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Дебютный альбом шведской пауэр металлической группы, образованной в 1991 году, но по причине отсутствия интереса к ним лейблов, выпуститившей свой дебютник только в 1993 году. То, что лейблы были очень осторожны к ребятам, не было последними неприятными вещами, весь творческий путь Тэда Мороза совершенно не был похож на самую счастливую историю. Дело в том что популярность, как назло обходила музыкантов стороной, и только недавно они смогли стать более-менее известными, к тому же специфика их музыки ещё более усложняла ситуацию – многие, услышав музыкальный материал банды, принимали её за американскую команду, но никак не за шведскую. И должен согласиться, в музыке ребят есть что-то от американской мелодики, и таких групп как Metal Church, Savatage или Jacobs Dream. Частые смены состава также отражались не слишком хорошо на коллективе. Итак, альбом был записан с помощью Uffe Pettersson, а спродюсирован самим Тэдом Морозом, и выпущен на Black Mark Production. Качество записи отличается достаточно высоким уровнем, музыка весьма тяжела и жёстка. Если охарактеризовать стиль команды, то можно назвать его хэви металлом, очень технично сыгранным, с профессиональными клавишными аранжировками, очень редкими сменами ритма и отличным чистым вокалом. Должен заметить, что основным минусом пластинки является некая неопределённость ребят в том, что им играть, потому как для прогрессив металла музыка слишком проста, а для хэви металла она не очень напориста и чересчур «прозрачна» и не обладает должной мелодикой. Поэтому мы имеем нечто не совсем уверенное в своих силах, но достаточно серьёзно поданное и с признаками здорового ума. Скорость композиций не выскакивает за средний темп, иногда превращаясь в заводной «ты-гы-дым». В особенности на переднем плане выставлены бас гитара и клавиши, но вот последние не вызывают особого восторга, поскольку сыграны они хоть и профессионально, но вот цепляющей мелодики им явно не хватает. Особенно хитовыми и запоминающимися песнями вышли мрачная и спокойная «Voices Are Calling», со скачущим ритмом и техничными барабанами, самая скоростная вещица с запоминающимся припевом «Eyes Of The Stranger», заглавная мощная «Leaving The Past Behind», а также драйвовая «Way Of History» и напористая «Reflection». В целом, альбом как не крути довольно-таки средненький, вряд ли диск может претендовать на признание всей металлической общественности, несмотря на то, что он получил хорошие оценки в рок издательствах. |
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what's going on Can't stay alive no place to go no place to hide
Keep on searching for the answers but the more you learn the less you know
I cannot scream and I cannot cry So tell me why I feel this way Is it true
what they say There's no way out and I know it's true
2. Miracle
I've been searching for a long time through light and through darkness but
I still don't know I've been waiting for tomorrow yesterday's gone but it
still the same
I see the trees I feel the clouds in the sky I feel the wind I feel the
heat of depression That's why I need it so bad
All I need is a miracle
So many times I've been asking myself I never felt like this before I can't
go on lining in this desperation yesterday's gone but it still the same
What does it takes of a man to put his life back in order I lay me down I
see no way out yesterday's gone but it still the same
All that I'm searching for is a miracle
Voices are Calling Say can you hear me can you see me I'm all alone with
no place to go I've got no answers to all my questions It's all the same
they fill my head with lies ...I've got no feelings I can't go on living on
the edge Got no reason to stay alive when all they say is pull the trigger
Life's got no meaning it's all over now It's time to go and leave the past
behind ...I can't control it My soul is lost my heart can't take no more I
feel the fire that burns so deep inside No one can save me ...lost forever
There'll come a time when I'm forgiven It's all over now but I'll always be
with you
Can you hear the voices calling They surround you like stars in heaven
Ain't no lie that can't be spoken Can't believe but I can't deny it I've
got no feelings left to hide
It's not so easy to make this hard decision I've tried so hard to wash my
thoughts away but all they say is pull the trigger
3. Voices Are Calling
4. Reach For The Sky
I see a man out in the cold There's something there I see it in his eyes He
wonders how to make it through the night and the days to come for the rest
of his life
Reach for the sky Can't you hear me Can't you see me Reach for the sky So
out of touch Why don't you reach for the sky
I see a tear Coming down from his eyes A cry for help Echoes in my head I
wonder why He stands here all alone He reaches out for the rest of his life
5. Eyes Of A Stranger
When you wake up cold and lonely can't remember where you've been It's time
to start believin' in a dream where there's no end So much pain deep down
in your mind Is it real or is it just an illusion Can you feel the darkness
around you You are alone but there's someone there
Don't be afraid of what's coming closer you can't be sure are you lost in a
dream There's no return of what's already started you don't know are you
losing your mind
You're on your own nowhere to go You need someone to hold on to
You can't go on without faith and belief Someone is calling you so far away
Fear the eyes of a stranger
You keep on steering through the darkness around you You feel the presence
of an unborn child his soul is black and so are his tears The time has come
to face the unknown locked up in chains you're bound to be scared Caught in
this nightmare there's nowhere to go Show me the way to the promised land
he reached out just take his hand
6. Save Me
I see a light shining through a window I wonder who has passed away I see
myself on top of a mountain And someone is calling my name
Please God don't take me I've got so much more to live for Can someone save
me I cannot believe I'm dying
Hear my prayers is it words without meaning Don't turn away don't leave me
alone Will I be here when tomorrow comes or is it to late to say goodbye
Lights fading out and my life is passing by and someone whispers the words,
come closer I'm leaving time there's no turning back I'm stuck between life
and death
7. Leaving The Past Behind
Time is spinning around me like sparrows flying high Live to learn the
questions concerning what's right or wrong Fading horizons the moment of
truth has come Darkness surrounds me as the final breath
Look through the sky far beyond the clouds Telling me what do I see
Silence surrounds me as I'm falling deeper and deeper I can't feel no pain
as I'm leaving the past behind
Time has no meaning and I'll never see the sun again Is it all for real as
I'm leaving the past behind
Hate is all I've got left wonder if I've got it right Now I know I've been
wrong tomorrow is still to come Fear the hate within you It's coming to
reclaim what's yours future and past Now and then all in one and still to
come
I am losing track of time how much deeper can I fall Surrounded by my
thoughts by my thoughts of it all Now I know it's true as I'm falling into
nothing else Memories calling my name but I know that I've ceased to be
8. Reflections
In the mirror I see myself A desperate man who's falling apart My own
reflections cannot give me no answers
I stare at the stars Out through my window I wonder will they all fall down
So high above me So out of touch Why does it have to be like this
Reflections
In the mirror I see shadows of someone Is it me or someone else My mind is
twisted Is it just an illusion
9. Way Of History
Night time falls too late The sun is shining through Morning comes too soon
Another day another story
Someone must hold the key to open up our eyes So many questions but there
ain't no answers How will we know what's meant to be
Seasons passing by and change our way of living Winds are blowing stronger
There's nothing we can do about it
Who gives us hope in this misery Is this the fall of humanity How can we
live in this society No one can change the way of history
Life is not so easy It's filled with pain and sorrow Will there be a sign
in heaven Before it gets too late
Clouds increase in heaven Darkness closing in The day is finally over We
are waiting for tomorrow