songs and recording them in his California studio. He left his former bandmates in the dark about this in order to surprise them when he was going to visit his parents the following christmas. Once all the music was recorded he employed the services of his friend, the songwriter Matt Cash who became Chain's long missing frontman. Henning burned 10 copies of the CD, printed some booklets and headed home for christmas where the CD indeed surprised his old friends and revived old friendships. None of them knew, Henning included, that anyone but them would be interested in this music. Well, ProgRock Records was and offered them a deal which would lead to far more than just selling RECONSTRUCT.
Their second album Chain.exe has special guest performances by Saga's vocalist Michael Sadler (who is singing the classic Saga song Hot to Cold), Mike Keneally (who does a guitar solo and sings on Last Chance to See), TSO's Jody Ashworth, Steve Katsikas (saxophone solo on Cities), Sean Andrews (stunt bass on Eama Hut), Victoria Trevithick, Maya Haddi and Edward Heppenstall. The band's first drummer Thorsten Hannig was not interested in continuing to work in progressive rock so the drums are now recorded by Eddie Marvin (Henning's brother).
They currently have no plan on doing any live gigs.
Stephan Kernbach and Christian Becker are currently members of the German progressive group Transmission, Henning Pauly has several projects going on, including Frameshift (featuring guest vocalists James LaBrie and Sebastian Bach) and his solo albums and Matt Cash also has solo albums to his credit.
3) Chain was a rock band consisting of Paul Riles - Bass, Ashley Limer - Guitar, Jem Davis -
Keyboards and Doogie White - Vocals. They released Eros Of Love And Destruction in 1997.
Impact
Chain Lyrics
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Marble wiped clean for a new start
Nature reshuffeling the cards
It doesn't help to duck and cover now.
Run away run away but you can't hide
This one's gonna take away your light
Who will be destined to survive
Burn it down with a thousand fires
Let it grow 'till the final light goes
Old eyes watch the atmosphere turn black
The final hour is at hand
Time again has made an impact
Separate the beast make room for man
Spinning in a neverending nightmare
All is lost 'n nothing whole
Unforgiving, so indifferent nothing spared
Leave just some and leave them cold
Ashes giving the world a new breed
From a hole it took control
Burn it down with a thousand fires
Let it grow 'till the final light goes
Kingdoms fall and they never come back
Yes, the final hour is at hand
The mighty giants gone forever
Separate the beast make room for man
Old eyes watch the atmosphere turn black
Make no mistake it's your last stand
Time again has made an impact
Everything will change 'cause here comes man…
The lyrics of Impact by Chains are an intense portrayal of destruction and the inevitable impact of time on the world we live in. The opening lines itself conveys the idea that destruction is lurking around us, and no matter how clean slate we try to make, nature always has its way of reshuffling the cards. The lyrics then urge us to accept our fate and not try to avoid the inevitable. It talks about the impact that destruction and time have on our world and how it's time for us to separate ourselves from the beast and allow a new era of man to emerge.
The lyrics are highly symbolic and highlight the cyclical nature of time. The second stanza refers to the final hour and the impact time has made to separate the beast from the man. It talks about how ashes give way to a new breed, and from the hole it took control. The lyrics suggest that this destruction is a necessary evil to allow for a new beginning. The song also seems to urge us to let go of past notions and ideologies that hinder progress and rise above them. The final lines of the song with the repeating chorus - kingdom's fall, the mighty giants gone forever - signify a shift in power, a change in the landscape, and possibly the end of an era, making way for a new one.
Line by Line Meaning
Destruction lurking in the dark
There is a sense of impending doom and chaos present in the surroundings, and it's hidden or unknown.
Marble wiped clean for a new start
Everything is being erased and restructured for a fresh beginning, just like a clean slate.
Nature reshuffling the cards
The environment is undergoing a massive reorganization, and things are going to be different from now on.
It doesn't help to duck and cover now.
Avoiding the problem won't help, and the only way to face it is to confront it head-on.
Run away run away but you can't hide
You can try to escape, but eventually, the problem will catch up to you, and you'll have to deal with it.
This one's gonna take away your light
The situation is so severe that it will strip away every shred of hope and positivity from your life.
Who will be destined to survive
Only a few fortunate individuals may live to see the end of this situation.
Mother strike a match and burn it down
The environment is so beyond repair that the only solution is to destroy it entirely and start anew.
Burn it down with a thousand fires
The only solution to this problem is to take radical, unprecedented action and destroy everything to start anew.
Let it grow 'till the final light goes
The only way to create something new and better is to let go of everything that exists until it fades away completely.
Old eyes watch the atmosphere turn black
People who have lived through significant environmental changes can see that things are getting worse and beyond repair.
The final hour is at hand
The situation is almost reached its breaking point and is about to cause irreversible damage.
Time again has made an impact
History has shown that dramatic environmental changes can shape the world as we know it.
Separate the beast make room for man
The environment must change as it is no longer suited for the creatures that once thrived in it, and it must be converted to suit humans better.
Spinning in a never-ending nightmare
The situation is so dire that it feels like an endless cycle of destruction and pain that never ends.
All is lost 'n nothing whole
Everything that once existed is destroyed, and nothing feels complete or whole anymore.
Unforgiving, so indifferent nothing spared
The forces that have caused this destruction are beyond human influence and are indifferent to everything, so nothing can remain untouched.
Leave just some and leave them cold
Only a few things may endure this catastrophe, and they will be cold and barren remnants of their former selves.
Ashes giving the world a new breed
From the ashes of the destroyed world, new and innovative ideas, technologies, and species may emerge.
From a hole it took control
The destructive forces that have caused this havoc emerged from an unknown or previously hidden location and spread rapidly.
Kingdoms fall and they never come back
The situation is so severe that entire kingdoms and civilizations are falling, and they can never be rebuilt again.
Yes, the final hour is at hand
The situation has reached its peak, and it's time for a significant change to turn the situation around.
The mighty giants gone forever
Powerful and influential entities that once existed are now extinct or non-existent.
Everything will change 'cause here comes man…
Humans are about to enter the picture, and with them, comes a new era of change, innovation, and catastrophe.
Contributed by Maria F. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
TO
Remember when literally every "expert" said globalism is great and moving 99% of manufacturing to China is good for the American consumer
Freight Right Global Logistics
Thank you for covering this.
holycow343
if the US really cares about fixing their inflation rates and the supply chain issues they would have already gotten rid of the china trade war tariffs.
hh 06
@Democracy Manifest second steve, pay what? Also last week i checked, it was US whos begging to reduce China tariffs. On the other hand, China doesnt need to reduce US tariffs since it has no inflation problems.
666薪盡自然涼
@Democracy Manifest pay what?
Oakland Blocks
Saving lives over economy. Wow, what a idea.
Universal Life Church Sister Kriss
You understand its been 3years and getting worse.What broke the supply chain?
Rampant outsourcing, financialization, monopolization, deregulation, and just-in-time logistics are the culprits. This article appears in The American Prospect magazine's February 2022 special issue, “How We Broke the Supply Chain
Mr G
Why not just buy from India as planned?
News 2020
Stop blaming other countries and worry about our own country. For starter... stop giving $40+ billion dollars to other country and solve the $6.50 per/gl of gas problems....
hh 06
lol so much for being a US taxpayer. All went down the drain for nothing.