Posted: 07 Nov 2013, 00:43
01. BAD GIRL / DOMINO
It's okay, but brought down by a wavering structure.
02. DREAM AWAY / IRENE
I hope this exhibits Linda Ongarelli's Elena Gobbi-like vocal abilities like her earlier tracks did. Lovely is not as bad as everybody says it is, but it's still easily her weakest song to date.
03. DANCE INTO THE FIRE / J.STORM
It would be interesting to finally get another Fabio Lione track after nearly a decade's absence, but I'm betting my money that this is just an unreleased, 10+ year-old song like Maybe One Day. We've been getting quite a lot of old A-Beat C numbers on SEB as of late, so I wouldn't be surprised if the trend continued here.
04. HURRY HURRY HURRY / MELA
Sorry, but I'm not much of a fan of this. In contrast to Saifam's golden age of 1999 to 2006, this is airily-produced and just not that melodically fresh.
05. ANGEL / NATHALIE & ROBERTA
I hope Nathalie is truly here to stay because she provides some much-needed variety to SinclaireStyle's female roster. A duet with Roberta could be interesting, but I do hope it's more like Prayer than the honestly overrated Beat Around.
06. FIGHT / RICH HARD
Rich Hard has mostly performed slower, more poignant music since Tell Me Why, but with a title like this, could this be a return to the more aggressive style that suited his growly vocals so well in his debut on SEB 196?
07. THE JUNGLE IS ON FIRE / J-STARK
So, I guess this a new name at Delta? If so, I hope for something fresh and original, as with the Corrado and Marika songs from recent years.
08. LOVE IS ALL AROUND ME / ULTRAVIOLET
Contrary to my repeated concerns about Dima's declining quality, they have still produced quite a few excellent tracks this decade, most notably the first two Stephy Martin ones, as well as Dance Eurobeat. Thus, I have mild hope for this.
09. CACTUS GIRL / JEFF DRILLER
If this is another rehash of Hi-NRG Attack's tired Bb-minor progression, I'll probably barely listen to it.
10. LADY SPEED RACER / MARA NELL
Mara Nell has traditionally been associated exclusively with Melody Castellari instead of Elisabetta Gagliardi, who seems to have taken over 100% of HRG's female products as of late, so I'm hoping maybe for a comeback just to give the label some much-needed variety.
11. TAKE A CHANCE ON ME / NORMA SHEFFILED feat. FUTURA
Simply having Norma Sheffield attached to something is enough to make me unexcited for it. Her last song wasn't that horrible actually, but still I have very low expectations here.
12. MAYDAY / LUKE
Luca Torchiani is probably one of the most reliably strong male artists around today, so I hope this doesn't break his winning streak.
13. ANGEL RIGHT TO ME / BLISS
The previous Bliss song was a pleasant surprise for me personally, so I'm putting a lot of stock here, too.
14. BAD LOVE / DAVID DIMA
Dima's solo performances have consistently fallen flat for a while now, so I'd be blown away if this is anything like King of the World or Tsundere Night.
15. XMAS LOVE / SINCLAIRESTYLE ALL STARS
I take it Eurobeat X'mas isn't profitable anymore? Either way, I'm definitely interested to see what comes out of a modern Holiday song produced by Leonardi and company.
It's okay, but brought down by a wavering structure.
02. DREAM AWAY / IRENE
I hope this exhibits Linda Ongarelli's Elena Gobbi-like vocal abilities like her earlier tracks did. Lovely is not as bad as everybody says it is, but it's still easily her weakest song to date.
03. DANCE INTO THE FIRE / J.STORM
It would be interesting to finally get another Fabio Lione track after nearly a decade's absence, but I'm betting my money that this is just an unreleased, 10+ year-old song like Maybe One Day. We've been getting quite a lot of old A-Beat C numbers on SEB as of late, so I wouldn't be surprised if the trend continued here.
04. HURRY HURRY HURRY / MELA
Sorry, but I'm not much of a fan of this. In contrast to Saifam's golden age of 1999 to 2006, this is airily-produced and just not that melodically fresh.
05. ANGEL / NATHALIE & ROBERTA
I hope Nathalie is truly here to stay because she provides some much-needed variety to SinclaireStyle's female roster. A duet with Roberta could be interesting, but I do hope it's more like Prayer than the honestly overrated Beat Around.
06. FIGHT / RICH HARD
Rich Hard has mostly performed slower, more poignant music since Tell Me Why, but with a title like this, could this be a return to the more aggressive style that suited his growly vocals so well in his debut on SEB 196?
07. THE JUNGLE IS ON FIRE / J-STARK
So, I guess this a new name at Delta? If so, I hope for something fresh and original, as with the Corrado and Marika songs from recent years.
08. LOVE IS ALL AROUND ME / ULTRAVIOLET
Contrary to my repeated concerns about Dima's declining quality, they have still produced quite a few excellent tracks this decade, most notably the first two Stephy Martin ones, as well as Dance Eurobeat. Thus, I have mild hope for this.
09. CACTUS GIRL / JEFF DRILLER
If this is another rehash of Hi-NRG Attack's tired Bb-minor progression, I'll probably barely listen to it.
10. LADY SPEED RACER / MARA NELL
Mara Nell has traditionally been associated exclusively with Melody Castellari instead of Elisabetta Gagliardi, who seems to have taken over 100% of HRG's female products as of late, so I'm hoping maybe for a comeback just to give the label some much-needed variety.
11. TAKE A CHANCE ON ME / NORMA SHEFFILED feat. FUTURA
Simply having Norma Sheffield attached to something is enough to make me unexcited for it. Her last song wasn't that horrible actually, but still I have very low expectations here.
12. MAYDAY / LUKE
Luca Torchiani is probably one of the most reliably strong male artists around today, so I hope this doesn't break his winning streak.
13. ANGEL RIGHT TO ME / BLISS
The previous Bliss song was a pleasant surprise for me personally, so I'm putting a lot of stock here, too.
14. BAD LOVE / DAVID DIMA
Dima's solo performances have consistently fallen flat for a while now, so I'd be blown away if this is anything like King of the World or Tsundere Night.
15. XMAS LOVE / SINCLAIRESTYLE ALL STARS
I take it Eurobeat X'mas isn't profitable anymore? Either way, I'm definitely interested to see what comes out of a modern Holiday song produced by Leonardi and company.