Iridium ( /ɨˈrɪdiəm/ i-RID-ee-əm) is the chemical element with atomic number 77, and is represented by the symbol Ir. A very hard, brittle, silvery-white transition metal of the platinum family, iridium is the second-densest element (after osmium) and is the most corrosion-resistant metal, even at temperatures as high as 2000 °C. Although only certain molten salts and halogens are corrosive to solid iridium, finely divided iridium dust is much more reactive and can be flammable.
Iridium was discovered in 1803 among insoluble impurities in natural platinum. Smithson Tennant, the primary discoverer, named the iridium for the goddess Iris, personification of the rainbow, because of the striking and diverse colors of its salts. Iridium is one of the rarest elements in the Earth's crust, with annual production and consumption of only three tonnes. 191Ir and 193Ir are the only two naturally occurring isotopes of iridium as well as the only stable isotopes; the latter is the more abundant of the two.
Zachary Phillip "Zakk" Wylde (born Jeffrey Phillip Wielandt, January 14, 1967), is an American musician, songwriter, and occasional actor who is best known as the former guitarist for Ozzy Osbourne and founder of the heavy metal band Black Label Society. He was the lead guitarist and vocalist in Pride & Glory, who released one self-titled album in 1994 before disbanding. As a solo artist he released Book of Shadows in 1996.
Wylde was born in Bayonne, New Jersey. Wylde started playing the guitar at the age of 14 and worked at Silverton Music in Silverton, New Jersey. He grew up in Jackson, New Jersey, and went to Jackson Memorial High School, where he graduated in 1985. Wylde has stated that he would practice playing the guitar as much as 12 hours per day and would often play the guitar almost non-stop between coming home from school and leaving for school the next morning, then sleeping through the school day.
Wylde played locally with his first band Stone Henge, then later with local Jersey band Zyris. Later, he landed the role as lead guitarist and co-writer for Ozzy Osbourne. He sent Ozzy a demo tape in 1987 and was hired to replace Jake E. Lee, who had replaced the deceased Randy Rhoads. Rhoads remains Wylde's foremost guitar-playing and stagecraft influence.
Lester William Polsfuss (June 9, 1915 – August 13, 2009)—known as Les Paul—was an American jazz and country guitarist, songwriter and inventor. He was the inventor of the solid-body electric guitar which made the sound of rock and roll possible. He is credited with many recording innovations. Although he was not the first to use the technique, his early experiments with overdubbing (also known as sound on sound),delay effects such as tape delay, phasing effects and multitrack recording were among the first to attract widespread attention.
His innovative talents extended into his playing style, including licks, trills, chording sequences, fretting techniques and timing, which set him apart from his contemporaries and inspired many guitarists of the present day. He recorded with his wife Mary Ford in the 1950s, and they sold millions of records.
Among his many honors, Paul is one of a handful of artists with a permanent, stand-alone exhibit in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. He is prominently named by the music museum on its website as an "architect" and a "key inductee" along with Sam Phillips and Alan Freed.
Joseph "Joe" Satriani (born July 15, 1956) is an American instrumental rock guitarist of Italian origin, multi-instrumentalist and multiple Grammy Award nominee. Early in his career, Satriani worked as a guitar instructor, and some of his former students have achieved fame such as Steve Vai, Larry LaLonde, Rick Hunolt, Kirk Hammett, Andy Timmons, Charlie Hunter, Kevin Cadogan and Alex Skolnick. Satriani has been a driving force in music credited to other musicians throughout his career, as a founder of the G3 tour, as well as performing in various positions with other musicians.
In 1988, Satriani was recruited by Mick Jagger as lead guitarist for Jagger's first solo tour. In 1994, Satriani was the lead guitarist for Deep Purple. Satriani worked with a range of guitarists, including Steve Vai, John Petrucci, Eric Johnson, Larry LaLonde, Yngwie Malmsteen, Brian May, Patrick Rondat, Andy Timmons, Paul Gilbert, Adrian Legg, and Robert Fripp through the annual G3 Jam Concerts. He is currently the lead guitarist for the supergroup Chickenfoot. Since 1988, Satriani has been using his own signature guitar, the Ibanez JS Series, which is sold in music stores worldwide.
So cold but shining
Shaed hard machine
Reaction out of reach
Thei're laid to sleep
And rust for years
Horizon leads their trip
Now construction dies
For the things time can't deny
Chrome
Fall out of step
Fall to the bottom
Distorted space
Sclerotium and scouring wire
Equal finish done
Dry sand into
My empty anger
I don't wanna know where you wanna go
I don't wanna see who you wanna be
You told me that you'd listen to the words that I would say
Part of me had told me that I'd never see that day
Think of all the times you could have thrown it all away
When everyone, everyone said I had to make you pay
Let's not mend what we cannot repair
Mainly 'cause I'm only just a spare
Our time is wasting away
What do you want me to say?
I'm losing nerve day by day
And then you turn and run
I don't wanna know how your body grows
You took it all from me, and you hit it on the nose
Think of all the times you couldn't think of things to say
Now everyone, everyone said I had to make you pay
I can't find the means to understand
You'd never guess by how it all began
I'll be sure to take my time
You are not an enemy of mine
Our time is wasting away
What do you want me to say?
I'm losing nerve day by day
We surround the green table and we have failed as one, and I
Can't forget the cards you kept in sleeves about your gown
But the truth is that I know...
The better it gives, the better it gets
The better it gives, the better it gets
The better it gives, the better it gets
The better it gives...
And I lay down outside
If I let you win, it won't be so bad
If I fold now, it might be for the best
I put myself down on the table to see the chances I might have tonight
But I found the luck I had was meager around this town
But I guess you'll never know...
The better it gives, the better it gets
The better it gives, the better it gets
The better it gives, the better it gets
The better it gives...
And I lay down outside
If I let you win, it won't be so bad
I got a straight to the queen
Little Gracie is a model
Always outside of the bottle
I wanna take her to the levee
This emptiness is killing me
My allegiance with the species
Always gives me the heebie-jeebies
I'm living a lie, the river has dried,
But the stream still flows in my mind
She's the one who gets away
Tries to tell what's safe from sound
I'm in love by myself,
With my leg stuck in the ground,
And it's cold
Gracie dreams of open spaces
Wouldn't mind a few new faces
I wanna kiss but she's so heavy
This emptiness is killing me
She's the one who gets away
Tries to tell what's safe from sound
I'm in love by myself,
With my leg stuck in the ground,
And it's cold
Come on baby!
She's the one who gets away
Tries to tell what's safe from sound
I'm in love by myself,
With my leg stuck in the ground,
It's too late for you to shine, 'cause all your time is gone
Remember the day I lied and tried to take you on
I'm wrapped up in shadows that you cast against my wall
So take your leave, make like a tree, so everything can fall
It's gone, all wasted
Like the summer - overrated
It's too late for you to light the street that takes me home
For blinding me enticingly from everything I've known
It's done, situated
Since the summer segregated
It's done, situated
Since the summer segregated
It's gone, all wasted
I want to live until I die
There's nothing that could make me cry
Until I met you - I can't sleep at night
Since I found you, the rope is oh so tight
It's oh so tight...
Let's take a break and then we'll sit right down for a moment
Let's take a breath and then we'll lay it all on the line
Can we tell what lies inside
When every feeling runs and hides
So why go find you? You'll just slip and slide
It won't make it easier on my mind
You're on my mind...
Let's take a break and then we'll sit right down for a moment
Let's take a breath and then we'll lay it all on the line
I want to live until I die
There's nothing that could make me cry
Until I met you - I can't sleep at night
Since I found you, the rope is oh so tight
I lost control
I can't let go
Let's take a break and then we'll sit right down for a moment
It's better to lean on; much better than taking it alone
The tables have turned now; it's time to get on with the show
One will die,
And two will try,
But three won't lie...
Until their muscles cry
Let's jam a bit longer; our hearts will grow stronger, don't you know?
The message is clear now; it's time to get off the radio
One will die,
And two will try,
But three won't lie...
Until their muscles cry
So hey now
Let's not throw life away now
The sound is what you say now
We're coming out to play
For you now
The here and now
Open wide
Here we come
One, two, three, four
So hey now
Let's not throw life away now
The sound is what you say now