As Far As My Feet Will Carry Me

In 1944, German paratrooper Clemens Forell was captured by the Soviets and sentenced to twenty-five years of labor in a Siberian lead mine. In the Gulags, this was virtually a death sentence. Driven to desperation by the brutality of the prison camp, he staged a daring escape.

Some are looking for the stars in the sky, James Blunt found them along his path so far: over 23 million albums sold, a world hit ("You're Beautiful"), several prestigious awards such as the BRIT, Ivor Novello, MTV VMA and ECHO (all twice), five nominations at the Grammys – the career of James Blunt is unparalleled. Now the Briton looks back on his 17-year journey so far and will release the greatest hits album "The Stars Beneath My Feet (2004-2021)" on November 19. A huge arena tour through the UK will follow in February. Further dates around the world are in preparation.

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Most music lovers have encountered George Frederick Handel through holiday-time renditions of the Messiah's "Hallelujah" chorus. And many of them know and love that oratorio on Christ's life, death, and resurrection, as well as a few other greatest hits like the orchestral Water Music and Royal Fireworks Music, and perhaps Judas Maccabeus or one of the other English oratorios. Yet his operas, for which he was widely known in his own time, are the province mainly of specialists in Baroque music, and the events of his life, even though they reflected some of the most important musical issues of the day, have never become as familiar as the careers of Bach or Mozart. Perhaps the single word that best describes his life and music is "cosmopolitan": he was a German composer, trained in Italy, who spent most of his life in England.

Approaching a milestone twentieth anniversary as a band, Eclipse is commemorating the occasion with the release of a very solid new album, entitled “Paradigm.” The Swedish arena melodic rockers enjoy a growing following, due largely to the architecture of mastermind Erik Mårtensson on guitars and lead vocals. Additionally, founding member Magnus Henriksson returns to imbue the album with blistering guitar leads. The rhythm section is rounded out in the capable hands of bassist Magnus Ulfstedt (who has now exited the band, but played on the album) and drummer Philip Crusner.