Ghost of a Smile
Smile
℗ 1969 Mercury Records 18PP
Быть может (а скорее - и наверняка), альбом представлял бы собой куда меньший интерес, не обрети десятилетие спустя Queen такую популярность. Поэтому при оценке музыки Smile, конечно, неизбежны сравнения с Queen — группой, в которую Smile превратится после ухода Стэффела и счастливой встречи Меркюри. Наиболее логично сравнивать Ghost of a Smile, конечно, с дебютной работой Queen. Проект Стэффела проигрывает в сравнении, что вполне ожидаемо. Но быть слабее Queen — это ещё не показатель. Игра Мэя и Тейлора уже весьма профессиональна, вокал Стэффела тоже очень неплох. Спокойная техничная музыка с хорошим вокалом, интересные и самобытные композиции — Smile с первого же (и единственного) альбома проявили свой неповторимый стиль. Пластинка записана качественно и без сбоев, песни слушаются на одном дыхании (тем более, что и длится запись очень недолго). Стоит отметить песню Doing Allright, которая в 1973 году в немного изменённом виде, с вокалом Меркюри и с Джоном Диконом на басу, появится на первом альбоме Queen; вышла она и на aMIGO в 2001. |
- 1. Earth (Tim Staffell) [04:02]
- 2. Step On Me (Tim Staffell — Brian May) [03:11]
- 3. Doing Allright (Tim Staffell — Brian May) [03:49]
- 4. April Lady (Stanley Lucas) [02:44]
- 5. Blag (Roger Taylor — Brian May) [03:13]
- 6. Polar Bear (Brian May) [04:05]
Участие в альбоме:
- Brian May: vocals, guitars, piano (2)
- Tim Staffell: vocals, bass guitar
- Roger Taylor: drums, backing vocals
Тексты:
Earth
(Tim Staffell)
I might be at a table And suddenly I'll catch A fleeting vision of her crystal seas Or I might be standing in a crowded dockyard faraway Underneath the sun I've never seen 'Cos I have seen many worlds For what it's worth But I'll never see again the planet earth, my earth I might be chasing waves of light Out towards the rim Where stars are sparse And the cold of space seeps in Or I might be in a bar room Drinking methylated gin And thinking of the places I have been Yes, I have seen many worlds For what it's worth But I'll never see again the planet earth, my earth I have seen many worlds For what it's worth But I'll never see again the planet earth, my earth Cast adrift amongst the stars I float from sun to sun Dreaming of the world that gave me birth All the places I have been Remind me there is none To match the cool green rolling hills of earth 'Cos I have seen many worlds For what it's worth But I'll never see again the planet earth, my earth
Step On Me
(Tim Staffell — Brian May)
Know what I said when I saw you crying Hang on that's for me I was weak in the head, I believed your lying You're just a bad memory My life is going to be better, oooh My why could I never ever see she'd step on me Well I talked to your friend just the other day I was lonely, couldn't raise a smile She hid a smile and she ain't like you Gonna stay for more than just a little while My life is going to be better, oooh My why could I never ever see she'd step on me Step on me, step on me, step on me Now it's so good I won't waste my time On a two year old picture of you Oh now that you're gone everything's fine But your pride won't admit that we're through My life is going to be better, oooh My why could I never ever see she'd step on me Step on me, step on me, step on me Now it's so good I won't waste my time On a two year old picture of you Now that you're gone everything's fine But your pride won't admit that we're through My life is going to be better, oooh My why could I never ever see she'd step on me Never ever see she'd step on me
Doing Allright
(Tim Staffell — Brian May)
Yesterday my life was in ruin Now today I know what I'm doing Gotta feeling, I should be doing alright Doing alright Where will I be this time tomorrow Jumped in joy or sinking in sorrow Anyway, I should be doing alright Doing alright Should be waiting for the sun Anyway I've got to hide Going back to where the skies are blue (skies are blue) Going home to find the world Should be waiting for the sun Anyway I've got to hide Ahhh, ahhh, ahhh, ahhh, oooh Yesterday my life was in ruin Now today I know what I'm doing Gotta feeling, I should be doing alright Doing alright Doing alright
April Lady
(Stanley Lucas)
She won our hearts, the arts she loved Was painting pictures for free When she was done she hung them up For all the children to see Goodbye april lady It's been good to have you around Goodbye april lady You've done a lot for the folks in this town The children learned to read She strung their beads It's sorry she was the one As you can see isn't she good She don't leave nothing undone Goodbye april lady It's been good to have you around Goodbye april lady You've done a lot for the folks in this town She taught them all to love She was their cream And we don't want her to go But we know too well She fell in love And there's no stopping her so Goodbye april lady It's been good to have you around Goodbye april lady You've done a lot for the folks in this town Goodbye april lady Goodbye april lady Goodbye
Blag
(Roger Taylor — Brian May)
Do, do, do Do, do, do Do, do, do Do, do, do Do, do, do Do, do, do Do, do, do Do, do, do Do, do, do Do, do, do Do, do, do Do, do, do Take away my sunshine You take away my rain I can see it in your eye There must be an answer somewhere (there must be a way) You can find a way I can see it in your eye Do, do, do Do, do, do Do, do, do Do, do, do Do, do, do Do, do, do
Polar Bear
(Brian May)
In the bright shop window sits the polar bear Makes the children's eyes light up to see him there Oooh, amongst the tinsel he gives everyone a smile Too see him as you'd see a star Love him from where you are He's not for, not for, not for sale Past an open window walks the pretty girl Does she see me at her feet it's hard to tell Oooh, but if I ask her she might turn her smile away I see her as I'd see a star Love her from where you are He's not for, not for, not for sale I guess I'll learn to look Oooh, without a grasping hand Minor contentment wears a smile I love her from where I lie He's not for, not for, not for sale Not for sale