Music / rock

Shine


Reviews (2)


Sputnikmusic

d. 24. Apr. 2014

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Robert Davis

d. 24. Apr. 2014

"Shine is in no way terrible, but it is very hard to get into, especially if you're expecting music on the more grandiose side of the metal spectrum, like with Nightwish. Fans of Olzon's work before even joining Nightwish will undoubtedly love this to pieces, but for anyone else it seems unlikely that Shine will be anything more than half-decent".


metalriot.com

d. 1. Apr. 2014

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Morgany Evans

d. 1. Apr. 2014

"The songs are pretty memorable and the vocals carry you away, while the string and keyboard elements of the production smooth out the blemishes of the underwhelming electric guitar. It really feels like a woman just trying to be herself in many facets while enjoying her own creative process. "Moving Away" will make you wish more of the record had such a cool, acoustic and rustic almost traditional Euro-folk feel, and while a few songs after the midway point the tunes start to blend together, Anette saves the day with the rousing album closer "Hear Me" (which goes from pastoral calms to a sweeping vocal overture with electronic and hard rock flourishes".