First off, we (metalreviews.com) or should I say Marty, gave Neverworld a 90+ and an album of the month award and we were then called uber gay Power Metal pussies and all that.
I've been following Power Quest for a while now and here's my thoughts on you guys in a nutshell. Wings of Forever was pretty damn good I thought, there were many similarities to Dragonforce in terms of choruses and structure, esp Beyond the Stars, where the outro sounds like a dead ringer to Black Winter Night but hey, Steve and Sam were / are in Dragonforce and ZP also sang on the demo that preceded the album so hey, similarities are bound to arise. My personal favorite on Wings though was Far Away, esp the chorus, the way it flows is just musical heaven to me. I was hoping that the hard rock elements that I heard in that song would be expanded upon in the future.
Well today I recieved Neverworld and I'll be damned, if this isnt a good album then I don't know what is. I think alot of the flak we got on our forums was due to the fact that some people thought that we believed this is a world changing album. You know what? I dont think Neverworld is a world shaking record but dammit, ITS FUN!!! I mean I havent had this much FUN with an album in a long long time! It's so obvious that alot of good times were captured on tape and hey, if I cant hum along and smile and tap my foot to a cd without being called a big Power Metal fairy music loving pussy then well Im a pussy! I mean really, this is just feel good hard rock / metal played by a bunch of guys that are obviously very talented in their field. I love the new direction in songs such as For Evermore and Edge of Time. The epics like the title track and Lost Without You show a different, more mature side of Power Quest and then the straight ahead, happy and once again, fun tracks like Temple of Fire and Into the light have all the elements to satisfy a Power metal fanatic. I really believe that from top to bottom Neverworld delivers and holds its own. There's instantly catchy melodies but they dont wear out their welcome abruptly like say Celesty do. So congratulations, youve made an album that makes it ok to have fun again.
Ben
I've been following Power Quest for a while now and here's my thoughts on you guys in a nutshell. Wings of Forever was pretty damn good I thought, there were many similarities to Dragonforce in terms of choruses and structure, esp Beyond the Stars, where the outro sounds like a dead ringer to Black Winter Night but hey, Steve and Sam were / are in Dragonforce and ZP also sang on the demo that preceded the album so hey, similarities are bound to arise. My personal favorite on Wings though was Far Away, esp the chorus, the way it flows is just musical heaven to me. I was hoping that the hard rock elements that I heard in that song would be expanded upon in the future.
Well today I recieved Neverworld and I'll be damned, if this isnt a good album then I don't know what is. I think alot of the flak we got on our forums was due to the fact that some people thought that we believed this is a world changing album. You know what? I dont think Neverworld is a world shaking record but dammit, ITS FUN!!! I mean I havent had this much FUN with an album in a long long time! It's so obvious that alot of good times were captured on tape and hey, if I cant hum along and smile and tap my foot to a cd without being called a big Power Metal fairy music loving pussy then well Im a pussy! I mean really, this is just feel good hard rock / metal played by a bunch of guys that are obviously very talented in their field. I love the new direction in songs such as For Evermore and Edge of Time. The epics like the title track and Lost Without You show a different, more mature side of Power Quest and then the straight ahead, happy and once again, fun tracks like Temple of Fire and Into the light have all the elements to satisfy a Power metal fanatic. I really believe that from top to bottom Neverworld delivers and holds its own. There's instantly catchy melodies but they dont wear out their welcome abruptly like say Celesty do. So congratulations, youve made an album that makes it ok to have fun again.
Ben
