Super Eurobeat Vol. 128

01 - Dave Simon - Killer of Love: Awesome. This has that old "Time" sound if that means anything. It has emphatic lyrics from the main vocalist along with some great backup from the alter-vocalist in the background. I love it and it is also one of my favorite eurobeat tracks. The synth and the percussion really pulls you in. The lyrics are cheesy as always but also draw you in like they should. Time loves to make a point of rhyming and using tons of words that are reminiscent of "asion", at least in this era of eurobeat. 75/100

02 - Lolita - I Wanna Be Your Emotion: An awesome song. Listening back to Lolita's tracks it seems as though she gets all of the amazing synths and choruses. Maybe Dave has some sort of soft-spot for her? This is definitely a classic as I've seen multiple choreographies for this track. The emotion present in this track is present most of all and forces you to want to look into previous tracks by the same artist if you're new to this singer. 78/100


03 - D. Essex - Restless and Wild: Having listening to my first "Niko" track as"Night of Fire" and then thereafter as the great 150s I can honestly say this has the same emotion as his other tracks which can definitely be heard in some later tracks (pre-160 I suppose). He really sings his best in this track even though the song itself somewhat feels as though it's missing some kind of "Oomph!" to it. Still, it's a great song from a great singer and producer. 60/100

04 - Sophie - Waiting for the Sun: Being an early adopter of the "Time sound" I can honestly say that this song didn't really do it for me. It sounded like "every other eurobeat song" I've heard in the beginning and for good reason; it truly does sound like other Time eurobeat music with this sound. Listening to other music by the same label I easily compared it to the same sound the same label has given us all this time. Obviously I had no enjoyed music pre-SEB 100 times at this time so it sounded too familiar to other tracks. Listening now it still gives off the same sound and vibe as other Time tracks of this time. It still sounds good to me but it's definitely not the sound I was waiting for in my early eurobeat career or even now. 55/100

05 - Dave & Domino - Shake Your Bell: This starts off somewhat powerful and the synth gives you a nice vibe to hold onto... and Dave starts singing. Domino does some nice backup vocals in this track and then the chorus begins... a nice harmony/melody that could easily give you ear worm. It's a track that begs you to keep listening until it's finished so you calmly oblige. You keep listening and yearn for the guitar solo that's somewhat faint and present in the breakdown but yet, there's no true climax to the track. It ends up with a fade-out that really doesn't end in the emtion you'd quite expect. Good lyrics and a mediocre chorus makes this a decent song, but it doesn't quite breach the emotion we were expecting in the long-run: 72/100

06 - Delta Queens - Love Me Again: This track started out plain as I expected with Clara Moroni with the initial vocals and then it seemed to erupt into a romantic track about the listener... then the chorus began; another track that seemed a little too generic for the style that has been presented a thousand times over again. All I can really say is this song was a good party song but with not-too-terribly memorable lyrics. 62/100


07 - Norma Sheffield - Tender: Maybe I'm a little biased when it comes to Ms.Sheffield but it seems that if every track she's ever done is about the same as every other. It's a personal thing but with the constant presence of the "it-could-never-go-wrong" bell synth and her simple lyrics it just seems as if A Beat C never tries to do anything different with her since before the SEB Vol. 100 series. 52/100

08 - Leslie Parrish - Wonderlight: This track starts off as if it's going to be increasingly impressive and the synth goes the same way. Unfortunately the chorus only stays average throughout. Nothing special in my opinion and it never quite goes anywhere special. 55/100

09 - Powerful T. - Great Balls of Fire: This track starts out as nothing special and the synth intro doesn't really get there either. As usual Powerful T.'s vocals get to the point they're supposed to but the lyrics don't quite get the feeling they deserve in this track. 60/100

10 - Kevin Johnson - Pretty Little Girl: I absolutely love the guitar-ish intro as cheesy as it sounds... then the synth begins; not bad. The main vocalist starts singing and the synth backup keeps up with him as he sings. Not a bad track but it also doesn't seem to quite "get there" like other tracks seem to. 72/100

11 - Mary Lane - Nice Boy: It begins with a nice music box intro and then abruptly begins with the classic Time synth. The vocalist sounds different than others heard on this album but it's definitely Time style. Nothing too fancy and nothing that quite catches the listener. A good track nonetheless. 70/100

12 - Valentina - That You Want: This track begins a little slow and end up moving progressively to the "new style" of eurobeat. The rhythm is steady and the chorus goes along with the verse and bridge very well but the entire track doesn't quite hit the spot as some other tracks could do. 72/100

13. Toby Ash - My Love Is Forever: The song begins a little "blah" and the vocalist doesn't seem to really pick it up in any point in the song. In fact, it seems more like a filler track than anything. Not one of my favorites. 52/100

14. Helena - Illusion: This track starts off without much motivation and sounds like many other Time tracks of the era. The synth doesn't really do it justice although the vocalist does a decent job of singing. The whole scope of the song is generic and never quite gets "to the point". A decent Time track, but stale at this point in time. 51/100

15. Nuage - Sunday: A song that starts off with a little bit off "Oomph!" and then erupts into a nice synth that celebrates the verse. Nuage is a rather new artist at this point of time and the producers made it a point to make this track a nice welcome track for the new artist. It's a catchy song with a great rhythm and harmony. 80/100

16. Robert Patton - Vampire: A usual Time track... it starts off slowly and then erupts into a Halloween-esque feeling. From the verse to the chorus it never quite takes off but is a decent track in its own right. There aren't many eurobeat songs that attempt to convey a Halloween sound so I commend this song for that. Other than that it's really just an overall "okay" track from Time. 72/100

17. Virgin Power - Living For...: This begins as many other eurobeat songs have before and the synth is really nothing special. Clara Moroni sings wonderfully as usually in this track but it never really "gets there" unfortunately. It's really just "okay". 76/100

18. Matt Land feat. Kiko Loureiro: This song starts with an amazing guitar hook and a wonderful voice. From the verse to the bridge to the chorus you're immediately hooked. The synth is also an amazing part of the song as it's done by Kiko Lourerio, an amazing Brazilian guitarist. The entire song is engaging and never quite misses that certain spot most eurobeat enthusiasts yearn for with every new album. 90/100

In the end this album was pretty decent. There were a few stand-out tracks and the rest almost seemed like filler to me. If I had to give this album a final review I would have to give it a 75/100 because of the few tracks that really caught my attention. Until next time...

First Entry - An Intro

I've decided to make a blog about eurobeat.

I've been listening to eurobeat since about Volume 145-150... it's hard to discover exactly when I started really "listening" to eurobeat. Both the albums are the ones I remember "starting" on are technically the J-Euro tracks with Ayumi Hamasaki ("Depend On You") for starters and Globe remixes but this was about the time I began truly enjoying eurobeat. I've decided to review eurobeat one album at a time starting at Vol.128 (at least for now) compared to now. Take it with a grain of salt considering I might be a "newbie" (whatever that truly means) at eurobeat. Oh, also I'm the producer for the eurobeat label in the USA "The Paradise Last". Hopefully that makes some sense.