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Allen/Lande
« The Showdown »
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1 | The Showdown
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| 2 | Judgement Day
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| 3 | Never Again
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| 4 | Turn All Into Gold
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| 5 | Bloodlines
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| 6 | Copernicus
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| 7 | We Will Rise Again
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| 8 | The Guardian
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| 9 | Maya
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| 10 | The Artist
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| 11 | Eternity
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| 12 | Alias |
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Sir Russel Allen - Vocals
Jorn Lande - Vocals
Magnus Karlsson - Guitars, Bass, Keyboards
Jaime Salazar - Drums |
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| 1. The Showdown
SHOWDOWN!
I've been searching for longer than I can remember
I believe in on a hope that will meet again
Well I've been praying that I will get just one more chance
And I've been dreaming that this night would come
You thought all was over, that you never would see me aga |
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В тайниках компании Frontiers припрятано множество всяких диковин. Лейбл, который свободно располагает талантами Денниса Уорда, Магнуса Карлсона, Йорна Ланде, Стэна Буша, Джима Петерика и прочих замечательных личностей, просто обязан радовать слушателя регулярными и качественными релизами.
Успех дебютного блокбастера «The Battle» в 2005 году обеспечил участников проекта Йорна Ланде, Рассела Аллена и Магнуса Карлсона стабильной востребованностью на рынке хард-рока, а лейбл Frontiers, пытаясь повторить успех этой работы, стабильно выпускал на рынок проекты, созданные в подобном же ключе (The Codex, Los Angeles, Kiske-Somerville).
За годы Карлсон отточил мастерство в сочинительстве материала в стиле хард-н-хэви практически до совершенства. Работа в Primal Fear и многочисленные сторонние проекты добавляют и опыта, и авторитета, так что к третьему релизу наши старые знакомые пришли в статусе суперзвезд и «тяжелой артиллерии» лейбла.
Материал «The Showdown» в этот раз получился более мелодичным, приглаженным и, местами, рафинированным, в сравнении с предыдущими двумя альбомами. Чуть меньше метала, явно возросшие мелодик-роковые акценты, многочисленные, пространные электронные вступления к песням, - все это явно сделано в угоду поклонникам мелодичного рока.
Искренне был удивлен наличию 100% AOR в виде «Maya», «Turn All into Gold» или «Alias». Подобные песни придают новизну и свежесть материалу, а сам факт, что Карлсон попытался записать нечто отличное от предыдущих альбомов, уже не может не радовать. Никуда не делись модернизированные металлические боевики, которые в избытке были представлены на предыдущих частях. «The Showdown», «Judgement Day» или «The Guardian» - настоящий метал, которые не позволяет пластинке перейти в легковесную категорию «мелодик-рок».
В сухом остатке имеем отличный тяжелый, мелодичный альбом, которым лейбл Frontiers может гордиться с чистой совестью. Коллектив проекта не позволил себе схалтурить, и в рамках Allen-Lande мы имеем отличный альбом, который мало уступает оригиналу, но превосходит второй релиз. |
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Вот и третий альбом проекта Allen-Lande. Открывает его крепкий, запоминающийся титульный боевичок с интересным, щемящим душу соляком в середине. Далее идёт уже известная по видеоклипу «Judgement Day», спетая единолично Йорном. Мне эта песня понравилась любопытным сочетанием позитивного куплета и тревожных ноток в припеве. Эпическая «Never Again» - одна из самых западающих в душу песен, украшенная ненавязчивой фортепианно-«симфонической» аранжировкой. Четвёртый трек (также с красивой клавишной составляющей и хитовым припевом) напоминает Royal Hunt, а вокал Расселла кое-где звучит очень похоже на Дио. Мелодичная «Copernicus», среднетемповые «We Will Rise Again», «The Guardian», «Maya» (с привкусом AOR-а), более легковесная «Bloodlines» и занятная сменяющимися ритмическими рисунками «The Artist» - хорошие песни, каждая со своей изюминкой, но в мелодическом отношении они проигрывают первым четырём номерам альбома. Эпик «Eternity» - очень сильный, эмоциональный трек, драматизма которому добавляет всё та же симфо-клавишная аранжировка, коими Карлссон отнюдь не обделил этот альбом. Бонус-трек «Alias» - энергичная, но довольно стандартная песня, поэтому помещение её на диск в качестве «довеска» вполне оправданно. В итоге, на выходе мы получили ладно скроенный альбом, содержащий 5 явно хитовых вещей и 7 (с бонусом) ровных, приятных, но ничем не выдающихся песен. На мой взгляд, «The Showdown» уступает обоим своим предшественникам, но тем не менее, любителям мелодичного, в меру жёсткого харда, безусловно, стоит с ним ознакомиться. |
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Stop to look over your shoulder but is far from over yet
This is the night
The final dark where we will meet
The rescue insight, is only you and me
This is the fight
The final war that will end it all
I will make things right
Are you ready, ready for the showdown!
Ready for the showdown!
You've been hiding deep within the darkest shadows
And you've been hoping that I would forget but I never forget, no
You've been wishing that I only exist in the dreams
You've been dreaming this night would never come
You thought all was over, that you never would see me again
Stop to look over your shoulder but is far from over yet
This is the night
The final dark where we will meet
The rescue insight, is only you and me
This is the fight
The final war that will end it all
I will make things right
Are you ready, ready for the showdown!
You thought all was over, that you never would see me again
Stop to look over your shoulder but is far from over yet
This is the night
The final dark where we will meet
The rescue insight, is only you and me
This is the fight
The final war that will end it all
I will make things right
Are you ready, ready for the showdown!
Ready for the showdown!
Are you ready for the showdown!
I'm ready, I'm ready, I'm ready for the showdown
Ready for a showdown
2. Judgement Day
I will try to understand all your intentions
It's a whole new world of strange interventions
Yet I'm still grown to it, still grown to it
We have grown to understand mortal freedom
What it leads to the prices we have to pay
It's firing back on us, and this might be the game
[Chorus:]
You still wait for a sign, for the stars to be aligned
You still hope, you still pray, as you wake a Judgement Day
Yeah, wake up!
You've been hanging on to false explanations
From the oldest books that needed no questioning
After all you believed, you would be freed, oh yeah
I'm still standing here with facts, with a purpose
Trying to make you hear, need you to be listening
I am telling you, this might save you this time
[Chorus x2]
Ooh, as you wake up!
As you wake a Judgement Day!
[Solo]
[Chorus]
Wake up!
As you wake a Judgement Day!
Wake up! Wake up! Yeah! Wake up! Wake up!
3. Never Again
Her tiny voice makes such a noise
It still echoes in my mind
Do not speak, just try to sleep
Rest your weary head
It’s time for me to leave now
It’s time to set the record straight
It’s time for me to leave now, she says
Never again, you won’t trust in strangers again
The words the say, cut like razorblades
Time after time you say
Never again, you won’t trust in strangers again
You pass them by, like the changing skies
Time after time you say
So full of life the waters run
Through the valleys down below
I sit and watch to clear my mind, trying to focus now
The lies have got to end now
She needs to know the truth somehow
The lies have got to end now, she says
Never again, you won’t trust in strangers again
The words the say, cut like razorblades
Time after time you say
Never again, you won’t trust in strangers again
You pass them by, like the changing skies
Time after time you say
4. Turn All Into Gold
At first it seems like there is no life
No hope and no dreams
Only embraced by the silence
You know it’s here the time has arrived
When the past will be erased
And all your dark thoughts will fade away
You can change it
Only you can
Turn all into gold
Make everything glow again
Make the stars shine
The world is yours and mine
It burdens your heart, haunting your mind
Knowing that you are the only one
That can save yourself
An army of ghosts whisper in your ear
Making you hesitate
Making you stay in the dark
You can change it
Only you can
Turn all into gold
Make everything glow again
Make the stars shine
The world is yours
Turn all into gold
Make everything glow again
Make the stars shine
The world is yours and mine
Only you can change it
Only you, only you can
Turn all into gold
Make everything glow again
Make the stars shine
The world is yours
Turn all into gold
Make everything glow again
Make the stars shine
The world is yours and mine
5. Bloodlines
Rising with the setting sun
Never time to rest
Had to get this off my mind
Get it off my chest
Re-appearing deep inside
Scenes I can not stand
She is fading out of time
Bloodstains on my hands
She was all I had in mind, we would runaway
Whispering to haunt my mind, every single day
All I left behind was tears
And cries of great despair
She said she would meet me there
Once my work was done
Ara! You left me hanging high and dry
Never told me why
Can I, can I undo what I have done
I thought you were the one
Seem I cannot settle down
They’ll pickup my trace
I am known in every town
Pictures of my face
Everything’s reminding me
Of all the time we spent together
She will come to rescue me
She will hear my cry
Ara! You left me hanging high and dry
Never told me why
Can I, can I undo what I have done
I thought you would outshine the sun
There’s a movement at my door
Maybe she has found my hideout
Things will be like just before
Bloodlines sealed my fate
Ara! You left me hanging high and dry
Never told me why
Can I, can I undo what I have done
Ara! You left me hanging high and dry
Never told me why
Can I, can I undo what I have done
I thought you were the one
6. Copernicus
I can see you now
Like a million suns alight
As they pierce the darkest night
When all hope is gone and lost, I know…
When I was a child
I had the strangest dream
A thousand mirrors
All reflecting the same beam
It seem so hard
When you’re left alone outside
To lack a part in all the greatest things in life
Now I’m at this crossroad
The light will be my guide
I can see you now
Like a million suns alight
As they pierce the darkest night
When all hope is gone and lost, I know…
So real at the time
Making up my mind
A stronger current
Pulling me into its line
When all hope was lost
You became my friend
And now we stand here in unity again
Now we’re at this crossroad
The light will be our guide
I can see you now
Like a million suns alight
As they pierce the darkest night
When all hope is gone and lost…
I can see you now
Like a million suns alight
As they pierce the darkest night
When all hope is gone and lost
When all hope is gone and lost
Forever I’ll be here, right by your side
When all the times change and our worlds collide
When I was a child
I had the strangest dream
A thousand mirrors
All reflecting the same beam
Now I’m at this crossroad
The light will be my guide
I can see you now
Like a million suns alight
As they pierce the darkest night
When all hope is gone and lost…
I can see you now
Like a million suns alight
As they pierce the darkest night
When all hope is gone and lost
When all hope is gone and lost, I know
7. We Will Rise Again
A battle between two different worlds
Different lives but we share the same sky
I still wonder why
Innocent souls have been torn apart
The guilty ones are far away by now
I still wonder how
We have been in darker places
The angels will protect us
We know evil has many faces
We won’t be fooled anymore
Beneath the sky far from the stars
We’re ready to fight for what is ours
There have been so many wars
The time has come when we will rise
Too many years of pain have past
We will reclaim our throne at last
The days of darkness will end now
The time has come when we will rise again
We are still alive and still have hope
Gather ones more this black winter night
Prepare for one last fight
Ignore the cold ignore the pain
Don’t listen to the sound of the enemies closing in
This time they won’t win
We have been in darker places
The angels will protect us
We know evil has many faces
We won’t be fooled anymore
Beneath the sky far from the stars
We’re ready to fight for what is ours
There have been so many wars
The time has come when we will rise
Too many years of pain have past
We will reclaim our throne at last
The days of darkness will end now
The time has come when we will rise again
We will rise again
We have been in darker places
The angels will protect us
We know evil has many faces
But we won’t be fooled again
Beneath the sky far from the stars
We’re ready to fight for what is ours
There have been so many wars
The time has come when we will rise
Too many years of pain have past
We will reclaim our throne at last
The days of darkness will end now
The time has come when we will rise again
We will rise again
8. The Guardian
The creature spoke to me
Said, the moment you see me
That’s when I, I will leave you be
All that I’d become
The restless soul, had now
Disappeared, in tranquillity
The watcher on the stairs
The threshold of despair
Was the one, who would talk to me
All my life I’ve waited, and anticipated
Hoping I’d someday awake
Here I stand, and I’m watching and I’m waiting
In your hands, and my journey can’t be over yet
My last stand, my life in your hands
Can’t turn back no more
No more
So who are you I see?
The angel watching me
From above, as I go to sleep?
All my life I’ve waited, and anticipated
Hoping you’d someday arrive
Here I stand, and I’m watching and I’m waiting
In your hands, and my journey can’t be over yet
My last stand, my life in your hands
Can’t turn back no more
No more
All my life I’ve waited, and anticipated
Hoping someday you’d arrive
All the knowledge you have
That I’m dying to have
I am ready with an open mind
Here I stand, and I’m watching and I’m waiting
In your hands, and my journey can’t be over yet
My last stand, my life in your hands
Can’t turn back no more, no more
My last stand, my life in your hands
Can’t turn back no more, no more
9. Maya
Just for once, I can see it clearly, and I know
Change will come when I appear
Like a veil that’s lifted from my eyes
Truth reveals itself, truth reveals itself
Silently, I will find the peace to meet the needs
Meet the needs from you and me
‘Cause I know it changes with one breath
So all I do is wait, all I do is wait
I’ll make a change for you to see
I’ll find the power within me
I can do anything I want
All that I need is your trust, your belief in me
If you just believe in me
Rise again, if they tie me down I’ll break the chains
Break the chains that’s holding me
Mind wins over matter just for once
And I will be set free, no boundaries for me
I’ll make a change for you to see
I’ll find the power within me
I can do anything I want
All that I need is your trust, your belief in me
If you should fall, I’ll be the voice to guide you
Right beside you, I hear your call
When all the world comes crashing
World comes crashing down
I’ll make a change for you to see
I’ll find the power within me
I can do anything I want
All that I need is your trust
I’ll make a change for you to see
I’ll find the power within me
I can do anything I want
All that I need is your trust
Your belief in me
In me
10. The Artist
I remember when, chasing shadows ends
As a child I was never like this
Many times I’ve tried, asking myself why
Why I still go on chasing this dream
What am I to do?
All I know is what I feel is true
It’s a challenge for life
Every day feels like night
I, I will become, and when I’ve won
When I have conquered time and space
I will live on and you will remember what I’ve done
In another time, maybe somehow I
Would have gotten another chance
If their minds could change
Somehow rearranged
With eyes opened they’d see my deeds
What am I to do?
All I know is what I feel is true
It’s a challenge for life
Every day feels like night
I, I will become, and when I’ve won
When I have conquered time and space
I will live on and you will remember what I’ve done
I, I will become, and when I’ve won
When I have conquered time and space
I will live on and you will remember what I’ve done
Written in stone, I will live on
You will remember what I’ve done
I, I will become, and when I’ve won
In time I’ll live for ever on
11. Eternity
I know I’m not here alone
I can hear them sigh and moan
Though it’s dark here
There’s a presence I can feel
As the world spins round once more
Closing one more opened door
I find comfort in the words she used to say
So now I’m on my way
I, I have made my point for you to see
Still, all the borders seem so closed to me
I, I will try once more ‘cause
I’m on the right way you see
Wait, I’ll be waiting for eternity, I will
Maybe we can work this out
There’s no need to scream and shout
I am standing here so hungry and so cold
One by one we fell apart
Though united in our hearts
Now I know that I have taken it too far
Breaking through the stars again
I, I have made my point for you to see
Still, all the borders seem so closed to me
I, I will try once more ‘cause
I’m on the right way you see
Wait, I’ll be waiting for eternity, I will
I, I have made my point for you to see
Still, all the borders seem so closed to me
I, I will try once more ‘cause
I’m on the right way you see
Wait, I’ll be waiting for eternity
I, I have made my point for you to see
Still, all the borders seem so closed to me
I, I will try once more ‘cause
I’m on the right way you see
Wait, I’ll be waiting for eternity, I will
12. Alias
I will wake up here alone as the tide it will turn
As the silence will grow
Maybe someone just like me
Could be there by your side
When your world turns to slow
If I fail, if I should fall
Will you stand by my side
Or just watch my demise?
Will you listen to my voice
As I speak from the heart
As I open your eyes?
Forever and a day
All you can give me is your pain
All the emotions that
You’re feeding
You can see clearly from now on
You’re begging me to stay
We’ll live forever and a day
If you’ll accept all that I offer
You’ll live forever and a day
As the moments pass us by
As we lose all control in this thing we call life,
We will try to re-create all the moments of joy
All the moments of hate
You’re still tied up in your chains
All the fears that you have all the fears you create
In this darkened room of mine
You will try to let go, you will let me inside
Forever and a day
All you can give me is your pain
All the emotions that you’re feeding
You can see clearly from now on
You’re begging me to stay
We’ll live forever and a day
If you’ll accept all that I offer
You’ll live forever and a day
What am I to say?
All you can give me is your pain
Your eyes are screaming through your silence
Your eyes are begging me to stay
Forever and a day
All you can give me is your pain
All the emotions that
You’re feeding
You can see clearly from now on
You’re begging me to stay
We’ll live forever and a day
If you’ll accept all that I offer
You’ll live forever and a day