Fallen Angel
Uriah Heep
℗ 1978 Chrysalis Records CHR 1204
On Fallen Angel, Uriah Heep continued the push toward an AOR-friendly style that began with Innocent Victim. The resulting album is too poppy to please hardcore metal fans and too eccentric to fit the bill of an AOR record, but it still manages to be a surprisingly enjoyable listen. Fallen Angel focuses squarely on crafting driving rock tunes leavened with a series of pop hooks: "Woman of the Night" pairs guitar-bolstered verses with a harmony-drenched chorus reminiscent of Queen while "One More Night" cleverly conforms the sloppy good cheer of boogie rock to a pop song format. Other tracks find the band stretching their heavy-AOR ambitions into other genres: the burbling synthesizers and stuttering bass line of "Whad'ya Say" lend that song a disco feel while the insistent, naggingly catchy "la, la, la" chorus of "Love or Nothing" suggests the group had spent some time listening to old bubblegum pop singles. This surprising diversity points out the problems with Fallen Angel: It goes in so many different directions that it never coheres the way a really good album should and it strays too far from the group's original sound to really fit in with the rest of their catalog. Nonetheless, it is simply too energetic and well-crafted to be rejected as a bad album. Patient Uriah Heep fans will also be rewarded with some stunning tracks that hark back to the group's gothic metal style: "I'm Alive" is a barnstorming anthem of self-affirmation that layers Mick Box's soaring yet mournful slide guitar leads over a furious, double-time backbeat from Lee Kerslake and the title track is a gothic-tinged ballad about a lost romance that is built on a haunting chorus and an atmospheric backing of acoustic guitar and synthesizer. All in all, Fallen Angel may not please Uriah Heep fans who favor the group's Demons and Wizards-era style but it offers enough slickly crafted music to please any fan of 1970s AOR sounds. — Donald A. Guarisco. |
- 1. Woman of the Night (Box - Kerslake - Lawton) [04:02]
- 2. Falling in Love (Hensley) [02:54]
- 3. One More Night (Hensley) [03:30]
- 4. Put Your Lovin' on Me (Lawton) [04:06]
- 5. Come Back to Me (Hensley - Kerslake) [04:18]
- 6. Whad 'ya Say (Hensley) [03:39]
- 7. Save it (Bolder - McDonald) [03:32]
- 8. Love or Nothing (Hensley) [02:58]
- 9. I'm Alive (Lawton) [04:15]
- 10. Fallen Angel (Hensley) [04:49]
- 11. Cheater (Hensley) [04:04]
- 12. Gimme Love (Struttin') (Bolder - Box - Kerslake - Lawton) [03:16]
- 13. A Right to Live (Lawton) [03:37]
- 14. Been Hurt (Hensley) [05:03]
Тексты:
Woman of the Night
(Box - Kerslake - Lawton)
Ride along lady woman of the night Looking for a place to go Dancing on storm clouds Hiding from the light Looking for an easy Joe You just wanna play around Searching for a higher ground Walking every side street Kicking up the leaves Running from the pouring rain Standing on the corners Shaking from the cold Only got yourself to blame You just wanna play around Searching for a higher ground Someone who could Make you happy Someone who would care You've broken your life Beyond repair You're reaching for every rainbow You're wondering why Don't reach out for love 'Cause it's a lie You've got your number on the wall Of some deserted station hall Is this your only claim to fame Will you just play your waiting game But you won't stop the things you do Some night the evil get to you
Falling in Love
(Hensley)
Falling keep on falling Keep on falling love Now I don't mind All this running around Seems I've been doing it Most of my life My music's been kind But some days I find It brings me two kinds of trouble And three kinds of strife So don't try to compare it 'Cause I just want to Share it with some people I like to call friends There ain't nothing bad and No need to feel sad And there's certainly no need To make amends It won't do you no harm and There's no cause for alarm I won't be praying for Help from above If the only thing Wrong with rock and roll Is that I keep on falling in love If the only thing Wrong with rock and roll Is that I keep on falling Keep on falling Keep on falling in love
One More Night
(Hensley)
City lights are Burning in the distance Seems they're tellin' me To hurry home But I can't push these Wheels of mine no harder So hold on baby for One more night alone There's time for me to take just One look over my shoulder One last glance at What's been going on 'Cause I'll be there at First light in the morning We'll pick up the pieces And baby, then we'll be long gone Pick up the pieces and run with me As fast as you can You know you always said I was the man Pick up the pieces, let's do it now Let's say our last farewell Tomorrow may be too late As far as I can tell
Put Your Lovin' on Me
(Lawton)
Lady oh lady you're Driving me crazy You brought out the devil in me You turned on my fire With words of desire You sure put the lovin' Sure put the lovin' on me You're sending me reeling With love that you're giving Spinning my poor heart around The feelings that should be Have finally saved me You sure put the lovin' Sure put the lovin' on me Ain't no use in trying I never would deny that I love you love you Ain't no doubt about it I just can't live without it I love you love you Yes I love you, I really love you Don't know what it is That you're putting down I only know it ain't no game I only know what you're doing to me And baby you're the one to blame Lady oh lady you're Driving me crazy You're flying me high With your eyes There's no use in trying Ain't no use denying You sure put the lovin' Sure put the lovin' on me Yes, you did Sure put your lovin' Sure put your lovin' on me Put your lovin', put your lovin' on me
Come Back to Me
(Hensley - Kerslake)
Alone again, I feel so alone again With this emptiness I just can't hide Picture me with a broken heart See the tears run down my face Everything I had has gone Everything is gone Loneliness still lingering on Everything I thought was mine Come back to me Can't we try it one more time Come back to me I know I'll find another love in time But you'll always be there In the back of my mind The power of love Can bring such pain I still love you, I just love you Alone again, I'm so alone again With nothing but you on my mind Can't you see What you've done to my life What can I do to Win you back again
Whad 'ya Say
(Hensley)
Whad'ya say... Lady you're tyin' me down Turning my heart to stone And I can't help feeling I'd be better off Back out in the streets alone Baby you're hurtin' me Deserting me again I looked for your loyalty And found a fickle friend We could try to get back On the right track baby Or leave it, just throw it away We could pick it up, pack it up Make up or break up Let's try it again Faced with this situation There's two things we can do A lot of it is up to us But most of it's down to you You know we Shouldn't play with love It's a dangerous thing to do So let's not get agony And ecstasy confused
Save it
(Bolder - McDonald)
Save it, save it, save it all for me... Save it, save it You've gotta save it all for me Gonna take my heart and my soul And lay it onto someone's daughter Gonna give out all that I got To the woman who sits by the water Gonna spend the rest of my time With the woman by the winding river Gonna let her know That I'll give her all That I got forever and ever She knows what I like She knows what I need And babe let me tell you She'll give it all to me
Love or Nothing
(Hensley)
You gotta make up your mind 'Cause you're running out of time You know it's your game And the winner takes all It's time for you to realise There's gonna be no compromise It's gotta be love or nothing at all It's gotta be love or nothing at all I've thought about a new beginning But you know your heart's not in it There's something inside That ain't hearing my call And each new misty morning Brings a constant warning It's gotta be love or nothing at all It's gotta be love You give me your love Or nothing at all You give me your love It's no good climbing In the back seat In the name of love Or tryin' to be somebody That you know you're not Sneakin' out the back door At the dead of night 'Cause you're never gonna find out What it's really like
I'm Alive
(Lawton)
How strange when You know the feeling That something ain't right You're fooled by the need of being You're blind to the light Don't ask where The stranger leads you He'll show you the way Just go out and make your conquest You've something to say I'm alive, I'm alive and I'm me I've just got to be free I'm alive to the world There's been so much Bad time wasted Just look and you'll see We've got so much going for us It's not just a dream Let's look and we'll find the answers To questions I've made We'll reach out for new beginnings Let love show the way Let's leave our past behind The love can make us blind But now we know That we're alive
Fallen Angel
(Hensley)
Fallen angel ... Everyone I see reminds me of you I keep turnin' round Expectin' you to be there I keep seein' our past Through my looking glass But fallen angel Where are you now After all these years I remember the tears When we parted you said Don't forget me You were ridin' so high Now they're passin' you by Girl I've never forgot you Please come and get me Livin' without you is Hard enough anyway But knowin' you're hurtin' Makes it so much worse every day I just wanna love you Any way that I can And watching you cry wasn't Part of my plan Tell me how did it feel In your promised land That you chose as Your pain and your pleasure A temporary sanctuary Oh fallen angel I'm your real treasure
Cheater
(Hensley)
Cheater, I know where you've been Cheater, your lies Can't hide your sin Cheater, don't ask me how I know Cheater, I guess it's time for you to go I'm tired of chasing shadows So lllusive in the night And your empty words That leave me high and dry Now the curtain's finally fallen On this fantasy affair You've had me for the last time With your lies Cheater, you're a cheater I know where you've been Cheater, your lies Can't hide your sin Cheater, don't ask me how I know Cheater, I guess it's time for you to go The voices in the wind I heard Kept telling me to run Whispering a warning to my heart And the voices deep as thunder Tried to speak of things to come I was blinded then But now I see the light Cheater, you're a cheater And I know where you've been Cheater, mean mistreater Your lies can't hide your sin Cheater, don't ask me how I know Cheater, I guess it's time For you to go
Gimme Love (Struttin')
(Bolder - Box - Kerslake - Lawton)
Love, love, love I'm looking for love Love, love, love When I was only sixteen Well, give it take a year or more I've got to singing about The life I've lead And I threw it right out of the door I've got to get some of That heavy jive That the old folks are talkin' about So I strutted my stuff To the local club To see what I was leaving now Looking for love, love, love Looking, looking for love Love, love, love I took my seat at The foot of the stage And waited for the fun to begin And there in the light Stood this heavy chick With the cutest babe That I've ever seen She smiled at me She did her dance Took me by surprise The way she wiggled her hips And she shook that ... Right between the eyes After the show she came And sat down Said: Hi son, what's your name? I said: Never mind that Think about this: Loving's the name of my game She said: That's alright But it'll cost you, son I said: Tell me what's The price of the day She said: Twenty dime And a wedding ring And everything will be O.K.
A Right to Live
(Lawton)
I must thank Lord In my hour of need I've given way to a better man But I ain't been free To push the hour here In this soul of mine I've burned my bridges And I'm satisfied The preacher's due here In an hour or so To give me reasons for The things I know I might have been careless and I I might have been blind If I'm the guilty, I'm satisfied Oh woman, why did you Do me wrong? Sending me down and I just can't get along When daybreak comes and I've reached the end of the line I have a right to live And I'm left to die It all seems so hazy now It seems so long ago She hid the things she'd done Or things I should know What was I to do for The hurting here inside I kill for love but the ... I have a right to live When I'm left to die Oh, woman I have a right to live ...
Been Hurt
(Hensley)
Whoah, don't you know I've been hurt Oh yeah, don't you know I've been hurt Oh babe, you know You're doin' me wrong, yeah At the age of eighteen I had had enough And by twenty one I decided to get tough And then I found the guard Was still too rough Oh yeah, I've been hurt Ever since that day I've been hurt And I've lost my way I still think I have a chance To try your love Well, I tried to love you One day at a time Each day waitin' Hopin' for the sign It was clear I needed luck More than this time My empty heart is Countin' all the ways Fire and desire Sat and count the days Will you, won't you When and where Do you, don't you, do I care That same eternal question Is always there It's always there