Super Eurobeat 141

1.Dusty - The Fire And The Rain (SCP)
Hell froze and SCP, HI-NRG Attack & Vibration came along the SEB-ride, everybody can I get a Woop-Woop. Now if they only would let these supreme labels get the largest portion of SEB there'd be a new dawn of time (well this is enough for the time being). Well the changes in the collection itself, onto the songs. Dusty is an excellent example of SCP male vocalists, he has a really energetic voice and his songs are full of catchy hooks, this track is perhaps not as much of a classic as Solid Gold, but also a killer song, and an awesome opener for the album.
Rating : 9½

2.Lolita - Kiss 2 Kiss (A-Beat C)
I had just barely recovered from the shock the last Lolita song had on me and she's here again, and AGAIN with an incredible song. I earlier said that Don't You Want My Heart and Think Of You are her best songs out to date, but now I am definitely adding this song into the Top3, an awesome song with an irresistible chorus, left me feeling perfectly blissfull, Elena Gobbi is something too good for words.
Rating : 10+

3.Morris - Bad Tonight (Delta)
A rather boring intro reveals a surprise jewel undercover. The track is pretty typical in most ways, but it's strange how a couple of really good sounds in the backgrounds can boost the song into a whole new level. This song is not the topclass on this album, but it's a good song none the less.
Rating : 8+

4.Susy Wender - Runaway (A-Beat C)
The album takes a whole new direction as something very different is presented. Susy Wender displays one heck of a surprise as she does a rather calm eurobeat song that manages to be surprisingly catchy. The vocals are an essential part in this song and the really cool and somehow magical backgrounds create a very Asian mood to it, again very close to perfection.
Rating : 10

5.T.I.M.E. - Another One Bites The Dust (Time)
I am not a huge fan of rock or pop covers, but sometimes they just work. Eurobeat as a genre has a lot of difficulties in converting the songs to the new style. This time the cover has been done pretty well, the original is a classic naturally but this cover won't surely become an eurobeat classic, still a good song.
Rating : 8+

6.Nikita Jr. - WWW iLoveU (HI-NRG Attack)
I am gonna start this review with a shout out to the HI-NRG Attack record label: I LOVE YOU GUYS! When they release songs like this I am definitely way above heaven, Nikita Jr. is definitely one of the strongest performances on the whole label and she has done some tracks that I'll probably remember still when I'm a demented old man. A very upbeat song with the most adorable chorus you can think of, this song is one of the tracks that make you feel warm and fuzzy.
Rating : 10+++

7.D.Essex - Master Power (Delta)
And the thrillride still goes on, the mood is totally different from the previous song but nearly just as effective. D.Essex has a long list of great songs, and this song joins the frontline of that crowd. An amazingly catchy song with energetic vocals and some simply brilliant tricks in the background.
Rating : 9½
 
8.Go Go Girls - Hot For Your Body (A-Beat C)
With such a strong line-up at the beginning of the album I was already totally sold, and then they let the Go Go Girls lose, the results are phenomenal as expected. A catchy song that has some marvellous lyrical works that really manages to make this song really fun to listen to.
Rating : 9+

9.Cherry - Sha La La (Delta)
At first this song sounded plain annoying, but the problem with simple and catchy songs is that they grow on you without you even noticing it. This is a good example of how upbeat Delta productions can also be, and it's always refreshing to hear them make really happy songs, not Cherry's best song out so far, but from the better end.
Rating : 9-

10.Mad Cow And The Royal Eurobeat Orchestra Of Bazookistan Feat. The
Supertroyka Girls - I Want Your Balalaika (HI-NRG Attack)
And the stunning level still goes on. The previous Mad Cow & XXX productions have been plain wonderful, but this song tops them all without doubt. An excellent song with a truly irresistible backgrounds. The russian lyrics add a nice spice into the song, and this has to be one of the catchiest HI-NRG Attack productions out there.
Rating : 10

11.Vanessa - If One More Day (Time)
For a change the album slows the pace down a bit, when a very typical Vanessa song shows how stuck up to the old patterns some artists can be. There are artists like Pizza Girl who renew their style from time to time, and then there's Vanessa who sounds pretty much the same as on SEB1 ages ago, not a bad song, but pretty boring when compared to the most of the songs on the album.
Rating : 6½

12.Manuel - I've Got To Go (A-Beat C)
A song that really made me gasp at first, the song is your typical eurobeat, but still it has something about it that really makes it memorable. Perhaps it's the catchy vocals, or the energetic backgrounds or then it's the irresistible c-melody. Over all this isn't groundbreaking but still a wonderful song.
Rating : 9½

13.Leslie Parrish - I Say No (Delta)
The album takes another dive a bit deeper, a rather catchy delta production that ain't the best Leslie Parrish song but there's a lot of positive about this track. The backgrounds are quite amazing and the only real problem with the song is that the vocals aren't really as catchy as I would've expected.
Rating : 7½

14.Ace - Welcome To The Real World (SCP)
Another awesome male vocalist from SCP, but unfortunately he hasn't gotten a very good song. This track is pretty standard and only has a semi-catchy chorus that has some nice vocal works, but the backgrounds still lack the final punch like ie. the Dusty song had. Not bad at all, but nothing like Play The Music.
Rating : 7½

15.Denise - Gimme Gimme Love (Delta)
Wow how can Denise sound so uninterested about singing in the intro? It sounded like she was singing with a gun pointed at her head. The song has very good lyrics in their simplicity they fit Eurobeat very well, but somehow the vocals just sound pretty boring and the song in the long run starts sounding pretty repetitive. If Denise had put more heart into the vocals the song would've gotten a much better grade.
Rating : 7+

16.A-Beat Boys - We'll Stop The Time (A-Beat C)
Where as the A-Beat Sisters have had very great songs, I always wondered how the boys got all of the crappier songs? I don't really like men singing as a choir and this song really sounds quite bad imho, I can stand a solo male artists but the more there are the worse it gets. This track is pretty typical A-Beat C, not bad nor good.
Rating : 7-

17.Annie - To The Stars (Time)
A nice athmosphere caused by simple but effective sounds. This track starts out sounding boring but it builds a firmer ground as more and more elements are added into the mix. In the end this song turned out as rather nice, not a huge hit but over all very fun to listen to.
Rating : 8-

18.Jimmy Bravo - Queen Of Fire (Vibration)
A wise move to put the only Vibration track as the finale for the album, they get their songs released so rarely that they are almost always as high quality. This track shows how magnificent materials they really do, and it's really a pity that they don't allow more of their productions into the records. A very catchy song that doesn't change anything in the genre but does everything well on it's own terms.
Rating : 9-

Final Words :
And a new leaf in Super Eurobeat history is turned as all of the labels are here (not including poor Boom Boom Beat that seems to be left out?). This is definitely for the better for the series as the selection grows and now the main problem that the series had before (when there were only 3 labels the problem was that the compilations sounded a lot alike) will hopefully be avoided. Anyways this is a really good album with true jewels by HI-NRG Attack and also good songs from the other labels, definitely three thumbs up for Avex.

Final Score : 9-

Reviewed by Bore