Posted: 18 Apr 2016, 09:49
My order has been shipped! Hope, it won't take 50 days again to arrive... 
1. HERO / KEN MARTIN - What happened to Mauro Farina? It sounds like he doesn't even sing here on his classic eurobeat alias. Shame, because it would improve this stale, uninspired track.
2. I WANNA BE A STAR / LOLITA - Here's something that I don't hear nearly enough on SEB - innovation! This seems like an acquired taste production, but I love the soaring vocals, cyber-disco synths, and unique melodic progression.
3. BOOM BOOM BOOSTER / TORA - A pretty decent, not especially creative Leonardi production. The synth is great, but the chorus is nothing noteworthy for a genre of music that's now several decades old.
4. FORBIDDEN LOVE CHERRY - Seriously, if this had come out in 2008, back when I was finishing 9th grade and entering 10th grade, I'd probably love it, but as it stands, it's yet another sign that Capaldi has failed to advance his sound since "Anyway Anymore" and "Big Bad and Hot Love." This song is essentially the equivalent of something like "Take Me to Your Heart" coming out 2008, the same year as the two aforementioned. It's not a bad song, I just think more originality is necessary to keep somebody like me continuously invested in the series.
/ 5. I'LL NEVER BREAK / ACE - Much to my surprise, I've discovered in recent years that, while Ace's material is usually good, I'm not a particularly fan of his, and this song doesn't change my mind about that. It's actually one of the most forgettable tracks he's ever recorded.
6. FIREGUN / VICKY VALE - I may have to take back my comment about "Forbidden Love," because this here actually sounds different for once! It's definitely still a Capaldi production, but at least he's finally stepping out of his comfort zone. I just hope the reason for this isn't because he simply teamed up with another producer, ala Super Megastars...
7. DO YOU REMEMBER? / ALEKY - It has nothing on "Eternity," but it's at least enjoyable to some degree, unlike most of Dima's more recent output.
8. BLAT THE TRUMPET JEFF DRILLER - Like "Forbidden Love," this could've been made in 2008 and not sounded out of place. Thankfully though, it's still a competent production, unlike "Hot Like a Fire." (*shudders*)
9. BABY BABY / CIAO CIAO - A great synth melody is unfortunately ruined by a completely half-assed chorus. I still miss the Hi-NRG Attack of the late 90s and early 2000s.
/ 10. SHOOT! / DAVID DIMA - Something went really wrong at Dima as the 2010s began to set in. This isn't just a dry rehash of classic Dima like most of the label's 220s productions were, this is flirting with monotonous garbage like "Life" from SEB 114.
/ 11. WALK IN THE SUNSHINE / LILY - The superior synth and bad chorus from "Baby Baby" are traded in for a less unimpressive chorus and a not-as-good synth hook. As a whole, this is still pretty marginal.
/ 12. FUN / JAGER - Probably the best SCP entry here, but still subpar compared to "I Won't Fall Apart," "Fly Magic," and the like.
13. KISS AGAIN / LES, ANA & ROBERTA - A completely standard female SinclaireStyle production, neither great nor poor, faring better in production than vocals.
/ 14. ALL OVER ME / PAMSY - Wow, I had no idea just how bland Pamsy could sound, but that's what happens when your writing is so apathetic. SCP was one of the most consistent labels in the eurobeat game for several years, but based on junk like this, it seems they've finally burnt out. Clearly the days of "Dancing' Alone," "Livin' in the Night," "My Universe," "2 Love, 4 Love," "So Fragile," and "Emotional Child" are long over.
15. HYSTERIA / MANUEL - As was the case with the last Super Eurobeat album I listened to before I stopped following the series, the Manuel song is really the only true highlight (though the Lolita song is also pretty good so far), if mostly for the killer production in this case.
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I think there is also much more naughty stuff in the chorus too, but it's hard to completely understand it all.
