Justican's Super Eurobeat 212 Review

Justican's Super Eurobeat 212 Review
1. YO SHINE / I DREAM OF YOU (04:27) [SCP]
Im glad Yo Shine is back after there Phenominal song Power of my Love in SEB 201, but what we have is something very differant. The song is a bit more downpaced and more trancy, with the vocals doing more of the work. Unforunatly, the sloppy way the vocals have been put together, a rudimentry synth line and a rather typical composition, the song isnt anything special and anything that could be special, isnt present. Worse fact it just copied things from Power of my love and just put a differant styling over it make it sound old already and without the edgy crative bassline of "Power of my Love", the song just seemed like a watered down Eurotrance song.
6/10
2. ACE / SET ME FREE (03:39) [SCP]
Its rare to see Ace perform this type of tune without Fastway but we know from previous solo songs from both artists, they can pull off the fast and furious sound on there own as they do together. What "Set me Free" provides is something a bit more unique with a dark synth and a whole range of vocals that makes it viable as a song that can stand on its own legs without the need being Eurobeat. I say that because, after listening to the mainstreet Version, this song can adapt very well as, not just a good song, one that is very catchy and memorial. When Ace released his version of "Wait for you", it shown how he could take an exsisting song and put the Eurobeat style to it to make a perfect song. Here Ace has made an awesome song straight up and it add's to his collection of excellent songs, making him still one of the best Eurobeat
Vocalist to be heard on SEB.
9/10
3. ANNALISE / LOVE TOY (04:46) [A-Beat C]
Vaults you say? We are always suprised to hear song way back then which sound like....way back then.
Love Toy is a very traiditional Annalise song and, like, Dave' The Race of the Game, if it was released by then, it would of been ignore because of saturation. Anyway, this is typical Annalise fare, but its not as forgettable as the rest. It'd got some bits and bobs that makes it that little bit more special and varied in order to keep the song from sound "just like her older ones". Aishu Eurobeat is hard to innovate and Love toy ticks all the right boxe's for Aishu, but there is very little innocation to make it special. Well at least its a good song to listen to once in a while, but cannot see it being in anyone fantastic piles.
7/10
4. MR. MOOG / BANG BANG COWBOY (04:42) [Dima Music]
Mr. Moog's two previous tunes where fantastic, they both where definaitive as tunes that shaped the last SEB decade. Now, Dima has shaped Mr.Moog's new tune after his original works in Europanic and sounds quite similar to songs he produced for that series. Themed songs that had familer sampled to the theme suggested but had flowing but ordinary synths. This is definatly the same vein, unfortunatly, not much from europanic made an impressionan and this dosent do that either. Its a funky songs with some great parts, especially the Saloon part, but its just using a tired old formula which dosent make the song stand out. Mr Moog should try and come up with better material that dosent need to refer back to the ordinary age of Eurobeat and perhaps we can have another one of his classics.
6/10
5. VIRGINELLE / BABY COME BACK (05:1 [Go-Go's Music]
So I jumped on the Virginelle Train once again and found the creativly sweet vocals, the firm, flowing and wonderful synths along with the ingenious creativity known by GGM. Though this is just another similar trip on the Virginelle Train, at the end of the day, they havent really changed anything so you dont really need to ride it again. The vocals are as strong as Elena confidence, but there are many examples already abord the train, this song blends into them like a charm but there are places where lyrical ingenious overtakes Baby come Back. If you want a solid song, Baby come back dosent dissapoint, but if GGM can make songs like The Power of Love, with everything you would expect from GGM then more, this song just sits in the back and shows up when you have exhausted the many great tunes Virginelle has to offer.
7+/10
6. DJ SPACE C / DANGER ZONE (04:39) [Saifam/Asia]
I personally like Saifam Covers, there cheeky, lots of energy and come with all sorts of twists. However, I dont really think they fit in too well in the SEB series as covers are great in Non-stop format, not so much extended. Anyway, regarding the song, it does give the speedy sensation the original pulled off so well and added the saifam fashion to the mix very well, which makes it the best Saifam cover with the exception of Thriller. It reminds me alot of Dave's version of Smoke on the Water, a song perfectly suited for Initial D, but I would rather prefer an original addictive tune from Saifam once again.
7/10
7. DAVID & TOY / YOU & I (04:50) [Dima Music]
Dima is going to take on the Euroballad, an attempt on Dave and many of his Music Partners who have stolen the throne so many timesbefore, but Dima's first attempt is doing a very good job of stopping that. Its very simple and traditional, but with the adorable lyrics, solid instruments and put together gorgously, its a very listenable tune which sounds quite timeless. It hard to find a Mellow Dima track, that isnt Dream Fighters, that isnt bad and I believe he has used the experiance in those song's to come up with this. I hope David Rodgers can one day pick up the pack and make a song like this, "Just another day with you" wasent all that simple and was trying too hard to go straight for the heart strings, where as You and I, they sing and the vocals naturally sound blissful.
9+/10
8. JOE D. TOASTER / CRAZY DIAMOND (05:06) [Hi-NRG Attack]
Perhaps Hi-NRG have done better song recently, but the 10 on this is fully justified for the fact that it sticks so solidly to its Italo-roots, its the most believeable Italo sound to be 100% diamond. A fantastic bass, just like I believe in miracle, simple, 100% effective synth and perfectly adjusted vocals that sound perfect. I congratulate Hi-NRG to fully emulating the Italo sound and it sounds just soo right, even if its not the most catchy of the recent Hi-NRG tunes.
10/10
9. MELISSA WHITE / MOVIN' & LOVIN' (05:00 ) [SCP]
Sounds pretty standard fare when it comes to the vocals, sounds like it was made in very much the same vein as a Momo song but the Synths and composition are alot more upbeat. Im suprised there isnt many calm upbeat songs on SEB anymore, it used to be full of them, so Movin and Lovin is good to see them return. There really isnt a place in this song that fails, it ticks all the "decent eurobeat" essentials yet the synth itself is cheeky, happy and inituive enough to make an impact. Due to this fact alone, the song is higher then average, although it wont break any factastic barrier, it dosent need to as these songs are generally very nice to listen too.
7+/10
10. MEGAN / TIME TO SAY BYE BYE (05:13) [SinclaireStyle]
You wanted speed, this has it, even if it sounds a bit excessive. Anyway, Megan hasent had much exposure but all of ther tunes have been good and show up to be quite a suprise. tThis song is no exception, like 1234 Live on the Dancefloor, this is a real happy party tune and instead of having a funky composition, it goes for a fast paced, highly intensive voal and synth shock. It works out factastically, the song is very catchy, upbeat and lives to the fast paces euro lifestyle. The song maybe a bit too excessive for some or just downright weirded out by Megan's style of vocal's but it is in no doubt this is a definate eurobeat tune.
10/10
11. CY-RO / JUMP ON THE SOUND (05:01) [Hi-NRG Attack]
What that synth I hear....sounds very familier.......This song has the definate Eurobeat Flash vibe to it, yes, the very first Hi-Nrg tunes are strongly influenced here. However it seems to be only present in half of the song, its perculier, but it seems the old and the new are conbined here, with some solid tune on the first half, an experimental vocal trip on the second. this song is quite hard to rate, I would no doubt give it a 10 if it was an Ironclad successor to Eurobeat Flash but its a bit off and, although the new vocal style isnt bad, gives the song this bizarre vibe. In any case, it a vibrant unqiue tune which indicates Hi-NRG are testing out new waters once again, hopefully, never time, they will pull off another classic.
7/10
12. GO GO GIRLS / SEX KILLER (05:03) [Go-Go's Music]
Im surpised no one has mensioned this song being "Hot Vampire" Number 2, but unlike suffering with the been there, done that formula found present in Bady come back, Sex killer fulfills expectations by providing, not only another solid tune for the Go Go Girls, but an improvement over such classics like Hot Vampire. However, its a bit late to just erase Hot Vampire, its still a great song that deservesits play time and has alot of uniqueness to it, but Sex Killer has a more triumphant Synth, vocal and lyrical impact and prominant definition to it.
10+/10
13. CLAIRE M. / MUSIC (05:03) [Dima Music]
Dima has made some definatly good music that last few years, mainly due to the fact is that they keep things new but retain the old music styles and brings them back with a really big punch. MUSIC definatly has this punch, the synth is is high and angelic, the vocals harmonious and mellow and the composition is solid yet extremely bold. Though, when it comes to the main chorus, Claire is sounding she is having a hard time keeping the pace, but Im sure this bring alot more emotion into the song which pulls the song into the same vein as great songs as "I belong to you" by Stephy.
10/10
14. DIGITAL PLANET / A NEW DAY (04:50) [A-Beat C]
When it comes to Digital Planet, I usually dont even bother and just skip the tune as after the few of there tunes I heard from 160+ just sounded whiny and too melodramatic for my tastes. Though "A New Day" has parts like this, as in the Chorus, it is listenable. Though that is the part im less interested in, the rest of the song is pretty good. Like what Dima and Hi-NRG have done, trying to ressurect and old style formula for the new generation, this songs pulls off a familier tune. Its well made, synth soundslike a delight and the style if very promising, if it was done by another vocalist, I would enjoy it more, but that is just me.
7/10
15. KING & QUEEN / YA YA YA (Slow Mix) (02:36) [A-Beat C]
Well its a bit of a change of pace from a Fully Fledged Rock remix of Jager to a slow mix of traditional King and Queen track. It hold up though, very mellow yet funky enough to swing too, it brings something that we dont get to hear much of, and it gets points for just giving us a differant pace over the opther tracks on SEB. I listen to quite a bit of J-pop and it seems to be catering quite well to that audience, as I enjoyed it, maybe not as much as the last ablums track, maybe thats because I listen to alot of Rock aswell.
7/10

Best 3
JOE D. TOASTER / CRAZY DIAMOND
MEGAN / TIME TO SAY BYE BYE
GO GO GIRLS / SEX KILLER

Worst 3:
DJ SPACE C / DANGER ZONE
YO SHINE / I DREAM OF YOU
MR. MOOG / BANG BANG COWBOY

Overall Score: 8/10