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Четвёртый альбом «A Mended Rhyme» - это первая серьёзная удача шведского коллектива за три года непрерывной и активной работы. Пока что удача не слишком улыбалась ребятам, но с приходом нового вокалиста Урбана Брида процесс пошёл поживее, а музыка стала поинтереснее. Вернувшись назад на два года, нужно напомнить, что на предыдущих двух альбомах Тэд Мороз утопал в безбрежном море прогрессива, но здесь же он решил полностью обратиться к стилистике пауэр металла, которая подкрепляется крепкой дозой прога. И хотя музыка банды на первый взгляд не изменилась – это до сих пор глубокие и режущие партии гитар, мощные ударные и приличная доза мрачности, но всё-таки нечто изменилось. Во-первых, клавишные партии стали действительно красивыми и мелодичными, чего не скажешь о бывших альбомах, общие мелодии композиций стали намного хитовее и цепляемей, сама же инструментальная часть преобразилась и стала более разнообразной. Ну а о вокале стоит поговорить отдельно. Голос Урбана это один из самых удачных вариантов совмещения пауэр металлической хрипотцы а-ля Роб Рок (ex-Impelletteri, ex-Axell Rudi Pell, MARS) или Чарльз Ритконен (Lefey, Morgana Lefey), и высокого скриминга, наподобие Уоррела Дэйна (Nevermore, Sanctuary). Должен сказать, что вокал - это самый сильный элемент музыки Тэда Мороза и только после него идёт уже мелодика и техничность. Благодаря опять-таки, приходу Брида, изменилась в лучшую сторону лирика, и некая часть атмосферы музыкального материала, из которого словно звёзды в тёмном небе выделяются несколько особенно ярких композиций, таких как открывающая задорная «Circuit Vision», под отвязку наполненная прекрасными клавишными партиями, следующая за ней весьма прогрессивная с упором на смену ритма «But Angels Shine», заглавная и очень цепляющая «A Mended Rhyme», номер «Trader Souls» своим драйвом и напором напоминающийся продолжение материала из Пристовского «Пэйнкиллера», а также заключительная интересная тема «Guest Of Inquisition». В целом, альбом «A Mended Rhyme» далеко не шедевр, но достаточно крепкая и достойная работа, в особенности на уровне других дисков Тэда Мороза. |
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Если после перехода Кристиана Андрена из Tad Morose в Memento Mori записаный Memento Mori 'La Danse Macabre' оказался явно более прогрессивным, чем предыдущие альбомы, то с приходом нового певца Урбана Брида в Tad Morose, группа на 'A Mended Rhyme' сконцентрировалась больше на мощи, чем на наворотах. Более тажелый и с более 'грязными' гитарами, 'A Mended Rhyme' также менее депресивный, чем предыдущие работы. Как всегда много красивых клавишей и мелодий, однако ставка сделана на хороший тяжелый рифф отчего влияние позднего Блэк Саббата ( 87-95) чувствуется еще сильней. Вокал Урбана Брида немного напоминает орущего на полную катушку Брюса Дикенсона. 9 песен, 58 минут. В целом очень хороший альбом, но я хотел бы, что по прогрессивнее. Итого твердая девятка. |
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of you
This Circuit Vision
My memories fade and I appear Submerged and lost in digit beams I confine
myself within myself A circuit glows I feel the need An interface 'tween
man/machine They boot my mind and steal my dreams as they feed me deep
inside
Fractal code interlocking my spine Feeding new format breaking mine down
System runs steady Colour code true ID# strands altered Connecting me to
you
...this Circuit Vision
You couldn't dream you had no mind but now my eyes see only what you feed
me
Conversely seen it's all so clear Behind the news they're always there The
integration's just begun I make my move when they say so My eyes feed Data
they must know A night of secrets by the screen is all the programming I
need
2. But Angels Shine
From a glade was heard songs of angels that blessed the land Now the time
of their arrival was predicted years ago and now they shine
In the time before the ravings of the dark cloaked men began Men had lived
in peace for ages and they'd lived from of the land Now their lives all
changed from better to a state still growing worse And the ravings of the
cloaked men promised darkness in return
But angels shine
See the bitter heart sow darkness summon clouds to hide the sun and they
tower up before you and they cover up the sky Hear them sing their songs of
hardship under moon that none can see Hear them chant, yes hear them raving
for the tide to turn on me
But angels shine
Then from far away from a land unknown came a man so thin you could see his
bones 'said when I am gone and the night is still and a few good hearts all
unite in will then they pray along with the prayers of mine and the dark
men fall as the angels shine
3. A Mended Rhyme
He sat there so idle just sat on the ground I watched as he mumbled but I
heard no sound I dared not go closer I dared not at first but somehow I got
there
My son said the father I can not explain The reason I left you has caused
me much pain I dared not come closer I dared not at first but somehow I got
here
Sometimes I hear them in my mind Dare I join them now
It's A mended rhyme at a preset time Join them now or lose them forever A
silent mime The final chime Just join them now
He did not lift his eyes just sat there and cried Now I know the words I
heard him say I joined him on my knees and then even I cried He wiped away
my tears that's when I heard him say...
4. Trader Of Souls
Oh Merchant, yes merchant The trader of souls The bringer of darkness
damnation and cold In secret betrayal with cunning and lies he steals you,
deceives you There's fire in his eye
A strange world of neon of light by your side There's paradise waiting
The stranger remembers the lines in your face Through ages that follow his
due stays the same Collecting his children still fire in his The burning
desire consuming their minds
A strange world of neon of light by your side There's paradise waiting
A long way from grandeur It's passing you by Merchant, oh merchant an angel
of light The trader of souls Believe me he's lying The trader of souls
Believe me he's dying
5. Time Of No Sun
Not long ago on a world not so far the King sent four riders pure in their
hearts Search for the Spirit Search for the Lamb All of my children rise
It's time to leave the Royal Fleet is here So be the truth that none of you
may enter lest the Royal Crown you bear in your heart
The Court and the King and his followers stood aboard awaiting the riders
to gather them all First came the Lion then came the Lamb The fire of the
Spirit has now left the land
Wrapped in the fumes of the underworld all ships leave Up rises Five and
they claim all that is and will be Search for the riders Find us the Lamb
Bring us the Spirit His heart in our hands
Seconds before the departure all eyes fell upon a ragged man Torn and
wild-eyed he turned facing the crowd Raising his staff to the sky and these
are his words Now the stars may still shine and horizons be clear but the
Spirit is gone Come the time the time of no sun
Spirits of Five grasp control of the world Knowing here after Follow the
ages of peace Under strict supervision Hear me ye prophets ye spirits of
Five Hear when I speak of starvation and strife
Their prophets performing an act all will see and worship their master Few
will escape most are drowned in the eternal sea A time has just ended your
work has begun Now come what will be the time of no sun
6. The Dragon Tide
Watching the hills from the tower up north he sang, no he bellowed a song
to the glory to the power of Karak Azul
His heart now uneasy it would not be stilled A sickening stench an odour of
greenskin like so many years before
Trollslayers, trollslayers mighty and proud Trollslayers now meet your fate
in this battle you die for you surely will die
The dragon tide will sweep you away The dragon tide will darken this day
Lord, King, see the skies Oh, worse this our doom Accursed be this day It's
memory be black Riding the winds dragons fly
They drop 'hind our lines They strike from above Clansmen stand proud Stare
death in the eye Riding the winds dragons fly
7. Goddess Of Chaos
An ageing craft of unknown origin Ancient beacon is calling them warning
them of... In space no one hears your scream Left alone with your cries
A forelorn world don't know what they're after Company secrets betraying
them, selling them all In space no one hears your scream Left alone with
your cries
Strange things happen and strange she may seem the Goddess of chaos and
merciless dreams
\t hits his face a creature of madness Purestrain warrior inside him, it's
taken aboard Inside him grows unknown breed Ash alone knows the truth Kane
arises, he stands anew first of seven to die
This foreign life aggressive and deadly Committed killer, stalking them
Hunting them down The time is set for final destruction Officer Ripley is
launched into nothing and stars In space no one hears your scream Left
alone with your cries
8. The Vacant Lot
Underneath lie barely seen and rarely touched All things untold Stone upon
stone So foul, so cold A shadow of old
Into the night Driven by what none can see Scarcely bound but hardly free
A shadow of old A story untold A gathering rot The vacant lot
A stray dog send shivers down your spine The remnant wall stand ever the
same Hair of the dog won't help you at all
The street's all deserted We'll swallow you whole
Our minds intermingle a raven so black A spiralling stairway keep calling
you back Tentacles, tentacles tighten their grip Downwards in circles the
deadliest trip
We mould you impassive all tainted and sore Abiding our master keep calling
you Tentacles, tentacles tighten their grip Downwards in circles the
deadliest trip
9. Guest Of The Inquisition
I remember his eyes as he entered the hall My kingdom was lost and he spoke
unto all We see here the signs of witchcraft and I know these words to be
true The devil besieged you by means of this puppet his tool and he pointed
at me
Four years has now passed and I've seen no light no hope for the truth or a
glimpse of the world I once ruled Of all that I used to cherish of all that
I used to do remains but the prayers and my faith in the spirit of truth
and he pointed at me
Guest of the inquisition I'm a guest of the inquisition Guest of the
inquisition They stage the play
When it all began I for one can't tell but I first saw those eyes seven
years ago I never knew their true intent It strikes me now how blind I must
have been One after one we all fell strangely ill and floating lights were
seen
Awaiting the fall I guess I should have known The secretive ways of the
Master Inquisitor A sinister mind conspires a mind numbed by power and
greed Now left in this hole I see eyes and they're staring at me Yes,
they're staring at me...