It could be the shorter length which makes songs likes these more boring than they were originally intended, but there just doesn't seem to be any form of emotional power intact, at least like there was in the title track or вЂњLiesвЂќ. Songs such as вЂњFloatingвЂќ and вЂњOne million FacesвЂќ are empty shells, and both leave the listener wanting so much more as a result. The only other thing which the album sometimes suffers from is how there seems to be a lack of energy on certain songs, as well as a very anti-climactic outro. There are songs which are great both instrumentally and vocally, such as the eccentric album highlight вЂњLiesвЂќ, a song which almost veers towards a metallic sound and largely eschews the pop melodies elsewhere on Shine, and the uplifting musical tones of 'Invincible' are well incorporated into the album's general flow. Sure, you could argue that because of being a solo album, Shine doesn't necessarily need to have perfect musicianship, but songs such as вЂњFloatingвЂќ and вЂњFallingвЂќ are ruined slightly by an inadequate amount of instrumental effort, hampered more by the fact that Olzon sounds slightly bored with herself. The instrumentation by itself is for the most part weak, and Olzon's vocal delivery doesn't always deviate your attention from anything else happening in the same song. That's really another reason why Shine isn't as good as it could have been. However, the album surprisingly fails when Olzon attempts a poppier vocal melody to harmonize with the equally as poppy music, and with songs as blandly uninspired as вЂњHear meвЂќ, the album suffers in a way which leaves listeners wanting so much more. On songs such as the lilting opener вЂњLike a show inside my HeadвЂќ and almost grandiose вЂњInvincibleвЂќ, her voice soars to operatic heights amid a musical background of poppy and symphonic melodies, though instrumentation for the most part seems to be the least prominent aspect of the sound in general. One is how varied Olzon's vocal range seems to be here. The sort of fans who have been following every year of Olzon's musical career since day one. Unfortunately, Shine will only ever appeal to a select group of fans. That said, none of this really matters, since Shine portrays Anette Olzon as a new and (perhaps) improved independent artist. It doesn't feel like eighteen months have passed since Olzon parted ways with her former band, and nobody would blame you for clinging on to every hope that the two would be reunited someday. How different would life have been for Anette Olzon if she never joined Nightwish in the first place? You have to ask yourself this before listening to her very first solo album, the appropriately titled Shine. Review Summary: It shines, but perhaps not bright enough.

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