HALLOWEEN
De nuevo de vuelta a uno de los mitos de nuestro sonido, a una de las bandas y a uno de los discos de verdad fundamentales para entender el paso adelante del heavy metal al power que después vendría, por supuesto me refiero a los Keeper de Helloween. Esta banda
alemana cambió la escena musical de nuestro género, y buena parte de la
culpa fue de este "Keeper of the seven Keys", tanto con su parte 2 como con esta parte I de la que hoy hablamos. Un disco simplemente perfecto de comienzo a fin, del que poco
voy a decir que ya no sepáis. Helloween se formaron en Hamburgo bajo el
nombre de Gentry en 1978 y tras varios cambios de nombre adoptaron
Helloween en 1984 bajo el que han sacado a la luz 16 discos de estudio.
Marcado por las idas y venidas de iconos de nuestra musica como frontman
de la banda se puede separar su carrera mirando a sus vocalistas, los
Helloween de Kiske y los de Deris, ambas épocas espectaculares. Yo
personalmente tengo debilidad por la primera época por muchos motivos,
Kai Hansen a la guitarra y la portentosa voz de Kiske añadido a la
impresionante composición de los Keeper hacen que sea irrepetible,
aunque eso si, sin desmerecer la posterior formación con Andi Deris que
venía de Pink Cream 69 a partir del 94. Una banda de leyenda que sigue
sacando importantes obras como su ultimo disco "My God given right", de
impecable factura. Este "Keeper of the seven keys part I" ,
tiene la particularidad de ser el primer disco de Helloween con Michael
Kiske a la voz, sin duda una de las señas de identidad de la pareja de
discos que son "los Keeper". Con esta primera entrega la banda de
Hamburgo cambió la escena musical metalica internacional para siempre,
pues para muchos es el primer disco de la historia al que se le puede
colgar el cartel de Power Metal tal como hoy lo conocemos. El disco es
sin duda antológico, de reconocimiento unánime, como no puede ser de
otra manera, y cada uno de los temas es destacable y diría yo
fundamental, sobre todo para los que tuvimos la suerte de despertar a
este mundillo de la mano de las melodías de estos Helloween. Hoy quiero
dejar otra canción de esta magnífica obra en el blog, en concreto el largo "Halloween", un tema que apesar de durar 14 minutos no se hace pesado en ningún instante, casi al contrario, lo que habla de la calidad compositiva de los de Hansen y compañía, un tema del que dejo un enlace a youtube.
Masquerade, masquerade
Grab your mask and don't be late
Get out get out well disguised
Heat and fever in the air tonight
Meet the others at the store
Knock on other people's door
Trick or treat they have the choice
Little ghosts are making lotsa noise
But watch out... beware
Listen... take care
In the streets on Halloween there's something going on
No way to escape the power unknown
In the streets on Halloween the spirits will arise
Make your choice, it's hell or paradise
Ah! It's Halloween
Ah! It's Halloween... tonight!
Someone's sitting in a field
Never giving yield
Sitting there with gleaming eyes
Waiting for big pumpkin to arise
Bad luck if you get a stone
Like the good old Charlie Brown
You think Linus could be right
The kids will say it's just a stupid lie
But watch out... beware
Listen... take care
In the streets on Halloween there's something going on
No way to escape the power unknown
In the streets on Halloween the spirits will arise
Make your choice, it's hell or paradise
Ah! It's Halloween
Ah! It's Halloween... oh... tonight!
Listen now, we are calling you...
Listen now, we are calling you...
Listen now, we are calling you...
Listen tonight, we are calling you...
Yeah and there is magic in the air
Magic in the air, magic in the air
Magic in the air... on, on Halloween
Black is the night full of fright
You'll be missing the day
What will be here very soon
Changing your way
A knock at your door
Is it real or is it a dream
On trembling legs you open the door
And you scream... on Halloween, on Halloween
Darkness
Where am I now
Is there anybody out there
What has happened
Am I in heaven or is it hell
I can see a light coming
It's coming nearer
It's shining, it's shining so bright
It's shining on me yeah
I am the one
Doom's in my hands
Now make your choice
Redeemed or enslaved
I'll show you passion and glory
He is the snake
I'll give you power and abundance
He's the corrupter of man
Save me from the evil one
Give me strength to carry on
I will fight for all mankind's
Deliverance and peace of mind
But watch out... beware
Listen... take care
In the streets on Halloween there's something going on
No way to escape the power unknown
In the streets on Halloween the spirits will arise
Make your choice, it's hell or paradise
Ah! It's Halloween
Ah! It's Halloween
Ah! It's Halloween
Ah! It's Halloween
Oh yeah, it's Halloween
Yeah, it's Halloween
Yeah, it's Halloween
Yeah, it's Halloween... tonight
Grab your mask and don't be late
Get out get out well disguised
Heat and fever in the air tonight
Meet the others at the store
Knock on other people's door
Trick or treat they have the choice
Little ghosts are making lotsa noise
But watch out... beware
Listen... take care
In the streets on Halloween there's something going on
No way to escape the power unknown
In the streets on Halloween the spirits will arise
Make your choice, it's hell or paradise
Ah! It's Halloween
Ah! It's Halloween... tonight!
Someone's sitting in a field
Never giving yield
Sitting there with gleaming eyes
Waiting for big pumpkin to arise
Bad luck if you get a stone
Like the good old Charlie Brown
You think Linus could be right
The kids will say it's just a stupid lie
But watch out... beware
Listen... take care
In the streets on Halloween there's something going on
No way to escape the power unknown
In the streets on Halloween the spirits will arise
Make your choice, it's hell or paradise
Ah! It's Halloween
Ah! It's Halloween... oh... tonight!
Listen now, we are calling you...
Listen now, we are calling you...
Listen now, we are calling you...
Listen tonight, we are calling you...
Yeah and there is magic in the air
Magic in the air, magic in the air
Magic in the air... on, on Halloween
Black is the night full of fright
You'll be missing the day
What will be here very soon
Changing your way
A knock at your door
Is it real or is it a dream
On trembling legs you open the door
And you scream... on Halloween, on Halloween
Darkness
Where am I now
Is there anybody out there
What has happened
Am I in heaven or is it hell
I can see a light coming
It's coming nearer
It's shining, it's shining so bright
It's shining on me yeah
I am the one
Doom's in my hands
Now make your choice
Redeemed or enslaved
I'll show you passion and glory
He is the snake
I'll give you power and abundance
He's the corrupter of man
Save me from the evil one
Give me strength to carry on
I will fight for all mankind's
Deliverance and peace of mind
But watch out... beware
Listen... take care
In the streets on Halloween there's something going on
No way to escape the power unknown
In the streets on Halloween the spirits will arise
Make your choice, it's hell or paradise
Ah! It's Halloween
Ah! It's Halloween
Ah! It's Halloween
Ah! It's Halloween
Oh yeah, it's Halloween
Yeah, it's Halloween
Yeah, it's Halloween
Yeah, it's Halloween... tonight
By Nash
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