Thoughts on Full Force "One"?

[entropywins]

I've read several lackluster reviews on this album and really, I don't understand it. As Ken said in his write-up, if you don't go in expecting prog, there's a lot to enjoy. Personally, I'm diggin' it. The vocals are strong and the hooks and melodies are tight with some tasty guitar solos. It's a solid slab of melodic metal that sounds great to my ears.

Just curious what others who got this think about it. Do tell.

 

[perfect guardian]

I agree with you Entropy. With Mike Andersson on vox it reminds of Cloudscape, which btw is a solid band. Nothing flashy or groundbreaking, just good ol' solid metal. On this release i detect a bit more of an edge to Andersson's vocals. Which is a good thing. Also has just the right amount of crunch, too.

 

[raptured]

I listened to this cd....great production, well played.......but I have to agree with some of the critics about it being lackluster. Sorry but, in my opinion, it's just plain old melodic power metal with nothing that stands out.

 

[Leyth Mulla]

Agree with Raptured. Solid production and performances but the compositions/melodies are way too generic (and we're talking about Power Metal here so they don't need to be ultra proggy to be enjoyable). My two cents...

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