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Molly Hatchet
« No Guts... No Glory »
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1 | What Does It Matter?
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| 2 | Ain't Even Close
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| 3 | Sweet Dixie
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| 4 | Fall of the Peacemakers
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| 5 | What's It Gonna Take?
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| 6 | Kinda Like Love
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| 7 | Under the Gun
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| 8 | On the Prowl
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| 9 | Both Sides (Instrumental) |
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Danny Joe Brown - vocals
Dave Hlubek - guitar, assistant producer
Steve Holland - guitar
Duane Roland - guitar, assistant producer
Riff West - bass
Barry "B.B." Borden - drums
Additional musicians:
Dru Lombar - guitar
Jai Winding - keyboards
John Galvin - keyboards
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Recorded:
Bee Jay Recording Studios, Orlando, Florida
Record Plant Studios, Los Angeles, California
Production:
Tom Werman - producer
Gary Ladinsky - engineer, mixing
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| "What Does It Matter"
Ohh yea, yes sir
Comin' on strong
Comin' on hard
But what the hell is the matter
Take it to the limit
Baby take it 'till your in it
You take my love and you scatter
Cause there is a low
It just doesn't matter
Oh no, it really doesn't matter
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В начале 80-х популярность Molly Hatchet стала заметно снижаться, начались серьезные проблемы с составом. Группу покидают бас-гитарист Баннер Томас и барабанщик Брюс Крамп, а также Джимми Фаррар, чей вокал во многом определил звучание последних двух альбомов. Тем не менее, имя Molly Hatchet пока еще было достаточным авторитетным, чтобы можно было без особого труда найти замену ушедшим музыкантам, и взамен выбывших басиста и барабанщика в группу приходят Рифф Вест и Барри Борден соответственно. И если Вест оказался адекватной заменой Томасу, то новый ударник оказался на порядок слабее своего предшественника.
Поскольку взятый на “Take No Prisoners” более коммерческий курс не принес желаемых результатов, было решено сделать попытку возврата к корням. И главная ставка в этом была сделана на вернувшегося оригинального вокалиста Дэнни Джо Брауна. К сожалению, его участие в записи не стало залогом успеха. “No Guts… No Glory” получился очень неровной работой, вызывающей противоречивые впечатления. С одной стороны, вроде бы вернув обратно все свои фирменные особенности, группа все же решила пойти на компромисс и оставила в саунде коммерческий душок, присущий предыдущему альбому. Честно говоря, получилось невнятно. В 1983 году такая смесь южного рока и коммерческого харда выглядела неуклюже. Местами все это было похоже на откровенное самокопирование в стремлении сыграть на чувствах старых фанатов. Наличие в трек-листе сразу двух каверов (совершенно попсовых авторов, имя которых сегодня никому ровным счетом ничего не скажет) намекает на кризис собственных идей. По крайней мере, "Kinda Like Love" хоть и не вписывается в репертуар Molly Hatchet, но оставляет приятное впечатление. Хорошая поп-рок вещь, хотя и далеко не шедевр. А вот бодрая "What's It Gonna Take?" стала странным выбором. Песня звучит вполне неплохо, но у группы таких композиций и собственного авторства достаточно. Присутствуют все же и вполне удачные номера. Например, на полной грува "Under the Gun" группе удалось сделать чрезвычайно удачный сплав из качевого рок-н-ролла и хард-рока. Действительно классная вещь! Открывающая альбом "What Does It Matter?" в контексте данной записи также хорошо ложится на слух.
Как это ни странно, на альбоме нашлось место и подлинному шедевру в лице "Fall of the Peacemakers" – вещь, которая одна вытягивает весь альбом. Эта программная композиция стала одной из самых главных песен в истории Molly Hatchet, и до сих пор стабильно входит в концертную программу. Надо сказать, что до сей поры группа такие серьезные вещи не писала в принципе. Это отражается как в музыке, так и в лирической концепции. Ранее все тексты группы представляли стандартный для такой музыки набор, вращаясь вокруг рок-н-ролла, дороги, девок, проблем с законом и пр. К "Fall of the Peacemakers" был написан философский, антивоенный текст, полный поэтических образов, совсем нехарактерных для раннего творчества группы. В музыкальном плане эпик крайне далек от простецкого рок-н-ролла и представляет из себя прекрасно аранжированную многослойную композицию – меланхоличную полубалладу, которая в своей более драйвовой части выстроена вокруг продолжительных гитарных соло, в которых гитаристы в полной мере раскрыли свой талант мелодистов и продемонстрировали прекрасный музыкальный вкус. "Fall of the Peacemakers" стала заявкой на будущее и во многом продемонстрировала, какой группа станет в середине 90-х, спустя 12 лет разброда и шатаний.
Ну а в целом, с учетом изменившихся музыкальных предпочтений, а также учитывая неровный материал, “No Guts… No Glory” оказался недостаточно востребован массовым слушателем. Альбом четко обозначил надвигающийся кризис и ознаменовал начало смутного времени, которое затянулось для группы более, чем на 10 лет. |
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Baby what ya tryin' to do.
You know win or lose, love is a game
Now I don't think I will be the same
As sweet as it seemed
It was only a dream
You're the meanest damn woman I've ever seen.
I said,"Oh no, how will I never be the same
Oh no no no, Now that you've worked your game.
Cause, Lord, baby what ya trying to do
It's gonna catch up to you."
Now hold it a second
Hey momma, I'm a talkin' to you
Your time gonna come real soon
No baby, baby, you can't treat me like no fool
No momma, I'm not puttin' up with that
"Ain't Even Close"
Oh yea!!!!
Well I've had my share of lovers
And I'm damn sure I had it all
If I had to count the times I've broken through
I couldn't even count 'em all
But now your telling folks you've got me
Into thinking that your the most
But if your planning on the future, honey
You ain't even close..nooo
I've learned to take the punches
And I've bet down on my chips
I've learned to shoot
Straight little darlin'
Straight from the hip
So baby save yourself some trouble
Putting your world in my hand
You know I'll never settle down
I'm just ain't that kind of man.
[Chorus:]
No more, I've been stood up, knocked down
And had my time to boast
But if your thinkin' that you got this old boy
Honey, no you ain't even close
Oh no baby
[Chorus:]
No more, I've been stood up, knocked down
And had my time to boast
But if your thinkin' that you got this old boy
Honey, no you ain't even close
No you ain't even close.
Oh see that light and feel the thunder, listen to it rain
You know the time
The time I wonder
If it's calling out my name
If I know anything about you baby
But this is what I've got to say
If I got to make the change with you
Then I have to be on my way.
[Chorus:]
No more, I've been stood up, knocked down
And had my time to boast
But if your thinkin' that you got this old boy
Hell
I said no, I've been stood up, knocked down
And had my time to boast
But if your thinkin' that you got this old boy by the hammer,
honey
No you ain't even close
No you ain't even close
No no no
You ain't even close
No..........
"Sweet Dixie"
Oh take me home, baby
Man that dixie music makes
Move your feet around
Another blast of that southern mass
in the good ole' country sound
Ain't nothing like that feel
when the band starts to play
You have something about that music down in dixie U.S.A.
[Chorus:]
Just give me those stars and bars
playing on the radio
A good cold beer and a rebel cheer, man I'm ready to go
That sweet sweet dixie music really gets into your soul
So Mr. DJ won't you play that southern rock and roll.
You take me out of the country, not the country out of me
New Your City's neon lights just ain't my cup of tea
I take that Orange Blossom Special
A song I know well
A red neck down in Georgia
I love those southern bells.
[Chorus:]
Just give me those stars and bars
playing on the radio
A good cold beer and a rebel cheer, man I'm ready to go
That sweet sweet dixie music really gets into your soul
So Mr. DJ won't you play that southern rock and roll.
Awww here's a little bit
Ohhh, man that dixie music makes
Move your feet around
Ain't nothing like that feelin' when the band is playin' it
down
It's a great big world around me
This is where I stay
Something abouth that livin' down in dixie U.S.A.
[Chorus:]
Just give me those stars and bars
playing on the radio
A good cold beer and a rebel cheer, man I'm ready to go
That sweet sweet dixie music really gets into your soul
So Mr. DJ won't you play that southern rock and roll.
I'll take that sweet sweet dixie music
Gets into my soul
So Mr. DJ won't you play some southern rock and roll.
"Fall Of The Peacemakers"
A king without a sword
A land without a king
A truth without a voice
One song left to sing
One song to sing
A wise man told me there's something you should know
The way you judge a man is to look into his soul
And you'll soon see everything.
A voice from the past cried "Give peace a chance"
He paid our price now he's free at last
Imagine, we called him a dreamer!
How many times must good men die?
How many tears will the children cry?
'Til they suffer no more sadness
Stop the madness,
Oh, stop the madness.
If ashes are ashes and dust is dust
At our journey's end then return we must
To the sands of the shore
White doves in flight
Peace to all
But tell me why the peacemakers fall
Must we bury anymore?
The hush of the crowd as the horse rode by
A black lace veil hid the tears from her eyes
And we all wept in silence
How many times must good men die?
How many times will the children cry?
'Til they suffer no more sadness
Oh, stop the madness
Oh, stop all the madness.
"What's It Gonna Take"
How many times have I waited for you
Hoping that you'll just call
And how many times have I wanted to hear
Words you don't say at all.
You know I try so hard
But I can't get through
I've got so much for you.
[Chorus:]
When tell me what's it gonna take to make you
What's it gonna take
My heart is in your hand
I've done all that I can
How long must I wait?
Well, what's it gonna take to make you love me.
So many nights I think about you
Waiting for love to call
And so many dreams that will never come true
They all have no chance at all
But if you let me in
I can challange you
Oh what I have for you.
[Chorus:]
When tell me what's it gonna take to make you
What's it gonna take
My heart is in your hand
I've done all that I can
How long must I wait?
Well, tell me what's it gonna take to make you,
What's it gonna take
My heart is in your hand
I've done all that I can
How long will I wait?
Well, what's it gonna take
Well, what's it gonna take
Well, what's it gonna take
to make you love me.
I've never been wrong about feelin' so right
Want you love me too
I've waited so long if just for a night
Baby love me too
And if you let me in
I can challenge you
Just what i have for you.
[Chorus:]
When tell me what's it gonna take to make you
What's it gonna take
Oh, my heart is in your hand
I've done all that I can
How long must I wait?
Baby, tell me what's it gonna take
Well, tell me what's it gonna take to make you,
What's it gonna take
My heart is in your hand
I've done all that I can
How long will I wait?
Baby, what's it gonna take
Baby, what's it gonna take
Baby, what's it gonna take
to make you love me.
"Kinda Like Love"
She walked in the bar room,
Not a day over 22,
Heads turned,
Eyes burned,
Temperatures were rising too.
And the looser and the stranger and the man behind the
bar
All agreed she had potential
And that guidance was not far
Then the stranger by the station where the waitress pays
her dues
Was left lookin' for a lover
Just someone else to use
It's not a long way from the dance floor to the dark of the
parking lot
It's kinda like love but it's not.
[Chorus:]
Kinda like love
So young and tender
Kinda like the moves you used to make but you don't
remember
Kinda like being 16 and hot
When you gave it everything you got
Kinda like love but it's not.
Now the stranger
He walked over just to say, "How do you do"
He said something about Texas
But she knew what he was getting too
They ordered more tequila while the man behind the bar
Was talking about the job last year in a town that was not
far away
Then I walked out of the bar room
Couldn't even turn around
I guess I know what they were going to do
I knew what was going down
It's not a long way from the dance floor to the dark of the
parking lot
It's kinda like love but it's not.
[Chorus:]
Kinda like love
So young and tender
Kinda like the moves you used to make but you don't
remember
Kinda like being 16 and hot
When you gave it everything you got
Kinda like love but it's not.
Kinda like being 16 and hot
When you gave it everything you got
Kinda like love but it's not
Oohhh, no it's not, it's not.
"Under The Gun"
Yah
I can't seem to make it
No matter how hard I try
Bad times seem to find me
Good fortunes pass me by.
It's all just one big gamble
Trouble is my name
I got this feelin' inside me
My looks just gotta change.
I don't look for many battles
I play by my own rules
So don't you try and stop me
'Cause I ain't no ones' fool.
Just keep right on movin'
You know I mean what I say
So all you slick backs talk fast
You'd better get outta my way.
[Chorus:]
Our backs against the wall
Are we headed for a fall
No time to think at all
Down to the wall just like while it's hot
when you got it all.
Our backs against the wall
No time to think at all
Did you want to run
while you are under the gun.
It's all just one big gamble
Trouble is my name
But I just keep on movin'
God knows I'm not to blame.
[Chorus:]
Our backs against the wall
Are we headed for a fall
No time to think at all
Down to the wall just like while it's hot
when you got it all.
Our backs against the wall
No time to think at all
Did you want to run
while you are under the gun.
I never run from my battles
I play by my own rules
So don't you try and stop me
'Cause I ain't no ones' fool.
[Chorus:]
Our backs against the wall
Are we headed for a fall
No time to think at all
Down to the wall just like while it's hot
when you got it all.
Our backs against the wall
No time to think at all
Did you want to run
while you are under the gun.
"On The Prowl"
I've got this feelin' inside me babe
Got my eyes on you
Just a matter of time
'Till I make up my mind
Before the night is through.
I've been searchin' everywhere for a little girl like you
Now I'm on ther prowl
Gonna need you now
I've got my sights on you.
[Chorus:]
I'm a hunter
I'm a stalker
I'm a creeper round every corner
I'm a seeker
Your love is all I need
Ain't no use in runnin' now
'Cause I get what I always go after
I'm on the prowl.
Ain't nothing in the whole world, honey
I wouldn't do it for you
Just one kiss from your sweet lips
Enough to get me through
I've been searchin everywhere
No one else will do
You're gonna be mine, baby, I ain't lyin
Got my sights on you
[Chorus:]
I'm a hunter
Oooohhhh I'm a stalker
I'm a creeper round every corner
I'm a seeker
Your love is all I need
Ain't no use in runnin' now
'Cause I get what I always get what I go after
I'm on the prowl.
Got this feelin' inside me baby
Got my eyes on you
Just a matter of time
'Till I make you mine
Before the night is through
I've been searchin' everywhere
But no one else will do
You're gonna be mine, baby
I ain't lyin'
I've got my sights on you
[Chorus:]
I'm a hunter
Oooohhhh I'm a stalker
I'm a creeper round every corner
I'm a seeker
Your love is all I need
Ain't no use in runnin' now
'Cause I get what I always get what I go after
I'm on the prowl.