Thursday, August 28, 2008

Evanescence: Field of Innocence

I just learned that Evanescence material previous to Fallen can be downloaded, legally, and free of charge. See the Evanescence Reference Perfect Rip page for more info. This is a great resource as there are very few physical CDs of this music, and they all fetch high prices on eBay. If Evanescence were to re-release their earlier songs I would be first in line to buy them. But for now, I have the digital version.

Anyway, I love Fallen, and I LOVE The Open Door. And yet compared to Origin, Solitude EP and Sound Asleep EP, they're garbage. Okay, not really, they're very enjoyable. But I find the older stuff much more filled with emotion. Don't get me wrong, these are a bit more of a depressing emotion, but I cannot deny that these have had a much bigger impact on my soul than their later albums.

So, Field of Innocence (12MB), track 7, Origin.

I still remember the world
From the eyes of a child
Slowly those feelings
Were clouded by what I know now

Where has my heart gone
An uneven trade for the real world
Oh I... I want to go back to
Believing in everything and knowing nothing at all

I still remember the sun
Always warm on my back
Somehow it seems colder now

Where has my heart gone
Trapped in the eyes of a stranger
Oh I... I want to go back to
Believing in everything

[Latin hymn:]
Iesu, Rex admirabilis
Et triumphator nobilis,
Dulcedo ineffabilis,
Totus desiderabilis.

Where has my heart gone
An uneven trade for the real world
Oh I... I want to go back to
Believing in everything
Oh, Where

Where has my heart gone
Trapped in the eyes of a stranger
Oh I... I want to go back to
Believing in everything

I still remember.

Lyrics from http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/evanescence/fieldofinnocence.html

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DC Universe Classics CheckList

Thanks to www.dcuc.info and Toy News International for providing the nice pictures of figures I don't have yet. All other photos are of my figures.

Wave 1, Rex Mason series

  • Detective Batman (don't want)
  • Etrigan
  • Penguin
  • Classic Red Tornado
  • Modern Red Tornado (not released)
  • Orion
  • Collect & Connect - Rex Mason

Wave 2, Gorilla Grodd series

Wave 3, Solomon Grundy series

Wave 4, Despero series

  • Ares
  • Captain Atom
  • Captain Atom Kingdom Come variant
  • Batman Beyond
  • Cyborg
  • Wonder Woman
  • Wonder Woman Artemis variant
  • Collect & Connect Despero

Walmart Exclusive Wave (Wave 5), Metallo series

  • Amazo
  • The Atom
  • Black Lightning
  • Eradicator
  • The Riddler
  • Collect & Connect Metallo

Wave 6, Kalibak series

  • Dr Impossible - Mr Miracle variant
  • Hawkman - Classic
  • Killer Moth - Classic
  • Life-suit Superman
  • Long Hair Superman
  • Mr Miracle
  • Shazam! (Captain Marvel)
  • Collect & Connect - Kalibak

Wave 7, Atom Smasher series

  • Aquaman - Camo
  • Flash - Barry Allen
  • Kid Flash - Wally West
  • Big Barda - Hair
  • Big Barda - Headdress
  • Blue Beetle - Ted Kord
  • Booster Gold - Classic
  • Booster Gold - Modern
  • Captain Cold
  • Collect & Connect Atom Smasher

Exclusives

  • SDCC 2008 Lobo

TRU 2 Packs

  • Lightray & Orion
  • Mongol & Cyborg Superman (DCSH re-release)

MattyCollector.com Exclusives

  • Adam Strange & Starfire

Unreleased

  • Red Tornado modern (wave 1)

Short bio's on these characters can be found at http://dcuniverseclassics.com/

Updates:

  • Jan 19: Found Etrigan at Toys R Us, I picked it up, though I'm not sure I'll keep it.
  • Jan 20: My wife pointed out that this really is my NEEDlist, not a wantlist, so the title was updated accordingly. :)
  • Mar 1: Reevaluated my desires and moved some of the maybes to needs.
  • Mar 1: Decided to keep, open and snap a quick picture of Etrigan.
  • Mar 7: Received the last pieces for Metamorpho in the mail the other day, so he is now complete.
  • Apr 10: Decided to get a second Metamorpho, see if I can piece him together for $4 or less per piece.
  • Apr 18: Received the two leg pieces for the second Metamorpho.
  • Apr 20: With NYCC news rolling in I've updated this list to include Waves 4, 5 (the Walmart wave) and 6 and re-arranged everything a little bit.
  • May 1: My case of DCUC 2 figures arrived from CornerStoreComics today, so marked off the figures I got.
  • May 31: Finally got around to adding pictures of the SDCC Exclusive and TRU Exlusive 2 packs I want. Also updated wave 6 with preview pics from WW Philly.
  • Aug 28: Wave 3 has arrived, marking off the ones I have. Also updated with waves announced at SDCC.
  • Jan 16, 2009: Began converting this want list to a full blown checklist, replacing pre-sales photos with pictures from my personal collection.

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