Eiffel 65 - Europop

On the wings of the hit club single "Blue (Da Ba Dee)," the Italian group Eiffel 65's Europop has soared into the ever-fleeting good graces of the dance-pop scene. The song is "a story about a little guy who lives in a blue world," and while it seems that the color of the fella's life was chosen arbitrarily, the real star of this tune is the vocoder effect reintroduced on Cher's megahit single "Believe." Listen to the entire record, though, and you'll hear this gimmick on almost all of the rest of the tracks as well. On first run-through, the one-trick-pony-ness of this effect is off-putting, and yet it is the album's one distinctive element. The songs on Europop live up to the album's broad moniker, skimming the basics of tried-and-true dance-pop ("Living in a Bubble," "Now Is Forever"), techno ("Dub in Life," "Another Race"), and acid house ("Europop"). The group even renders a fairly accurate impression of Depeche Mode-style goth-pop ("Your Clown"). But the tracks rarely deviate from a four-on-the-floor thud, numbing the ears to the songs' otherwise distinguishable qualities. The record is too hard to swallow in one bite; its tracks are much tastier as singles, serving well in a club setting as segues to stronger songs by other artists. --Beth Massa Amazon.com

Classic techno

If you like the genre, the CD is great. I dabble in techno and house music every so often, and I love this disc. Songs are catchy and enjoyable. Because they are so repetitive, you learn the songs without realizing it. Play the disc a few times, and you will be singing the songs word for word and wonder how the heck it happened. If you like the song "Blue", you'll like the whole album August 7, 2008

Great album

I bought this CD way back in 1999/2000 after it first came out. I still have it in my car and listen to it from time to time when I'm feeling nostalgic. Like many other people have said, I really don't think that "Blue" is the best track on the album. I really like "Move Your Body" better, along with a few others. I'm sure that I will enjoy this album for many more years. June 8, 2008

Some Fun

Eiffel 65's one-hit-wonder effort with "Blue" prompted me to give the CD a go and see what else they were capable of. It has to be said that some of the songs are actually pretty catchy and just fun.

"My Console", (though a bit dated now with PS3 out), should appeal to any Playstation addict out there. Surprisingly, I though "Blue" was not the best song on the CD. "Dub in Life", "Move Your Body", and "Another Race" all sounded better to me. One of my personal favourites is "Now Is Forever", which is a bit slower than the others, but still pretty cool.

On the balance of it, this is not a bad CD. It is not brilliance, but it is a fun and catchy collection of songs. April 19, 2007

Excellent product condition. On-time delivery.

The product was found to be in excellent condition. The delivery was exactly on the time frame specified. I have been searching for EUROPOP for 6 years. Its not available in the Indian Subcontinent. I searched a lot, then my friend recommended me, Amazon. I really thank Amazon team for their awesome collection of music CDs. This is my first international purchase and it proved to be one of my best deals. Looking for more shopping at Amazon. Thank you. April 12, 2007

NOT A KID THE BEST FREAKIN ALBUM EVER MADE!

This cd has the greatest classic SPACE MUSIC feel of all time. Songs blue, hyperlink, your clown, dub in life, too much of heaven and silicon world all ROCK! March 23, 2007

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