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{{Infobox Album | <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums -->
The '''China Station''' was a historical geographical [[area of operations]] of the [[United Kingdom|British]] [[Royal Navy]]'s '''China Squadron'''.
Name = Count Your Blessings |
Type = [[Album]] |
Artist = [[Bring Me the Horizon]] |
Cover = Count_Your_Blessings.jpg |
Released = {{flagicon|UK}} [[October 30]], [[2006]]<br>{{flagicon|US}} [[August 14]], [[2007]] |
Genre = [[Deathcore]] <!-- Anyone wanting to discuss a genre change should discuss it on the BMTH talk page under genre dispute --> |
Length = 36:15 |
Label = [[Visible Noise]], [[Earache Records]] (US) |
Reviews = *CD Universe {{Rating|4.5|5}} [http://www.cduniverse.com/productinfo.asp?pid=7480743 link]
*Sputnikmusic {{Rating|4|5}} [http://www.sputnikmusic.com/album.php?albumid=13430 link]
*[[Rateyourmusic]] {{Rating|2.5|5}} [http://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/bring_me_the_horizon/count_your_blessings/ link]
|
Producer = Dan Sprigg / [[Bring Me the Horizon]] |
| Last album = ''[[This Is What the Edge of Your Seat Was Made For]]'' <br /> (2004)
| This album = '''''Count Your Blessings'''''<br />(2006)
| Next album = ''[[Suicide Season]]''<br> (2008)
}}


'''''Count Your Blessings''''' is the debut album by the metal band, [[Bring Me the Horizon]]. It was released on October 30th, 2006 in record stores around the [[UK]]. It was considered a make or break album for the [[quintet]], to see whether they could break the generic boundaries of modern day metalcore. The album was released in [[North America]] under [[Earache Records]] on August 14, 2007. The album was re-released in 2008 for [[Hot Topic]] stores.
==Description==
Its responsibilities generally covered the coasts of [[China]] and its navigable rivers, the western part of the [[Pacific Ocean]], and the waters around the [[Dutch East Indies]].<ref>[http://www.naval-history.net/xDKWW2-3909-04RN.htm Royal Navy Foreign Stations]</ref> These responsibilities did not imply territorial claims, although the navy often co-operated with British commercial interests in the above areas.


==Track listing==
The China Station had bases at [[Singapore]], [[HMS Tamar (shore station)|HMS ''Tamar'']] (1844–1941 and 1945–1992) in [[Hong Kong]] and [[Weihai|Wei Hai Wei]].
{{tracklist
| title1 = [[Pray For Plagues]]
| length1 = 4:21
| title2 = Tell Slater Not To Wash His Dick
| length2 = 3:30
| title3 = [[For Stevie Wonder's Eyes Only (Braille)]]
| length3 = 4:29
| title4 = A Lot Like Vegas
| length4 = 2:09
| title5 = Black & Blue
| length5 = 4:33
| title6 = Slow Dance
| length6 = 1:16
| title7 = Liquor & Love Lost
| length7 = 2:39
| title8 = (I Used To Make Out With) Medusa
| length8 = 5:38
| title9 = Fifteen Fathoms, Counting
| length9 = 1:56
| title10 = Off The Heezay
| length10 = 5:38
| title11 = Eyeless ([[Slipknot (band)|Slipknot]] cover) ([[Hot Topic]] Bonus Track)
| length11 = 4:04
}}


==Credits==
[[Image:HMS_Enterprise.png|400px|thumb|HMS ''Enterprise'' in China Station livery]]
*[[Oliver Sykes]] - Vocals
A British naval [[Squadron (naval)|squadron]] can be either a permanent battle formation or an ''ad hoc'' grouping of warships. The China Station complement usually consisted of several older light cruisers and destroyers and the Chinese rivers were patrolled by a flotilla of suitable, shallow-draught [[gunboat]]s, referred to as [[Insect class gunboat|"China gunboats"]].<ref>[http://www.hmsfalcon.com/sitemap/sitemap.htm HMS Falcon]</ref> Ships on this station usually had a distinctive livery of white hull and superstructure and dark funnels.
*Matt Keane - Bass
*Curtis Ward - Guitar
*Lee Malia - Guitar
*Matt Nicholls - Drums


==Trivia==
In response to increased Japanese threats, the separate China Station was merged with the [[East Indies Station]] in December 1941 to form the [[Eastern Fleet]], with headquarters at [[Singapore]].


* The album title is taken from a section of lyrics in the opening track "Pray For Plagues".
==Commanding officers==
* "Liquor & Love Lost" was originally entitled "Dragon Slaying", but was changed shortly before the release of the album. Some fans still refer to the song under its original title.
* Vice-Admiral Sir [[Cyprian Bridge]] 1901-?
* The title of the track "Off The Heezay" is a common slang term from the Yorkshire area in the UK.
* Many fans and critics consider the album to be based on or around a concept, with a large part of the lyrical content referring to hurt derived from relationships, and hatred towards a (past) female partner.
* There have been many queries about the official title of the album's third track, between "For Stevie Wonder's Eyes Only" or "Braille". When the album is inserted into a PC system, the track title comes up as "Track Name Not Found". This misconception derives from the track title being presented in braille within the album booklet.


* Vice-Admiral Sir [[Alexander Ludovic Duff]] (24 July 1919)
* Admiral Sir [[Arthur Cavenagh Leveson]] (10 September 1922)
* Vice-Admiral Sir [[Edwyn Sinclair Alexander-Sinclair]] (22 April 1925)
* Vice-Admiral Sir [[Reginald Yorke Tyrwhitt]] (8 November 1926)
* Vice-Admiral [[Arthur Kipling Waistell]] (28 November 1928)
* Vice-Admiral Sir [[William Archibald Howard Kelly]] (28 February 1931)
* Admiral Sir [[Frederick Charles Dreyer]] (11 March 1933)
* Vice-Admiral Sir [[James Colebrooke Little]] (11 January 1936)
* Admiral Sir [[Percy Lockhart Harnam Noble]] (5 February 1938)<ref>{{cite web
| last =
| first =
| authorlink =
| coauthors =Paul Bevand & Frank Allen
| title = Commander-in-Chief, China Station
| work = Royal Navy Fleet Officers, 1904-1945
| publisher =
| date = 21-Oct-2007
| url = http://www.admirals.org.uk/appointments/fleets/china.php
| format =
| doi =
| accessdate = 4 July 2008 }}</ref>


{{Bring Me the Horizon}}
{{Expand-section|date=June 2008}}


[[Category:2006 albums]]
==See also==
[[Category:Bring Me the Horizon albums]]
*[[List of Eastern Fleet ships]]


[[es:Count Your Blessings (Bring Me The Horizon)]]
==References==
[[fr:Count Your Blessings]]
{{reflist}}
[[it:Count Your Blessings (Bring Me the Horizon)]]

[[he:Count your blessing]]
==Further Reading==
[[pt:Count Your Blessings]]
*http://www.admirals.org.uk/appointments/fleets/china.php

[[Category:Fleets of the Royal Navy]]
[[Category:Royal Navy stations]]

{{UK-navy-stub}}

Revision as of 21:28, 10 October 2008

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Count Your Blessings is the debut album by the metal band, Bring Me the Horizon. It was released on October 30th, 2006 in record stores around the UK. It was considered a make or break album for the quintet, to see whether they could break the generic boundaries of modern day metalcore. The album was released in North America under Earache Records on August 14, 2007. The album was re-released in 2008 for Hot Topic stores.

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Pray For Plagues"4:21
2."Tell Slater Not To Wash His Dick"3:30
3."For Stevie Wonder's Eyes Only (Braille)"4:29
4."A Lot Like Vegas"2:09
5."Black & Blue"4:33
6."Slow Dance"1:16
7."Liquor & Love Lost"2:39
8."(I Used To Make Out With) Medusa"5:38
9."Fifteen Fathoms, Counting"1:56
10."Off The Heezay"5:38
11."Eyeless (Slipknot cover) (Hot Topic Bonus Track)"4:04

Credits

  • Oliver Sykes - Vocals
  • Matt Keane - Bass
  • Curtis Ward - Guitar
  • Lee Malia - Guitar
  • Matt Nicholls - Drums

Trivia

  • The album title is taken from a section of lyrics in the opening track "Pray For Plagues".
  • "Liquor & Love Lost" was originally entitled "Dragon Slaying", but was changed shortly before the release of the album. Some fans still refer to the song under its original title.
  • The title of the track "Off The Heezay" is a common slang term from the Yorkshire area in the UK.
  • Many fans and critics consider the album to be based on or around a concept, with a large part of the lyrical content referring to hurt derived from relationships, and hatred towards a (past) female partner.
  • There have been many queries about the official title of the album's third track, between "For Stevie Wonder's Eyes Only" or "Braille". When the album is inserted into a PC system, the track title comes up as "Track Name Not Found". This misconception derives from the track title being presented in braille within the album booklet.


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