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Вогнав своих поклонников в состояние священного трепета после выпуска умопомрачительного альбома "Sea Of Light", ветераны хард рока из Uriah Heep решили продолжать в том же духе. Прямо как в известной пословице, на старичков напала настоящая проруха. Свой юбилейный, двадцатый по счету студийник, они умудрились записать и выпустить на свет уже в 1998 году. Кроме того, этот диск, получивший странноватое, но красивое название "Sonic Origami", содержал в себе аж четырнадцать полноценных песен! Что, впрочем, и является главным недостатком альбома. К сожалению, написав множество исключительно замечательных произведений, выполненных в духе первоклассного современного прочтения хард рока, Хипы непонятно зачем принялись запихивать в "Sonic Origami" еще несколько откровенно проходных и неинтересных вещей. Видимо на них оказал влияние "эффект компакт диска", ведь всю жизнь приходилось укладываться в 45-50 минут, а тут целых 80 в распоряжении! Так что при прослушивании часто ловишь себя на мысли, что сейчас хорошо бы вернутся к традициям 70-ых и опять ввести ограничение на продолжительность - конкретно этому альбому это бы точно пошло на пользу. Ведь тогда бы остались только самые сильные, самые привлекательные композиции. Такие как шедевральный открывающий боевик "Between Two Worlds", посвященный памяти Гэри Тэйна и Дэвида Байрона, и содержащий аутентичную, загробную лирику, шикарный позитивный гимн "Only The Young", с еще одним великолепным текстом о второй молодости, мощный и мелодичный AOR-хит "In The Moment", красивейшая акустическая баллада "Question", от которой на глаза сами собой наворачиваются слезы, и, наконец, абсолютный король диска - девятиминутный симфо-эпик "The Golden Palace", к записи которого был привлечен полноценный оркестр. Кроме этих выдающихся произведений в наличии еще приличное количество просто хороших песен и, к сожалению, есть и несколько откровенных filler'ов. Именно из-за этих никудышных треков, навроде "Across The Miles", мне придется снижать общую оценку "Sonic Orgami". И знаете, делать этого чертовски не хочется, потому что сей диск с гордостью несет знамя старого доброго хард рока и прославляет этот стиль уже почти в новом веке. Да и других недостатков тут днем с огнем не сыщешь - запись великолепная, музыканты показывают свой высочайший класс, несмотря на почтенный уже возраст. Но против фактов не попрешь, так что придется ставить восьмерку. В любом случае, рекомендую этот диск абсолютно всем поклонникам как Uriah Heep, так и качественного рока в целом. Судя по всему, больше студийных альбомов от этой легендарной группы мы не услышим... |
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We need to focus on the sleeping generation
The healing vision that extends beyond the pain
Will take you there and back again
I can remember you were no stranger
As you came to me dreamers walking
And in that moment between two worlds
I saw the furthest star exploding all around you
And through the journey you spoke in silence
And you made it clear, walk in peace now
Then you touched me, revealing all upon your way
Inside the burning fountain of time, of time
A time so real as the one we share each day
The same dimension, just a heartbeat away
In every part of you there's so much exploration
Out on the edge of space and time
I hear voices
(Bolder)
I feel the pressure pushing down on me
Can't face the world, can't change the things I see
I got my hands in my pockets, staring at the walls
Can nobody help me to escape from it all?
I hear voices in my head, they taunt me
Can't lock them out inside my thoughts, they breathe in me
I got my hands in my pockets, screaming at the walls
Can nobody help me to escape from it all?
I've got to run to be free
Break the chains 'round my heart
Take away the pain and the joy
Release the man from the boy
Run to be free, run from the heart
Life will take you where it goes
You can offer me salvation
Feed me when I call
Don't talk to me of sanity
When I'm not quite here at all
I've touched the sun, I felt its warmth in me
So you will never take away my dignity
'Cause I've got my hands in my pockets, fighting for my cause
Can nobody help me to escape from it all?
I've got to run to be free
Break the chains 'round my heart
Take away the pain and the joy
Release the man from the boy
Run to be free, break the chains 'round my heart
Life will take you where it goes
Run to be free
Run from the heart
Run to be free
Run from the heart
Perfect little heart
(Box/Lanzon)
When I think about it, does anybody win?
Taking for yourself and giving nothing
Now that we're apart I see it wasn't really love
I can ride down the road and let my soul run free
You may think it's over but no matter what you say
You're talking to yourself and getting nowhere
There ain't no second chances, no reason to pretend
I'm gonna ride down the road and let my soul run free
Now that we've grown apart it seems so very sad
Why did it turn so bad? And I remember
You said that all good things must surely end
Never mind all the hearts that lie broken
I know I'll never make the same mistake again
I doesn't matter what you say
Now I think about it, we all need a little time
'Cause if we ain't got love we ain't got nothing
The doors are opened wide on my one and only life
Gonna ride down the road and let my soul run free
I know I'll never make the same mistake again
But I will always be your friend
Now that we've grown apart it seems so very sad
Why did it turn so bad? And I remember
And I remember
Let my soul run free
Let my soul run free
Did I break your perfect little heart?
Heartless land
(Box/Lanzon/Lanzon)
I know the world is full of light
So why can't things just work out right?
Oh, take me, take me
From this heartless land
It used to be so full of love
But now it's only push and shove
Oh, take me, take me
From this heartless land
Just a breath of new life into an empty sky
From deep inside where love must lie
No need to play the perfect fool
Stand up for love, break the rule
Oh, come with me
You know that you can
I see the sky, I see the ground
What's in between must now be found
There is no life
Inside this heartless land
Just a breath of new life into an empty sky
Somewhere in your soul where love must lie
And I say: "Come to the light" Everyday is getting closer
To your sweet surrender out of the cold
'Cause I found a way that we can fly forever
With direction and peace of mind the river will flow
Come to the light, my love
'Cause I need you here, I need you here tonight
The chains of love, they run so deep
But the hand that writes the law is weak
Oh, take me, take me
From this heartless land
'Cause it's the place the broken go
The place that we don't want to know
There is no love
Inside this heartless land
Only the young
(Bolder)
I haven't listened to a word you've said
I've been wandering inside my head
Don't care what you think of me
You only see what you want to see
So here I am in my paradise
In my heaven everything is alright
Only the young stay young - I said
Speaks the kid inside my head
Only the young stay young inside
Only the young - only the young
Only the young - only the young
I've been around for a long time
Losing my way but not my mind
So I drink and play you along
But who cares when the fire burns on?
So I'm out here in my paradise
It's my heaven and it feels so right
Only the young stay young - I said
Speaks the kid inside my head
Only the young stay young inside
Only the young stay young - I said
Speaks the kid inside my head
Only the young stay young at heart
Only the young - only the young
Only the young - only the young
Live your life in this time
We've only today, drink life's wine
Don't be fooled, don't believe what they say
Don't believe what they say
I haven't listened to a word you've said
Say what you like, you're not in my head
Time goes with each breath we take
It rules the world the day we awake
So here I sit here in my paradise
Don't give a damn, everything is alright
Only the young stay young - I said
Speaks the kid inside my head
Only the young stay young inside
Only the young stay young - I said
Speaks the kid inside my head
Only the young stay young at heart
Only the young - only the young
Only the young - only the young
In the moment
(Box/Lanzon)
Here we are, once more
In a world full of fantasy
Dream again, you need to believe
In a future that's bright as the sun
Shining there for you, shining there for me
I am the mountain high, I am the sea
In the moment you take possession
It'll all disappear and there's the lesson
And the minute you think it's over
Say the word and your dream is coming back
All the way
I followed the road that was real to me
And suddenly you take it for granted
And things don't turn out like you planned
When you think you've found what is good and true
Through the open door it can really turn on you
In the moment you take possession
It'll all disappear and there's the lesson
And the minute you think it's over
Say the word and your dream is coming back
So here we are
We look for the light in so many eyes
And in our life when hope starts to fade
There's a strength that we give to each other
Walking in the sky over everyone
Head above the coulds as we're touching the sun
In the moment you take possession
It'll all disappear and there's the lesson
And the minute you think it's over
Say the word and your dream is coming back
Question
(Box/Lanzon)
There's a lie that runs across the human race
There's a truth that draws a tear upon your face
A child is crying and it echoes
All over the world
If we try to find some deep communication
Bring an end to war and start a new creation
From the truth inside
It's waiting, it's waiting
Suddenly then the clearest voice will call
Feeling the air, you have no choice at all
Can I ask the question to you? Do you know who you are?
Do you know what we're doing here?
Try to see the way from within 'cause it isn't outside
Let your honesty see it clear
Why does anger fit our hearts with missconception?
Turn us inside out in every direction
From the truth inside
That's waiting, it's waiting
Follow the voice that lives inside your heart
Never the choice that tears your world apart
Can I ask the question again? Do you know who you are?
Do you know what we're doing here?
Try to see the way from within 'cause it isn't outside
Let your honesty see it clear
Take a walk and be a wave upon the ocean
Touch the sky and feel our spirit in motion
This is the love inside
That's waiting, just waiting
Suddenly everything is there to see
You can be everything you want to be
I gotta ask the question again, do you know who you are?
Do you know what we're doing here?
Try to see the way from within 'cause it isn't outside
Let your honesty see it clear
Are you ready to go, my love?
Are you ready to be my love?
Are you ready to die for love?
Change
(Box/Lanzon)
Once there was a man of power
Had no care for human life
Then one day he saw his living lie
Growing all around him
The wheel of change had taken over
Found a love he never knew
Now he teaches children what is true
Gather all around him
What made him choose to turn away?
What makes us change our mind?
The will to see turns you around
There is no explanation why
There is no rhyme or reason
Just feel the love and you're alive
Running around in your confusion
From the cradle to the grave
Ain't got time to see the world go by
Where are you going?
Always moving 'round in circles
Talking words that never end
Standing in the grip of madness
Why, oh, why? What are you saying?
How can we choose to run away?
How do we change our mind?
See the perception turn around
There is no explanation why
There is no rhyme or reason
Just feel the love and you're alive
Realise this understanding
Move before it gets too late
Take this chance or life will pass you by
This is the only way
We must pull ourselves together
There's so much we must explain
Got to teach the children what is true
There is no other way
Why did we choose to turn away?
Why did we change our mind?
The will to see turns you around
There is no explanation why
There is no rhyme or reason
Just feel the love and you're alive
The incredible gift of life
Where the fire within burns bright
Every moment we live is true
And the spirit is all in you
Shelter from the rain
(Bolder)
When our hearts were young
We put our hands into the flames
Felt the heat from our emotions
We had fire in our veins
All those night we'd spend alone in your room
Though my silent thoughts I still remember
We would use the power of love
Free our souls in endless love
We would sacrifice our hopes and dreams
Because without love our world would surely die
When our hearts were young
We never thought that life would change
Now the seasons go on
Oh, why do we shelter from the rain?
And all those nights we'd spend alone in your room
Through my silent thoughts I still remember
We would use the power of love
Free our souls in endless love
We would sacrifice our hopes and dreams
Because without love our world would surely die
When our hearts were young
We had fire in our veins
And each time we touched
We'd melt in the flames
When our hearts were young
We knew pleasure, we knew plain
But each time we kissed
We'd burn in the flames, feel the fire in our veins
We would use the power of love
Free our souls in endless love
We would sacrifice our hopes and dreams
Because without love our world would surely die
Everything in life
(Box/Lanzon/Bolder/Kerslake)
It doesn't matter what you say
The cards are in your favour
We don't need no magic ride
To take you far away
Just give it a silent thought
And you will find the power
'Cause everything in life will tell you something
Everything in life can set you free
Can you remember a distant dream
That holds your real attention?
You don't need a preacher's word
To know what's going on
The secret is all aboard
The wings of your perception
'Cause everything in life will tell you something
Everything in life can set you free
'Cause everything in life will tell you something
Everything in life can set you free
Stand up and fight your troubled mind
Wait no longer, see the power in your life
Disbelievers come on strong
Lost in self importance
They don't know an average man
Can see this mystery
Jump into the twilight world
And gather your awareness
'Cause everything in life will tell you something
Everything in life can set you free
'Cause everything in life will tell you something
Everything in life can set you free
Across the miles
(Peterick/Sullivan)
When I'm all alone on a distant path
And my ticket home has been torn in half
Oh, I can hear your voice, girl
I can feel your touch across the miles tonight
On the road again, will it always be?
That the dream has changed on its way to reality
Oh, but the thought of you
Strange how it pulls me through across the miles tonight
And I am sending you this message through the wires tonight
Just close your eyes and hold on tight
And here I am concentrating, girl, with all my might
Now the sound of your laughter trails off through the midnight sky
As the miles go by cities come and go
When you close your eyes and listen to the radio
Girl, can you hear my song?
The signal is clear and strong across the miles tonight
And I am sending you this message through the wires tonight
Just close your eyes and hold on tight
And here I am concentrating, girl, with all my might
Now the sound of your laughter trails off across the miles
Feels like
(Box/Lanzon)
I can feel your sadness from what I said to you
I'm drinking my forgiveness, so restless and confused
I don't know what I see but it looks a lot like love
Showing me something, deeper then deep in my soul
And it makes me feel like I'm at the point of no return
Feels like I'm at the point
It makes me feel like I'm at the point of no return
Feels like I'm at the point
I was drifting through the days with nowhere else to turn
I finally discovered how much I have to learn
I shouldn't be afraid for you to bring my love
Taking me somewhere, deeper than deep in my soul
And it makes me feel like I'm at the point of no return
Feels like I'm at the point
It makes me feel like I'm at the point of no return
Feels like I'm at the point
This time my heart will lead the way
To win the game you've got to play
You love me like a lover, I see it in your face
No need to think it over, no need to run the race
I don't know if you planned it but you're driving me insane
Telling me something over and over again
And it makes me feel like I'm at the point of no return
Feels like I'm at the point
It makes me feel like I'm at the point of no return
Feels like I'm at the point
The golden palace
(Box/Lanzon)
Locked behind the door, taken by force
But I'm not guilty of the crime
How can this be real? What is aganst the law?
To say what's on your mind
Then I see your face so warm as it comforts me
And tells me I am not alone
Pray for me tonight, give me the strength of love
To help me cross the virgin snow
I will run 'till daybreak, my tears will fade away
They'll never take me again, no, I'm never going back
'Cause when I get to the golden palace
Everything will surely be so clear
Can we give ourselves like a mother to her child?
They took a part of me
Whenever I think of it, I shiver to the bone
The scar is on my heart
When will the crimes of inhumanity be known?
I am only one voice, I will not fade away
So many are silent but I will never look back
'Cause when I get to the golden palace
Everything will surely disappear
The snow has gone at last
I'm out of the shadows and into the sun
And then I see you smile
Angel of mercy, the fight has jus begun
I can hear them calling across the frozen land
The world will hear us, you know it's never too late
'Cause when we get to the golden palace
The memory will surely be so clear
Sweet pretender
(Bolder)
I didn't see you standing there
You took me by surprise
In your long silk dress
And those deep brown eyes
I was captured by your smile
But when fate put out its hand
You're walking to your love
How was I to resist?
The passion and the kiss
We raised the future alone
She stole my body and soul
With a heart next to mine
I didn't wanna face the day
But I have no choice when we kiss
She said: "Goodnight, my sweet pretender"
Tonight we live forever
One heart, one soul
On the edge of the world
Goodnight, my sweet pretender
Feels like we died together
In each others arms
On the edge of the world
When she touched me so warm
And so was her body, a kiss she gave to me
The name she said to pain and pleasure
Time my soul rescue me
But I know I'd be here on my own
As soon as the sun would rise
I didn't wanna face the day
But I have no choice when we kiss
She said: "Goodnight, my sweet pretender"
Tonight we live forever
One heart, one soul
On the edge of the world
Goodnight, my sweet pretender
Feels like we died together
In each others arms
On the edge of the world
I've dreamed of a place I know
With the shadows of my past still remain
You're buried in the midst of time
For always you'll be the sun that shines, shines on me
She said: "Goodnight, my sweet pretender"
Tonight we live forever
One heart, one soul
On the edge of the world
Goodnight, my sweet pretender
Feels like we died together
In each others arms
On the edge of the world
Goodnight, goodnight, my sweet pretender
Goodnight, goodnight, my sweet pretender