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Iced Earth
« The Melancholy E.P. »
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| 1 | Melancholy (Holy Martyr)
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| | 2 | Shooting Star
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| | 3 | Watching Over Me
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| | 4 | Electric Funeral
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| | 5 | I Died For You
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| | 6 | The Ripper
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| | 7 | Colors (from Alive in Athens sessions) |
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Track 1, 3, 5 recorded and mixed at Morrisound Studios, Tampa, FL
Track 2 & 4 recorded at TRC Studios, Indianapolis, IN; mixed at Morrisound Studios, Tampa,FL
All tracks produced & engineered by Jim Morris except “I Died For You” produced by Jim Morris & Jon Schaffer
Design by Jon Schaffer & Tom Bejgrowicz
Layout by Tom Bejgrowicz for manAlive design |
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| 1. Melancholy (Holy Martyr)
[Schaffer]
Make the sadness go away
Come back another day
For years I've tried to teach
But their eyes are empty
Empty too I have become
For them I must die
A sad and troubled race
An ungrateful troubled place
[chorus]
I see the sadness in their eyes
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 Этот подарочный мини-альбом был изначально издан тиражом в 1 500 копий и продавался исключительно на концертах группы Iced Earth. Но желание фанатов им обладать было настолько велико, что тираж быстро закончился, превратившись в коллекционную редкость буквально за несколько месяцев. А между тем все больше и больше людей хотели приобрести это издание, и, в результате Century Media выпустили расширенный, не лимитированный тираж этого диска. Что же так привлекло внимание фэнов в этом ЕР? Идея оказалась проста и выигрышна: взять три баллады с последних двух студийных работ, к которым даже злопыхатели группы относятся с уважением и признают, что выразительный и чувственный вокал Мэта Бэрлоу как нельзя лучше подходит к исполнению трогательных и грустных вещей, разбавить их двумя чужими вещами, хорошо известными публике, стильно оформить - и диск готов. Первый кавер – вещь Bad Company "Shooting Star" получилась неплохо, но не более того, а вот кавер Black Sabbath “Electric Funeral” удался на все 100%, сохранив тягучую думовую основу оригинала, одновременно с выразительностью и мощью боевиков Iced Earth. Именно в таком виде “The Melancholy” впервые увидел свет, но, как я сказал выше, перед нами более доступный, расширенный вариант диска, в котором на два трека больше. Несомненно, удавшийся кавер Judas Priest “The Ripper” и непонятно по каким причинам не вошедшая в трех дисковый концертник "Alive In Athens" отличное концертное исполнение “Colors”. (Диск предоставлен компанией Фоно) |
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Вышедшая в начале января "ипишка" интересна для фэнов прежде всего своими каверами: "The Ripper" (Judas Priest), "Electric Funeral" (Black Sabbath) и "Shooting Star" (Bad Company)- на моей памяти, это единственный кавер на вещь этой заслужанной хард-рок команды 70-ых! Плюс две вещи с последнего студийного альбома группы: "Watching Over Me" и "The Melancholy... " и композиция с "Cаги" - "I Died For You". Но настоящей изюминкой этого EP является мощнейше-угарнейшая концертная версия "Colours", к сожалению не вошедшая в тройник "Live In Athens". (Из-за нее, главным образом, я и купил этот EP. Кавера у группы получились неплохо, особенно "Shooting Star", хотя ничего нового в прочтении классического материала Шаффер не принес. Всем фанам обязательно, всем остальным - по желанию. |
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Devoid of all the passion
The human spirit cannot die
Look at the pain around me
This is what I cry for
Look at the pain around me
This is what I'll die for
Make the sadness go away
Come back another day
The things I've said and done
Don't matter to anyone
But still, you push me to see
Something, I can never be
Why am I their shattered king?
I don't mean anything
I see the sadness in their eyes
Melancholy in their cries
Devoid of all the passion
The human spirit cannot die
Look at the pain around me
This is what I cry for
Look at the pain around me
This is what I'll die for
2. Shooting Star
[Bad Company Cover]
Johnny was a schoolboy
When he heard his first Beatles song
Love Me Do, I think it was
And from then it didn't take him long
Got himself a guitar
Used to play every night
Now he's in a rock 'n' roll outfit
And everything's alright
Don't you know?
Johnny told his Mama,
"Hey, Mama, I'm goin' away
Gonna hit the big time
Gonna be a big star someday"
Mama came to the door
With a teardrop in her eye
Johnny said, "Don't cry, Mama
Smile and wave goodbye"
Don't you know?
Yeah......
[Chorus]
Don't you know that you are a shooting star
Don't you know
Don't you know
Don't you know that you are a shooting star
And all the world will love you just as long
As long as you are
Johnny made a record
Went straight up to number one
Suddenly everyone loved
To hear him sing his song
Watchin' the world go by
Surprisin' it goes so fast
Johnny looked around him and said,
"Well, I made the big-time at last"
Don't you know?
Don't you know?
[Chorus]
A shooting star
Don't you know that You are a shooting star
Don't you know?
Don't you know that You are a shooting star
And all the world will love you just as long
as long as you are
Johnny died one night, died in his bed
Bottle of whisky, sleeping tablets by his head
Johnny's life passed him by like a warm summer day
If you listen to the wind you can still hear him play
(Chorus)
Don't you know that You are a shooting star
Don't you know?
Don't you know that you are a shooting star
Don't you don't you dont you don't you dont you know
Don't you know that you are a shooting star
3. Watching Over Me
[Schaffer]
I had a friend many years ago
One tragic night he died
The saddest time of my life
For weeks and weeks I cried
Through the anger and through the tears
I've felt his spirit through the years
I'd swear, He's watching me
Guiding me through hard times
[Chorus]
I feel it once again
It's overwhelming me
His spirit's like the wind
The angel guarding me
Oh, I know, oh, I know
He's watching over me
Oh, I know, oh, I know
He's watching over me
We shared dreams like all best friends
Blood brothers at the age of ten
We lived reckless, he paid the price
But why? Why did he have to die?
It still hurts me to this day
Am I selfish for feeling this way?
I know he's an angel now
Together we'll be someday
I feel it once again
It's overwhelming me
His spirit's like the wind
The angel guarding me
Oh, I know, oh, I know
He's watching over me
Oh, I know, oh, I know
He's watching over me
4. Electric Funeral
[Black Sabbath Cover]
Reflex in the sky warn you, you're gonna die
Storm coming, you'd better hide from the atomic tide
Flashes in the sky turns houses into sties
Turns people into clay, radiation minds decay
Robot minds of robot slaves lead them to atomic rage
Plastic flowers, melting sun, fading moon falls upon
Dying world of radiation, victims of mad frustration
Burning globe of oxygen fire, like electric funeral pyre
Buildings crashing down to a cracking ground
Rivers turn to wood, ice melting to flood
Earth lies in death bed, clouds cry water dead
Tearing life away, here's the burning pay
Electric funeral
Electric funeral
Electric funeral
Electric funeral
And so in the sky shines the electric eye
Supernatural king takes earth under his wing
Heaven's golden chorus sings, Hell's angels flap their wings
Evil souls fall to Hell, ever trapped in burning cells!
5. I Died For You
[Music: Schaffer / Lyrics: Schaffer]
I can't believe this now
This isn't what I planned
I lived and died and now
I just can't understand
With all the love I feel
I could never leave her
No matter what the cost
My soulds the price to see her
[Chorus]
Oh how I love you
The pain won't go away
Oh when I need you
You're always so far away
I cry for you
Leaving myself to blame
I died for you
I gave up everything
The pain was just to much
When I finally saw her
She's happy and in love
In love with my best friend
What makes it hurt so bad
Is that I love them both
And they will never know
For love I sold my soul
[Repeat Chorus ]
6. The Ripper
[Judas Priest Cover]
You're in for surprise
You're in for a shock
In London town streets
When there's darkness and fog
When you least expect me
And you turn your back
I'll attack
I smile when I'm sneaking
Through shadows by the wall
I laugh when I'm creeping
But you won't hear me at all
All hear my warning
Never turn your back
On the ripper
You'll soon shake with fear
Never knowing if I'm near
I'm sly and I'm shameless
Nocturnal and nameless
Except for 'The Ripper'
Or if you like 'Jack The Knife'
Any back alley street
Is where we'll probably meet
Underneath a gas lamp
Where the air's cold and damp
I'm a nasty surprise
I'm a devil in disguise
I'm a footstep at night
I'm a scream of the fright
All hear my warning
Never turn your back
On the ripper...the ripper....the ripper
7. Colors (Live)
[Music: Schaffer, Shawver / Lyrics: Schaffer]
Walking in the subway
Alone late at night
New York City gangs
Everywhere in sight
Your fell their anger upon you
You feel their hateful eyes
Walk a little faster now
You're fighting for your life
As they walk on closer
Their eyes burn down your back
You feel a thousand cries
Not prepared for their attack
A mission bell sent sign
A sign that you board soon
You've come this far, no turning back
We hope you make it too
Don't expect, sympathy
We don't know, the word
Your walked my turf, insanity
But in this place you die
Your life is wasted
Your blood is tasted
As it drips down the blade
You didn't make it
You couldn't take it
You walked the subway you paid
Your money's gone
Your clothes they're torn
You're lying in a pool of blood
You know you're leaving
We watch you grieving
But in this place you die
Don't expect sympathy
We don't know the word
You walked my turf, insanity
But in this place you die