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Viper
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1 | Illusions
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| 2 | At least a chance
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| 3 | To live again
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| 4 | A cry from the edge
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| 5 | Living for the night
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| 6 | Prelude to oblivion
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| 7 | Theatre of fate
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| 8 | Moonlight |
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Vocals - Andre Matos
Guitars - Felipe Machado
Guitars - Yves Passarel
Bass - Pit Passarel
Drums - Sйrgio Facci |
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Produced by Antonio D. Pirani
Recorded and mixed at BMG Ariola Studios, Sao Paulo, Brasil
"Moonlight" originally written by L.V.Beethoven.
Re-released in 1997 by Paradoxx Music in a 2 in 1 edition with the "Soldiers Of
Sunrise" album. |
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Four billion faces
Are searching for their dreams
Fighting for a better way
Despite how hard it seems
Oh! Do you remember
Those words from long ago
That inspired us to progress
To make our future grow
Life goes on
It's brutal lessons
We must accept
Even through |
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Из двух альбомов Гадюки, которые я имел возможность послушать, этот мне понравился намного больше. Видимо, за счёт того, что ребята сдлелали основной упор на классическую музыку (как мне показалось) - и дело не в кавере на Бетховена. Мелодика практически во всех композициях мне напоминала классические произведения: те же переходы, интервалы и т.д. - и при этом мелодии легко запоминаются. И главное: похоже на классическую музыку, но их мелодии живые, а не такие рафинированные, как у того же Мальмстина...
Как человеку достаточно всеядному в музыкальном плане (с удовольствием слушаю всё от Грига до блэк-металла, и от Баха до Блэкмора), мне трудно было составить объективное мнение по этому альбому, хоть я и "разобрал по полочкам":
1) Мелодика (простые и красивые мелодии) - 10 баллов
2) Гармония (за то, что похоже на классику) - 10 баллов
3) Ритмика - средняя, 6 баллов. Нормальная хэви-металлическая ритмика, хотя вариации в темпе игры в песне "At least a chance" меня удивили. Но в любом случае, это не трэш, и тут ритмические изыски не важны.
4) Техничность музыкантов - тоже средняя. Есть много кто круче, есть много тех, кто уступают, и ещё больше - на том же уровне. Ставлю целых 8 баллов за то, что ребята не стали выпендриваться и изображать из себя крутых. являясь поклонником ТРУ, для меня отсутствие позёрства - очень важный показатель.
5) Тексты обсуждать не буду, т.к. в этом абсолютно не разбираюсь.
А за альбом в целом поставил бы 9 баллов, но за одно только то, что не слышал на современной сцене ничего подобного - высшая оценка! |
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Хм, каждый день открываю для себя что-то новое. Иногда бывает очень интересно ознакомиться с творчеством малоизвестных команд, в то время как очень известные не особо-то и радуют. И вот одним летним вечером, просматривая свой любимый Дарксайд, обратил внимание на то, что есть такая группа с названием Viper, играющая спид, да ещё из Бразилии. Пройти мимо у меня никак не получилось. В общем, что имеем? А имеем очень хороший даже не хэви-спид, а целый пауэр-метал проект. И тут так и хочется сказать: косящий под Helloween, но увы... Helloween - хоть и супер-группа, но не цепляет. А здешние мелодии очень весёлые и оптимистичные, мелодичные и цепляющие. Да, конечно есть что-то от «Walls of Jericho», но самая малость, наверное вокал того же диапазона. Профессионализмом релиз не блещет, зато душевности хоть отбавляй, и мне кажется, что это намного важнее. Эх, вот выпустили бы они этот и предыдущий релиз (чуть хуже чем «Theatre of Fate», но дебют все-таки) раньше того же Helloween, может все было бы по-другому. Рекомендую прослушать все, и ставлю «десятку», потому что высокую оценку надо ставить за душу, которую вложили в музыку. |
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Альбом молодой на тот момент бразильской команды получился, на мой взгляд, более профессиональным, чем их предыдущее творение. Да и качество записи было выправлено. В целом, довольно неплохо, и альбом отлично слушается даже сейчас. Надо напомнить, что это последний альбом Viper, в записи которого участвовал Андрэ Матос, впоследствии известный как вокалист Angra. Самыми сильными, на мой взгляд, являются композиции "At Least a Chance", Living for the Night". Так что неплохой альбом средней бразильской команды. А если учесть, что они стали играть после ухода Матоса, так вообще альбом очень даже достойный. |
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Maybe someday
A hopeful light
Will lead all the people
To live better lives
It will be
Like childhood dreams
Like cries in the silence
But I'll have at least a chance
Street filled with tears
Are the picture of my life
I've got someone to forget
Somethings that I can't hide
The rain is so cold
It cuts me like the past
And the scar deep inside of me
How long will they last?
Life goes on
It's brutal lessons
We must accept
Even through the tears
Maybe someday
A hopeful light
Will lead all the people
To live better lives
It will be
Like childhood dreams
Like cries in the silence
But I'll have at least a chance
3. To Live Again
Prowling through the city
Destination nowhere
Passing through the windows
Of a million lives
Drowning in depression
Looking for some action
An answer to the pain
Of my last thousand nights
If I had a way
To make some moments come back
So true and real
I will spend my life in memories
Of the past
But nobody lives in dreams
And nobody really cares
If I'm really fuckin' tired
Of this fuckin' life
So I head into a bar
And I drown all my emotions
Forget the disillusionment
I have inside
If I had a way
To make changes in the pages of
My past
Feelings are to share
Everybody needs somebody it's a fact
Wrong choice but
C'est la vie
I'm waiting for the dawn
To live again
The lonely shades of my days
Prowling through the city
Destination nowhere
Passing through the windows
Of a million lives
Drowning in depression
Looking for some action
An answer to the pain
Of my last thousand nights
If I had a way
To make changes in the pages of
My past
Feelings are to share
Everybody needs somebody it's a fact
Wrong choice but
C'est la vie
I'm waiting for the dawn
To live again
The lonely shades of my days
4. A Cry From The Edge
Six AM and I'm still awake
Living thoughts and words of yesterday
But I'm too tired to think what is right
And I'm alone, I can't decide on my own
Take me beyond the lies
All the time you can stay by my side
And if you show me
A little and everyday
Then you'll know that I can find my way
All you hear now
Is a cry from the edge
Hey my friends! You've got to bring me back
We all begun and now you hide the fact
Illusions fly for those that understand
Memories that keep me tied to my past
Take me beyond the lies
All the time you can stay by my side
And if you show me
A little and everyday
Then you'll know that I can find my way
All you hear now
Is a cry from the edge
Painful mystery to be alive
Scary visions of my future life
Time for change give me a better way
Free me from the shadows over my eyes
Take me beyond the lies
All the time you can stay by my side
And if you show me
A little and everyday
Then you'll know that I can find my way
All you hear now
Is a cry from the edge
5. Living For The Night
Between dusk and day
Before the sunrise
The city will begin to live its crimes
Millions if you ask
It happens everywhere
Every little corner has its tale
Windows are the eyes
That witness without soul
Watching in the silence what is done
I'm a part of this
Violence is my friend
Walking on the line of life and death
Spirits walk the streets
Siren sounds alone
Screaming out the lyrics of my song
I have no other life
Concrete is my cage
All my desillusions turns to rage
I'm living for the night
Though we have to fear it
Where life is just a game
That you have to win
Living for the night
When death surrounds you on and on
All the time it's near
I'm longing to be free
He even knows my name
He wants no waste of time
I know that killing is his game
And I am the prize
Our footsteps sound alone
I know he's just behind
I feel the panic in our hearts
Beating very loud
I turn my eyes to him
The night is very dark
He's got a knife and I know
Cause I saw the blade
Between the light and shade
Between the night and day
Between my life and death
I only feel the blade
Between dusk and day
Before the sunrise
The city will begin to live its crimes
Millions if you ask
It happens everywhere
Every little corner has its tale
Windows are the eyes
That witness without soul
Watching in the silence what is done
I'm living for the night
Though we have to fear it
Where life is just a game
That you have to win
Living for the night
When death surrounds you on and on
All the time it's near
Living for the night
Though we have to fear it
Where life is just a game
That you have to win
Living for the night
When death surrounds you on and on
All the time it's near
6. Prelude To Oblivion
Cruel reality
Wears away our will to live
All the world will look at me
And hold his breath too hear my speech
So when I leave this world unfair
They will cry for me and understand
I just can't find my way
Or meaning to my life
World will remember?
Not at all
And take my example?
Not at all
Am I wrong?
Yes! Because the world won't take example
From somebody who won't fight
For better days and hide away
Not facing problems in their life
To be alive is the best way
That we must show mankind
We want a better world for all
I ask all the world
To follow the song
7. Theatre Of Fate
The crowd came to silence
The spotlights are shining
A tale has to be told
In any age
All the world is a stage
A play will now begin
There once was a child
With a dream in his mind
And a thousand things to learn
But with each passing day
His childhood sleeps away
How soon the first act ends
All the dreams that we have
Are lost along the way
Victims of real life
Now the child is a boy
And new dreams have evolved
He strives to make them real
Not the fear in his heart
Nor a past full of pain
Will take away his hope
But how cruel life is
And although he resists
New problems will appear
So he'll loose one more chance
Time destroys all his plans
The second act is done
All the dreams that we have
Are lost along the way
Victims of real life
We are looking
For the meaning of our lives
But our faults remain the same
And the truth
Will be distant from our hearts
Where our dreams will never end
But our fate is in command
Now the boy is a man
Though his visions remain
He knows they have no chance
A heart full of hate
All his hope driven away
Life's worn down his defence
How many lives
In the world born and die
In disillusionment
Not allowed to have dreams
And one day make'em real
This tale will never end
All the dreams that we have
Are lost along the way
Victims of real life
We are looking
For the meaning of our lives
But our faults remain the same
And the truth
Will be distant from our hearts
Where our dreams will never...
We are looking
For the meaning of our lives
But our faults remain the same
And the truth
Will be distant from our hearts
Where our dreams will never end
But our fate is in command
But our fate is in command
But our fate is in command
8. Moonlight
Lifestorm broke my anchors
Like a wreck I've been
Sea and sky were just one darkness
Such a brilliant radiance you came
I'm alive, I'm alive
Just by the light
From your eyes
And I need you to be
Like the heaven I seek
But clouds showed me
And I saw
You were just the moonlight
And the moon belongs to
No one, no one,..