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The albums have been graded on the most common grading system used in Finnish schools. Where 4 is the worst, and 10 is the best. The final score for the album is most of the times the average for all of the tracks, though it can also change if the reviewer wishes so. The Super Eurobeat Non-Stop albums will be reviewed as full collections, and the individual songs won't be reviewed, unless they are completely new. Though Euromach and JGTC albums for example will have complete song by song reviews.
The grading system simply goes as ie. 4- (3,75), 4 (4), 4+ (4,25) and 4½ (4,5) and the next one again would be 5-. A simple system we have over here in Finland.
  Super Eurobeat 101 

1.Dave & Domino - I Just Wanna Find You (A-Beat C)
Dave & Domino go along pretty well, but how on earth did they get a song this lousy? The melody is non-existant and the vocals don't really impress all that much. Of course Domino sounds good as usual, but still this song is really a miserable start for a new era in Super Eurobeat history.
Rating : 6

2.Robert Patton - 1000$ (Time)
After the quite shockingly bad start for the album Robert Patton throws in his best and does a good job at improving the level of the album. I've never been a huge fan of Roger Patton but this song is quite good. The vocals work and the melody is simple, but works efficiently.
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3.Ace Warrior - Baby, I'm On Fire (A-Beat C)
Ace Warrior has a great voice for doing energic songs, and this one is a good example of how he can bring a mediocore song into a totally new level. The song works pretty much because of the great vocals, otherwise the song lacks on both backgrounds and melody. But still it's a nice one.
Rating : 8-

4.Max Coveri - Supercar (Delta)
An interesting intro for a song that at first sounds rather lame, but slowly it starts to grow on you. Max Coveri of course has a couple of real classic eurobeat songs, this one has some similar elements as his biggest hits but still it's nowhere near of the level of Running In The 90s for example. A good song, which works specially because of the good sounds.
Rating : 8

5.King & Queen - 1999 (A-Beat C)
King & Queen do produce great songs time after time, 1999 is a nice song that has all of the standard eurobeat elements in it, so it's nothing really new or different but it is one of the better songs on the album.
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6.Rose - You And Me (Time)
What I like about Rose is her charming voice. She sounds really unique and her voice is very suitable for slightly calmer eurobeat songs like this one. The vocals are the high point in this song, and the great melody played after the chorus, but it's definitely not Rose's best performance.
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7.Domino - Tomodachi Big Friend (A-Beat C)
Happy Happy. Domino is back, Happy Happy Happy. And this song indeed is... Happy that is. Domino's trademark of catchy and irresistible choruses is here again and she seems to grow on you even if you don't want to. I've always loved the way J-Pop and Eurobeat combine japanese words and English into a mix, this song is one of those songs that make you smile due to the adorable lyrics. A really powerful song that kicks ass seriously.
Rating : 10

8.Atrium - Message In A Bottle (Time)
Oh what a great chorus. Rarely songs turn out like this one... The chorus kicks ass, but the rest of the song is pretty boring. If the song only had a non-stop chorus I'd probably give it a really good grade, but now as even some part of the song works as well as it does, I'll decide on a bit lower grade.
Rating : 8-

9.Norma Sheffield - Suddenly You (A-Beat C)
This song starts out rather slow and it doesn't really sound a whole lot like eurobeat in the end. It sounds like common Europop with just a slice of classic A-Beat C sounds in the mix. Norma sounds good, but the song isn't anything spectacular, still there are worse songs on the album as well.
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10.Helena - Tell Me (Time)
This song was the biggest surprise to me on the whole album. I really like the simple backgrounds and Helena sounds pleasant to the ear. It's not anything like a favorite or anything, but in this album it sticks out as one of the better songs.
Rating : 8+

11.Vicky Vale - What Is Love (Delta)
Everytime I hear Vicky Vale's name Superdance starts to play in my head, and this song is pretty much like the classic song. The backgrounds are quite strange, but that makes them easily recognizable and that's always a good thing in the confusing world of Eurobeat. Good vocals, and nice melody.
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12.J. Storm - Eyes Of The Tiger (A-Beat C)
Eurobeat artists really like to make songs that have the same title of another famous song, this time it's pretty much identical to a certain song most of us know, but still not a cover. J. Storm does a good job with the vocals, and the song is pretty good but it falls on the same trap as many other eurobeat songs, it's just not recognizable enough.
Rating : 7+

13.Elisha - Soul Of The Night (Time)
A new name once again? Well at least she was given a pretty good song to begin with. The chorus sounds like she'd sing "Sword of the night" and brings out all of these RPG feelings to me (nerd much?). Well besides the missheard lyrics the song really is quite good, with an excellent c-part after the chorus.
Rating : 8

14.Delta Queens - Music Has The Power (Delta)
A good song from the Delta Queens? Where is this world going to... Energic feelings and catchy lyrics, pretty common to this genre but this one has slightly more of both than the average track. Hopefully Delta Queens will produce even better materials in the future.
Rating : 8-

15.Dave Rodgers - The Final Countdown (A-Beat C)
So here we have Mr. Rodgers, I am a firm believer that he shouldn't touch the mic. I find his voice to be quite tedious at most tracks, even though I do give him credit for the amazings songs he has written. Also this song has a bright spot as I think I can hear Lolita singing backgrounds every here and there.
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16.Niko - Speedway (Delta)
So first Dave Rodgers and then Niko, two of the male vocalists I dislike the most. But at least Niko gets a proper song, Speedway is damn energic and even if I don't really like his vocals the song works really well. If a different artist did the song it'd be really good, now it's just good.
Rating : 8+

17.Vengaboys - Boom, Boom, Boom, Boom (Eurobeat Mix)
What can I say about this one? When I was a kid I remember liking this song by the Vengaboys but after I grew a bit older I started to hate them for some reason and now this song just brings me back to a summer I spent in England when I was about 16-years-old. Nostalgy trips are generally always good and well I can't say this song really would have a lot of negative memories either. Anyways the mix is good and as the original is really catchy it can't go all that wrong in the end anyways.
Rating : 9-

18.Ayumi Hamasaki - Boys & Girls (A Eurobeat Mix)
Ah Miss Hamasaki. For some reason I have always loved her vocals a whole lot even though the music itself hasn't struck to me as very awesome. But these eurobeat remixes of her songs work like a charm. Boys & Girls is one of the first Ayumi songs I heard so this one also has a slight nostalgy feel to it. Either way, a great mix and a great song.
Rating : 9

Final Words :
Super Eurobeat 101 starts a new era (well sort of, some might call 100 the first one of the new era but I count it as a part of the old era...). It's quite good in many ways, though there are also a lot of mediocore tracks along, so the first album of the new wave could've been better but this is not a disaster either. Most eurobeat fans will probably like it more than me, because I just have a grudge against all of these male vocalists.

Final Score : 7½

Reviewed by Bore