Super Eurobeat 139

1.Nuage - It's Holiday (A-Beat C)
Well, I really wouldn't have believed this before but Nuage is steadily building an even firmer ground for herself. At first I didn't really like her at all but she's growing on me day by day even more, and at this point I can already say that she's stolen my soul with her awesome vocals and of course the marvellous songs have had a thing or two do with it. Another awesome song that starts this album really magnificently.
Rating : 9½

2.Digital Planet - West End Guy (A-Beat C)
The strong athmosphere continues as another hit is displayed, though this one was a bit of a surprise to me. The new titles are always a bit of an enigma as most of the times they don't offer a lot, but then jewels like this pop up and manage to brighten up the scenery. A great energetic dance song, very catchy.
Rating : 9-

3.Pizza Girl - Bang (Delta)
And oh wow, I had a bit of a hunch that the Nuage song wouldn't be topped, but I was wrong yet again. Pizza Girl is one wonderful artist that manages to impress me time after time, she never seems to stick to a certain pattern in her songs and that's what makes her wonderful. The songs have a lot of variety and also are way above the typical eurobeat level, excellent melody, vocals, plain perfect.
Rating : 10

4.Robert Patton - Top Of The Pop (Time)
A killer trio in the beginning had my hopes really high for the album, and even if the level of the album decreases just slighty with this song it doesn't go terribly wrong fortunately. Robert Patton is a bit monotonic as a vocalist and he doesn't have a lot of energy in his voice that I really value in eurobeat, but this song is still good, not a classic but a nice upbeat song.
Rating : 8+

5.Lolita - Don't You Want My Heart (A-Beat C)
And yet again I was amazed about the direction the album took. I am a huge fan of Lolita's (well anybody who has read my earlier reviews probably has noticed it), and from all of her songs this is definitely one of the very best. Only topped by the magnificent Think Of You. This track has an irresistible chorus and the song has just everything you can want from a great eurobeat song. Very memorable and I'd say that Eurobeat doesn't get a lot better than this.
Rating : 10+++

6.Pretty Woman & Melody - Alibi (Delta)
A calm intro with nice vocals by this duo, and I was rather surprising how good the song actually turned out to be. The backgrounds have a really cool synth loop playing, which is the main hook in this song. The vocals build a lot of edge and the song sounds really pleasant.
Rating : 8½

7.Dave Rodgers - Shake (A-Beat C)
A very unlike Rodgers intro, where are the guitars? A fraud! Well perhaps he can do a change in his productions every once in a while? Well this track is pretty common in some ways, but it also offers some nice hooks with the simple but effective backgrounds, and I am apparently really starting to build a soft spot for Dave in my heart after all, or then he just keeps on getting better.
Rating : 8

8.Marko Polo - Stop Your Self Control (Delta)
This album takes yet another high uphill as another killer song is presented. Marko Polo is one heck of a vocalist and this track shows perfectly his capabilities as an eurobeat artist. The track has awesome backgrounds and really cool robotic voices backing up the main vocals. Another highlight in the same SEB, this is just dandy.
Rating : 10-

9.Alexis - Wait For Me (Time)
The album takes its first dive deeper underground. This track is your typical Alexis production and like her most songs it either doesn't manage to offer a whole lot. The song is pretty upbeat and has nice songs here and there but it just isn't catchy or fun to listen to, and that's what makes eurobeat eurobeat, a boring song, specially after so many killer songs.
Rating : 6

10.7th Heaven - It's My Life (Delta)
The intro kicks the song into action with energy, but then it turns out to be rather common, though it's a lot better than the previous song. This song has pretty transparent backgrounds and the vocals are given a lot of room and if the vocals didn't work there wouldn't be much in this track at all, but fortunately the vocals work well. A good chorus due to the lyrics and a decent song.
Rating : 7

11.Norma Sheffield - For A Crazy Love (A-Beat C)
A-Beat C presented us with a few killer songs earlier on so I guess it's justified that songs like this follow up later on. The song is again a very typical Norma Sheffield production that has some nice loops in the piano-based backgrounds and the chorus works nicely, but the song would've needed a bit more of a boost to make it more enjoyable.
Rating : 7½

12.Mr. M - Pretender (Time)
An interesting intro with some rather disctinctive sounds along, the song uses pretty nice sounds here and there which gives it a nice touch, but always good production isn't enough. When the song itself is pretty mediocore even the best production can't save it, this time the song really is pretty normal and only has a good chorus, not bad, nor very good.
Rating : 7

13.Dynamika - Passion (A-Beat C)
This track at first sounded quite lame but after a while it really grew on me, it has a serious Dave & Domino sound to it (who are the vocalists behind this song by the way?). A good c-melody and the vocals really are the strongest part of the song, it leaves a nice impression and makes you wanna replay it, so that's a very good sign.
Rating : 8½

14.Matt Land - Here I Am (A-Beat C)
Nuage and Matt Land are like the newer generation of Domino and Dave Rodgers, I've come to that conclusion as these 2 new artists seem to release only really effective materials and the tracks have excellent hooks in them, this track is yet another awesome song by Matt, and again I have to praise his excellent vocals, magnificent!
Rating : 9+

15.Dr. Love - Power Of Desperation (Delta)
And we're already at the end of the album, this album really has been an excellent package and it goes by really quickly. This track finishes the album off with excellent style. The track has really unique sounds in the backgrounds and the vocals work really well. Energetic and fun to dance to, Yay!
Rating : 9-

Final Words :
Well again at this point, the album goes by quickly when the level is this high, there were some truly memorable masterpieces in the mix and the album is definitely one of the strongest compilations in a while. The few rather mediocore songs in the mix don't spoil the big picture that badly and the album leaves you feeling really good, so nothing but Yeah, Whoa!

Final Score : 8½

Reviewed by Bore