1. PALADIN were formed i… Read Full Bio ↴There are multiple artists using this name.
1. PALADIN were formed in 1970 by drummer Keith Webb and keyboard player Pete Soley. Having toured with the Rolling Stones as backing musicians, they decided the time was right to unleash their own creativity. Ex “WORLD OF OZ” bassist Peter Beckett, GLASS MENAGERIE/GRISBY DYKE keyboard player Lou Stonebridge, and GRISBY DYKE guitarist Derek Floey were brought in to complete the line up.
Initially, the band’s influences were jazz, Latin, soul, blues, afro-Cuban, the dual keyboards creating a unique sound. They list their early fans as including Jon Anderson (Yes). After building a credible live reputation, the band signed for Gerry Bron’s Bronze label, and recorded their first album “live” in the studio. The album includes early examples of World and Rap (!), but failed to make much of an impression, and consequently is now rare and collectable in vinyl format.
The follow up album “Charge!” was released a year later. It had an excellent Roger Dean sleeve, and represented a major improvement on the rather lacklustre debut album. “Charge!” explored interesting progressive rock areas, combining folk influences (“Watching The World Pass By”) with rock and roll (“Well We Might”), and psychedelic rock (“Mix Your Mind With The Moonbeams”). The diverse style of the album make it difficult to pinpoint influences, but there’s a bit of Genesis, BJH, Uriah Heep and possibly Jethro Tull.
The band only released the two albums, before their lack of success led to frustration, and they disbanded in 1972. Lou Stonebridge found success with MCGUINNESS FLINT, while Pete Soley formed SNAFU with Mickey Moody. Peter Beckett joined the band PLAYER as vocalist, and Keith Webb found work as drummer with various outfits.
2. PALADIN, a garage punk band from Saugus Massachusetts played around the Boston Rock scene in the early 1980's.
Formed by the merging of two bands THE GROUP (AKA Group Grope) and THE MINSTREL BAND (AKA The Meunstral Band). Paladin consisted of Chuck Indorato (The Group, later of Sunset Blvd, Berklee), Frank D'Urso (The Sex Maniacs, The Group, later of Sunset Blvd, The Premonition, Roman The Edge, The House Band, Green Street Open Jam Band, The Chandler Travis Philharmonic, The Neovoxer Ensemble, John Stone's Inn Blues Jam Band, The D'Urso's, The Patans, The Svenson's), Dan D'Urso (The Group, later of Shoemaker, Ruby Lips, Rhinotitus Orchestra), Rick Otte (The Minstral Band, later of The Misfits), Tim MacCauley (The Minstral Band) and Gary Miles (007, Joshua Hayes).
Paladin attempted a one gig reunion a few years ago, and just recently set forth in the studio for their 30th year reunion in 2012.
3. PALADIN were formed in 2013 and play a sub-genre of power metal that focuses on choral arrangements, neoclassical influence and excessive use of organs. Inspired heavily by Armoured Saint, Iced Earth, Nightwish and Powerwolf, the female fronted duo are known for performing in armour.
4. Fast, melodic, and technical, Atlanta’s Paladin is on a mission to bring some European flavor to the city’s metal scene and beyond. The foursome blends soaring vocals, harsh rasps, catchy melodies, and fiery guitar work reminiscent of the 80s to create their own brand of thrashy power metal.
Dragon
Paladin Lyrics
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Architects and fools never cared for poor men's blood
Cursed to repeat the past they are
The river dragon swims upstream
They've built another wall
The three will
Save us from the flood
Washed away we drown
The river dragon
Has come
Souls wash away
The earth has spoken and taken them to their graves
Those who cannot remember the last
Fall away, far away
The distance meets its task
The three will
Save us from the flood
Washed away we drown
The three will fall
The river dragon
Has come
Souls wash away
The earth has spoken and taken them to their graves
The river dragon has come
At first light of dawn
The earth has spoken
And in the crush they are gone
The three will
Save us from the flood
Washed away we drown
The three will fall
The river dragon
Has come
Souls wash away
The earth has spoken and taken them to their graves
In the mass destruction the bringer shows his form
Technology the beast
The seventh crown
"The River Dragon Has Come" by Paladin is a song that talks about a warning coming in the form of a flood, which architects and fools didn't care about, resulting in poor men's blood being spilled. The river dragon, which symbolizes death and destruction, is swimming upstream because of the wall that these people built. The song talks about how those who fail to learn from the past are doomed to repeat it.
The lyrics suggest that those who cannot remember the last will fall far away, and their distance will meet its task. It's only the three people who can save them from the flood, but eventually, they'll also fall. The souls of people wash away, and the earth has taken them to their graves. In the end, the river dragon has come.
The song is a metaphor for the consequences of not learning from history, making the same mistakes, and the destruction it brings. The river dragon is a symbol for death, and the three figures represent hope or salvation. The song suggests that we should learn from the past to avoid repeating our mistakes.
Line by Line Meaning
Today the warning came in the flood
A flood has occurred today, which serves as a warning for what is to come.
Architects and fools never cared for poor men's blood
The wealthy and powerful have never taken the struggles of the poor into consideration.
Cursed to repeat the past they are
Those who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it.
The river dragon swims upstream
A powerful force is moving against the natural flow of things.
They've built another wall
A physical barrier has been constructed to protect against danger.
The three will
Save us from the flood
Washed away we drown
The three will fall
The river dragon
Has come
Souls wash away
There are three beings that can protect the people from the flood, but if they fail, everyone will suffer the consequences.
The earth has spoken and taken them to their graves
The natural world has claimed the lives of those who did not heed its warnings.
Those who cannot remember the last
Fall away, far away
Those who do not remember their past are doomed to be forgotten.
The distance meets its task
The amount of time and space between two things must be acknowledged and respected.
The river dragon has come
At first light of dawn
The earth has spoken
And in the crush they are gone
The river dragon has arrived, and with it comes the dawn of a new era that leaves some to perish.
In the mass destruction the bringer shows his form
Technology the beast
The seventh crown
In times of chaos and destruction, a powerful force emerges to reveal itself. This force is represented by technology, which is both a powerful tool and a destructive force.
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: JAMES SHEPPARD, JEFFREY ALLEN LOOMIS, VAN WILLIAMS, WARREL GEORGE BAKER
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
Parker Dixon-Word
That "This is turn 6" had some real "Sir, this is a Wndys" energy. Like, just not what's supposed to happen.
wwwaldo333
That's why 40 hp was nice.
Parker Dixon-Word
@wwwaldo333 If a single, weird conditional card that changes the base mechanics of the game is nessecary to keep the variety of aggro and burn decks in the format in check, then the aggro tools need to be less tuned, and The conditional card shouldn't be so strong that aggro has to be busted against everyone else to have a chance against them.
No, if Renethal was the only thing keeping there from being a problem, then both Renethal and the tools that made him nessecary were problems.
wwwaldo333
@Parker Dixon-Word If a single, weird, conditional card is keeping a bunch of stupid uninteractive decks out of the meta, then you shouldn't touch the card. You want team5 to issue nerfs to 3+ classes just so they can safely hit Renathal?
Parker Dixon-Word
@wwwaldo333 If renethal is the only option to fight aggro, then YES, because that means they've made aggro too good across multiple decks and made multiple problems in the meta, and renethal is just a band-aid that's covering up a much larger problem.
But that's also not where the meta is- combo kill like this *happen*. Maybe they shouldn't happen as often, but that combo kill is what the frost DK player *is playing that deck for*, so it should happen sometimes, even if it's not that fun to loose to.
The fact that this isn't something that can really be made fun isn't a reason to throw the archtype or the specific cards in the trash, it's the reason cardgames as a whole are trash: Because interaction is just stopping other people from having fun, and none of these games have ever actually made a system where you enjoy a match you loose with any consistency whatsoever.
Thus why they're more fun to watch someone else play than to actually be the person playing. Because even a healthy meta, like this one, is messy and more frustrating than actually satisfying. Card Games suck, and if you aren't on-board for that, join me in swearing them off and doing something better with your time.
wwwaldo333
@Parker Dixon-Word That escalated quickly from "what a stupid turn" to "nerf half the classes" to "card games suck and are a waste of time". Let's agree to disagree.
Aqua Lantern
I've always had a soft spot for Amber Watcher since Decent of Dragons. Good to see him being used nowadays. :)
Jorrit _
Yeah, it's a very descent card
Tora
@Jorrit _ lmao
Tinil0
I absolutely love dragon paladin like you do, so it kinda hurts just how...fair they seem to make it. One of the few things I wish were changed would be like Daring Drake getting, say, +2/+1 instead of +1/+1. It certainly wouldn't make it even remotely overpowered, but it would feel more like a true payoff for playing the deck than just a fair mid-range minion. Even taunt divine shield 5/5 rush is great but doesn't feel very "Make a deck around this", you know?