MICHAEL SWEET – Ten

Ten is, appropriately enough, the tenth studio solo album from Stryper frontman Michael Sweet. Ten also includes a host of impressive guest contributors, on almost every track. The guest/tracklist is as follows:

1. Better Part of Me (featuring Jeff Loomis of Arch Enemy)
2. Lay It Down (featuring Marzi Montazeri)
3. Forget, Forgive (featuring Howie Simon)
4. Now Or Never (featuring Gus G of Firewind)
5. Ten featuring (Rich Ward of Fozzy)
6. Shine (featuring Ethan Brosh)
7. Let It Be Love
8. Never Alone (featuring Joel Hoekstra of Whitesnake)
9. When Love Is Hated (featuring Joel Hoekstra of Whitesnake)
10. Ricochet (featuring Tracii Guns of L.A. Guns)
    Bonus Tracks:
11. With You Till The End (featuring Mike Kerr and Ian Raposa from Firstbourne)
12. Son Of Man (featuring Todd La Torre of Queensrÿche and Andy James)

Sweet is in fine form, with the majority of the tracks being very strong, with overtly Christian themes in the lyrics, and the guest artists add quite a bit of flair. Sweet himself is a very capable guitarist as well, and there is no lack of riffs and leads on Ten. Bottom line: Michael Sweet fans, Stryper fans, and Hard Rock/Melodic Rock fans will want to check this out.