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R.E.T. (Reaction Ecstasy Trance) принадлежит к тому множеству групп середины 90-х, заигравших готик-дум на волне успеха The Gathering, The 3rd And The Mortal и Theatre Of Tragedy. Но среди последователей этих групп тогда еще можно было обнаружить весьма оригинальные группы, и R.E.T. относится к их числу.
Не отличающийся тяжестью дум с обилием клавиш в их исполнении не звучит попсово благодаря прежде всего стараниям гитаристов, явно воспитанных на классике хард-н-хэви и арт-рока. Что подтверждается тем фактом, что группа, возникшая в 1989, до 1993 года играла хэви-метал.
Мелодии сменяют друг друга в течение длинных (до 16 минут) композиций иногда органично, иногда резко обрываясь, не давая скучать. Помимо классических влияний, есть место и фольковым, но в меньшей степени. Иногда есть попытки играть и дез-метал.
А вот вокал - наверно единственное, что портит этот (и все остальные) альбомы группы. Как правило это хрипловатый крик, больше подошедший бы для хард-рока. Но и там он смотрелся бы слабовато. Но по крайней мере, вокалист старается петь как можно трагичнее. Например в треке "Just Now" все же можно сказать, что такой голос подходит музыке. Иногда в качестве бэк-вокала используется гроулинг, но он получается еще хуже. Совсем редко можно услышать и женский голос. Зато песня "Memory" исполняется почти полностью женским голосом. С акцентом у вокалистки те же проблемы, что и у русских групп, и вскоре она переходит на родной чешский. Этот ход явно сделал эту красивую, запоминающуюся песню еще лучше, побольше бы родного языка... На этой же песне есть несколько секунд искаженного в индастриальной манере мужского вокала. Вся заключительная трилогия, начавшаяся с "Memory" напомнила мне альбом Green Carnation - "Light Of Day, Day Of Darkness". Так же сложная структура, легкая околодумовая музыка, много голосов (в т.ч. детский).
Очень жаль, что из-за большой конкуренции группа затерялась среди других, не всегда более достойных, готик-думовых групп (одна из причин - частая смена названий). Ведь альбом отличный, а привыкнуть можно и к гораздо худшему вокалу.
P.S. Абсолютно все песни группы можно скачать с официального сайта ;). |
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She doesn't believe that the people
Are as bad as she knows them
She's little yet...
Life, reality she doesn't perceive
But when she finds what it is to
Live with people, where no one likes each other
To live with people who hate you,
Look from the evil and no one else is you
Tears, crying, grief, fear
Death, lament, dark, dying
The world is evil and you know it,
You won't find happiness in this life, maybe after
2. For the burried alive, for the living dead
Damned cruel war destroying our people,
The flame of hope flared up while escaping
So thank you, our new land,
That you've received us and let us live
I fell into a deep trauma,
And the mother Earth betrayed me
Thrown on a mass of rotting human bodies
Given to vultures, my last word has been said
Life, pure life, was given to us
To suffer, to die alive...
Disc in flame, burn our bodies,
Deep down I hear a touching cry
I look at the faces of the dead and the Libiny
And turn up my eyes for Heaven's help
Despair of life showing the worst face,
I could hear the symphony of sounds around me
I could hear a lamentable woman's cry, endless cry
Even the cry of all the prostrate Libiny wretched
The rotting smell chokes of decay, of death
All memories slip away...
I only wait for the worms and vultures,
I only wait for them to bite through the dead bodies
I see high mountains, falling down!
The ground is closing around me!
I'm alive! Please, help!
I'm alive! Please, help! End!
[Epilogue]
Who was the alien? Who was the alien?
Who was the alien? Who was the alien?
You were in a strange country
And nobody knew your name,
Where's your grave, memorial and remains?
Nobody will know this day...
You ended your life and it's all over
War ended but your people are still dying
Who was the alien? ...Nobody!
3. Satan's saviours - envoys from hell!
Full moon, the time has come,
The time of his birth, time of victimity
Laughter is heard in disgusting silence
That's him, his son...
No, no! No, no!
The saviour is on the Earth
No, no! No, no!
The saviour will redeem our sins
I give you power to defeat the evil and lies
You may find and seize the maggots
Scare them, fear, and use them
That's why I bred you here!
No, no! No, no!
The saviour is on the Earth
No, no! No, no!
The saviour will redeem our sins
Satan himself, brings you the power
Satan himself, to fire and fighting
Satan himself, you're his signy and tongue
Satan himself, the dance begins!
[Satan]
Brother and sisters, only one rules
Only one aim, one thought,
Only one first, one throne
And all my servants,
Who are here with me,
Listen carefully to these words
That I am saying, your lord
So the key to Hell was found,
The distress of the innocent begins everywhere
Those still living, wish to die
Gigantic tortures suffer their souls
No, no!
4. Just now
Eyes lighting out,
Life is disappearing
Candle and flame
Means the end death
Welcome here!
Voices, I heard voices
I am opening eyes and I gape
I lie silently...
Candles around and I see it
Welcome here!
The voice is coming to me
And whispers:
"It's not your end,
Your way is to carry on"
You'll find everything that was hidden from you,
You'll find everything that was hidden in the world
"Father, my father...
It's a long time since you've died"
"There is your sister and mother too
Give the greetings, there's your wife
Mwahahahahahahaha..."
"My darling! My darling!
I love you! I love you, my darling!
My darliiing!!!"
Now it's the time, time to say goodbye
Now you'll see what you dreamed of
Oh my God, that's not me!
But yes, only please remember
5. Trilogy
I. Memory
Suddenly quiet, everyone is petrified
Suddenly quiet, the tears running down
Suddenly quiet, strange
Really strange feeling
Why him?
Snad smrt není tak krutá,
[Perhaps death is not that cruel]
Snad existuje druhý breh,
[Perhaps there is another shore]
Mozná se tam jednou vsichni sejdeme
[Maybe one day everyone will be there]
A zase se budeme spolu smát
[And we'll all be laughing together]
Zítra pujdou davy lidí,
V cerném, které znám
Zítra pujdou davy lidí
[Tomorrow masses of people will march
In black, those that I know
Tomorrow masses of people will march]
II. Eyes from crying, soul from hope
Now the third star
The same day,
I'm on my knees
Behind your grave
Inside the will
Of my thoughts, without limit,
Hearing the melancholy
Wind singing...
I'm thinking about you
With tears in my eyes,
The pain in my heart
Still remains unceasing
You're back again
Don't leave, I want to touch you!
I want to listen to your voice!
Here's eternity!
III. Time of joy
[In the Present]
When the time of judgment comes
All the evil of this world disappears
Falling into Hell fire,
Let the human race forget everything
[In Hope]
All the borders of the past will fall
All the mighty Romaine poor,
The last tones of the symphony of fate will fade
Symphony of glory will be heard, forever
[In the Future]
The fire of hate and suffering is extinguished
The gates of justice are open
The secret message is fulfilled
The halo of truth is dawning
But the eternal echo of the past
We cannot allow its resurrection
[The Time of Joy]
What is it mum?
Is it the time of joy?
Yes, it is...
Time of joy, time of joy