boring

I pretty much agree with the other guy who said this was a boring album.
I have his first 4 albums (RF,MO,3,O) which are good enough
(except maybe odessy) to forgive YJM for playing the same solos
and same arpeggios.
here it's dull, the lyrics are stupid ( think of a band of 17-year olds) and if you've heard some other stuff before by YJM, you'll find nothing new about the solos.

Dull, boring and total uninspiring.

Repetitive widderley didderley fret work over and over and over again just like all previous releases. Childish and stupid lyrics like all previous releases. Melodies throughout that sound like some 3rd rate opera.

What else can I say about Alchemy ? Don't waste your money.

You Can't Get Much Better Than This! 5 STARS .

To the other reviews on here: this is NOT just for die hard fans, and it is NOTHING like Trilogy-Trilogy was a great album, but Alchemy is the most progressive/power album I think he has ever done; possibly his heaviest also. The 5 star rating goes way past that: make it more like 10 stars because every song on here is very heavy, and has in my opinion, his best solos and playing in general, ever. There's not one ballad; in a way, this one should have been called, Attack!! instead of the newest one out. His playing is always amazing, even on ones you might not like, but Mark Boals does an amazing job in the operatic vocal department here, and I never really liked him that much in earlier releases. Everyone is going to have their favorite singer on whatever album, but this one cannot be denied: Yngwie pulled off a masterpiece on this one. If you liked, Facing The Animal, Trilogy, or any of the earlier stuff and wished Yngwie really just floored it, then GET THIS ONE! 10 STAR RATING FROM SCRAGGY'S TOMB OF POWER METAL, USA. Cheers!