Aqua - Aquarius

Sometimes Music just needs to be Fun, with a capitol F.

Aqua has usually been fun, and this is a good album. They apparently decided to experiment a bit, and for the most part they did a pretty good job. There are 12 songs on this album.

Cartoon Heroes was a big hit in Europe, and is very much in the vein of Aqua's album Aquarium.

Around the World is the first song that lets you know that Aqua was trying different things in music. René Dif was not using his well-known raspy voice and it was something of a slower song.

Freaky Friday is a tongue and cheek satire of country music, I mean how else could you classify a song with the chorus "Everything is wrong, my life is a country song." This is truly a fun song,taking many common country themes bundling them together.

We Belong to the Sea is the first truly soft or slow song on the album. It is one of my favorite songs on the album. This song showcases the talent of all of the singers. It is the first time that I realized that Lene Nystrøm has a very good voice.

An Apple a Day is a bit faster than We Belong to the Sea. It does not seem to be anything new or experimental.

Halloween appears to be another satire, only this time of the horror movie genre. There may be a little synthesized harpsichord in it to provide a light spooky feel. There is a reference to Candyman which is a lyric from Aquarium, and a acharacter from horror.

Good Guys is the most forgettable song on the album. It's not bad, but it does well as background noise.

Back from Mars was not a bad song. It sort of mixed the softer style used in Around the World with the signature Aqua music. Throw in a dash of dance music and bit of René Dif vocals, and you have an adequate hybrid. It is still Euro-pop music though not as definitive.

Aquarius was another slow song and is in my opinion second best slow song on the album.

Cuba Libre is an upbeat song in the style of the steel drum. It has an unusual beat, relative to other Aqua songs. This song reminds me a bit of Ricky Martin.

Bumble Bees is one of my favorite songs on the album. It harkens back to Aquarium, mixing fun with an upbeat Euro-style, and seasoning it with somewhat risqué lyrics.

Goodbye to the Circus is a farewell song, which is always nice on an album. One wonders if Aqua may have been looking ahead to a breakup. Actually I liked it as a conclusion to the album.
August 25, 2008

Great album

If you like the usual flare of Aqua's music, this will not disappoint. The techno beat is great for dancing, cleaning the house, or just having fun. My kids love it! May 9, 2007

Aquarius RULES!!!

I am glad Aqua made a album "Aquarius" and a song "Aquarius" because I am a Aquarian as well. My birthday is in January. February 16, 2007

A funny album!

Well since i was a kid, the only song that i heard of aqua was her classic "Barbie Girl", but i was always curious about this group; I thought they were just one hit wonder group, but i found out that they are great musicians,with lots of great songs, and touching lyrics.
My favorite songs of this albums are cartoon heroes, freaky friday, but above all, aquarius!!! this song it's simply fantastic.
If you wanna have some fun, and then, to have some fantastic memories you must have this album!
November 10, 2006

Aqua. Plain,simpel, and good earfillers on this one

Lene Nystrøm has a certain charisma, and this CD is very "easy listen". When you mix these part`s together, you get an earfriendly mix of good dance/pop music. The reason is the rythmic beat alltrough that makes it as somekind of "quality bubblegum" popmusic. Track 1 Cartoon Heroes, say`s it all. This is very cartoonish, both vocal and musical wise. Lene has a "cartoonish" voice where here voice fits perfect in to this kind of music. Track 2 Around the world is an another exampel, with here let`s call it "squeaky" vocal brings this song forward in a quite interesting way. Rene Dif growling singin
is also a funny contrast, which put`s them together as a whole. Track 3 Freaky Friday, has a fast backbeat rythm, which pushes it more or less headalong in a very fast tempo. Something different this one, with a small dash of country music bit`s and pices here and there. Track 4 We belong to the sea is a great pop song, with more depth to Lene`s and Rene`s voice. It has a melody which is very easy to fetch, and it`s nothing wrong with that. Track 5 An apple a day, it`s a hardtop, fastback, sprint Aqua song, which goes around in a dizzy way. Track 6 Halloween. Aqua goes "horror movie" this time. A creepy opener, but then it fells flat. The rest is to thin to make it scary. There are some weird Rene Dif growls hear and there but it doesn`t help too much. Track 7 Good guys is better and here the right "buttons" when it comes to "hit potensial are put on. There are more debt to Lene`s voice on this one. Track 8 Back from Mars, are in the Sc Fi department. To much cliches, but as Lene has sang before: Life it`s full of cliches. Track 9 Aquarius is the ballad of the CD, and it`s ok, but nothing special. Here voice sounds clear and has some depth and flair on this one. Track 10 Cuba Libre. Aqua does "carriebean" but it ends up as "poor whoman`s ethnic" inspired music.
Track 11. Bumble Bees, it`s a very funky "brainwasher" in a more or less positive sence. Track 12 Goodbye to the circus is a good closer, with a "circus touch" musical whise. Aqua. Plain and simpel dance music, with many times an ear for the good and effective beat and melodies. Aqua is anyway something different, a little bit over average in their genre of music. 3 1/2 star, well somewhere around there. April 3, 2006

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