| 3.7 great | Trey STAFF | June 5th 23 |
The last few Leprous releases may have signaled a significant change in direction, but the release of Einar Solberg?s solo album should help alleviate any lingering discussions regarding them becoming a solo project. By showcasing a collection of songs that are solely by him, it should be evident that Leprous and Einar Solberg's solo work are distinct entities. Moreover, 16 deserves to be viewed as an independent release, surpassing initial expectations by delivering a distinctive and contemplative musical journey that focuses on creating a cohesive opus rather than solely showcasing Einar's versatile vocal style.r
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| 2.5 average | MatyMasaryk | June 10th 23 |
Too slow, too bland, too hollow. Songs that have 7 or 5 minutes could have easily been 3 minute songs and would have been much better imo. The biggest plus is obviously the vocal performance.
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| 3.5 great | ajcollins15 | June 6th 23 |
The debut album from the long-standing lead singer of the progressive metal outfit Leprous showcases Einar?s impressive vocal chops and expansive classical instrumentation. However, this album is heavily bookended by greatness with most of the pages being meandering and somewhat lifeless progressive pop. When Einar goes with what he is most comfortable with, progressive rock and metal, he is absolutely mind-blowing. Like on the tracks ?Grotto? and ?Splitting the Soul?. While even on the opening track ?16? and the closer ?The Glass Is Empty? we see a heavy hand of impressive chamber orchestration over progressive rock guitars and drums. However, when this album leans more into progressive pop everything falls apart and kind of builds into nothing. Tracks like ?Home? are a very awkward Indietronica lead Ben Levin track, ?Blue Light? feels like a very weak dream pop VOLA sounding track with the lead singer from that band as a feature, and even ?Remember Me? is just a bland pop song. Overall, the impressive bits here are extremely impressive and the way the album starts and ends is extremely impressive and mesmerizing. But most of the middle is very bland and forgettable.
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| 4.0 excellent | Gibleson | June 3rd 23 |
Unfortunately, Einar will never beat the "Leprous is a solo project" allegations.
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| 4.0 excellent | Jeejee | March 19th 24 |
| 2.0 poor | Elynna | January 12th 24 |
| 4.0 excellent | zzf1918 | June 12th 23 |
| 5.0 classic | niglas | June 8th 23 |
| 4.5 superb | Lalka | June 6th 23 |
| 3.0 good | Adol | June 5th 23 |
| 3.5 great | Tasty | June 5th 23 |
| 4.0 excellent | ariich | June 5th 23 |
| 4.0 excellent | Bren80 | June 4th 23 |
| 4.0 excellent | Djang0 | June 2nd 23 |
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