... intoxicated ecstasies, for neither depend on the culture of any person. Dreams do not depend on the specific person and intoxicated reality actually works towards breaking down individualism, creating a mystic feeling of oneness. Therefore, he says, "every artist is an imitator, that is to say, either an Apollonian artist in dreams, or a Dionysian artist in ecstasies, or finally "as for ... Apollo was the only thing protecting the Apollonian Greeks from the Dionysian barbarians. When the destructive energy of Dionysus met with Apollo at Delphi, this reconciliation "was the most importan...

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... music was what made them the people they were; the two were inseparable. Not only was the cultural heritage of the Germans a longstanding strength in their society, but also the feeling that the Jews were a threat to the purity of the music started before Hitler came into power. Wagner believed that there was a great mission to bring Germans a sense of identity ... early in Hitler's attempt to gain control of Germany. One of his songs became known as the Nazi Anthem. It was a marching song that rallied the troops to action. The lyrics are as follows: Banner up! With ranks tightly closed...

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... Games." When Ville was asked his feedback on HIM's cover of "Wicked Games" he said, "I could relate to the mood in that song, it contains that same kind of melancholy feeling that you can find in our music. After all, we have much more in common with a guy like Chris Isaak than any testosterone-heavy metal band. I hate joyful music! "For ... sounds consisting of a heavy dark riff, a lot of bass lines, melodic keyboard sounds, and a luxuriant simple pounding beat on the drums. The most incredible aspect of the album was Ville's lyrics and his indescribable voice that told the authenticit...

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• Grade Level: High School