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Вот и настало время, когда британские классики легкого металла таки зазвучали! Еще не на все сто, но со значительным улучшением качества записи, их можно понять и разложить все по полочкам, что я и собираюсь сделать. Второй альбом металлических раздолбаев оказался очень и очень интересным. Оригинальное звучание, узнаваемое с первых же нот, отличается своими простыми, вполне тяжелыми ритмами и главное – очень драйвовой и запоминаемой мелодикой, напоминающей смесь рок’н’рольного харда и хэви. Диск представил нам материал, значительно обгоняющий дебютник, как по технике, так и по количеству идей, и так мной любимых вокальных попсово-лирических запевах Джо Элиота и Ко. Главным плюсом является распетый голос Джо, который звучит чисто, а временами даже вытягивает нотку и по-хардовски скримингует. Очень приятное впечатление оставляет то бесшабашное скоростное представление, которые ребята устроили в инструментальной композиции «Switch 625» - здесь полноценно проснулась стилистика группы, так хорошо закрепившаяся в последующем альбоме. Тексты песен полностью соответствуют музыке – бесшабашные темы в основном на тему любви, либо же о том, какие мы крутые парни и что на нас надо смотреть и обязательно слушать! Как всегда, особую роль играет та особенная лиричность вокалиста, о которой я писал и композиция «Bringin’ On The Heartbreak» - явный тому пример. Одна из лучших композиций группы вообще. Она сочетает в себе именно ту замечательную грустноватую лирику совместно с угарными рок’н’рольными рифами и чисто классическими для стиля соляками. А вот среди более угарных композиций, стоит отметить заглавную вещь – среднетемповый номер на классной рок’н’рольной основе и с амбициозными текстами. Рядом стоят красивые быстрые вещи «Lady Strange» c классным лидирующим соляком и «On Through The Night» с не менее драйвовыми гитарными фишками и запоминающимся припевом. Вот, пожалуй, и все. В итоге отмечу, что диск является очень оригинальным и опережающим время – ведь в 1981 году мало кто из коллективов смогли перестроиться и выбомбить что-то оригинальненькое и свеженькое. Так вот именно этот свежачек и получился у Леопардов. Почти шедевр. |
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Let it
(Let it go)
Let it go
You gotta
(Let it rock)
C'mon
(Let it roll)
Yeah just let it go
(Let it go)
Slow down, hold on
You're too fast, you're too strong
Take it easy, take it slow
Make it last, don't let go
A warm body is one way
You're not leaving, c'mon stay
So get down on your knees
And let me know you're here to please
(Let it rock)
Yeah
(Let it roll)
Let it
(Let it go)
Let it go
You gotta
(Let it rock)
C'mon
(Let it roll)
Yeah just let it go
(Let it go)
Let it go
Let it go
Whoah
Cool woman, cool eyes, got me hypnotized
Slow down, hold on
You're too fast, you're too strong
I need a woman, I want her to love
A wound up woman
And you do what I want, what I want
Oh yeah
Slow down, hold on
You're too fast, you're too strong
Take it slow, make it last
Take it easy, not too fast
And don't let go
No!
Rock steady, we're still shaking
I'm ready for the taking
So make your move, you might be
And get a-ready for the big scene
Yeah
(Let it rock)
Let it
(Let it roll)
Let it
(Let it go)
Let it
Let it
(Let it rock)
Let it
(Let it roll)
Let it
(Let it go)
Let it go
(Let it rock)
Yeah
(Let it roll)
Let it
(Let it go)
Let it go
You gotta
(Let it rock)
C'mon
(Let it roll)
Yeah
(Let it go)
Oh yeah
Oh!
Another Hit And Run
(Savage/Elliott)
Union Jack is back with a hole in his head
He's gettin' badly burned every time
He's laughin' at me and dancin' on my sneakers
And his sixties songs are blowin' up my speakers
I say you got no respect
Respect for authority
You're just plan your dirty tricks
And then come cryin' to me
Hit and run, hit and run
It's just a hit and run
Another hit and run
Oh bring it down
Oh you bring it down
I say you got no respect
Respect for authority
You're just playin' your dirty tricks
And then come cryin' to me
Hit and run, hit and run
It's just a hit and run
Another hit and run
Hit it, oh
Ooh bring it down, ooh way down
I said you ain't got no respect
I said you ain't got no respect
No you ain't got no respect
And you hit me when I'm down
Hit and run, hit and run
It's just another hit and run
I said it's just another hit and run
Oh yeah, hit and run
Oh yeah, hit and run
Oh yeah, hit and run
Oh yeah, hit and run
Oh yeah, hit and run
Oh yeah, hit and run
It's just another hit and run
Hit and run
High 'n' Dry (Saturday Night)
(Clark/Savage/Elliott)
Saturday, I feel right
I been drinking all day
Yes I got a date, a midnight ride
I had to get it away
Yeah
I'm not a loner, I'm not a fool
Don't need a reason, reason to be cool
I got my whiskey, I got my wine
I got my woman, and this time the lights are going out
(Saturday night)
High
(Saturday night)
High 'n' dry
(Saturday night)
I'm high
(Saturday night)
High 'n' dry
Ow
I feel bad, I feel mean
I'm up and down and in between
On the bottle, I'm on the line
I'm up and feeling fine
Oh
I'm not a loner, I'm not a fool
Don't need a reason, reason to be cool
I got my whiskey, I got my wine
I got my woman, and this time the lights are going out
(Saturday night)
High
(Saturday night)
High 'n' dry
(Saturday night)
I'm high
(Saturday night)
High 'n' dry
Oh take me high
Saturday, kickin' out, her train was comin' to me
I gotta move, number one
Saturday night on the run
(Saturday night)
High
(Saturday night)
High 'n' dry
(Saturday night)
Got my whiskey
(Saturday night)
Got my wine
(Saturday night)
Got my woman
(Saturday night)
High 'n' dry
You gotta try me tonight
Bringin' On The Heartbreak
(Clark/Willis/Elliott)
Gypsy, sittin' lookin' pretty
The broken rose with laughin' eyes
You're a mystery, always runnin' wild
Like a child without a home
You're always searching, searching for a feeling
That it's easy come and easy go
Oh I'm sorry but it's true
You're bringin' on the heartbreak
Takin' all the best of me
Oh can't you see?
You got the best of me
Whoah can't you see?
You're bringin' on the heartbreak
Bringin' on the heartache
You're bringin' on the heartbreak
Bringin' on the heartache
Can't you see?
Oh whoah
You're such a secret, misty eyed and shady
Lady how you hold the key
Oh you're like a candle, your flame slowly fadin'
Burnin' out and burnin' me
Can't you see?
Just try and say to you
You're bringin' on the heartache
Takin' all the best of me
Oh can't you see?
You got the best of me
Whoah can't you see?
You're bringin' on the heartbreak
Bringin' on the heartache
You're bringin' on the heartbreak
Bringin' on the heartache
Can't you see?
Can't you see?
No no no
You got the best of me
Oh can't you see?
You got the best of me
Whoah can't you see?
You're bringin' on the heartbreak
Bringin' on the heartache
You're bringin' on the heartbreak
Bringin' on the heartache
You're bringin' on the heartbreak
Bringin' on the heartache
You're bringin' on the heartbreak
Switch 625
(Clark)
Oh oh oh whoah
Oh oh oh whoah
Oh oh oh whoah
You Got Me Runnin'
(Willis/Clark/Elliott)
Hang on
Yeah
Ha ha ha ha ha
I don't care too much
For your backstabbin' and side steppin'
You're all sweet talk, you're all lust
You're the kind, yeah, I don't trust
I gotta get out, step aside
Bbefore you damage my pride
Let me through don't spoil my view
I gotta get away, away from you
Oh no no never thought I'd feel so low
You got me runnin'
You got me runnin'
I ain't gonna hide
And yesterday everything seemed okay
Yeah you better run and hide away
Oh you better hide
You're out, out on the street
But I'm back on my feet
I might lose it, so get wise
Stop your usin' and your lies
Oh my friend don't stick around
Your time is up, the chips are down
Let me through don't spoil my view
I gotta get away, away from you
Oh no no never thought I'd feel so low
You got me runnin'
You got me runnin'
I ain't gonna hide
And yesterday everything seemed okay
Yeah you better run and hide away
Oh you better hide
You got me runnin'
(You got me runnin')
You got me runnin'
(You got me runnin')
You got me runnin'
(You got me runnin')
You got me runnin', runnin', runnin'
C'mon
Whoah
Oh oh oh
Oh yeah
Runnin' and runnin'
Runnin'
Oh
Watch me run
Runnin', runnin', runnin'
Oh no no never thought I'd feel so low
You got me runnin'
You got me runnin'
I ain't gonna hide
And yesterday everything seemed okay
Yeah you better run and hide away
Oh you better hide
You got me runnin'
(You got me runnin')
You got me runnin'
(You got me runnin')
You got me runnin'
(You got me runnin')
You got me runnin'
(You got me runnin')
I'm gettin' out
(You got me runnin')
You can't say no no more
(You got me runnin')
Get out the door
(You got me runnin')
You got me runnin'
Lady Strange
(Willis/Clark/Allen/Elliott)
Ow
Ooh yeah
Oh
I never needed love before
Till I met you girl
A girl like you I have never seen
You came into my life like a whirlwind girl
You let me know what lovin' really means
Lady strange, oh lady strange I want you
Lady strange, oh lady strange I need you
You got me where you want me girl
So no messin' around
You know I never played that hard to please
I've been here many times before
And walked this sacred ground
But this time you got me on my knees
You got me
Lady strange, oh lady strange I want you
Lady strange, oh lady strange I need you
Lady strange, oh lady strange I want you
Lady strange, oh lady strange I want you
I need you
Oh you're so strange
Oh oh oh
Taking love from you's like taking candy from a baby
But lady strange there is no stranger lady
No
Just you and me we make love, good love
So let me know what lovin' really means
Woman please
Lady strange, oh lady strange I want you
Lady strange, oh lady strange I need you
Lady strange, oh lady strange I want you
Lady strange, oh lady strange I need you
I need you
I want you
Yeah
On Through The Night
(Clark/Savage/Elliott)
The wait is done, the battle's won
So count the cost before you run
'Cos on and on your time was power
The clock on the wall ticks away the hours
Come on down, you're flyin' high
You'll never win if you never try
Stop the hate and carry the load
Come on, get this show on the road
On through the night
You can't stop me now
On through the night
You won't stop me anyhow
The stakes are high and gettin' higher
I'm flat on my face and you call me liar
I'm watching you, you're watching me
You're watching every move that I can see
My reputation's still at stake
I play it safe for safety's sake
Your ego and your promises
Are gonna fade again and again
On through the night
You won't stop me now
On through the night
You won't stop me anyhow
Not anyhow
All you want to hear
Is the audience applause
You can't get on stage
For a country clause
And the road ahead seems a little rough
If you want to know my feelings
I say that's tough, that's tough
Your wheels ain't turnin', you're out of gas
You pay by check but they take cash
Two roads ahead but which to take
And you can't see it's your mistake
They're waitin' for you
They're waitin' for me
And what seems like eternity
It's all tradition, it'll get you yet
In rock'n'roll there's no safety net
On through the night
You can't stop me now
On through the night
You can't stop me anyhow
On through the night
GOin' on and on, on and on
On through the night
You can't stop me anyhow
Oh no no anyhow
Mirror, Mirror (Look Into My Eyes)
(Clark/Elliott)
Mirror mirror
Just watchin' with your eye of glass
You're just a fortune wheel
With something that I wanna ask
Mirror mirror
Got my fate lyin' in your hands
You're the fool, you're the juggler
Hangman and lover, you're not like no other
Take a look into my eyes
Tell me what you see
Take a look into my eyes
Tell me is it true?
Take a look into my eyes
Oh when I look at you
Take a look into my eyes
Tell me is it me?
Is it really me?
Mirror mirror
Gotta know just what you see
My crystal ball
You're lookin' so sly and so sleazy
Mirror mirror
Hangin' there with that crack in your eye
You make me stumble, make me blind
Time after time and line by line
Take a look into my eyes
Tell me what you see
Take a look into my eyes
Tell me is it true?
Take a look into my eyes
Oh when I look at you
Take a look into my eyes
Tell me is it me?
Mirror mirror
Oh tell me
You're the fool, you're the juggler
I ain't met a lover, you're like no other
Take a look into my eyes
Tell me what you see
Take a look into my eyes
Tell me is it true?
Take a look into my eyes
Oh it just can't last
Take a look into my eyes
Gonna have to smash the glass
Take a look into my eyes
Take a look into my eyes
Take a look
Take a look into my eyes
Oh yeah
Take a look into my eyes
Take a look into my eyes
Take a look into my eyes
Take a look into my eyes
Take a look
Take a look into my eyes
Look into my eyes
Take a look into my eyes
Tell me if it's me
Baby, baby, baby, baby
Baby, baby, baby, baby
No No No
(Savage/Willis/Elliott)
Oh yeah
She was a foxy rocker, a roxy roller
An unchained sex machine
Yeah
Slippin' slidin', electric glidin'
And boy she was mean, I said mean
High class dealer, sippin' her tequila
Comin' on pretty strong
Real love stealer, rebel rousin' squealer
She said go but I said no
I kept saying no, no no no no no
I kept saying no, no no no no no
Waiting at the back door
Couldn't take it anymore
Didn't know where she'd been
She looked pretty neat, turnin' on the heat
And only seventeen, seventeen
Windin' her up, bringin' her down
She wanted it just the same
Said stick around, that's when I found
I only had myself to blame
I kept saying no, no no no no no
I kept saying no, no no no no no
High class dealer, sippin' on tequila
Comin' on really strong
Rhythm stealer, rattle off squealer
She said go but I said no
Well I kept saying no, no no no no no
Well I kept saying no, no no no no no
Well I kept saying no, no no no no no
I say no no no
I say no no no
I say no no
No no no no no no no no
No no no no no no no no