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Mob Rules
« Among the Gods »
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| 1 | Black Rain
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| | 2 | Hydrophobia
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| | 3 | Invitation Time
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| | 4 | The Miracle Dancer
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| | 5 | Among the Gods
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| | 6 | New World Symphony
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| | 7 | Ship of Fools
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| | 8 | Sevene Seas
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| | 9 | Meet you in Heaven
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| | 10 | Arabia |
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Klaus Dirks - vocals
Oliver Fuhlage - guitars
Matthias Mineur - guitars
Sascha Onnen - keyboards
Thorsten Plorin - bass
Arved Mannott - drums |
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| 1. Black Rain
Out of darkness see the horizon burns
Out of nowhere the evolution turns
And after all this the future looks pale
Inside your head hear the alarm bells ring
Outside your land you watch the godless thing
And after all this the daylight looks pale
And after all this your word  |
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Наглядное доказательство тому, что немецкий пауэр еще далеко не исчерпал себя, и что для развития стиля совсем не обязательно смешивать его с ню-металом и грайндкором. Mob Rules начинали как традиционнейший пауэрный коллектив, но сейчас в их музыке преобладают среднетемповые гимноподобные композиции, сделанные с подлинно эпическим размахом. По сути, каждый эпик на альбоме – настоящий хит, это касается и первого трека “Black Rain”, на который уже снят видеоклип, и семиминутной заглавной композиции, и симфонической “New World Symphony”. Интересны и вещи побыстрее – “Hydrophobia”, “Invitation Time”, особенностью которых является использование клавишных как инструмента, ведущего основную мелодическую линию (такой подход характерен, например, для Royal Hunt, но в пауэре встречается нечасто). Особняком стоят две вещи – “The Miracle Dancer” и “Arabia”, в которых используются элементы world music (конечно, это пока не Rough Silk, но движение осуществляется именно в таком направлении). И тем не менее, несмотря на все нововведения, я не стал бы зачислять Mob Rules в пауэр-прог, как это уже сделали некоторые мои коллеги. По сути, это по-прежнему пауэр, просто сыгранный немного не так, как мы привыкли. Чем он, собственно говоря, и интересен. (Диск предоставлен компанией “Soyuz Music”) |
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Четвёртая работа должна была обязательно повторить успех предыдущего диска «Hollowed Be Thy Name» – вот такую установку я всё время себе делал. Однако сколько я бы не старался понять этот альбом после его усиленного и многократного прослушивания, он всё равно оставался для меня слишком чужим и не цепляющим. Ну что можно сказать? Выдохлись или как были серой посредственностью, так и остались? Скорее всего - и то, и другое. Но давайте глубже рассмотрим этих парней, возомнивших, что они стали между Богов (возможно именно такой расчёт и был у группы с выпуском «Among The Gods», правда, своей яркой, но дешёвой поделкой они этот расчёт вдребезги разрушили). Стиль группы на данном этапе действительно представляет собой явление достаточно непонятное и спорное – как бы это пауэр на сто процентов, ну а прогрессив есть ли тут? Вопрос сложный…аранжировки очень профессиональные и навороченные, часто встречаются изменения ритма, только при этом особой виртуозности в исполнении гитарных и барабанных партий нет. Так что, в общем, я, скорее всего, соглашусь с предыдущим рецензентом, что это до сих пор пауэр, однако – какой-то рафинированный и занудный, наподобие последних неудачных творений финских Stratovarius («Elements») и самых слабых альбомов немецких прогрессив пауэрщиков Rough Silk, причём заметьте – Mob Rules почему-то используют формулу выведенную этими группами и забывают, что формула эта совсем неудачна и плоха. В целом, я очень разочарован альбомом, и даже такие неплохие песенки как «Hydrophobia» и «Black Rain» не спасают всего завального положения. Скоро банда должна выпустить свой первый ДВД – думаю, в нём все смогут найти немало забавных моментов, ведь за плечами группы кроме «Among The Gods» есть ещё два неплохих диска и один шедевр. Но вот если следующий альбом будет таким как этот, то я потеряю к команде весь интерес и думаю, что с таким материалом она вряд ли прорвётся дальше третьего эшелона пауэр металла, хотя её альбомы и будут раскупать по инерции. Мода на отстойный пауэр сейчас как раз в самом разгаре… |
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Black rain has fallen on Earth
See the reason why we're fooling ourselves
Black rain as a symbol of hurts
Without solution for
Down on your skin there are some harmful signs
Burn like fire and let the x-rays shine
And after all this you see the sun is grey
After all this prevention failed
Black rain has fallen on Earth
See the reason why we're fooling ourselves
Black rain as a symbol of hurts
Without solution for this
And after all this the daylight looks pale
And after all this your word has failed
Black rain has fallen on Earth
See the reason why we're fooling ourselves
Black rain as a symbol of hurts
Without solutions
Black rain has fallen on Earth
See the reason why we're fooling ourselves
Black rain as a symbol of hurts
Without solution for
2. Hydrophobia
A name so famous in town
Reputation's much bigger than life
Nothing can bring your force down
And no reason for something to hide?
I see you suffer all the time
Fear and your weakness. Mr. Lie
Hydrophobia
Gynophobia
Deep inside you are weak and lost
Hydrophobia
Neophobia
In your soul you are sweet and soft
A hero, a star and a king
With ambitions to conquer the world
A fighter, your weapon - a sting
Afraid of women, just brave with the girls
But I see you crying all the time
No hope and no glory, that's Mr. Lie
Hydrophobia
Gynophobia
Deep inside you are weak and lost
Hydrophobia
Neophobia
In your soul you are sweet and soft
No hope and no glory, Mr. Lie
Hydrophobia
Gynophobia
Deep inside you are weak and lost
Hydrophobia
Neophobia
In your soul you are sweet and soft
3. Invitation Time
When all the things in life are going wrong
You may find some help at the corner
There you meet a girl with cat-green eyes
And a body of a soap milk wonder
Get it in your ears
She opens up your mind
Get it in your head
Invitation time
From here to there
Your life's a golden rhyme
Keeps you warm and near
At her invitation time
And when your time is coming to an end
There's a gift behind the curtain
She leaves the room without a single word
But she knows that your spirit is certain
Get it in your ears
She opens up your mind
Get it in your head
Invitation time
From here to there
Your life's a golden rhyme
Keeps you warm and near
At her invitation time
Life feels so fine with a good and joyful ride
Get it in your ears
She opens up your mind
Get it in your head
Invitation time
From here to there
Your life's a golden rhyme
Keeps you warm and near
At her invitation time
4. The Miracle Dancer
I see the dancer at the gates of dawn
His dances bring you to the tales of his world
The son has left him in a burning war
His wife has suffered from this failure
A day or a year
Is it far is it near to his home?
He lives and he cries
Without ache, without lies he goes
Don't look back in anger
Just try to picture the world in your head
The miracle dancer
Is turning his soul in a heaven-sent miracle dance
Miles from nowhere I see this mountain man
No move, no step has blown away with the wind
The dancer spent his life in sacred lands
Gave his life to dance, you see the romance?
A day or a year
Is it far is it near to his home?
He lives and he cries
Without ache, without lies he goes
Don't look back in anger
Just try to picture the world in your head
The miracle dancer
Is turning his soul in a heaven-sent miracle dance
5. Among The Gods
Some glorious days have gone since we were true to ourselves
Some glorious ways were run without a truthful path
I don't complain about it - there ain't no way aside
Just count the days, ignore all when they call: "Give for paradise!"
It ain't so easy since we were born, got keys for
life so ride on and hear me, the prayer,
A legend of thoughts
They say "be good, don't change the world, be
bona fide be clever". you never could walk alone
on a journey back home
I you lost or failed your prayer, come to recognize
Waste no time to swear on prayer - got to give
for a step into paradise
Faith down - good for nothing
Faith down - the place in hell is hot
Faith down - take a warning
Faith down - your place among the gods
The pope so far the priest so near a fool like you
will never caress their ambitious ear
their weapon - your fear
they raped my soul they put me down, took all I
had I'm sad I', still the faithful one my father son
If you lost or failed your prayer come to recognize
Waste no time to swear on prayer - got to give
for a step into paradise
Faith down - good for nothing
Faith down - the place in hell is hot
Faith down - take a warning
Faith down - your place among the gods
some glorious days have gone since we were tru to ourselves
Some glorious ways were run without a truthful path
If you lost or failed your prayer come to recognize
Waste no time to swear on prayer - got to give
for a step into paradise
6. New World Symphony
Strange desire burning in my head
Taste of future, keep it secret till you're dead
Endless sorrow tell the tales of time
Think of future don't regret the unknown signs
That's over when the cold wind blows
Right there the almighty power grows
Same old story, same old fate
Script of mankind is the script of war and hate
After darkness when the sun returns
Think of future, don't regret and try to learn
That's over when the cold wind blows
Right there the almighty power grows
When the war is over now
Then they all get up and the rain comes down
Holy smoke and water falls
And signs of future life
7. Ship Of Fools
Thunder, storm and lights were raging up in heaven
They're bringing water as the judgement of God
When he created earth he changed it on day seven
Made a rescue plan for all whose lives will never be in vain
Land of water, world of rain
Clouds above us 'cause they wash away our sins
Ship of fools
Save the true man from the sea
Ship of fools
Was their home for all who carry on believing
Those who walked on water reached the saving island
But those who can't became a victim of the sea
Feel the magic of the Holy and his right hand
You will realize the ones who fell in vain
Land of water, world of rain
Clouds above us 'cause they wash away our sins
Ship of fools
Save the true man from the sea
Ship of fools
Was their home for all who carry on believing
Land of water has washed away our sins
Ship of fools
Save the true man from the sea
Ship of fools
Was their home for all who carry on believing
8. Seven Seas
Wisdom comes and childhood goes
Time goes by, intentions grow
I left my home. I changed the earth with water
miles from hometown, left son and daughter
I sailed seven seas
I gave my life to the ocean
Searched for seven keys
On my way to you
I sailed the seven seas
I gave my life to the ocean
Searched for seven keys
On my journey back to you
No horizon, big black holes
stormy wind, the sea is cold
I left my past, I choose the truth of water
Lost my memories, no son no daughter
I sailed seven seas
I gave my life to the ocean
Searched for seven keys
On my way to you
I sailed the seven seas
I gave my life to the ocean
Searched for seven keys
On my journey back to you
I left my home, I changed the earth with water
miles from hometown, left son and daughter
I sailed seven seas
I gave my life to the ocean
Searched for seven keys
On my way to you
I sailed the seven seas
I gave my life to the ocean
Searched for seven keys
On my journey back to you
9. Meet You In Heaven
Good to hear that your spirit is free, that
your soul has forgotten the pain
Please take my advice not to care for my fate,
not to worry about all the rain
I hear you singing, your voice is my Eden
I see your face
I'll meet you in Heaven one day
And I promise the memories will stay
Meet you in heaven again
With my body, my soul and some plans
The circle of life has mysterious fields from the
birth till the end of your day
You live and you grow and you feel like a fool
and you throw all suggestions away
I hear you singing, your voice is my Eden
I see your face
I'll meet you in Heaven one day
And I promise the memories will stay
Meet you in heaven again
With my body, my soul and some plans
My journey through life had success, had a
sense 'cause my music will always survive
The songs that I wrote have been heard all the
time, were a twist, and a turn and a ride
I hear you singing, your voice is my Eden
I see your face
I'll meet you in Heaven one day
And I promise the memories will stay
Meet you in heaven again
With my body, my soul and some plans
10. Arabia
I lost my fear when she left the train
A final step into strange surroundings
My journey ends on the edge of pain
I see they all are here
I've spent too long on the inside out
My heart was cold and my soul was bleeding
I tried to creep back to normal life
And wished they all were here
It's been so long since she blew my clouds
Can't speak her name see the world is bleeding
An empty smile has betrayed her mouth
A hope they all were there
You make me wonder virgin
You make me see
And I haven't lost my way
Arabia - joined the eastern sunrise
Arabia - lost memories in your head
Arabia - kind of new horizon
Arabia - time was standing still
The grass was green and the sun was bright
The rain fell slow and the wind was calmer
Woke up one day found myself aside
Afraid they all have gone
You make me wonder
You make me see
And I haven't lost my way
Arabia - joined the eastern sunrise
Arabia - lost memories in your head
Arabia - kind of new horizon
Arabia - time was standing still