Paradise Lost - One Second - guest review
Paradise Lost - One Second - guest review
Tracklist
01. One Second02. Say Just Words
03. Lydia
04. Mercy
05. Soul Courageous
06. Another Day
07. The Sufferer
08. This Cold Life
09. Blood Of Another
10. Disappear
11. Sane
12. Take Me Down
13. I Despair [digipack bonus]
Guest review by
un/heart/ed February 05, 2009
With this phenomenal "gothic metal" album Paradise Lost quit making "death/doom metal" which they accomplished perfectly on their first five albums and decides to develop a new sound which reminds people a little bit of Depeche Mode. The use of electronic sounds and keyboards are not overdone, however. They are appropriate, not at disturbing levels. "One Second" doesn't feature any guitar solo, but I must add that the lead guitar focuses on creating really nice melodies. One of the most remarkable things in this album is Nick Holmes' incredible clean vocal demonstration. We all know he can do brutal vocals nicely, but now that he has this kind of voice, then he should always sing like that! Just perfect. Gregor Mackintosh and the other members do nice work and play their instruments solidly, also.
The albums opens with a great title song which can be considered as a Paradise Lost classic, in my opinion. "Say Just Words" is just one of the outstanding songs in the album along with "Mercy", "The Sufferer" and "Sane". "Disappear" is a slow, emotional song which is another major highlight of this slashing record!
Although the album is quite different than the previous one called "Draconian Times", it is pretty much successful in its own field. "One Second" shouldn't be compared to "Draconian Times" or the previous albums, because it has a different genre. "One Second" is such a splendid album that if listened, you won't regret. Paradise Lost definitely did a bloody great job with this one.
Rating breakdown
| Performance: | 9 |
| Songwriting: | 10 |
| Originality: | 10 |
| Production: | 9 |
Written by un/heart/ed | February 05, 2009
Guest review disclaimer:
This is a guest review, which means it does not necessarily represent the point of view of the MS Staff.
This is a guest review, which means it does not necessarily represent the point of view of the MS Staff.
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It is not that good. Songs like ''This Cold Life'', ''Disappear'' and ''I Despair'' are wonderful, but the rest its just normal. Average album looks fine.
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