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Running Wild
« The Rivalry »
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| 1 | March Of The Final Battle (The End Of All Evil)
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| | 2 | The Rivalry
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| | 3 | Kiss Of Death
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| | 4 | Firebreather
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| | 5 | Return Of The Dragon
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| | 6 | Resurrection
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| | 7 | Ballad Of William Kidd
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| | 8 | Agents Of Black
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| | 9 | Fire & Thunder
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| | 10 | The Poison
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| | 11 | Adventure Galley
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| | 12 | Man On The Moon
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| | 13 | War & Peace |
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Rock 'n' Rolf - vocals, guitars
Thilo Hermann - guitars
Thomas Smuszynski - bass
Jorg Michael - drums |
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| 2. The Rivalry
[Rolf Kasparek]
Since all the time began the holy council guards the light
They saw dawn of man, made by gods to serve their pride
Their slave, he fell from grace, he became the renegade
But evilness took place, cause a darkened force lurked in the shade
Silent wings of bl |
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Ну что ж... Стиль - все тот же, что и на предыдущем Masquerade, но цепляет значительно сильней. Running Wild остается верным себе - все тот же замечательный цепляющий power/heavy/speed metal + "песенки про пиратов" в одном флаконе :) Хы... прикольно (я почему-то только сейчас отметил для себя), что и на этом альбоме (как практически и на всех остальных поздних альбомах группы) очень сильное начало. Здесь - это очень приятное intro, переходящее в титульную композицию. А вот вторая вещь - несколько слабовата. Согласен с Chief-ом, именно нескоростные вещи делают этот диск таким приятственным. В частности, идущая вслед за очень быстрой "Firebreather", "Return Of The Dragon" несколько необычна на тот период времени для творчества RW. Это потом уже ребята возьмут за моду вставлять на диски нескоростные вещи. Так что мы имеем дело с некоторым (относительным конечно) новаторством. Ну да ладно... продолжаем разговор... Помимо вышеописанной вещи хотел бы отметить такие же небыстрые "The Ballad Of William Kidd" (моя любимая на альбоме), "Fire & Thunder" (здесь меня больше всего цепляют самое начало и самый конец - очень приятные гитарные трели) и наконец, чем-то похожая на "F&T", последняя - "War & Peace" с русскими народными мотивами. В заключении скажу, что "Rivalry", на мой взгляд -лучший альбом группы в период 1995 - 2002 годов, и один из лучших в творчестве RW вообще. |
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Вторая часть трилогии о борьбе добра со злом. Тема стара , как мир, однако Рок 'н Рольф в очередной раз умудрился слепить пулю сами знаете из чего. Удивляет лишь то, как музыканты умудрились вновь записать неплохой материал полсле двух мощнейших альбомов -
"Black Hand Inn" и "Masquerade". Здесь еще можно услышать барабаны в исполнении Jorg Michael'а, который уже на тот момент являлся потенциальным членом Stratovarius. Пожалуй, это последний нормальный релиз RW, все сделанное после - слишком серо и безлико, хотя Рольф и попытался отойти от набивших оскомину клише. В этом же альбоме сильна как лирика, так и музыка. Как ни странно, но альбом выигрывает благодаря не быстрым вещам, а , скорее, благодаря среднетемповым композициям наподобие Return of the Dragon(лучшая вещь на альбоме), Ballad of Whilliam Kidd, Fire & Thunder. Я бы даже рискнул, в свое время, назвать альбом лучшим в дискографии группы, но концовка уж слишком смазанна, три последних композиции похожи, как однояйцевые близнецы., да и вообще, альбом все-таки вторичен по отношению к предыдущим релизам группы. Хороший альбомец, но звезд с неба не хватающий. |
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The snake on the attack, shot to bite right off the dark
The poison in their vein, freezed their soul, their heart, their mind
So they praised the evil's name, the beast to serve, the world to grind
Time of all eternity, can never change the final destiny
The purified that stood the fight, will be saved to see the world of light
The Rivalry, since eternity, the final fight the blackened world to free
Lost in hate, determined fate, all evil's damned to walk the fiery gate
The time is right at hand, to see the truth behind the lie
Decade of evils end, the poisened heart is doomed to die
The chosen one is here, they're in a deadly fix
He is the one they fear, cause he is up to all their tricks
Time of all eternity, can never change the final destiny
The purified that stood the fight, will be saved to see the world of light
The Rivalry, since eternity, the final fight the blackened world to free
Lost in hate, determined fate, all evil's damned to walk the fiery gate
3. Kiss Of Death
[Rolf Kasparek]
Hey Mr. Man in black, no more disguise
It's just a waste of time, we see through your lies
You think you've ruled the world, through the endless time
But on your wealthless soul, I wouldn't bet a dime
When the elder drops his arm you're dead and lost
He takes away your breath with the kiss of death
No deal can save your soul, we know your evil name
We see your cloven hoof, we know your evil game
When the elder drops his arm you're dead and lost
He takes away your breath with the kiss of death
You've really passed the point, the point of no return
When your evil soul will melt, the good at heart will yearn
When the elder drops his arm you're dead and lost
He takes away your breath with the kiss of death
4. Firebreather
[Rolf Kasparek]
Three days of darkness, eternal light
Celestial sign swallows up the light
A raging storm, Armaggeddon's here
The enslaved's hope is the evil fear
He rides the wind on silent wings, Laserbeams ripping steel
Black helicopters go up in flames, before they know that he's real
Firebreather, raging from the stormy sky
Firebreather, smoke and thunder steal the light away
Black soldiers walk the gates of hell
They drop their mask, they come off their shell
Minotaurs and genetic beasts
Invade the world with a bloody feast
He rides the wind on silent wings, Laserbeams ripping steel
Black helicopters go up in flames, before they know that he's real
Firebreather, raging from the stormy sky
Firebreather, smoke and thunder steal the light away
Man in black your time is up
Universal law, your outta luck
No dirty tricks, no unfair fight
He shoots your head off with his first strike
He rides the wind on silent wings, Laserbeams ripping steel
Black helicopters go up in flames, before they know that he's real
Firebreather, raging for the stormy sky
Firebreather, smoke and thunder steal the light away
5. Return Of The Dragon
[Rolf Kasparek]
Only when the last dragonslayer has been layed by the heels
And his deminic soul is melting in the holy flames of eternal truth
The dragons kingdom will return to free the enslaved soul
From his shackles of hate
urn to free the enslaved soul
That will be the time, when the Serpent looses its tongue and its head!!
The kiss of the Serpent brings darkness and torment
They fight the defender with treason and slander
Seducing to blindness, soul's getting mindless
They're slaying the dragon, the're hunting the pagan
When the unerring law of the dragon returns, to wipe away all the pain
The Serpent is banned and the soulless will burn, the root of all evil to tame
No resurrection with evil's attraction
Denying its spell, might save you from hell
When the unerring law of the dragon returns, to wipe away all the pain
The Serpent is banned and the soulless will burn, the root of all evil to tame
the death of all badness brings the end of all madness
Misleading liars, they will burn in the fires
When the unerring law of the dragon returns, to wipe away all the pain
The Serpent is banned and the soulless will burn, the root of all evil to tame
6. Resurrection
[Rolf Kasparek]
The fight of light & darkness put the test on you
The pain of tribulation is what you're going through
Determination is on you, cause fate's in your own hand
The power of seduction is the test you have to stand
Days of war and thunder, that's what the dark lives on
A fast trip on a one-way until all good is gone
They love to see you falling to save their binding spell
You're on a suicide mission, a final trip to hell
Death is calling, unerring destiny
Black heart's falling for all eternity
Resurrection, the soul survivors stand
Chain-reaction, but the good at heart will stand the hand of fate
So see the whole connection, between all things they do
They try to daze your senses, cause the evil's never true
They promise you their heaven, they're going you their hell
A ticket to damnation is what these people sell
Death is calling, unerring destiny
Balck heart's falling for all eternity
Resurrection, the soul survivors stand
Chain-reaction, but the good at heart will stand the hand of fate
7. Ballad Of William Kidd
[Rolf Kasparek]
He was born at the shore of Greenhock in the year 1645
Ran away at the age of fourteen, to flee from his soul-killing life
He signed on to sail the wild-winds
But he worked down his hands and his knees
He stood his test on the waters, so they said "He was bred to the sea"
In 1697, the "Adventurer..." was setting its sails
With the letter of marque and reprisal, Kidd was prepared for his trail
They sailed the sea with the mission, to hunt down "Tew" and "Long Ben"
A serious riot was rising, so Kidd struck down one of his men
And he died!
Blue-blooded men they fell from grace
Piranhas eating their own
They sacrificed at the altar of lies
So fate took its course in the ballad of William Kidd
The "Adventurer..." returned to her hometown, Kidd was forced to defence
They charged him with looting and murder his patrons and generous friends
He'd left his crew at St. Thomas, to guard his honour from shame
But the lords they lied like a trooper, not to lose their own heads in the game
Blue-blooded men they fell from grace
Piranhas eating their own
They sacrificed at the altar of lies
So fate took its course in the ballad of William Kidd
The lords testified, their unholy lies, to save their own heads from the gallows
They sacrificed Kidd, they took him for a ride that conspiratorial fellows
They judged him and they found him guilty of piracy of the high seas
Betraying men of honour, you know lie and cheat as they please
A case of judicial murder caused the death of a seafaring man
Slanderous bunch of liars, to hell your souls will be damned
Blue-blooded men they fell from grace
Piranhas eating their own
They sacrificed at the altar of lies
So fate took its portentous course. What a shame!
In the ballad of William Kidd
[Dedicated to the memory of William Kidd]
8. Agents Of Black
[Rolf Kasparek]
The gates of hell are opened wide
The evil reigns with eternal night
The end of time is breaking lose
Light or dark, you're up to choose
The fallen gods, infinite pride
They serve the dark, they fear the light
They caress the lie, they kiss the hate
They guard the flies, the rule the shade
Black, souls insane, invade the world's with a feast of war and pain
The final fight will be done when they are dead and gone
Agents of black
They're sending out their raging beasts
To invade the world from west to east
Infected wings to spread their seed
They hunt men down their beasts to feed
Black, souls insane, invade the world's with a feast of war and pain
The final fight will be done when they are dead and gone
Authorities an evils force
They saved their pact with lies and wars
Blackened men, their souls are banned
The final fight, all evils end
Black, souls insane, invade the world's with a feast of war and pain
The final fight will be done when they are dead and gone
9. Fire & Thunder
[Rolf Kasparek]
Enchanted times, the decade of falling
But no one thinks of catastrophe
Seductive voice of death is calling
The fall of man is just plain to see
The mighty reign of devastation
Is raging wild alltrough the land
Sowing the winds of desperation
A deadly breeze by the Serpents hand
Darkest night, pride and hate
Raging force, the fate
Fire & Thunder, war & pain
Fire & Thunder, the devil's reign
The lost child is breathing badness
Building bombs just to serve his pride
Technological wings of madness
Could bring the end, eternal night
Darkest night, pride and hate
Raging force, the fate
Fire & Thunder, war & pain
Fire & Thunder, the devil's reign
The souls melt in the fire distress
The world's caught in a deadly trance
The flames of hell their reign is endless
No way out, no more second chance
Darkest night, pride and hate
Raging force, the wings of fate
Fire & Thunder, war & pain
Fire & Thunder, the devil's reign
Fire & Thunder, the final fight
Fire & Thunder, eternal night
10. The Poison
[Rolf Kasparek]
Poisoned snakes with doubled tongues, pretend to know the law
They menace with eternal hell, the fiend on velvet paws
They say what you should do or not, to keep you just in line
Praying they will fool the blind till the end of time
Fight the fire, the licking flame of hate
Fight the liar, the snake in the shade
He spites his wicked lies, the poison
He slithers round his victim till he bites
He injects the fuel of hate, the poison
And the fallen angel spreads his blackened wings
They pray the wine, they serve the lie, that's dripping in your ears
They daze your mind, they need your soul to oil their evil gear
A mindless and obedient slave to the lord of flies
Their hearts are weapped in blackest night, cashing in on lies
Fight the fire, the licking flame of hate
Fight the liar, the snake in the shade
He spites his wicked lies, the poison
He slithers round his victim till he bites
He injects the fuel of hate, the poison
And the fallen angel spreads his blackened wings
The evilness lives in their heart, Lucifer's the name
They bet your life, your soul's the prize, the pool in the game
They say they saw the god of light, but they will never proof
I know their god, they're praying to, two horns and cloven hoof
Fight the fire, the licking flame of hate
Fight the liar, the snake in the shade
He spites his wicked lies, the poison
He slithers round his victim till he bites
He injects the fuel of hate, the poison
And the fallen angel spreads his blackened wings
11. Adventure Galley
[Rolf Kasparek , Thilo Hermann]
Addicted to the stormy sea, the sound of clashing waves
Proudly they are rushing by on their breathless chase
Hunting for Long Ben and Tew, to bind them down in chains
They're standing every raging storm, the privation and the pain
They capture every sailing-ship, they're cashing in by stealth
Reprisal is the magic word to increase their heaped up wealth
They stand to stormy waters, the raging wild winds on the sea
No walking ghost or nightmare, could ever force them to their knees
Adventure Galley, proudly she's staying her course
Adventure Galley, the magical force, wild and free!
Addicted to the stromy sea, the sound of clashing waves
Proudly they are rushing by on their breathless chase
They stand no stormy waters, the raging wild winds on the sea
No walking ghost or nightmare, could ever force them to their knees
Adveture Galley, proudly she's staying her course
Adveture Galley, the magical force, wild and free!
12. Man In The Moon
[Rolf Kasparek]
Red-hot steel and thunder, fast and raging
The steely arrow shoots into the night
Heading for the unknown into darkness
Well equiped to see the other side
Hold on, time is right to dig the lie
Watch out, the truth will come to light
The skids are touching ground, dying engine
You're climbing off, you're switching on the lights
You're walking on the moon, the world of silence
But it tells you all the secrets that it hides
Hold on, time is right to dig the lie
Watch out, the truth will come to light
Man on the moon, prowler of the night
Man on the moon, tell man the secrets that you hide
You see the ball of light, the steely saucer
They're watching you and every step you'll make
Your superiours they told you that it's fiction
But what they sayed was nothing but a fake
Hold on, time is right to dig the lie
Watch out, the truth will come to light
Man on the moon, prowler of hte night
Man on the moon, tell man the secrets that you hide
So what's the point in sending out their spaceships
To look for something you should never find
Why they try to keep mankind away from knowledge
The cloven hoof is the secret that's behind
Man on the moon, prowler of the night
Man on the moon, tell man the secrets that you hide
13. War & Peace
[Rolf Kasparek]
The rifles are firing, the cracking of guns break the still
The march of the soldiers, no mercy, no thoughts and no will
They fall one by one, their blood is shed without sense
Trapped in the spell of a nightmare
War & peace, you're walking just straight on the edge
War & peace, you're dying in war, but you even can't live in peace
You gun down your victim and the devil is laughing in scorn
You're killing your brother, cause he's wearing the wrong uniform
They fall one by one, their blood is shed without sense
Trapped in the spell of a nightmare
War & peace, you're walking just straight on the edge
War & peace, you're dying in war, but you even can't live in peace
The essence of all evil is living on madness and hate
So see and take over, to rule the key to your fate
They fall one by one, their blood is shed without sense
Trapped in the spell of a nightmare
War & peace, you're walking just straight on the edge
War & peace, you're dying in war, but you even can't live in peace
[Inspired by the novel "War & Peace" by Leo Tolstoi]