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Второй альбом шведских прогрессив пауэр металлистов показал непременное развитие в плане техничности музыкантов и сочинения более сложного музыкального материала. К сожалению, с усовершенствованием техники игры, куда-то запропастились цепляющие мелодии. И если дебютный альбом был несколько слабоват с технической стороны, но более-менее силён с мелодической, то тут же ситуация совершенно иная, и в общем - всё наоборот. Качество записи стало более профессиональным, все инструменты звучат так как надо, вокал стал более надрывным, но достойно держит планку качества. Хотя он никогда и не сравнится с грандами этого жанра. В композиционную структуру песен добавилось больше влияния пауэр металла, хотя большинство вещей всё-таки выдержаны в средне темповом ритме, только иногда разгоняясь до приличных скоростей. Как я уже говорил с закреплением прогрессивных элементов, случилось то, что случается очень часто, и притом почти с каждым прогрессивным коллективом, а именно – музыка стала достаточно бесчувственной, даже можно сказать в некоторой степени механической. Партии клавиш не несут той нагрузки, которую должны нести, и существуют только для фона и обогащения всей музыкальной палитры, но вот для придания какой-нибудь атмосферы или чувств они совершенно не годятся. В конце-то концов, запоминающихся и хороших композиций здесь прямо-таки днём со днем не сыщешь, хотя всё-таки парочку вещей я смогу выделить. Это открывающий скоростной номер «Fading Pictures», с «холодными» и «бесчувственными» партиями фортепьяно, но зато с отличным припевом, полу балладная вещь «Different Eyes», и заключительный инструментальный номер «Netherworld», с достаточно жутковатыми клавишами и страшноватой атмосферой. Должен сказать, что как целостные композиции песни выглядят слишком скучно, но вот если разбирать их по кусочкам можно реально найти много неплохих моментов - акустические или клавишные манёвры, гитарные дуэли или барабанные изыски. В целом, альбом «Sender Of Thoughts» получился похуже дебютного диска в плане мелодических решений, зато посильнее в плане техники. |
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I can't feel the pain I think I'm going insane
Heaven... is tomorrow lost to me forever trapped within the hour glass
rising... falling in and out in time slowly
drowning in the sand
I am all alone in this endless dream everyone is different so it has to be
I feel a cold wind blowing through my soul heaven is calling so I have to
go
I have to free my mind from thoughts that I believed were right it's very
hard to understand that this is apart of human life
2. Sender Of Thoughts
Souls are lost down in the valley of shadows Come meet me where the crimson
sky is bending and we'll try to reach the new horizon
Give me your soul and I'll give you life fortune and pleasure Ask me no
questions and I'll tell you no lies
Keep your eyes upon the sky and you'll see my vision At the final steps of
life
I sender of thoughts bringer of life I sender of thoughts give you more
than you know
Now take my hand and come with me Don't fear the evil you feel inside it's
there forever Believe me I'm the devil in disguise
3. Morning Sun
See the morning sun open up the sky and shine it's light around The light
is casting shadows and everything seems so real
In the early morning so many people cry They cannot stand the pain The ones
who may believe are the ones who cannot feel
And here it comes so why can't you see
The clouds are moving faster making room for the morning sun So spread your
wings and fly into the morning sun
The sun is changing colours and we open up our eyes A new day is growing
It's only here for us so why can't we fly away
We are growing stronger and with time on our side we are heading for
tomorrow The light is casting shadows and everything is for real
4. Lost In Time
Waking up the dream I had seemed so real It took me back in time so far
away I saw a place unknown to me Empty spaces with harmony Enchanting me
with shades of light I can see it shine so bright
To reach the sun the moon, the stars That is the way to find my dreams
Shadows of memories fades away so I can see the reason why I live today The
answer is not far away Where is the moon I will be leaving soon
I have to wake up before I believe I'm trapped within The dream that I had
is for real and of course I lived before
This world is nothing new to me I've walked these streets before Feels just
like I am lost in time with no return
Waking up the dream I had seemed so real It took me back in time so far
away I saw a place unknown to me Empty spaces with harmony Enchanting me
with shades of light I can see it shine so bright The reason why I live
today The answer is not far away
5. Time Of Silence
Looking out in nowhere I see a distant gleam of light Faces I've never seen
searching in a dream Candles burning down and the light is fading out It's
the time of silence that makes me do things right
I am living in a dream or is it just what it seams Looking within myself
reaching for my sunset sky Running in endless circles heading for that
fading light Haunting shadows all around with grewsome hate in mind
They lie, they try they will never bring me down I try, I will break this
silence
Voices turned to silence but echoes speak of memories Lying awake and
listening wondering who's there for me Standing naked and alone is this for
real or dreams within dreams
Time of silence has come it's up to me to make things right
Trying to break these chains but then I realise it is inside my mind I am
dealing with my fears but if it's only in my head So why am I having this
constant fear
Looking into the future I see my life before me The circle is broken
searching for my dream of hope The starlight from above hasing shadows away
Putting memories behind me I'm the one who makes things right
6. Forever Gone
Minute by minute I'm undergoing something that I've got in mind Memories
that will be there forever are coming back right before my eyes
Everything that's inside me are feelings that I feel
I can't trust, I can't give anymore of what's left in me Searching for
another day so I can give and just walk away
I have to let it out to get my life in shape so that dreams of tomorrow can
be real so I can feel
Everything that I had is now lost and gone forever Maybe I did something
wrong and now... there's nothing I can do
7. Circle Of Souls
It's a bridge to the past built for the dying for souls that cry
You can never go back to the life that you had When you're crossing the
line it's far too late
You're looking for shelter that you never had You're tumbling around in a
faraway land
Don't trust the stranger his intentions are bad he will cause you pain and
make you insane
Nightmares begin as tomorrow becomes the past Blinded by pictures of hope
painted by strangers in time
You're searching for answers explaining the pain it leads to the past but
it's all in vain
Looking for life in the reaper's blade Slowly you're falling and your life
starts to fade
8. Here After
Darkness is all around Your time is running low Listen to the wicked sound
that rises from the below
Demons in your mind Whispers from a forgotten soul Fear of another kind
Deep down from the endless hole
There is a secret place for you Darkened mirrors on the wall Burning
candles are shining through while you're walking down these empty halls
Tomorrow is not for you as the spell is cast Memories are haunting you as
forever becomes the past
Fear in your mind Whispers from an endless hole Demons of another kind deep
down in your soul
9. Narrow Minded
[Bonus track (Japan)]