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Громкое (и уже третье по счету) возвращение Uriah Heep на большую сцену получилось каким-то скомканным. После триумфального путешествия в Москву, где группа дала целую серию замечательных концертов, невооруженными глазом было видно большой потенциал нового состава. Тем не менее, долгожданный студийник "Raging Silence" с блеском утопил все надежды в проруби. Вместо рукотворного шедевра мы получили обычный, добротный альбом, ничего особенного из себя не представляющий. Так что, с помпой отметив в 1990 году свой двадцатилетний юбилей, группа снова отправилась в студию - только выпуском отличного альбома Хипы могли доказать, что их еще рано списывать в утиль. Ну, так вот, если "Raging Silence" можно было назвать просто обидной заминкой на пути, то новый диск "Different World" - это уже окончательный и бесповоротный провал. Музыканты не то что не оправдались перед поклонниками, они просто-таки заставили абсолютно реально думать о том, что ветеранам действительно пора на покой. Что же в "Different World" такого ужасного? А вся проблема в том, что нет здесь самого главного - атмосферы и разнообразия, души у этой музыки нет. Одиннадцать серых, похожих друг на друга песен, большинство из которых словно вымучивались на заказ. Обыкновенные мелодии, обыкновенные соло, обыкновенные вокальные гармонии - обыкновенное ВСЕ. Просто хрестоматийный пример на удивление скучного и неинтересного хард рока. Для дебюта новой группы такой альбом еще был бы простителен, но для восемнадцатой работы классиков стиля - это просто жуть! Для полного счастья какой-то нехороший человек еще и капитально испортил саунд на альбоме, он получился глухим, тихим и абсолютно невыразительным. Конечно, несколько хороших песен на "Different World" есть. Среди них можно выделить задорный открывающий боевик "Blood On Stone", мелодичный шлягер "Which Way Will The Wind Blow", довольно энергичный трек "All For One", ну и еще, пожалуй, весьма приятный завершающий номер "Stand Back". Что же касается всех остальных песен, то они являются либо бледными копями этих четырех номеров, либо самозабвенно сдирают старый материал группы, пытаясь быть ближе к 70-ым. Стыд и позор на головы Хипов, если они пытаются вернутся к своим золотым денькам вот таким, извращенным способом. В общем, рекомендую сей альбом только самым преданным фэнам Uriah Heep, уже купившим все остальные диски группы. Очень обидный и досадный провал. |
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He's got nothing to lose, just win
He's just a runaway
He's free now and on his way
He's just a runaway
He's free now and on his way
He's almost home
Just one push and he'll take this wall
It's blood on stone
From trying not to fall
He's made it now
Where others have not
Just one last jump to freedom
Is all that he's got
He feels good, so right
Hot sweat on a cold night
Breaking free into the wind
He's got nothing to lose, just win
He's just a runaway
He's free now and on his way
He's just a runaway
He's free now and on his way
Which way will the wind blow
(Bolder)
People on the sidewalk making small talk
Keeping up with life
Ask no questions, make no decisions
Just do what's right
Oh, do you wanna runaway?
Oh, do you wanna breakaway?
Someone's screamin', calling out for help
But everyone looks after themselves
No one cares or gives a damn
How can we live in this land?
Are you looking out for you?
One hand can change this world, it's true
Some will stay and some must go
But do they really know?
Oh, which way will the wind blow?
Which way will the seas flow? Which way with time?
Oh, which way will the world turn?
Who's hand will control it in our time?
With our hands on eyes, fingers in our ears
We've been like this for too many years
Let others do what they do
Without asking if it's good for you
Turn it round, upside down
Plug it in, turn up the sound
Let's hear what's in your head
Before it's too late to be said
Oh, which way will the wind blow?
Which way will the seas flow? Which way with time?
Oh, which way will the world turn?
Who's hand will control it in our time?
All god's children
(Box/Lanzon)
Crazy little whirlwind child
Pretty babies drive ya wild
Look like one, act like another
Every night a different lover
Get affection where you can
Try a boy then try a man
First time love is in the past
Make it young and make it fast
All god's children will have their say
All god's children must have their way
All god's children will have their say
All god's children must have their way
It's a game where you can cheat
Lovers falling at your feet
High on sensuality
A photograph for all to see
First time love is in the past
Make it young and make it fast
They can never get enough
Strong as death and sweet as love
All god's children will have their say
All god's children must have their way
All god's children will have their say
All god's children must have their way
They walk and talk like angels
They walk and talk like angels
All god's children will have their say
All god's children must have their way
All god's children will have their say
All god's children must have their way
All for one
(Bolder)
You think I'm crazy for wanting you
But you just hide away behind your untold truths
And so I sit and listen to your lonely words
Another reason for you to be yourself
I can't be wrong for believing in you
'Cause this ice is melting and the waves are breaking through
I see a fire, it's burning in your heart tonight
There's only one way for me to forget
All for one - one for all
Strong in heart, body and soul
We were all for one - one for all
All for one - one for all
Nothing could stop us, we had it all
We were all for one - one for all
I always knew you had dreams of your own
But I can't understand you
So many words, too much to say
And nothing to hold on to
And so another day must end in this loneliness
Another season, another time I guess
All for one - one for all
Strong in heart, body and soul
We were all for one - one for all
All for one - one for all
Nothing could stop us, we had it all
We were all for one - one for all
All for one - we were all for one
All for one - strong in body and soul
All for one - and nothing's gonna stop us
All for one - one for all
Different world
(Box/Lanzon)
You can't stop a man from learning
I could write the book of love
Captured moments there
Between me and you
Then I had the thought of leavin'
It was a voice inside my head
Telling me I got to have the strength
To see it through
And I know it's gonna break your heart
And I know it's gonna break your heart
I'm living in a different world
And as I slip away I see you fade to black and white
I'm living in a different world
With all my hopes and dreams I drift off in the night
I'm alone but I'm not lonely
I found something that I never had
Laying back in the easy chair
Is not the life for me
You think I'm your one and only
But you gamble with a restless man
In the end I've found the way
That we can both be free
I'm living in a different world
And as I slip away I see you fade to black and white
I'm living in a different world
With all my hopes and dreams I disappear into the night
I'm living in a different world
And as I slip away I see you fade to black and white
I'm living in a different world
With all my hopes and dreams
I'm living in a different world
And as I slip away
I'm living in a different world
With all my hopes and dreams I disappear into the night
Step by step
(Bolder)
It's alright, it's not wrong
To sometimes feel you're just hanging on
On those days when your feelings are low
Don't hold back, just let those feelings show
If you want my time and devotion
You've got to give me some of your emotion
It's not too much, too much to ask
If you want this love to last
Born with open eyes
But you're blinded by confusion
Born with strength
Let's do it step by step into tomorrow
We can make it if we try
Just talk to me, walk with me
There's no reason why
Let's do it step by step into tomorrow
With our open eyes
So come on talk to me, just walk with me
You can do it if you try
One step, one step at a time
One heart beatin' with mine
Nothing gained, nothing ventured
Nothing won, no risk, no loss
In this world of indecisions
There's a bridge we all must cross
Born with open eyes
But you're blinded by confusion
Born with strength
Let's do it step by step into tomorrow
We can make it if we try
Just talk to me, walk with me
There's no reason why
Let's do it step by step into tomorrow
With our open eyes
So come on talk to me, just walk with me
You can do it if you try
One step, one step at a time
One heart beatin' with mine
Seven days
(Box/Lanzon)
I don't care if the rain don't shine
Oh, I don't care if the sun don't fall
You are the one in a million, child
And you knew that I would call
Thoughts of you alone with me
I can't slow them down
But I can't sleep at night
Because you're not around
I can't wait, seven days
Is a long time to be waiting for you, girl
I can't wait, seven days
Is just too long to be without you, girl
I've tried every kind of distraction
But nothing will ease this pain
There is only one solution, girl
So why do you make me wait?
Got to say I didn't think
That I could read your mind
But I can't sleep at night
'Cause, baby, you're on mine
I can't wait, seven days
Is a long time, oh, I miss you, girl
I can't wait, seven days
Is just too long
I can't wait, seven days
Is a long time to be without you
I can't wait, seven days
Is just too long, just too long
First touch
(Lanzon)
I dreamed of all the wonders in the world
And lovers that I knew
I saw so many good things at one time
Mountains of emotion coming right into view
When I arose from my bed
I got that warm glow at the back of my head
First touch - feel the power
Hear the thunder over me
First touch - out of nowhere
See the future over me
Then I dreamed about the tenderness we shared
And how it makes us feel
Like every first encounter that we have
When I think I must be dreamin' you tell me that it's real
And here you are in my bed
I get that warm glow at the back of my head
First touch - feel the power
Hear the thunder over me
First touch - out of nowhere
See the future over me
One on one
(Box/Lanzon)
People say I run too fast
But they don't understand
I'm livin' out the best of times
The way I always planned
Oh, little girl, you got a dirty smile
Come along, walk with me down the golden mile
On my tongue the taste of love
Never felt so good
Easy come
No more leaving by the back door
One on one - I could live like this forever
One on one - take me all the way to heaven
One on one
Stone by stone, frame by frame
We got this love together
No more headache in my heart
No more under pressure
Baby, with you I can do anything
Just a touch is not enough
With you it's everything
On my tongue the taste of love never felt so good
Easy come
No more waitin' at the back door
One on one - I could live like this forever
One on one - take me all the way to heaven
One on one - love runs in so easily
One on one - all you give is what I need
Cross that line
(Box/Lanzon)
What do you say to a talk over dinner?
Though we haven't spoken for a while
This time I won't take no for an answer
You can't hide forever from your only son
Let's take a seat right here by the window
I remember how you like the view
Now look me in the eye
The truth I wanna hear
The time is right
There's a shadow hanging over me tonight
Tell me what you did now
Even though it hurts to say
It's always been a mystery
Locked behind the door
Tell me - is it true now?
Do you need the heart to say it?
I always did my best for you
Don't you lie, don't you lie no more
You taught me the way to be a winner
And never to play on the losing side
I guess that I turned out
The way you always planned
So hard to cross that line
But the words have got to come from you this time
Stand back
(Box/Lanzon)
I see him coming, he's out to get you
He'll get us fooling your door
You've got a letter from the sisters of mercy
They can't have you no more
Temptation such a sweet song
That burns inside
One rhythm, one power
One drain of blood left you dry
I see you there before the dancin' visions
So many stars in your eyes
You've got it all but you ain't seen nothing
How can you be so blind?
Stand back - make way for the zodiac boy
Stand back - I'm gonna take you to the other side
Stand back - make way for the zodiac boy
Stand back - you've gotta listen to the power of the future
It's so easy, it's a chain reaction
Every step of the way
There are places you've been dreaming of
But never knew the way
Temptation such a good thing
That burns inside
One rhythm, one power
One drain left you dry
I see you there before the dancin' visions
So many stars in your eyes
You've got it all but you ain't seen nothing
How can you be so blind?
Stand back - make way for the zodiac boy
Stand back - I'm gonna take you to the other side
Stand back - make way for the zodiac boy
Stand back - you've gotta listen to the power of the future