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Micheal Sweet One Sided Ware Test Pressing Lp Rare Stryper . Condition is New. Shipped with USPS First Class Package.
One Sided War is the seventh studio album from the and frontman , who helmed the production on the album. The album released on August 26, 2016 by Rat Pak Records. This album charted at No. 77 on the and it was awarded a five star rating by .
Contents Critical reception[] Professional ratingsReview scoresSourceRatingClassic Rock RevisitedCryptic RockHardrock Haven8.75/10Jesus Freak HideoutThe NationalNew Release TodayToday's Christian EntertainmentAt , Andy Argyrakis rated the album a perfect five stars, stating that the release "is most definitely his heaviest individual offering thus far". At Jesus Freak Hideout, Bert Gangl rated the album three-point six stars out of five, saying that "Sweet absolutely deserves credit for being one of the few artists from the '80s still convincingly practicing the classic metal idiom, which debatably places him head and shoulders above the lion's share of his hard-rocking contemporaries -- too many of whom have long since stopped writing material that equals, or betters, that of their heyday".
At Hardrock Haven, John Kindred rated the album eight-point seven-five out of ten, writing "It's brilliant". Jay Heilman of Today's Christian Entertainment rated the album 4.8 out of five, saying it is a "record any true rock rock fan will need to pick up". At Classic Rock Revisited, the editor rated the album a B (buy it), stating "Michael is a talented singer, guitarist and an interesting songwriter. So much so, I am starting to believe his solo efforts are much more intense and unique than anything he ever did while in the black and yellow bee outfit."
Alfie Vera Mella of Cryptic Rock rated the album four stars out of five, writing that "Sweet's songwriting prowess stretches back to the humble beginnings of his band – most of the songs of which show Sweet and his comrades' penchant for the serious, edgy side of coupled with the cool playfulness of music. In Sweet's latest offering, this combination shines very well."
Commercial performance[]For the charting week of September 17, 2016, One Sided War was the No. 77 most sold album in the entirety of the United States via the , and it was the No. 1 most sold of the . Also, the album was the No. 4 most sold album of the , and it was the No. 1 most sold of the . Lastly, the album was the No. 6 most sold of the .