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1) Rosetta Stone is a British Goth band formed in the mid 1980s.
2) Rosetta Stone was a British pop band from the late 1970s.
3) Rosetta Stone was a pop band from the late 2000s.
1) Rosetta Stone is a British Goth band formed in the mid 1980s around members Porl King (Rosetta Stone, Miserylab) on guitar/vocals/keyboards and Karl North (Rosetta Stone, Dream Disciples) on bass, plus their drum machine and synthesizer rack nicknamed "Madame Razor." The band was named after the Rosetta Stone, an Egyptian historical artifact, and used ancient mythological imagery. Their early style and first album reflected the jangly-guitar sounds of 1980s gothic rock, and their first big break was supporting The Mission.
In 1991 the band released their most successful single Adrenaline, an indie dancefloor anthem which marked a change in direction for the band's sound and line-up. Porl Young (who had joined just after the recording of An Eye For The Main Chance) left to produce Children On Stun whilst Porl King and Karl North remained to take the band into a more industrial sound.
1992 saw a cover version of The Rattles 1970 hit The Witch take the band into the UK top 40 singles chart.
With the advance for 1995's The Tyranny of Inaction, Porl King purchased an Alesis ADAT multi-track digital recorder, the use of which substantially changed Rosetta Stone's sound. That album and most subsequent work featured a much more industrial sound, with extensive use of sampling
At some point in the late 1990s, Porl King lost part of his little finger in an accident, which changed his guitar style considerably. The band split up in 1998 for many reasons but which some say may have included an off-stage fracas with an act from Nightbreed Recordings at Whitby Gothic Weekend. Karl North joined Dream Disciples (their next album Asphyxia notably featured Carl's Rosetta-sounding bass). Porl King produced one more album (contractually) under the name Rosetta Stone for Cleopatra Records. Porl King went on to be a remix producer under the moniker "Miserylab," working for the likes of the mercury music award nominated Elbow and the Fluke side-project Syntax. As Miserylab, Porl has released several Singles, EPs, and Albums including the track Making A Bomb, his latest album From Which No Light Escapes, and singles Appeal To Fears {video} and Gods Amongst Your Friends {video}. Both singles are available for FREE download at miserylab.com.
Rosetta Stone was one of the largest names in the 1990s goth circuit, easily commanding audiences of over two thousand when headlining festivals, however they seemed to prefer to have a more direct relationship with their audience and in later years would usually book short tours of smaller 500+ capacity venues which then sold out. Porl King was one of the few big-name goth musicians to contribute to online discussions, such as Usenet's uk.people.gothic newsgroup. This dedication gained them a solid fanbase - the most loyal followers became known as Quarriers. Today Porl is frequently found on Facebook and Twitter.
Discography:
Chapter And Verse (1988)
Recreate and Emulate (1988)
Whispers (1988)
And How They Rejoice (1989)
Darkness And Light (1989)
Retribution (1989)
Adrenaline (1991)
An Eye For The Main Chance (1991)
Leave Me For Dead (1991)
Under The Rose (1991)
The Witch (1992)
Epitome (1993)
Foundation Stones (1993)
On The Side Of Angels (1993)
Nothing (1995)
The Tyranny Of Inaction (1995)
Hiding In Waiting (1996)
Playing God (as Complicity) (1997)
Chemical Emissions (1998)
Gender Confusion (1998)
Don't Blow Your Cover: A Tribute To KMFDM (2000) {KMFDM}
Virgin Voices: A Tribute to Madonna, Volume 2 (2000) {Madonna}
Unerotica (2000)
Seems Like Forever (2019)
Cryptology (2020)
--- For More Releases By This Artist: See miserylab
Official Sites:
Porl King's Pages
http://www.miserylab.com
http://www.twitter.com/miserylab
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Rosetta-Stone/95004755522
http://www.facebook.com/miserylab
Porl Young's Pages
http://www.facebook.com/porlyoung
http://www.myspace.com/porlyoung
From Wikipedia Edited by Neferast on 18 Jun 2011
2) Rosetta Stone was a British pop band from the late 1970s.
3) Rosetta Stone was a pop band from the late 2000s.
One Angel Short Of Heaven
Rosetta Stone Lyrics
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No stranger to irrational fears
No stranger to you
Thinking the unspeakable I'm craving to do
I feel your anguish
I feel your pain
I feel your heartache I must feel it again
Good god above have we already not suffered enough
Can't talk
Coming down
Don't give it away don't think it out loud
Something to say something profound
One angel short of heaven
One angel short of heaven
I need a hole to hide in I had one you denied it
The lyrics of Rosetta Stone's song One Angel Short Of Heaven describe one's struggles with deep emotions, irrational fears, and unspeakable desires. The singer, who is familiar with feelings of pain and heartache, identifies with the agony of someone close to them. However, they cannot bring themselves to openly express their thoughts and feelings to that person, instead feeling like they need a "hole to hide in." The singer also questions why they must continue to suffer, asking "good god above have we already not suffered enough?"
The chorus repeats the line "one angel short of heaven," suggesting that the singer feels incomplete or out of place in some way. They may be searching for a sense of belonging or spiritual fulfillment that they cannot find. The final line, "I need a hole to hide in I had one you denied it," implies that someone, perhaps the person they identify with in the song, has let them down or taken away a sense of safety or comfort they once had.
Overall, the lyrics convey a sense of emotional turmoil and the difficulty of expressing deep or taboo emotions, as well as a yearning for peace and understanding.
Line by Line Meaning
No stranger to tears
I am familiar with crying and have done it before.
No stranger to irrational fears
I have experienced unexplainable fears before.
No stranger to you
I know you well.
Thinking the unspeakable I'm craving to do
I am contemplating doing something terrible.
I feel your anguish
I sense your extreme distress.
I feel your pain
I experience the agony you are going through.
I feel your heartache I must feel it again
I can feel your emotional pain and I must experience it again.
Good god above have we already not suffered enough
Haven't we endured enough pain already, dear God?
Good god above have we already not suffered your love
Haven't we already experienced enough pain caused by your love, dear God?
Can't talk
I cannot speak.
Coming down
I am experiencing a descent or decline.
Don't give it away don't think it out loud
Do not reveal it or speak of it aloud.
Something to say something profound
I have something important and thoughtful to say.
One angel short of heaven
One person who should be in heaven has died.
One angel short of heaven
One person who should be in heaven has passed away.
I need a hole to hide in I had one you denied it
I require a place of refuge to conceal myself from the world, but you refused to grant me that respite.
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
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mario marianof
no stranger to tears
no stranger to irrational fears
no stranger to you
thinking the unspeakable i'm craving to do
i feel your anguish
i feel your pain
i feel your heartache i must feel it again
good god above have we already not suffered enough
good god above have we already not suffered your love
can't talk
coming down
don't give it away don't think it out loud
something to say something profound
one angel short of heaven
one angel short of heaven
i need a hole to hide in i had one you denied it
robertho garcia infante
Buena
Emiliano Ortega-Guerrero
rock and roll yeah
Orthos Ostrakon
NIN Sin + Closer
Orthos Ostrakon
@arcanics1971 definitely. It's a good thing
arcanics1971
As both NIN and Rosetta Stone are heavily influenced by the same post-punk and early industrial bands from the 80s and Rosetta Stone have been making this music since the mid 80s (as has Trent) there should be little surprise when their sounds come close to each other.