I've seen two bad reviews of the record, but their only argue have been that "this is not power-metal music". I think this is not a real argue for people with open mind, I like power-metal but fortunately there are more kinds of music, in this case, Supared is a very original band which is very dificult to clasified, maybe melodic rock whith some metal touchs, with some pop..., for me is only good music.


what about your fans mike   July 26, 2006
Deimos (Alberta)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful

holy hell, Kiske continues to just turn his back on the fans and music that made him famous. this is pathetic....Kiske do a Helloween reunion, or a metal cd befoe you ruin your career ever further if thats possible.


My heart is breaking   February 5, 2004
1 out of 1 found this review helpful

I have loved Kiske's vocals since Keeper Part 1. In fact, he was my favorite metal singer. I love his guest appearances on Gamma Ray's Land of the Free and Masterplan's Heroes. Instant Clarity had a couple of good songs on it and that was followed by the horrendous Readiness to Sacrifice. Unfortunately, this follows in the wake of R.T.S. and is almost as bad.

For some reason, when Michael sings metal his voice is awesome, but when he sings rock his voice sounds whiny and annoying. I found the vocals on this album terribly irritating, almost out of tune, and practically unlistenable. Not that I'm suggesting that Michael go back to metal - he's way beyond that - but it seems he's lost his ability to write a good tune (actually he lost that somewhere before R.T.S.). There is nothing memorable on this album. A couple of the better songs are Let's Be Heroes, Boiling Point of No Return, and Turn It. He Pretends makes me want to vomit.

You can skip this one.


SupaRed - good music for everyone   March 17, 2003
1 out of 1 found this review helpful

Excellent is not the exact word. There is too much to find there to describe it in short words. The shortest would be - simply great fresh music. Mostly it's hard rock, but not only so. It's oustide any rigid style borders and that's one of its good sides! You can hear there a lot of influences - a bit of metal, a bit of pop, a bit of country, some hints of classic, a little glimpse of punk and more...

It's various. Some songs can get you immediately and you'll be singing along soon after they start the first time, some songs are really deep and you will enjoy them again and again discovering something new every time. Some songs can touch deeply with a strong melody and magic vocals.

Not everyone's taste will be 100% satisfied of course. It's OK, people are different. But I am sure it's worth a try for a great many of folks - and I hope most of them will love it as much as I do. But if you won't like it - let your family listen, let your friends listen - and you'll see how it works!

One thing is perfectly clear - this album is a LOT better than most of the stuff you see around selling in great quantities. It's almost too good to be in existence, hehe.

Some of the songs I can personally recommend as the best ones are Hey, Hackneyed, Freak-Away and Turn It. But to everyone his own. Those people with whom I talked about the album often had different preferences. So my opinion is that everyone can find something great in this music.

:-)


Underappreciated Genius   March 17, 2003
Julian R Kelley (Oakland, TN United States)
3 out of 4 found this review helpful

Michael Kiske spent his youth as a heavy metal front man for Helloween, bringing with him a vocal power and charisma far beyond his years.Since departing from the band in 1993, he's quietly put out a couple of solo records that displayed a songwriting prowress only hinted at previously.Now, we have SupaRed, his new band project. His sonwriting has matured, and his vocals have tamed a bit, but he continues to construct some of the best, most intelligent AOR around. sadly, it falls mostly upon deaf ears.From the opening track, "Reconsider", to the closing "Turn it" (the only track not written by Kiske), you'll find a diverse, yet somehow cohesive landscape of songs that beats anything on FM radio these days.And unfortunately, few will ever hear it. Much of Kiske's own fan base is rejecting the album, which is too bad.It really is alot of fun.Long story short, if you're looking for power metal, try something else.However, if you just want to give a good record a fair shot, this might be for you.