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Aberinkula
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Submitted By: Big D
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An aberinkula is a special kind of drum used in Nigeria.
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Agadez
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Submitted By: Big D
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Agadez is the largest city in northern Niger.
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Asilos Magdalena
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Submitted By: Sygyzy
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This is the only song on "Amputecture" that does not feature John Frusciante on guitars.
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Askepios
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Submitted By: Big D
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Askepios could refer to Asklepios, German form of Asclepius, the demigod of medicine and healing in ancient Greek mythology.
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Cassandra Gemini
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Submitted By: Big D
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On the CD listing, Cassandra Gemini is separated into eight "separate" tracks (from "Cassandra Gemini I" to "Cassandra Gemini VIII") due to difficulties with the band's record label.
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Cavalettas
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Submitted By: Big D
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A Cabaletta is a form of aria within 19th century Italian opera. It usually refers specifically to the second half of a double aria: a faster or more rhythmic movement following a cantabile section.
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Cavalettas
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Submitted By: Big D
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"Una cavaletta" is said to be a woman who constantly tries to change her lover into some fantasy she has conjured.
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Cicatriz ESP
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Submitted By: Big D
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The voice of Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist John Frusciante is heard several times in this song, even though he's not credited for those backup vocals.
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Copernicus
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Submitted By: Big D
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Nicolaus Copernicus was a Polish astronomer, famous for formulating the first comprehensive heliocentric cosmology, which displaced the Earth from the center of the universe.
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Cotopaxi
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Submitted By: Big D
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Cotopaxi is a volcano in the Andes Mountains within Ecuador. The volcano is known for its high peak; its last major eruption was in 1877, and a minor one occurred in 1904.
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Eunuch Provocateur
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Submitted By: Lancer.sdP
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The backwards vocals at the end of the song are the lyrics from the song "Itsy Bitsy Spider". Other backwards vocals in the same song can be heard saying "did mommy or daddy ever have to spank you?". These samples come from an old vinyl the band used that contained children's songs.
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Goliath
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Submitted By: Big D
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Goliath is a Philistine warrior mentioned in the Hebrew Bible. He is famous for his battle in the 11th century BC with David, the young Israelite boy who had already been chosen by God and anointed by Samuel to become the King of Israel.
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Goliath
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Submitted By: Big D
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The song was originally released as "'Rapid Fire Tollbooth'" on guitarist Omar's 2007 solo album Se Dice Bisonte, No Bùfalo, after being incorporated into the band's live set during their tour in support of their previous album Amputechture. "Goliath" contains a segment that originally appeared as an improvised jam during performances of "Roulette Dares (The Haunt Of)".
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Halo Of Nembutals
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Submitted By: Big D
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Nembutal is a trade name for Pentobarbital, which is a long-acting barbiturate used as a sedative. The drug is infamous for being used in suicides, and is also one of the three compounds used in a lethal injection.
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Ilyena
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Submitted By: Big D
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Ilyena is a reference to Ilyena Vasilievna Mironov, which is the birth name of actress Helen Mirren.
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Inertiatic ESP
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Submitted By: i'm defected
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ESP is a abbreviation of 'Ectopic Shapeshifting Penance-propulsion,' a phrase coined by the band (as opposed to the traditional 'extra-sensory perception')
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L'Via L'Viaquez
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Submitted By: Big D
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Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist John Frusciante did the first two solos in this song.
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Meccamputechture
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Submitted By: i'm defected
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Mecca is the holiest city in the Islamic faith. "Ampu" may be from the word "amputate;" "techture" is from "architecture."
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Metatron
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Submitted By: Big D
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Metatron is the name of an angel in Judaism and some branches of Christianity.
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Ouroboros
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Submitted By: Big D
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The Ouroboros is an ancient symbol depicting a serpent or dragon swallowing its own tail and forming a circle.
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Soothsayer
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Submitted By: Big D
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A soothsayer is a person who claims to speak sooth: specifically one who predicts the future based upon personal, political, spiritual, or religious beliefs rather than scientific facts. It is also worth noting that Haruspex, the name of a song on their live album, Scabdates, is Latin for 'soothsayer'.
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Teflon
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Submitted By: Big D
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Teflon is a brand name for PTFE (polytetrafluorine), which is used in non-stick pans, and is a nickname given to persons, particularly in politics, to whom criticism does not seem to stick.
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Tetragrammaton
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Submitted By: i'm defected
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Tetragrammaton is a reference to the 4 letter name of the Hebrew God, that being יהוה, or YHWH.
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Tetragrammaton
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Submitted By: Sygyzy
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John Frusciante of The Red Hot Chili Peppers plays guitar in this track.
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The Widow
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Submitted By: Big D
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Playing the trumpet in the song is Red Hot Chiil Peppers bassist Flea.
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Tira Me A Las Araņas
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Submitted By: i'm defected
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Spanish, translates as "Throw me to the spiders", however this title is a play on words, since the correct way to write it in spanish is "Tirame A Las Arañas
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Vermicide
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Submitted By: i'm defected
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Vermicide is any substance used to kill worms, especially those in the intestines, or the act of killing worms.
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Vermicide
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Submitted By: Sygyzy
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John Frusciante of The Red Hot Chili Peppers plays guitar in this song.
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Vicarious Atonement
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Submitted By: i'm defected
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Vicarious Atonement is the theory that the atonement of Jesus Christ was legal in God's eyes and that Jesus died in the place of the humans that sinned.
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Viscera Eyes
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Submitted By: Sygyzy
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This song features John Frusciante of The Red Hot Chili Peppers on guitar.
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Wax Simulacra
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Submitted By: Big D
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The word Simulacrum is used to describe a representation of another thing, such as a statue or a painting; especially of a god. It also describes an image without the substance or qualities of the original. Simulacra is simply the plural form of the word.
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Wax Simulacra
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Submitted By: Big D
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It has previously been played live by the band under the name "Idle Tooth."
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