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KiraTM
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Post by KiraTM » 16 Apr 2016, 12:40

Ah, it only needed 51 days for my copy to arrive. Great. Even if it's late now, I'm still gonna write my review. One thing that made me really happy was the abstinence of Sun Fire. Yeah, one of my favorite aliases (Rich Hard) is at Sun Fire but this also means no Nuaga, Annalise, Norma Scheffield, Futura. No old, recycled songs from singers I can sleep to. But let's begin.

<b>Kaioh</b> - <i>Nitrofire</i>
We begin with a GGM song. GGM couldn't impress me since SEB relaunch. Even though the instrumentals have a quite high quality, it's mostly the vocals which ruin the songs for me. This also applies to this one. The chorus just sounds un-melodically for me, especially the "Call me Nitrofire!" The song itself is kicking and has some good riffs. However, the vocal are very important to me, they make about approximiately 90% in my rating.
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<b>Tipsy & Tipsy</b> - <i>Livin' On The Edge</i>
3B has been mediocore most of the time in last decades. I didn't get excited when I saw a new Tipsy & Tipsy song would be on SEB. But actually this song is catchy as hell. Everything's just perfect, I don't have one reason to complain. My favorite parts are the "Oh-eh-oh"s, which stay in head for a while and let me sing along. Yeah, it <i>can</i> be boring that 3B puts out one Tipsy & Tipsy song after another, but there's a handful of gems too.
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<b>Grace 2U</b> - <i>Wake Up Everybody With Cupid</i>
Here's the "newcomer" which is more like a new duet name. Well, one of the singers is ACE which is a big plus since he's one of my favorite singers in Eurobeat. However, it's a good SCP song. The vocals are great, the song itself cries for more playings in my car. I'd like to <s>see</s> hear more of G2U in future. I give the song 8 points but it's possible that I like it more when I played it many more times.
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<b>Dream Fighters</b> - <i>Dance For Love</i>
Dima songs aren't anymore what they were in the past. The song is an average Dima production, there's nothing special. I think, Dima could sound better if he wouldn't use this robotic effect on his voice most of the time. I like the effect, though, but I think it'd sound better that way. The chorus is boring which usually makes me skip the song.
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<b>Elly</b> - <i>Strawberry Heart</i>
The second SCP newcomer. Elly's joins SEB with a cheesy, yet nice debut song. She's got a calming voice which is a pleasure to my ears. The chorus is catchy, but not as much as Wkae Up Everybody With Cupid. The musical style reminds me a bit of Bliss' songs.
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<b>Lol</b> - <i>Hot Bikini Girl</i>
Let's continue with SinclaireStyle. I remember when I was excited for new SS songs during 220's. The new Lol (I still can't take this name serious) song sounds pretty much like a copy of recent SS songs. It feels like there's a little creativity gap at SS. Though their sound is really specific, unique and on a high level, I can't enjoy their songs anymore. The chorus isn't fitting in my opinion, it also sounds like "You're a candy girl!" which isn't a minus point, though. In the end, it's one of those songs I don't synchrponize with my iPod to save space.
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<b>J-Stark</b> - <i>Lady Taxi Driver</i>
Yeah, a new J-Stark song! He already impressed with his recent songs. His third song on SEB is a hit too - almost. I do love the a-melo and bridge parts. But the chorus just doesn't soudn right to me. His vocals are great, the song itself is a good Delta production. But the chorus is my only problem... It gets bonus points again for the "ooooh uuuuuh" parts since I love the effect used.
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<b>Stephy Martin</b> - <i>79</i>
Stephy sounds more mature in this song compared to her past songs. I like that. The bridge is the most catchy part. I can't say anything more. I like the song, but I don't love it.
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<b>Paul Harris</b> - <i>You Are Not Alone</i>
Aw yeah, Paul Harris! And he's back with another love song with the typical Delta sound. I just love it. Then I hear the chorus ("You are not alone!") and I instantly feel warm inside. Also, the way he sings "everydaaaaay" would make me fall in love with him if I'd be a fangirl or something. :grin:
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<b>Dee Dee Wonder</b> - <i>Fortune Teller</i>
Time for Hi-NRG Attack. Another good song on this SEB. I like it and can't say more... It's nothing too special, though.
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<b>Baby Gold</b> - <i>Kiss Me All Night</i>
The second song by HRG on this SEB. And this one is wonderful. You maybe remember when I fell in love with the piano intro of Girl In The Night (224)? This happened again. HRG, you're the master of piano intros. I love every single second of this song.
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<b>Leo River</b> - <i>Prince Of The Night</i>
I absolutely dislike this song. Just another GGM song... I don't know, the song sounds boring to me.
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<b>Chai</b> - <i>The Men Burning Wild</i>
Chai's first song "Fire Wire" was a big disappointment to me. Even though it was the unmastered version on SEB, the mastered version published by SS was not better. But this song has catchy vibes. Chai sounds way better this time and the ass kicking SS sound is back here!
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<b>Milk & Coffea</b> - <i>Wicked Game</i>
Thanks to Sun Fire's abstinence, we get a second 3B song on one disc. I really appreciate this because 3B used to be my favorite label. But Wicked Game is one of those (female) 3B songs I don't really like. The song's okay, but that's all...
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<b>Fastway</b> - <i>Got The Power</i>
This is the like, worst Fastway song ever produced. No. Just no.
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Post by drnrg » 17 Apr 2016, 01:59

Can't believe how you slaughtered "Nitrofire". It's actually my favorite Kaioh song yet...and Fastway? Wow that has to be one of my fav Fastway in quite someTIME and it has everything to do with the "Tears Run Rings" melody he uses in the synth riff. Different Folks, Different Strokes I guess?

The one I did agree with and is my favorite song on the disc was "You Are Not Alone" For me it was the Italo vibes the song has.

Good job.

I still gotta do my full review. Probably do it together with vol. 238.

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Post by Lebon14 » 17 Apr 2016, 03:09

I guess I could leave some ratings hum. It's been a while since my last review.

1. Kaioh - Nitrofire (GGM)
That intro! &#9834;Nitrofire, let's get down!&#9835; Extremely energetic track. I love it!
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2. Tipsy & Tipsy - Livin' On The Edge (Asia)
If it wasn't for that boring riff, it could have been decent... I think.
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3. Grace 2U - Wake Up Everybody With Cupid (SCP)
This must be the best track on the album, by a huge margin. I like how there's vocals throughout, like, 90% of the song. <3 And that build-up in the break, so awesome!
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4. Dream Fighters - Dance For Love (Dima)
Despite ri-- being a love letter to the famous Dead Or Alive track with its riff, I still like this song. Too bad that the verse falls a bit short.
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5. Elly - Strawberry Heart (SCP)
Yay! New SCP vocalist! I'm not into searching what's her real name, I'm more interessed in the song which amazingly good. That sweet bass groove~~
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6. LOL - Hot Bikini Girl (SS)
LOL-worthy artist name. Really. Sinclaire has been really down for me lately. This song is OK, I guess. The verse & bridge are good but the rest is... just chaotic for the sake of being chaotic.
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7. J-Stark - Lady Taxi Driver (Delta)
Delta has been ""OK"" *airquotes* lately; not that means that they fixed their biggest issue just yet; which is getting different sound worlds and try something different. Anyway, back to the song, it's OK. I can't be put much into words. Just see the rating.
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8. Stephy Martin - 79 (Dima)
The last Stephy song I really loved was "I Belong To You" so I was waiting to be heavily disappointed by one of the better diva-like voices in eurobeat because of a bad melody. this time, I WAS surprised. This song is surprisingly catchy. Thums up!
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9. Paul Harris - You Are Not Alone (Delta)
Hmm. No. Just no. This is really boring. Sorry to those who like this song.
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10. Dee Dee Wonder - Fortune Teller (Hi-NRG)
Musically, it sounds good. So, that's that. However, the vocalist grinds my gears so much. Please remove from the mic... PLEASE!
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11. Baby Gold - Kiss Me All The Night (Hi-NRG)
I said... REMOVE HER FROM THE MIC. AAAAAAAAAAAaaaaaaaaaaaah! Music's good though... But still, turn off that mic!
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12. Leo River - Prince Of The Night (GGM)
Thank god, she's gone. OK, I always love Leo River. And this song is no exception. Nice flow and energy. Big thumb up!
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13. Chai - The Men Burning Wild (SS)
Again, the same issue with chaotic-nest applies here. I like the vocalist but the music so much... And what's wrong with that breakdown? It's weeeird.
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14. Milk And Coffea - Wicked Game (Asia)
Huh... the riff kind of sucks. The chipmunk vocals are weird in this song. Just "err" worthy.
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15. Fastway - Got The Power (SCP)
To be perfectly honest, as much as I love SCP, this song doesn't really talk to me. I guess it's OK. I just don't really like that chorus.
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Top 3:
Wake Up Everybody With Cupid
Strawberry Heart
Nitrofire

Bottom 3:
Fortune Teller
Kiss Me All The Night
The Men Burning Wild

Honorable Mention:
79

Overal rating:
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Thanks KiraTM for those lovely ratings bars.
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Post by Bonkers » 17 Apr 2016, 04:31

I want the rating bars!!

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Post by KiraTM » 17 Apr 2016, 09:43

Lebon14 wrote:Thanks KiraTM for those lovely ratings bars.
Actually, I'm not yet satisfied with the design, I failed a bit. I wanted them to look like normal text (forgot to change the font to Verdana) with background. :D
But thank you~

Bonkers wrote:I want the rating bars!!
No problem. Just use this link: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/434 ... ing/r0.png and change the r0 to r1, ... r10.

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Post by drnrg » 18 Apr 2016, 02:53

Bonkers wrote:I want the rating bars!!
No problem. Just use this link: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/434 ... ing/r0.png and change the r0 to r1, ... r10.[/quote]


favorited it thanks, but how you add the color?

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Post by KiraTM » 18 Apr 2016, 09:48

These are some static images. The color depends on the score. r8.png gives you green, for example.

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