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At Vance
« Heart of Steel »
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1 | Prelude 00:58
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| 2 | Soldier of Time 05:04
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| 3 | The Brave and the Strong 04:52
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| 4 | Heart of Steel 03:21
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| 5 | S.O.S. (ABBA cover) 03:26
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| 6 | King of Your Dreams 04:56
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| 7 | Princess of the Night 06:24
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| 8 | Goodbye 05:08
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| 9 | Why Do You Cry? 05:25
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| 10 | Don't You Believe A Stranger 03:33
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| 11 | Chopin - Etude No. 4 02:16
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| 12 | Logical Song (Japan bonus)
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| 13 | Eye Of The Tiger (European bonus) |
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Oliver Hartmann: all vocals
Olaf Lenk: lead & rhythm guitar
Uli Meller: keyboards
Jochen Schnur: bass
Jorgen "Sledgehammer“ Lucas: drums
Reinald Konig: guitars |
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Produced by Olaf Lenk and Axel Thubeauville
Recorded at Guitarland, Germany
Mixed by Olaf Lenk
Mastered by Olaf Lenk
Cover design by Eric Philippe, Belgium
Photos by Michael Ueckel
All music and lyrics by Olaf Lenk, except:
S.O.S. - Abba
Chopin Etude No.4 - Chopin
Logical Song - Davies, Hodgson (bonus track) |
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| 2. Soldier Of Time
Closing your eyes
to discover your mind
raisin your weapons
against the enemys you'll find
crossing your sword
in glorious fights
don't waste a word
as you fight with the knights
graceful they stand
honored they fall
heroes of their land
can't you their call
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Второй альбом пауэр металлистов следующих по пути Малмстина, но имеющих и свои собственные идеи. Здесь наметился явный прогресс – в звуковом плане – саунд стал плотнее и мощнее, и вокал Оливера Хартмана тоже стал поспокойней, но не утратил своей приятной хрипотцы и харизмы. Всё же альбом получше, чем дебютный диск «No Escape». Здесь просто чудесные композиции в чисто этвансовском ключе – открывающая скоростная «Soldier Of Time» и два средне темповых очень душевных хэви боевика «Why Do You Cry» и «Don`t You Believe A Stranger », на этот раз они смогли подобрать более приятный кавер Аббы – «S.O.S.», а вот инструментальный номер переработка Шопеновского Этюда № 4 – меня абсолютно не впечатлил, как и заглавная проходная песня «Heart Of Steel». Одной из жемчужин диска является кавер «Logical Song» - но вот кавер на кого, к сожалению я не знаю. Баллада «Princess Of The Night» вновь, как и медляк на первом альбоме, слишком нудна и затянута. В целом ничего сверх нового вы здесь не найдёте, но вот фэнам группы диск обязателен. |
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Вот за что мне нравилась эта группа, так это за умение исправлять минусы своих прошлых работ. Весомым минусом дебютника (“No Escape” 1999) был недостаточно мощный, даже какой-то искусственный, звук барабанов. На втором альбоме, который называется "Heart Of Steel", этот пунктик уже можно забыть. По самому звуку ударные остались те же, но они сильно прибавили в мощи, зазвучав очень громко, по-мужски. Может, на этот факт повлиял приход нового барабанщика – Йоргена Лукаса. Отличная техника, особенно мне нравится его манера играть среднетемповые песни, например, “Why Don’t You Cry”, то есть, одновременный удар по малому барабану и бочке (наверняка, у этого приема есть название, но, так как я не силён в подобного рода грамоте, то прошу извинить моё незнание). Но так же, как мы помним, на дебютнике было энное количество проходных песен. Вот тут парни опять подвели – “Heart Of Steel”, “SOS”, “Goodbye” и “Logical Song” я просто не замечаю при прослушивании альбома. В одно ухо – в другое вылетает. Но, с другой стороны, есть и немало отличных песен. Таких, как открывающий скоростной боевик “Soldier Of Time”, следующий за ним номер “The Brave And The Strong” (кстати, и по текстам эти две песни явно выигрывают у остальных треков), явный хит “King Of Your Dreams” (похожий на Stratovarius), среднетемповый номер “Don't You Believe A Stranger” (напоминает творчество группы Royal Hunt) и переигровка классики “Chopin Etude No.4”. Тексты стали слушаться более приятно, причиной этому стал порядком окрепший и ставший ещё более хриплым голос Оливера Хартманна. Если сказать кратко, то этот альбом держится на тех же позициях, что и дебютник. А поэтому я и “Heart Of Steel” поставлю семёрку. Нормальная, крепкая работа. |
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Кто следит за творчеством At Vance будет не сложно заметить, что на протяжении всего творческого пути группу изрядно лихорадит. Выдающуюся и оригинальную пластинку сменяет шаблонный хеви-павер без изыска и новизны. Альбом "Heart Of Steel" не стал исключением. Быстрый, динамичный, взрывной и в тоже время лиричный и мелодичный, утвердивший новые стандарты и правила в павер-метале, и в тоже время вобравший в себя лучшие традиции этого направления. Все в этом альбоме красиво, технично, гармонично: акустические проигрыши, ураганные гитарные соляги, безудержный вокал. |
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fightin a battle
with all of the greats
wounded you fall
but it's never too late
stand up and fight
and the victory be'll yours
wrong won't be right
you could be opening the doors
graceful you stand
you'll never fail
hereoe of your land
you've got to survive
You've been a soldier of time
One in a million
Crossing the line
Your star will always shine
Thruout the centuries
To light up the sky
You've been a soldier of time....
3. The Brave And The Strong
There's something evil in the sky
it's haunting me and I just can't hide
it's getting closer more and more
to start the war
Fight and believing
that's what I'm aiming for
so tells the story
there goes out my prayer
The brave and the strong
will always be on my side
nothing can tear me apart
when darkness surrounds you
I'll be your shining star
even thou the battle rages on
the fear arises with the night
nowhere to run there's nowhere to hide
the time has come to raise your sword
against the evil unknown
fight and believing
I'll have the victory
Last of the chapters
I'm the one who stays
4. Heart Of Steel
shadows so pale
in the heat of the night
fading to grey
cause they're scared by the light
shootin their arrows
with the wings of pain
restless unkind
but they keep on fightin in vain
tryin to be who you are
the harder you try the closer you'll get
when you fight with a heart of steel
bloodstains in red
that cover your clothes
telling the truth
'bout the souls that have passed
the things that you see
as you read between the lines
won't let you be
'cause they're just partners in crime
tryin to be who you are
the harder you try the closer you'll get
when you fight with a heart of steel
fightin a war you can't win
the only things that stay are you're sins
but you fight with a heart of steel
5. S.O.S.
Where are those happy times - they seem so hard to find.
I try to reach for you but you have closed your mind.
Whatever happened to our love ?
I wish I understood.
It used to be so nice, it used to be so good.
[Chorus:]
So when you're near me, darling can't you hear me, SOS
The love you gave me, nothing less can save me, SOS
When you're gone, how can I even try to go on ?
When you're gone, though I try how can I carry on ?
You seem so far away though you are standing near.
You make me feel alive but something died, I fear.
I really tried to make it up - I wish I understood.
What happened to our love, it used to be so good.
6. King Of Your Dreams
Somewhere between
The day and the night
You're hidin your aim's
Waitin to fight
Face of an angel
old to be wise
but you are hidin
the devil in disguise
where does it end
and where do you want to go
the borders you'll bend
I guess you will never know
Open your eyes
try to be wise
and you'll be the king of your dreams
tryin to see
what you want to be
then you'll be the king of your dreams
Violence and hate
is the harvest you' ll get
pay close attention
they might take your head
don't play with fire
you won't stand the pain
they call you a liar
they call you a shame
7. Princess Of The Night
I've been waitin for such a long time
I didn't care there was nothin left to lose
couldn't find the sense of my life
until the day when you appeared
from the moment you've entered my world
you made me turn around
and you stole my heart away
but now you've gone
my life's just dark and grey
so here is what I say....
when the sun comes down on you
I'll be by your side
(and ) when the evening's there
you'll be my princess of the night
time moves on and I can't make it stand
never cared for me and you've just let it end
what have you done you've thrown it all away
now my heart is empty and there's nothin left to say
from the day that you've captured my heart
you filled me up with love
made my dreams come true
so now you've gone
and there's no eternity
so here is what I say
when the sun comes down on you
I'll be by your side
(and ) when the evening's there
you'll be my princess of the night
let me take your hand
and lead you to the promise land
I'll be next to you
Cause you're my princess of the night
8. Goodbye
I've travelled much more than a thousand miles
My only goal was to conquer the world
In countless fights i had to pay my dues
That was the war of my life
The years of fear and anger
Have caused scarfs in my soul
But I can't wait no longer
Tryin to break the wall
I'm gonna try
I'll never denie
Just listen to me
Cause it's the last good bye
I'll tell you why
Your life is a lie
Here's what I say
Just a last good bye
There must be million faces I have seen
I just passed by and didn't spend a word
There's so much pain which couldn't touch my heart
But afterall I realized where I was wrong
The years of fear and anger
Kept me locked inside my room
The time has come and I feel stronger
To tear away the doom
I'm gonna try
I'll never denie
Just listen to me
Cause it's the last good bye
I'll tell you why
Your life is a lie
Here's what I say
Just a last good bye
9. Why Do You Cry?
Maybe I was wrong
I said too many things that I should have left unspoken
But where do you belong
There are so many reasons to hold on what we?ve got
So why should I pay the price
And why should I roll the dice
Deep inside I feel the shame
You name the pain and thats the shame
So why do you cry
I gave you my heart but you denied
So please tell me why
You're throwing our love away tonight
So why do you cry
Now you're standing in the cold
And the tears you cry will turn the ice into stone
Enlight the candle cries the flame in my hand
Just to make you see the things that you have done
So why should I pay the price
And why should I roll the dice
Deep inside I feel the pain
But you're the only one to blame
So why do you cry
I gave you my heart but you denied
So please tell me why
You're throwing our love away tonight
So why do you cry
10. Don't You Believe A Stanger
It doesn't matter if it's day or night
Cause when the evil comes it won't need no light
It might not be what you expect to see
No difference if it's rain or shine
If you don't run your life ain't worth a dime
You've got to find a way to dissappear
Good and bad so close together
If they catch you it's now or never
Better listen closely now
Here's my advise
Don't you believe a stranger
He might just take your life
He's gonna be much stronger
You'd better run and hide
Don't you believe a stranger
Cause you're not supposed to do
You can't relate to danger
Try to escape
If you keep standing in the danger zone
They' ll gonna catch ya 'til you're chilled to the bone
There is is hardly nothing they have to fear
You better try to keep the distance
Otherwise they might break your resistence
You could be the next one in the line
Good and bad so close together
If they catch you it's now or never
Better listen closely now
Here's my advise
Don't you believe a stranger......
11. Chopin Etude No.4
12. Logical Song
When I was young, it seemed that lilfe
was so wonderful,a miracle,
oh it was beautiful, magical.
And all the birds in the trees,
well they'd be singing so happily,
oh, joyfully, oh, playfully watching me.
But then they sent me away,
to teach me how to be sensible,
logicalm oh, responsible practical.
And they showed me a world
where I could be so dependable,
oh, clinical, oh, intellectual, cynical.
There are times when all the world's asleep,
the questions run too deep for such a simple man
Won't you please, please tell me what we've learned?
I know it sounds absurd. Please tell me who I am
I said, now watch what you say or
they'll be calling you a radical,
a liberal, oh fanatical, criminal.
Oh, won't you sign up your name,
we'd like to feel you're acceptable,
respectable, oh, presentable, a vegetable!
At night, when all the world's asleep...
[Outro:]
Please tell me who I am who I am who I am who I am