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Lost at Last — Shalom Asalaam (a call for peace)
Album: Lost at Last
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Released: 2001
Length: 4:41
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 martindi wrote:

A  CALL FOR PEACE? NICE INTENTION, BUT IS ABSOLUTELY NOT THE KIND OF MUSIC I WOULD NEVER EVER BUY



And no one else is you
Posted 2 years ago by debrabolman    [ Reply ]
it's gonna take a revolution of the heart 
a new way to start

automatic 9
Posted 3 years ago by Shipp    [ Reply ]
This sounds like the (thankfully) missing Madonna and Enigma collab.  
Posted 4 years ago by pcicatar    [ Reply ]
If the virus made noise, this is what it would sound like.
Posted 4 years ago by mortrates    [ Reply ]
Excellent.
What RP is all about.
Posted 4 years ago by ace-marc    [ Reply ]
Is that Michael Jackson doing the voice at the beginning?
Posted 4 years ago by kazoo    [ Reply ]
Ya. Interesting but it's a PSD.
Posted 4 years ago by BCarn    [ Reply ]

Thanks for posting that.. 
I was lucky too have seen them live at a dance camp, at burning man 2003, these guys put on an
incredible show.. Ethno tekno tribal..

 silverghost57 wrote:

Experimental seven-piece act Lost at Last was formed by South Africa-native keyboardist Om, singer Jaya Lakshmi, and guitarist Deva Priyo, who were soon joined by experienced musicians to make the band's self-titled debut album, released in 1997. Combining traditional and electronic music in a mixture of computer-driven techno sequences and a jam session, Lost at Last moved to the San Francisco Bay area to start performing live. After signing up to RCA, the group recorded its second album in 2001,

 


 

Posted 13 years ago by parttime    [ Reply ]
So Bill, I just noticed that you hadn't played this in 2.5 years.  Looking for a good laugh, perchance?
Posted 13 years ago by agnes    [ Reply ]
Oh goddammit.  This might be the worst thing I've heard all day.  All YEAR.  And I live in LA.
Posted 13 years ago by agnes    [ Reply ]
...i try to be a generous listener, but to be completely fair, this is just too sophomoric for prime time:  the artist needs some time to mature...

Posted 13 years ago by mandolin    [ Reply ]
Oh Gawd. Make it stop.
Posted 13 years ago by daigoro    [ Reply ]
The whole album is an incredible stress-reducing experience.  Please play this song all you can. 
Posted 13 years ago by soloport    [ Reply ]
 Casa_Blanca wrote:
stop it, stop it now.
 

Say uncle!

(peace)

Say uncle!

(peace)

;-)


Posted 15 years ago by conglif    [ Reply ]
I wouldn't go out and buy this either, but nobody is obliging me to do so.  This is okay as a background groove while I'm working, though.

Posted 15 years ago by Proclivities    [ Reply ]

Experimental seven-piece act Lost at Last was formed by South Africa-native keyboardist Om, singer Jaya Lakshmi, and guitarist Deva Priyo, who were soon joined by experienced musicians to make the band's self-titled debut album, released in 1997. Combining traditional and electronic music in a mixture of computer-driven techno sequences and a jam session, Lost at Last moved to the San Francisco Bay area to start performing live. After signing up to RCA, the group recorded its second album in 2001,

 


Posted 15 years ago by silverghost57    [ Reply ]
A  CALL FOR PEACE? NICE INTENTION, BUT IS ABSOLUTELY NOT THE KIND OF MUSIC I WOULD NEVER EVER BUY

Posted 15 years ago by martindi    [ Reply ]
 Shesdifferent wrote:
Obviously, I lean against the grain because I love this!
 
I'm diggin' it too!

Posted 15 years ago by rvontha    [ Reply ]
Obviously, I lean against the grain because I love this!
Posted 15 years ago by Shesdifferent    [ Reply ]
Please don't ever play this song again.
Posted 17 years ago by NanMac    [ Reply ]
stop it, stop it now.
Posted 17 years ago by Casa_Blanca    [ Reply ]
miahfost wrote:
This is such awful dreck, it is meaningless. No wonder people are warring with each other. When I hear something like this it makes me want to kill some one.
Though it isn't really my thing, your response makes me feel the need to defend it. It's "a call for peace." I hope the irony of your response was intentional .. if not, then I just feel sorry for the people that have to spend time around you.
Posted 17 years ago by davin    [ Reply ]
I'd rather Lenon's "Imagine" was in this song's spot on this day.
Posted 17 years ago by number6    [ Reply ]
Honourable sentiments, didactic and clichÚd expression. 3 from the Nottingham jury.
Posted 17 years ago by fredriley    [ Reply ]
This is such awful dreck, it is meaningless. No wonder people are warring with each other. When I hear something like this it makes me want to kill some one.
Posted 17 years ago by miahfost    [ Reply ]
hokey
Posted 17 years ago by daveesh    [ Reply ]
Holy crap, this is terrible.
Posted 17 years ago by sonofpick    [ Reply ]
-relayer- wrote:
I bet her hands hurt as much as my ears do from this song, what with those beams of light shooting through them.
How can you say that? This is such a smooth flowing song.
Posted 18 years ago by Shesdifferent    [ Reply ]
this...is... sooo bad... must... turn off....
Posted 18 years ago by Nuance    [ Reply ]
I bet her hands hurt as much as my ears do from this song, what with those beams of light shooting through them.
Posted 18 years ago by -relayer-    [ Reply ]
CorporalDan wrote:
"Now we stand on the brink of a new frontier And the power of peace is becoming clear.... Shalom alackhem ("Live In Peace" In Hebrew) Asalam a-ley-khoom ("Live In Peace" In Arabic) " Vaguely ironic, since the Middle East decided to tear itself apart after this song was recorded.
Wouldn't it be beautiful if Jews and Arabs could say this to each other?
Posted 18 years ago by hippiechick    [ Reply ]
It's too bad the parts I can understand are so terribly insipid, because everthing else is quite pleasant.
Posted 20 years ago by Mr_Entropy    [ Reply ]
Elementary school poetry set to interesting music.... This band does that a lot.
Posted 20 years ago by tovarisch    [ Reply ]
This song is OK if your not listening to it. You see we just had a couple of beers at work and as I tried to work effectively I was really enjoying it. Then I made the mistake of listening to the song closely... The word bollocks comes to mind.
Posted 20 years ago by stubbsz    [ Reply ]
This is so bad my cat left the room
Posted 20 years ago by Gaby    [ Reply ]
Totally Enigma
Posted 20 years ago by ArbiterOfGoodTaste    [ Reply ]
I really don't like the "spoken word" thing and whispering that are often present in such songs. Don't find it paricularly touching. Reminds me of really cheesy French songs that talentless, unable to sing, pseudo-singers often make. You can usually hear such songs on "soft-rock" radio stations back home...I have nothing against world peace though...;)
Posted 20 years ago by MTL_Robbie    [ Reply ]
(breathlessly) "It's going to take... a revolution... of the heart!!!!!!" Oh good lord. I wrote better crap than this when I was a self-serious, hyper-pretentious "poet" in tenth grade. Enigma-lite, and that's saying a lot.
Posted 20 years ago by MysticMilt    [ Reply ]
Bad couplets do not promote world peace.
Posted 20 years ago by Vicey    [ Reply ]
Do they miss a cliche? Painfully predictable! Very weak effort! :roll:
Posted 20 years ago by Pipes    [ Reply ]
charlesr wrote:
Good message...terrible song!
Agreed.
Posted 20 years ago by Pusherman    [ Reply ]
Good message...terrible song!
Posted 20 years ago by charlesr    [ Reply ]
Yeah, it reminds me of "Enigma" - not a bad thing! - like "Fat Boy Slim" sometimes sounds like "Moby"? - A wish for peace in three languages? I like it! - and to follow it up with Alanis Morrissette singing "Utopia"? Perfect! I give it a 7! (If I were the programmer, I would have followed "Utopia" with the National Lampoon's "Deteriorata", but that's just me!)
Posted 20 years ago by laozilover    [ Reply ]
CorporalDan wrote:
Vaguely ironic,
I do not think there is anything vaguely ironic here. Regardless of when your adduced "tearing apart" started, the fact that both languages are sung makes it suggestive, not ironic. I do not, however, question the opaque derisiveness of your message.
Posted 20 years ago by OfficeUseOnly    [ Reply ]
Sounds alot like Enigma. I kinda like it.
Posted 20 years ago by hunters    [ Reply ]
I hate this kind of wallpaper
Posted 21 years ago by billowhead    [ Reply ]
"Now we stand on the brink of a new frontier And the power of peace is becoming clear.... Shalom alackhem ("Live In Peace" In Hebrew) Asalam a-ley-khoom ("Live In Peace" In Arabic) " Vaguely ironic, since the Middle East decided to tear itself apart after this song was recorded.
Posted 21 years ago by CorporalDan    [ Reply ]
Laughalbly bad!
Posted 21 years ago by Pipes    [ Reply ]
Wow. Pretense, thy name is Lost at Last. I'm surprised (and slightly nauseated) to hear something this schmaltzy playing on RP!
Posted 21 years ago by Carissa    [ Reply ]
the spoken word segments are cheesy (no matter how good the sentimate is) but the singing/music is rather nice... i like their other stuff... but not this
Posted 21 years ago by Eul0gy    [ Reply ]
Oh my, this is bad. I guess the music is listenable, but the speaking voice is so distractingly annoying (and cheesy!) that I can't really tell. This is a poor man's Enigma, and I hate Enigma...
Posted 21 years ago by snowbug    [ Reply ]
Comments of the past notwithstanding, this song has a place in the 9/11 omnibus. Check this out: https://www.cyberthings.com/shalom/. I mean, how many other songs in modern history can claim to be translated and recorded in 17 languages? And how much Arabic do you normally get exposed to, besides the images of bad guys in the news? So, support the song on moral grounds if not on pop sensibility.
Posted 21 years ago by stew48105    [ Reply ]
While I respect the sentiment: boring......
Posted 21 years ago by marci28    [ Reply ]
Originally Posted by KevDog: Hey, JCJ - At least you remember who Led Zeppelin was from all those years ago. No one will remember Lost At Last in two years as they will become, well, lost at last. BTW - the Zep didn't come up soon, but King Crimson did!
Maybe so. As long as they dont try to desperately hang on to the glory days of yesteryear with pathetic vocals and tired songs.
Posted 22 years ago by JCJ    [ Reply ]
like the singing... hate the talking/chanting. cheeesey.
Posted 22 years ago by jpalembas    [ Reply ]
wow, this is bad...
Posted 22 years ago by kyles42    [ Reply ]
As much as I can empathize with some of the negative comments written here, I cannot agree. I love the Lost at Last sound (surprising even to me) and I appreciate the message and the spirit in which it was written -- all cultural distinctions aside.
Posted 22 years ago by Mot    [ Reply ]
:) Hey this is aok by me. ledhead Kemoc
Posted 22 years ago by Kemoc    [ Reply ]
Originally Posted by KevDog: Barely listenable if you cut out the vocals. With the vocals, a waste of digital space.
Hey, KevDog, good news, dude, Led Zeppelin's coming up soon!
Posted 22 years ago by JCJ    [ Reply ]
New age gibberish.
Posted 22 years ago by Eagan    [ Reply ]
Originally Posted by Dog_Breath: A middle eastern version of Enigma.
You say that like its a BAD thing... it only makes me want to listen to them more! I guess when you mix genres, some people feel like you're shooting at their Sacred Cows. When I see a Sacred Cow, I say "Milk it!" Great track!
Posted 22 years ago by omboy    [ Reply ]
This woman\'s voice is beautiful. I also love the classical guitar, especially the tremelo portion.
Posted 22 years ago by Leslie    [ Reply ]