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1) Janus were a UK band who had much more success in Germany than in their home country. Hard rock was the name of the game, and it is exemplified perfectly in the opening track to their sole 1972 album. 'Red Sun' is the song that prompted me to get the album after I heard it on a compilation tape some years ago. Guitars crash and the vocals soar to deliver a classic hard rock song, with a guitar solo every bit as good as the song deserves. After that opening it was always going to be hard to follow it, and while 'Bubbles' valiantly makes an effort, 'Watcha' Trying To Do?' just does not seem to fit in with the rest of the album, being much too light-hearted for a band with a skeleton on their album sleeve. Their piece de resistance, however, is saved for side two, which is totally taken up with the title track. They throw everything they can think of into the mix - flamenco guitar, orchestras, seagulls, and spooky lyrics all combine to produce a magnificent end to the album. But that is not all, as on the CD re-issue you also get a drastically re-worked - even heavier version - of 'Red Sun' along with three other previously un-issued tracks, stretching the album to almost twice its original length. It has often been remarked that it is a mystery why this band were not much bigger here in the UK, but whatever the reason at least we can now hear what Germany has long already known - Janus were a great heavy rock band.
In March/April 2013 EMI Harvest released a remastered and remixed version of the "Gravedigger" album, including single, and unreleased bonus tracks. The remix was done in Nashville by Janus founder/writer Colin Orr, at MTSU Studio B with Chris Haseleu, Nick Morrow, and Alicia Bognanno. EMI also commissioned the "lost" second EMI harvest release by Janus, "Under The Shadow Of The Moon", which should have been released in 1973. Colin Orr recorded the album in late 2012/13, it thus becomes the first "new" EMI Harvest album for 26 years, and probably the final Harvest release.
2) Janus were an italian progressive rock band formed in 1975 but they released only an Ep in 1977, and it is one of the rare examples of progressive rock in right wing movement. After some changes in the line-up (guitarist Stefano Recchioni was killed during a political riot in 1978) they release in 1978 "Al Maestrale", in 1980 "Pescatore di sogni part I & II" and in 1981 "Note per un amico (A Stefano)
Danza dei lupi"
3) Janus also was a short-lived Finnish progressive rock band, formed by Maarit and Sami Hurmerinta. They released their only single record "Hyvää matkaa/Huono juttu" year 1976.
4) Janus is Rose Kasseckert + Will-I Stasch, the german experimental industrial / minimal synth duo who was running the Cthulhu Records label, and later became Mental Measuretech
5) Janus is a Chicago based rock band who have released two albums; Armor (2004) and Red Right Return (2008/2009) with the band readying their third and latest release "Nox Aeris" on March 27th 2012. Singer David Scotney, guitarist Mike Tyranski, bassist Alan Quitman and drummer Johnny Salazar – experienced great success with their 2009 label debut album, Red Right Return, but the band’s new album, NOX AERIS, reveals how far they’ve come.
That musical revelation is the self-produced NOX AERIS, which drops March 27 on REALID Records (through Warner Music Group’s Independent Label Group). The first single, “Stains,” is already getting spins at WIIL (Chicago), KPNT (St. Louis), WBUZ (Nashville), WJJO (Madison), WWBN (Flint), KHTQ (Spokane), as well as SiriusXM’s “Octane” and “Hard Drive XL.” Early feedback includes Zigz at WBUZ (Nashville), who says, “If ‘Stains’ is a taste of things to come… then 2012 is going to be a great year for Janus. They’ve hit a new level with ‘Stains’…this track is righteous.”
“Stains” explores what can happen when you don’t follow your heart, the marks left on your spirit when you become someone you’re not. “It embodies what I was trying to say on the record,” says singer David Scotney, “it’s a dark point of view, but represents a cathartic process of self-healing.”
In 2012 touring news, the band’s first round of tour dates will be with Chevelle and Middle Class Rut starting February 24 in Grand Rapids, MI. Additional dates will be announced in the coming weeks.
The record’s title, which is Latin for “night air,” comes from the 14th Century, a period where a third of the European population was killed off by the plague. Then, people believed going outdoors at night would cause them to succumb to the Black Death. While writing NOX AERIS, JANUS found this idea to be an apt metaphor for their own journey, preconceived notions of their own being flipped around as they became a bigger, more established band since the release of Red Right Return. NOX AERIS reveals who JANUS is and what they’ve gone through.
Red Right Return came out in September 2009 on REALID Records and spawned the Top 10 Active Rock hit, “Eyesore.” They spent months on the road touring with Chevelle, Sick Puppies, Sevendust, Pop Evil, Halestorm, Five Finger Death Punch, and Alice In Chains. JANUS also sold-out numerous headlining shows of their own, appeared on MTV’s “Headbangers Ball” and performed in the biggest rock festivals in the U.S., including Rock On The Range. Absolutepunk.net raved about the album: “There are a few bands, given the opportunity, could take the radio by storm. JANUS is a perfect example of this type of band. If they were given the chance, and played on some larger radio stations alongside all of our alternative ‘favorites’ (sound-alikes), they could earn themselves hordes of fans.” While Away-team.com hailed in a 9 out of 10 album review: “Brilliant on many levels and impeccably engineered and produced to perfection.”
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6) Janus is a German band consisting of two main members, Dirk 'RIG' Riegert and Tobias 'Toby' Hahn. They got their name from the Roman god Janus, who has two faces, so he is connected to conflicting nature. He is the god of beginning and end, doorway and gateway. That is characteristic for the band, on one hand their music is electrical andvery aggressive, on the other hand it is made smooth with classical instruments.
RIG is the creative head, the singer and songwriter of their lyrics which are in only German. Toby makes most of the music. As a perfect piano-player he is also responsible for the remixes. Of course there are some other helping members, first of all for their live performances.
The style of the music is not easy to define. Derived from their name the two faces aspect in their music is omnipresent. It is most associated with the gothic- and electro-scene but it also has a huge bunch of classical music parts. However the main focus is laying on their texts which tell about hate, mourning, despair, madness and all the fears living in most of us.
7) Janus or DJ Janus is an upcoming hardcore DJ/Producer from Holland. Mostly intrested in Artcore, UK and Early Rave. His main influences are Ruffneck and Ophidian.
The Nerve
Janus Lyrics
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These things you said
The nerve
Passed on from you to her then to me
I can’t believe the nerve
It’s what’s changed you for me
And then it fell like rain
That covered your face again.
Let’s both misunderstand
And circumvent a scene
It’s just easier if we both swallow the key
Save yourself the long way out
There’s no way around the nerve
Save your time for the long ride home
And I, I can’t believe the nerve.
The nerve
I heard from a friend
These lies you spread
The words
Moved on from you to her then to me
I can’t believe the nerve.
It’s what’s saved me from you
And then it felt like blame
That covers your face again.
Now you’ll never know that I knew
Let’s both misunderstand
And circumvent a scene
It’s just easier if we both swallow the key
Save yourself the long way out
There’s no way around the nerve
Save your time for the long ride home
And I, I can’t believe the nerve.
The nerve
Let’s fix this
She said “Who cares”
Let the facts speak anyway.
She said “Who cares”
Let the facts speak through this lie.
The nerve.
The nerve.
The nerve.
Let’s fix this.
The nerve.
The nerve.
The nerve.
Save yourself the long way out
There’s no way around the nerve
Save your time for the long ride home
And I, I can’t believe the nerve.
The nerve.
The nerve.
The nerve.
The nerve.
The nerve.
The nerve.
The song "The Nerve" by Janus speaks to the experience of betrayal and the subsequent feelings of shock, anger, and disbelief that can follow. The lyrics begin by describing how the singer heard hurtful words from a friend that were originally spoken by someone else (presumably the person who betrayed them). The nerve refers to the audacity and lack of consideration shown by the person who caused the betrayal.
The chorus emphasizes the singer's disbelief and shock at what has transpired, and how they feel it has changed their relationship with the person who betrayed them. The second verse describes a similar situation, but this time the lies were spread by the betrayer instead of being spoken directly to the singer. The feeling of blame that falls upon the betrayer is likened to rain that "covered your face again," adding to the sense of disappointment and frustration.
The bridge of the song suggests that the singer and the person who hurt them should both "misunderstand" what happened and move on from it for the sake of convenience. The final lines of the song suggest a possible reconciliation ("Let's fix this") but with the understanding that the betrayal has had a lasting impact on their relationship.
Overall, "The Nerve" is a song that speaks to the universal experience of being hurt and feeling let down by someone you thought you could trust. The lyrics emphasize the complexity of emotions that can follow such a betrayal, from shock to anger to disappointment, and suggest that moving on from such a situation isn't always simple or straightforward.
Line by Line Meaning
Words I heard from a friend
I learned something about you from someone else
These things you said
You said something hurtful or untrue
The nerve
You have the audacity to say those things
Passed on from you to her then to me
The hurtful words were spread through multiple people
I can’t believe the nerve
I'm astonished by your lack of consideration
It’s what’s changed you for me
Your hurtful words altered my previously positive perception of you
And then it fell like rain
The realization of your cruelty hit me suddenly
That covered your face again.
Your actions have caused you to hide from me
Now you’ll never know that I knew
You will never be aware of my discovery of your actions
Let’s both misunderstand
We should both pretend not to understand each other
And circumvent a scene
And avoid creating a confrontation
It’s just easier if we both swallow the key
Ignoring the problem is the simplest solution
Save yourself the long way out
Spare yourself the extra difficulty
There’s no way around the nerve
There's no avoiding your disrespectful and painful actions
Save your time for the long ride home
Don't bother trying to make amends
And I, I can’t believe the nerve.
And I can't comprehend your boldness
These lies you spread
You've intentionally deceived others
The words
Your deceitful speech
Moved on from you to her then to me
Your falsehood traveled through multiple individuals
It’s what’s saved me from you
Your revealed dishonesty has prevented me from continuing a relationship with you
And then it felt like blame
I began to point the finger at you for your deceit
That covers your face again.
Your guilt has caused you to continue to hide from me
She said “Who cares”
Despite the truth being exposed, she dismisses it
Let the facts speak anyway.
But we should still acknowledge the truth
Let the facts speak through this lie.
We must use your dishonesty to reveal the point we're trying to make
The nerve.
Your lack of empathy continues to shock me
Let’s fix this.
We should address the issue at hand
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