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Второй альбом американских думстеров Saint Vitus получился, наверно, самым «недумовым» в их дискографии. Где-то я читал, что на этом альбоме на их музыку повлияли хардкоровые команды, с которыми Saint Vitus были подписаны вместе на лейбле группы Black Flag — S.S.T. Не знаю, правда это или нет, но процент среднетемповых и быстрых вещей здесь больше, чем на любом другом альбоме "Святого Витта".
Звук у группы, в общем, остался таким же, как и на дебютном альбоме — грязная, низкая гитара, «квакающие» соло, необычный вокал Скотта Риджерса. Но риффы в половине вещей думовыми не назовешь. Открывающий альбом отличный хит "War Is Our Destiny", быстрая "White Stallions" и среднетемповая "The Sadist"— это скорее хард-рок, выполненный в фирменном звучании «Витта», а заглавная "Hallow's Victim" вообще напоминает что-то среднее между трэшем и хардкором. Фирменный дум есть в таких вещах, как "Mystic Lady" и "Prayer For the (M)asses", но и тут тягучие риффы соседствуют с энергичными кусками, и в целом эти вещи звучат довольно бодро.
Как по мне, такое изменение стиля отразилось на группе позитивно. Во-первых, "War Is Our Destiny" и "White Stallions" получились очень запоминающимися, и я их считаю одними из лучших композиций в творчестве «Святого Витта», да и остальные треки очень хорошие, и откровенного проходняка среди них нет. И во-вторых, что ни говори, а вокал Риджерса с его шепелявостью звучит немного комично, и не очень подходит к созданию характерной для дума трагической атмосферы. А вот в таких энергичных, быстрых или среднетемповых вещах, он звучит хорошо. В общем, это один из моих любимых альбомов Saint Vitus, и уж точно самый любимый из записанных первым составом группы. |
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In the final show
These men aren't bad men
They're like you or me
The only thing that's different
Is their destiny
We both sign treaties
And they always die
Neither side can give us
A good reason why
They're always talking louder
And now we are too
Guess we both bit off
More than we could chew
White Stallions
yesterday I saw my face
pictured in the sky
as I gazed upon myself
my whole life flashed by
I heard the sound of hoofbeats
from a thousand angry mares
before I could control my thoughts
my inner soul was theirs
white stallions
in my vein
white stallions
lord stop me
before I go insane
took me to the promised land
where everything is free
looked around and saw my friends
laughing loud at me
a great stone wall divided us
on their side was a dance
on my side was endless torture
guess I blew my chance
only time can ease the pain
the stallions left behind
tiny hoofprints on my arm
strung out in a line
wish that I could start again
and change my evil ways
trapped upon the stallion's back
'till my dying days
Mystic Lady
Black smoke rising
From the stain of unearthly charred remains
Sweet young maiden
Blond and fair
Was a witch so we burned her there
As she burned she laughed out loud
From the sky fell a bloody shroud
As we gasped and gazed
With astonished eyes
Mystic Lady began to rise
Hallow's Victim
Panic in the air
Awaken to the call
Ghostly apparitions
Making your skin crawl
Incense, tambourines
Sorcerors arise
All you see are pools af blood
And fire in their eyes
Grinning jack-o-lanterns
Lit by candle-light
Cauldrons bubble over-filled
On this night of nights
Leather bat-wings
Slicing through the air
Leaves your body white with shock
You're wide-eyed and scared
Cross in your hand
Time to make your stand
Your bravery's fading somehow
Garlic 'round your neck
Paranoia's got you wrecked
You jump at every little sound
Boney witches fingers
Are scratching at your face
Skeletons sit beside you
Making your heart race
Cold sweat is running
Running from your brow
You've got a one-way ticket
To six feet underground
The Sadist
He looked around
Saw nothing
Blinked his eyes and he was gone
He couldn't cry
With his head in his hands
He tried to laugh
But the tears still ran
Well he tried to warn you
But you didn't care
Then he just shook his head
Well he said no more
Just faced the wind
Glared and he was gone again
We had a chance
But we let it go
We let our dreams change our lives
And now every night
As you look to the sky
Hear his growl
'Cause we've gone much too far
Just Friends (Empty Love)
I don't want your empty love
Just leave me alone
I have done ok so far
Living on my own
You said you could give me shelter
Underneath your wing
But all I ever got from you
Was hate and misery
Woman
You don't want
To be
Just friends
Thought that I could always be there
Everytime you call
Now you seem surprised to find
That I'm not there at all
Oh you loved the way you had me
Pressed beneath your thumb
Now I am the one who's laughing
My new life's begun
My new life is getting stronger
Since you've gone away
Survival is the only thing
That I care for today
You showed me the beautiful
And ugly sides of love
Now I am to roam the earth
Bitching what you've done
Prayer For the (M)asses
Everybody wants to know
Where you get off
Thinking that you're bad because
You praise the dogs
Satan's evil you had
Better stay away
Or else with your stupid soul
You will have to pay
You wear your crosses upside-down
It shows that you're a fool
You don't realize
What he's got in store for you
The flames of hell
Burn eternally
They never die
You must think it will be fun
To forever fry
You scorn the good book laugh at me
Say I am an ass
But I'll have the final chuckle
When judgement's passed
I may not rise right away
I am not that pure
But I know I won't follow you
And that is for sure
Prayer for the masses
Pray for their asses