TheMightyOne – SHiFT (2012)
This one is supposed to have something to do with shifting people’s attitudes, or shifting their lives, or some paradigm shift the band hopes to have accomplished in working on this album. The truth is, ‘Shift’ sounds like every other Generic Rock album out there. This one’s for die-hard fans of Creed, Nickleback, Theory of a Deadman and other Bland Bands.
The album plays out like a hackneyed attempt at some sort of Doctor Phil-esque encapsulation of self-help slogans and motivational posters. It’s only slightly less unpleasant to describe than it was to sit through. Arena-ready Rock ballads and anthems glut the album, creating a sound straight from the factory floor of contemporary cookie-cutter music.
Though capably sung and performed by the lads of The Mighty Ones, the songs of ‘Shift’ are cloying, solicitous and frankly only a few rungs above Christian Rock on the scale of musical mediocrity. Exacerbating things, of course, is the lack of metadata on the CD; if I’m going to have to listen to this dreck, it would be nice to know the names of the songs I hate the most.
1. Waiting For You, 03:16
2. Chosen, 03:57
3. Peace In Me, 03:44
4. You’re Another Me (In’lakech), 03:55
5. Stand Up, 03:29
6. Beautiful Accident, 03:56
7. Mark On My Soul, 03:03
8. Count Down To Ascension, 03:04
9. Not the Same, 03:10
10. Mother, 03:25
11. Awakened, 03:03
12. Earth Angel, 03:51
13. Connected, 03:59
TheMightyOne – SHiFT (2012)