Doubters beware: Michael Sweet is making relevant music in the 90's (reference: the title track and "Wool & Chiffon"). This, his third solo album and first independently-released effort, is a collection of ten songs that he wrote and decided to include himself, without the constraints and direction of a Nashvillian influence. There are new musical sides here that we've never heard, and there are also glimpses of the Michael Sweet material that sound like they could have been on either one of his last two solo albums ("Blue Bleeds Through," for example). We even get a mixture of the two worlds on a few songs, like the schizoid "I Am Adam" and "Achilles Heel." To some, the crafting of melodic hard rock is a lost artform, which keeps those who make it pressured to do it well. Michael Sweet succeeds. For ordering info, see ad this issue.
Other coverage for this album
Art for the Ears 2001Reviewed by Marco PovervestFinally Michael's new solo album is out officially. Truth was released as a demo CD two years ago. The official release contains nine songs from that demo but most of them were totally or partly re-recorded and rearranged. In most cases those songs were enhanced greatly. There are also four entirely new songs. Keyword for this album is Variety. It has heavy tunes and poppier rock stuff. And the…HM Magazine #86Reviewed by Doug Van PeltWhile bearing the same title as his independently-released album of 1998, this Truth has received a massive facelift and four additional songs. "Distracted" kicks off the record with a really strong, confident cut. Michael has the whole echoed-out flanged guitar going, which reminds me a lot of Collective Soul's sonic of choice. He swirls a lot of sounds in there. The subtle lead guitars in the…Similar sounding releases
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