1) A death me… Read Full Bio ↴Disambiguation; There are 8 Groups with the same name.
1) A death metal band from Poland started in 2004;
2) A rave/happy hardcore group from The Netherlands, popular in the Mid-Nineties.
Critical Mass was formed in 1994 by Ed Bout and Dave Hasselaar.
ID&T records (the centre of hardcore at that time) wanted a live act. At the beginning both producers where the act by themselves but not much later they integrated the singer Ludmilla Odijk and rapper Danny Haenraets alias MC Energy.
At the end of 1995 they got a hit with "Dancin' Together". In 1996 3 big hits followed: "Burnin' Love", "Believe In The Future" and "Happy Generation". In 1997 another single followed called "Together In Dreams". In 1999 the group tried again with a trance single called "In Your Eyes", it became a clubhit. "In Your Eyes" and "Together in Dreams" (both being eurotrance tracks, and not happy hardcore) were picked up by Byte Records. But even Byte failed to make Critical Mass succeed;
3) A contemporary catholic rock band started in 1997 by David Wang. Their first demo recording, Faith Looks Up, won Best International Group and Best Modern Rock/Alternative Album honors from the United Catholic Music and Video Association. Their second album Completely received Best Rock Album of the Year at the Canadian Gospel Music Association’s Covenant Awards. The success of Completely resulted in the group being invited to be in the liturgical celebrations at World Youth Day 2002 in Toronto. The band was given the honor of performing at both the Papal Welcoming Ceremony and at the Papal Vigil, the latter of which was seen by the 600,000 in attendance and on international television. Grasping for Hope in the Darkness was released in 2004. It won Best Rock Album honors at the Covenant Awards. Their cover of the Kansas classic, Carry On Wayward Son was nominated for Best Rock Song. In 2007, Critical Mass released a live praise and worship effort called Celebrate. This album was nominated for 6 United Catholic Music and Video Association Awards. In 2009, Critical Mass released "Body Language", an album based on Pope John Paul II’s Theology of the Body. This is one of the first Christian rock albums to ever deal so explicitly with the topics of sex, love and communion, in a Catholic Christian context;
4). A ska band which was formed in 1992 in the San Francisco Bay area. Before that, the members had played in various bands over the prior decade, including The Noise, Basic Radio, JFK, Missing Link, Chill Factor and Elephant Men.
Critical Mass, the Ska-Group, has played shows with The Skatellites, Reel Big Fish, Save Ferris, Less Than Jake, Bow Wow Wow, The Toasters, The Untouchables, Dave Wakeling, The Skeletones, Let's Go Bowling, Jump With Joey, The Scofflaws, Big Bad Voodoo Daddy and countless others. They won Best Ska group at the 1998 Wammies, a 1998 California Music Awards (Bammie) Nomination for Outstanding Ska Artist (as well as performing at the Awards show), and The 1996 TicketMaster National Showcase;
5) Progressive Metal brand from Australia, they've formed in 1989 and released their only album in 1992 - Holy Wars. After one year they split up;
6) Progressive Metal band from Århus, Denmark. Released their first album Wasted Sentence in 2009;
7) Early US punk rock band from Miami. First punk band from Florida to release a record, "Silver Screen" 7" in 1978.
8) Avant-garde / experimental jazz / free jazz project from Georgia. First album was released in 2014 and the band immediately got noticeable fame inside the underground jazz scenes of Russia and Georgia. The band formed in 2013 in Moscow, Russia and consists of 2 members:
Guram Machavariani - Guitars
Irakli (Kvazi) Sanadiradze - Drums, percussion
Scandal
Critical Mass Lyrics
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I was standing in a sea of white
The calm warmed my soul
And made me feel whole
Then I saw a shadow
Fliker like a distent crow
It made a stain
That spread like acid rain
Kyrie eleison
Christe eleison
Kyrie eleison
Lord have mercy
The anger welled so deep
But all I could do was weep
And before my eyes
I saw a crow arise
They saw a blemished scene
Thet saw none of what had been
I bbegged for them to stay
But then they turned grey
Kyrie eleison
Christe eleison
Kyrie eleison
Lord have mercy
Then the holy one
Touched me and he was gone
The purity flowed through me and into the sea
Then others just like me
Restored the white back to the sea
The calm warmed my sould
And made me feel whole
The song "Scandal" by Critical Mass delves into a dream that the singer had the previous night. The dream starts with the singer standing in a sea of white that warmed their soul and made them feel complete. However, the mood changes abruptly as a shadow flickers like a distant crow, making a stain that spreads like acid rain. The lyrics then call upon Lord for mercy, repeating Kyrie eleison and Christe eleison. The shadow becomes more ominous, causing anger in the singer that eventually leads to tears. As the shadow morphs into a crow before their eyes, the blemish it creates goes unnoticed by others, who are only seeing a distorted version of what had been. The singer begs the others to stay, but they eventually turn grey and disappear.
Then in the final part of the song, the Holy One touches the singer which causes them to feel pure energy flowing through them and into the sea. Others just like the singers appear and restore the white back to the sea, just like before, giving back the calm feeling that was lost before. The song ends on a serene note uplifting from the darkness that was felt earlier.
The dream-like narrative suggests a journey of self-discovery or realization of one's own unique perspective. The shadow in the song can represent the difficulties and challenges that obscure our view of things from time to time. The prayer-like repetition of the words, Kyrie eleison and Christe eleison, signify the search for help from a higher force or divine guidance, which can be inferred as the Holy One in the song. The song's lyrics make an emotional and spiritual connection by reflecting the human experience of life, and how challenges can have a significant impact on our lives.
Line by Line Meaning
I had a dream last night
The author recounts a dream they had where they found themselves in a sea of white.
I was standing in a sea of white
In this dream, the author stood in a calm and peaceful sea of white.
The calm warmed my soul
The sense of calm within the dream offered the author a feeling of comfort and well-being.
And made me feel whole
This calmness made the author feel complete and fully realized.
Then I saw a shadow
However, the dream's sense of peace is disrupted by the appearance of a shadow.
Flicker like a distant crow
The shadow appears with a flicker, like a distant crow in flight.
It made a stain
The shadow cast by the crow-like figure leaves a dark mark on the otherwise white and pristine environment of the dream.
That spread like acid rain
The stain begins to spread and corrode the peaceful environs of the dream.
Kyrie eleison
A Latin phrase meaning 'Lord, have mercy,' that is sung as a prayer to ask for divine clemency.
Christe eleison
Another Latin phrase meaning 'Christ, have mercy,' often sung as part of a prayer or hymn.
The anger welled so deep
At the sight of the spreading stain, the author becomes deeply fearful or angry.
But all I could do was weep
Despite this anger, the author can do nothing but cry in despair at the perceived destruction of their planned reality.
And before my eyes
As the author watches, they see another crow begin to rise.
I saw a crow arise
They watch as this new crow arrives, perhaps representing the continuation of unwelcomed elements in their world.
They saw a blemished scene
Others in the dream fail to see the beauty and purity of the environment, only newly noticing the recently added mess in the form of the malevolent crow.
They saw none of what had been
These others in the dream seem to unable or unwilling to perceive what was there beforehand, valuing only the recent ill.
I begged for them to stay
In hopes of restoring the dream to its previous state of utopia, the author calls out to the vision's representations of other people, who seem to be leaving.
But then they turned grey
However, instead of restoring the dream, the author's call seems to have the effect of further alienating these people from the author. They begin to turn cold and distant in appearance, losing their previously human-like form.
Then the holy one
At this moment, the author experiences the appearance of a 'holy one,' possibly representing a divine entity or some representation of their higher self.
Touched me and he was gone
This higher entity offers guidance and aid to the author, but as quickly as they act, they disappear again into nothingness.
The purity flowed through me and into the sea
This encounter imbues the author with a sense of purity and clarity that seems to allow the beauty of the surroundings to flow through them and back into the world around them.
Then others just like me
The author is not alone in their enlightenment or in their ability to repel negative forces in the dream. Others like them are present.
Restored the white back to the sea
Together, the author and these other intelligent beings are able to return the environment back to its original white, pristine surroundings.
The calm warmed my soul
With this accomplished, the author experiences a renewed sense of calm and peace in the now restored dream.
And made me feel whole
This sense of peace and completeness that comes from fixing the dream environment allows the author to feel as though they are a fully-realized person.
Contributed by Samantha H. Suggest a correction in the comments below.