And One
And One is a German new wave, synthpop and EBM band founded by Steve Naghavi and Chris Ruiz in 1989.
History
The band formed after Steve Naghavi and Chris Ruiz met in 1989 at a Berlin club. Being fans of early EBM music, Naghavi and Ruiz decided to follow in the footsteps of new wave/synthpop band Depeche Mode by using two keyboards and a beatbox. Jason Ankeny of AllMusic called their 1990 single, "Metal Hammer", a "significant club hit". The duo became a trio with the addition of Alex Two, prior to the release of their debut album, Anguish in 1991. That same year, they were honored as the Best New Artist in Germany.
Going into the release of Anguish, they had already garnered a decent following through touring and appearances at various parties. With their debut release, they took home the Best New Artist award in Germany in 1991. Chris Ruiz left in 1992 (he would later return in 2001) while Steve Naghavi remained with the band. And One released three more albums with Machinery Records, Flop! (1992), Spot (1993) and I.S.T. (1994). The band left Machinery around 1996–1997 and signed to Virgin Schallplatten. And One would release four albums on this label between 1997 and 2003: Nordhausen (1997), 9.9.99 9 Uhr (1998), Virgin Superstar (2000) and Aggressor (2003).
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by Jesus Jones
TWO AND ONE
by: Jesus Joneseveryone's giving a piece of their mind
the deaf, the dumb, the stupid and blind
crushing the words to the people who doubt
with the weight of the hard of the fast
COMING OUT
days that seem clear to me are the days
that you're near to me
everything is fine
and you know the sun will always shine
two and two always equals four
and life is simple when you're sure
the world's on someone else's shoulders
leave it there 'til it gets colder
two and two always equals four
did you never hope for something more?
black and white and wrong and right
real and real and how do you feel?
the louder you shout the better you're heard
the meek shall inherit the earth--THAT'S UBSURD!
the bigger they come, the harder they fall
'til you're big enough you don't fall at all
help, save, change me
you can rearrange me
but never let me say i know
for certain
everything is fine
and you know the sun will always shine
two and two always equals four
and life is simple when you're sure
the world's on someone else's shoulders
leave it there 'til it gets colder
two and two always equals four
did you never hope for something more?