| Kiske Kiske | Frontiers Records FRCD285 |
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Former Helloween vocalist Michael Kiske was the voice behind one of 2005's best melodic hard rock records in Place Vendome. However good that album was, he was quick to point out that he wanted an even more melodic record. Once that statement was made, it was clear that his solo album would be something different from the norm. How different though caught me by surprise. Kiske has gone to the extreme left of where you would normally find him musically speaking. Kiske the album is a collection of 11 acoustic pop songs, may stripped back to just a guitar and vocal and others featuring a full band arrangement, albeit in a very soft and subtle setting. This is an extremely slow paced album and an incredibly hard one to sit through from start to finish unless you are seriously in the mood for some soul searching and a very mellow record. To be brutally honest, I can't predict how many of Kiske's regular fanbase is going to appreciate this. In his favor, Michael Kiske has an extremely likable voice – in just about any setting – but here the repetitive tempo and laid back delivery of the songs may test some of his fanbase. In places Kiske's ability to deliver a good melody and memorable hook shine through – Fed By Stones, Knew I Would and Hearts Are Free are the best examples on offer here. On other occasions such as on Kings Fall and Sing My Song, the pace is so painstakingly slow that I cannot listen to them all the way through.
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15/06/06: Danimal - thenuge1@aol.com
19/05/06: Confeos - confeos@hotmail.com
18/05/06: mara of munich - 1andonlymara@web.de
10/05/06: Zok - micke_016@hotmail.com
09/05/06: IAN - ian_752@msn.com
09/05/06: Michael - cool425us@yahoo.com
Rating: 88
Good album, good vocals. No this is no Place Vendome (which is a 110 rating in my book). But this is mellower than that but still a good relaxing CD. Reminds me of Buckethead Colma.
Rating: 99
It's a great rock-pop album with acoustic guitars. It's a funny album, with great lyrics.
Rating: 90
this one is a perfect singer/songwriter album. if really listened with some thinking along this one is not at all boring, but very relaxed and personal.
Rating: 49
It´s sad, Kiske come back with Place Vendome last year, and this album is great. But when you hope for a great solo album, this comes instead.I have sad before that I dont give a negative grade just becaouse its to many ballads on a record, if the songs is great. But the songs on this album have nothing that makes them stick out. The songs are boring.
Rating: 40
Avoid at all costs , unless you think third rate pop is a good thing , even boy band's would be wary of releasing this .
Rating: 60
The album has its moments but generally it's quite boring. Very hard not to fall asleep after a couple of tracks. Place Vendome definitely blows this record away!
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