Club Mix [Limited Edition] [Import]

Product Description
UK dance compilation mixed by British pop diva/DJ Sonique. 38 tracks including, Musique vs U2 'New Year's Dub' (Original 12 Inch Mix) Trisco 'Musak' (Steve Lawler Remix) Roland Klinkenberg 'Inner Laugh' (James Holden Remix), Dirty Vegas 'Days Go By' (Lucien Foort Instrumental Dub), Zero ID 'Number 4' (A-Side) Sonique 'Feels So Good' (Acapella), Storm 'Storm' (Jan Driver Remix), Delerium 'Innocente (Falling In Love)' (Deep Dish Gladiator Remix), DJ Tiesto 'Flight 643', DJ Tomcraft 'Prosac' (Marc Manga Mix) & many more. 2001 release.

Club Mix,Sonique,EMI Int'l,Club/Dance,Dance,Dance Music,House,Pop,Progressive House,Trance

Average customer rating: Music was great but came to me damaged from Amazon Nice trance collection! Made me pay attention to ATB A Mish Mash of bland mixes!!! One of the best mixes ive ever heard

DJ in the Mix 3 ATB Manufacturer: Water Music Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Trance | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Compilations | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music | Ambient | Dance Pop | Disco | Drum & Bass | Electronica | Freestyle | Techno-House | Trance | Trip Hop House | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Similar Items: State of Trance 2006 Nightmusic, Vol. 1 In Search of Sunrise, Vol. 5 Los Angeles Tri-State Ibiza '06 ASIN: B000F8DSWE Release Date: 2006-06-05

Tracks:

1. Summer Rain - ATB
2. Linking People - Giuseppe Ottaviani
3. Air For Life - Above & Beyond Vs. Andy Moor
4. Ur - Tiesto
5. Amsterdam - Luminary
6. Dawn - Darren Tate
7. Without You Near - Markus Schulz And Departure
8. Alive - Solarscape
9. Must Have Been A Dream - Drax And Scott Mac
10. Touch Down - Mark Norman
11. Silent Waves - JONAS STEUR
12. Close Your Eyes - Headstrong
13. Time Goes By - Carrie Skipper
14. Neno Itome - Marksun & Brian
15. Servant Of Justice - Lennox

Tracks:

1. Sole Survivor - Ronski Speed & Sebastian Sand
2. Wasting - Hidden Logic Presents Luminary
3. Open Your Eyes (The Child You Are) - Nalin & Kane
4. Fever - Shifted Reality
5. Who Is Watching - Armin Van Buuren
6. Certainty - Cressida
7. Summer Rain - ATB
8. Vital Spark - Mirco De Govia
9. Fusion 2006 - Hiver & Hammer
10. 3000 Miles Away - Signalrunners
11. Ra - Nile
12. Alt + F4 - Alt + F4
13. Lighthouse - Alucard
14. Daylight - Funabashi

Customer Reviews:

Music was great but came to me damaged from Amazon.......2007-05-29

The actual CD is great, some of the best from ATB i've ever heard, a little poppy but still good...I was dissapointed with how it arrived from Amazon though. The CD wont even work in one of my CD players, had to upload it to my computer and make new ones for it to work, but now there's a break in between the tracks so so much for hearing a good mix...anyway take your chances, maybe I just got the one damaged one....

Nice trance collection!.......2007-05-21

Together with Armin's State of Trance 2006 and Thrillseekers' Nightmusic, it's the most perfect trance collection of the last 5 years.
Way to go ATB!

Made me pay attention to ATB.......2007-05-16

Absolutely the best mix of 2006. Both discs, this is what trance mixes should sound like. No filler tracks at all, just perfectly selected.

A Mish Mash of bland mixes!!!.......2007-05-07

Definately not even close the In the Mix 2 in terms of memorable tracks or good mixing. The album simply lacks life and goes weaker and weaker from CD 1 to CD 2. Not a single track stands out making this album good for nothing other than background music when nothing else is at hand. A real disappointment.

One of the best mixes ive ever heard.......2007-04-22

This double CD set is worth its price in gold as far as im concerned. I bought this mix, due in part, to the reviews ive seen here on amazon. Right off the top of my head I cant think of any "fillers" in this one. Yeah, some tracks are better then others, but even the "so so" tracks are above average. The tracks that really stand out to me at the moment are "Servant of Justice" "Summer Rain" "Neno Itome" and "Vital Spark" I also find it quite refreshing to be able to catch reviews of this kind of musical genre from other fellow fans. I know some of the reviewers here spend big bucks on these kinds of releases. Unfortunately, I dont make a ton of doe, so I cant afford the luxery of being able to casually buy every new House/Trance/Jungle release that hits the market. This is why I come to sites like amazon. To see what other fans of these genres have to say. That with the addition of track samples help me make my purchasing decisions in the end. Thanks everybody!

Average customer rating: Bond Girls Rock!! Great Bond Millenium Bonds Classical and Pop/Dance I am surprised! Simply Stunning!

Born Manufacturer: Decca ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Tchaikovsky | Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilyich | ( T ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Overtures | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music The Decca Records Store | Specialty Stores | Music Similar Items: Shine Classified Explosive: The Best of Bond Remixed Bond - Live at the Royal Albert Hall ASIN: B00004XQK3 Release Date: 2001-03-13

Tracks:

1. Quixote
2. Winter
3. Victory
4. Oceanic
5. Kismet
6. Korobushko
7. Alexander The Great
8. Duel
9. Bella Donna
10. The 1812
11. Dalalai
12. Hymn
13. Victory (Mike Batt Mix)

Amazon.com

Born, the debut album by four conservatory-trained young women, has little to do with classical music. It's a gimmick, fusing a string quartet of frivolous femmes, spicy girls who all want to be "Posh," with dance beats, a big production mixing their violins, viola, and cello with polished electronics. Taking themselves less than seriously--they played the James Bond theme at their Royal Albert Hall debut--pop "Victory" looks assured. This single bounces along with a dash of Rossini's Barber of Seville and a real sense of pop melodrama, in spirit little different from what guitarist John Williams did with his rather less photogenic band Sky in the late 1970s. What may surprise is that tracks such as the frenetic world-dance "Quixote" are penned by the film composer Magnus Fiennes, brother of the more famous Ralph and Joseph. "Winter" adds Jean Michel Jarre-style synth and voice-over to the ghost of Vivaldi and the infectious beat goes on, and on, and on. Sex sells, and Bond's success seems assured. This is a state-of-the-art product, but with a bonus remix of "Victory" by Mike Batt of Wombles fame, just don't expect it to be art. --Gary S. Dalkin

Album Description

Asian edition of the classical crossover act's 2001 album includes one bonus track, 'Viva!', which is not included on the domestic version. Decca. 2001.

Album Details

Includes the bonus track 'Viva' not on the USA version.

Customer Reviews:

Bond Girls Rock!!.......2007-03-13

The Bond Girls are sensational!!! They capture the audience with their powerful songs. Most songs are in minor keys. Riveting and special, they are wonderfully blessed .

Great Bond.......2006-09-01

I'm new at enjoying instrumental music but I really like this cd. I think I will be buying more like it.

Millenium Bonds Classical and Pop/Dance.......2006-06-11

At the start of the new Millenium a group of professional musicians Classicly trained on violins, a viola, and cello, realized there was only one way to hit it big...
Violinists Haylie Ecker and Eos, violist Tania Davis, and celloist Gay-Yee Westerhoff fused their Classical background to that of Pop/Dance music. With the release of their debut album, Bond hit the Mainstream ears with a vengence all their own. Performing pieces with the basis of Classical music adding Pop/Dance beats, sounds, and feels, it was clear that old music would never be lost; it would simply be updated to present times. Everything from Classical music is here: the sounds, effects, beats, times, counterpoint, choral voices, movenment of musical lines and voices, but with the addition of Pop/Dance instrumentation. The most interesting piece off this album has to be "The 1812", which is Bond's interpretation of The 1812 Overature. This album is a work of art with a great display of how music changes over a vast period of time.

I am surprised!.......2006-04-20

I am the typical teen when it comes to music; I listen to rap, hip hop, pop, rock, and classical. but when I heard Bond's "Victory," I was hooked. As I did some research, I read that these four women played their instruments ever since they were 6! These women have been studying classical music but their music on this album begs to differ. Their beat is very jumpy and you cannot resist to tap your foot along with the music.

"Victory" is a blend of many different styles of music including pop's rythmns and beats, Spanish guitars, Latin dance, Spanish dance, etc. To top that off, "Victory" has a shot of techno in it.

Born is indeed a truly unique and fresh way for people to get introduced into classical music. Listen to the album, you'll know what I mean!

Simply Stunning!.......2005-06-02

I heard this album first, and I liked it. I'm "opening my horizons," so to speak, and this (among others) was the first albums I experienced. What a surprise!

As I listened to them, I ended up liking all of it, though my fave track is "Kismet". Following that was "Victory". The rest of the CD sounded like something I have heard before--from other sources.

If you've ever in your life wanted to listen to classical music, I suggest that you start off with "Born" by Bond.

Average customer rating: Al Downing At Last..... Excellent CD Very good compilation The Godather of Disco This will change your mind about remixes!

A Tom Moulton Mix Tom Moulton Manufacturer: Soul Jazz ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Disco | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Reggae | International | Styles | Music General | Reggae | Compilations | International | Styles | Music General | R&B | Styles | Music General | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music General | Funk | R&B | Styles | Music Dance & DJ | Imports | Stores | Music International | Imports | Stores | Music R&B | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Journey into Paradise: The Larry Levan Story Grand 12 Inches, Vol. 3 Grand 12 Inches, Vol. 2 Grand 12 Inches, Vol. 1 Soul Jazz Records Presents Nicky Siano's the Gallery ASIN: B000EHQ5NU Release Date: 2006-04-24

Tracks:

1. Keep on Truckin [A Tom Moulton Mix][#] - Eddie Kendricks
2. I'll Be Holding On [A Tom Moulton Mix][#] - Al Downing
3. Peace Pipe [A Tom Moulton Mix] - B.T. Express
4. Dreamworld [A Tom Moulton Mix] - Don Downing
5. Make Me Believe in You [A Tom Moulton Mix]
6. Needing You [A Tom Moulton Mix] - Clara Lewis
7. Free Man [A Tom Moulton Mix][#] - South Shore Commission
8. You've Got the Power [A Tom Moulton Mix]

Tracks:

1. More More More, Pt. 1 [A Tom Moulton Mix]
2. Feel the Need in Me [A Tom Moulton Mix] - The Detroit Emeralds
3. Moonboots [A Tom Moulton Mix] - Orlando Riva Sound
4. Love Is the Message [A Tom Moulton Mix]
5. Won't You Try [A Tom Moulton Mix]
6. Vie en Rose [A Tom Moulton Mix] - Grace Jones
7. Moonlight Loving (Menage a Trois) [A Tom Moulton Mix] - Isaac Hayes
8. Lip Service [A Tom Moulton Mix]

Album Description

Tom Moulton ''A Tom Moulton Mix'' is released today on Soul Jazz Records. This is the first album to bring together some of the classic and rare tracks that have been blessed with the phrase "A Tom Moulton Mix" on the record label. Tom Moulton is one of the most important people in the history of dance music. From inventing the first ever 12" single to remixer to the stars, the trademark "A Tom Moulton Mix" is a mark of quality given to only the finest records -From Grace Jones' seminal "La Vie En Rose" to the million-selling MFSB disco anthem "Love Is The Message", to over 4000 remixes in an incredible career that has now lasted over 30 years.

Album Details

Mix Including Original Tracks by Eddie Kendricks, Grace Jones, Isaac Hayes etc.

Customer Reviews:

Al Downing At Last............2007-05-01

This is the best I'll be holdin' on" by Al Downing yet :)

Now all I need to do is find some Dooley Silverspoon music anywhere!

Excellent CD.......2007-03-01

This is an excellent cd. The sound quality is amazing! All of the music has been digitally remastered. As any collector of disco 12" knows, finding the extended mixes originally sent to the discos is not easy, nor cheap! This collection brings together many of the outstanding remixes by Mr. Moulton. I would have liked a complete collection, but maybe they will realease more volumes. Andrea True Connection's "What's Your Name, What's Your Number" in its extended length would be heaven on earth!

Very good compilation.......2007-01-07

If you are a Disco collector and also like rare soul 12" disco music, I strongly recommend this product. I bought because of Al Downing "I'll be holding on". I had it already, but I would like an extended version. Unfortunately, it is like "Rock the boat" by Hues Corporation, no extented version. However, you will find increadible rare tracks in extended versions like, Keep on Truckin (11:14), You've got the power (7:44), Moonboots (9:31) e much more.

The Godather of Disco.......2006-04-28

If you happened to be a Disco Funk fiend during the 70's (like myself), just seeing the moniker "A Tom Moulton Mix" on a record label or LP cover would incite goose-bumps and trigger an uncontrollable urge to snatch up what ever record that the practically guaranteed stamp of quality appeared on.

To appreciate the level of involvement Tom Moulton has had with the over 4000 mixes he has executed, you must first understand that not all 'remixers' and 'remixes' are cut from the same cloth.

Over the last 30+ years since it was first employed as a marketing hook, the term 'remix' has changed meaning and context, no doubt through the creative contributions of at one time or another, A&R exec, label owner, producer, songwriter, remastering engineer, and remixer, Tom Moulton.

Most of what is currently considered a 'remix' is actually a 'reproduction' or 'additional production', (in most cases) stripping away almost all of the original elements of the song while adding one's own musical ideas to the mix (sometimes, actually for the better).

Mr. Moulton's legacy is unique in that a good number of his mixes were actually the first or only mixes released to the market (the first popular example being the huge '70s funk hit "Do It Anyway You Wanna" by soul combo People's Choice for Gamble & Huff's TSOP/ P.I.R. label).

This was not a remix done to accompany the original but THE mix that we all first heard when it was introduced to an extremely enthusiastic public during the summer of 1976.

Curiously, most did not know this was a remix since Moulton was never credited for the additional production that took it from being an almost forgettable album track and transforming it into what would become the biggest selling single for the label up to that date.

Most of Moulton's remixes, as proven with this collection, were comprised of just the original musical elements, tweeked with a louder EQ and extended in length to satiate a growing new market sparked by the Disco phenomenon and the club DJ's demand for more product, i.e. the 12" disco single. One could say without much argument that Moulton for the most part invented the disco single as well as the method of creating the content to fill those singles, i.e. the 'extended remix' or 'disco mix' which would fuel it's brief but globally influential commercial success.

In another example, one of the most famous and enduring remixes (MFSB's "Love Is The Message" included in this collection in it's finest re-mastering to date) Moulton was the first remixer to go in the studio to add additional music (most of which was recorded during the original sessions but never used in the final album mix), editing and extending the length of the song considerably, then, utilizing the same method for several other hit songs for the label coupiling them as a greatest hits package with a twist for the then already red hot Philadelphia International Records, created and helmed by R&B songwriting and production legends Gamble & Huff.

The results comprise what I believe is the first commercially released full length album containing remixes by a single producer, the must have "Philadelphia Classics" (ASIN: B000066C12) which ironically, Moulton was never prominently credited for. It's latest incarnation, recently remastered (to Moulton's distaste I might add) also includes the above mentioned "Do It Anyway You Wanna" remix.
At least he was finally credited for it.

Since Mr. Moulton was primarily a producer (see Grace Jones first 3 albums, People's Choice second and third LPs, First Choice, CJ & Co. and many others), his qualification as a 'remixer' was well earned.

Choosing favorites from this collection was a difficult task,
however for the sake of inspiring sales, undeniable highlights of "A Tom Moulton Mix" include the rolling funk of Eddie Kendrick's number one 70's classic "Keep On Trucking'" which has been fleshed out to over 11 minutes to reveal more of the brass and rhythmic interplay only hinted at in the original LP version, the latin schtick / romantic drama of Grace Jone's interpretation of the classic "La Vien Rose" (which Moulton also produced) and the ultimate Disco anthem and touchstone blueprint for what is now called 'house music', MFSB's essential classic "Love Is The Message" mentioned earlier here.

To coin a classic term, Mr. Moulton is a true 'record man' i.e. someone who seems to instinctively know that a song will or should be a hit because it's good, and not the reverse.

It's rare that someone who was critical to the commercial success of the Disco / Dance genre and as deserving of a showcase featuring their body of work (see Larry Levan's "West End Remixes" collection ASIN: B00005QFLA and "Salsoul Greatest Mixes Vol 2 ASIN: B0001ZW69M) gets the quality treatment that the reputable UK based Soul Jazz Records has bestowed upon this prolific producer.

I'm hoping this collection is just a first of a many volumed series that will be compiled by Mr. Moulton since arguably, there is more than enough material in his distinguished discography that could / should be reintroduced to a public with a growing thirst for quality dance music.

This will change your mind about remixes!.......2006-04-23

I am generally not a huge fan of remixes. Generally, I find that if it ain't broke, don't fix it! Songs like "Keep On Truckin'" and "More, More, More" are already musical *masterpieces*, so why tinker with them? Would someone walk up to the Mona Lisa and change the color of her hair? When most people think of remixes, they think of the typical lazy club mix, with a song being layered with a bunch of incongruous beats, lasting for 12 minutes, repeating the same thing over and over. But not Tom Moulton. His approach to mixing songs is to understand WHY the original song was worth mixing again, pick out the elements of the song that make them so beloved by people, and to manipulate the song so that it is both familiar, retaining its original charm, but different, and worth listening to closely. His approach is very respectful of the originals, and I am actually preferring some of his mixes over the originals, which is really saying quite a lot!

This CD is pretty expensive (for a CD), but if you know and like any of the original songs on this compilation, I am sure that you will adore this. And even if you are totally unfamiliar with the songs on this album, you will undoubtedly find some gems on here that will makes buying this album a gamble that will pay off in spades.

Average customer rating: The Root of Music

Mix the Vibe: For the Love of King Street Little Louie Vega Manufacturer: Mvd Visual ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music House | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Similar Items: Soul Heaven Presents DJ Spen & Osunlade Coast 2 Coast: Kerri Chandler The World as I See It Lust: A Personal Collection by Louie Vega Those Things ASIN: B000KLNLTG Release Date: 2007-02-20

Tracks:

1. Intro (Mr. V. Introduction) - Little Louie Vega
2. Bar A Thym - Kerri Chandler
3. Most Precious Love - Blaze
4. I Can't Believe I Loved Her - Pevens Everett
5. Beat The Bitch - Johnny Dangerous
6. Underground Is My Home - Dennis Ferrer
7. Coro (The Coloniak Mentality) - Kerri Chandler
8. Flight - Little Louie Vega
9. What It Feel Like - Joe Cardwell
10. Misery - Kimara Lovelace
11. Casino's Theme - Groove Box
12. Stretch My Arms - Mayu
13. Give It Up - A Lil' Luis Painting
14. Stormy Black/'K.O.F' - A Lil Painting

Tracks:

1. City Streets - Basil
2. Closer - Mood II Swing
3. Souffles H' - Mando Grosso
4. Show Me - Urban Soul
5. The Way I Feel - Tears Of Velvar
6. It's The Music - Bassmental
7. Brighter Days - Big Moses
8. How Do I Let Go - Dennis
9. Find A Way - Diviniti
10. Here With My Best Friend - Stephanie Cooke
11. Destination - Dennis Ferrer
12. Hold On - 95 North
13. We Are Lonely - Studio Apartment
14. Show Me - Roland Clark

Description

Two time Grammy winner Louie Vega unleshes a two CD set of remixed, seamless house for volume 16 of the acclaimed Mix the Vibe series. The great thing about this mixed cd is its live recordings and live sound effects added by Kenny Dope. It also contains quite a few productions that both he and Louie remixed and produced as MAW. Barbara Tucker, THE underground house music chanteuse added ad-libs to make her #1 hit Most Precious Love that much more special. The most upcoming underground DJ/Producer Mr. V is MCing throughout. This was recorded at Caf Mambo in Ibiza. An instant classic.

Customer Reviews:

The Root of Music .......2007-07-29

I have bought so many albums, compilations and other Dance oriented endeavours always featuring at least one track from an artist known at the time as "Lil Louie Vega". This is the first mix I have bought by DJ Louie Vega. A MASTERPIECE. If New York has a soul it belongs to Mr. Vega. DEEP does not even begin to reach the description of what this man has given us from his reading of the urban experience. His talent is the essance of the Culture. I am proud to say I know what Dance music is because of what he has put forth in this mix.

It is deep, it is soulful, it is something to party to again and again.

Average customer rating: Songs are OK but no pause in between tracks Good Songs Great Dance CD - a real keeper My Review Best Dance Mix CD Ever!

Best of Dance Hits Super Mix Various Artists Manufacturer: Warlock Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Compilations | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music | Ambient | Dance Pop | Disco | Drum & Bass | Electronica | Freestyle | Techno-House | Trance | Trip Hop House | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | R&B | Styles | Music General | Dance & DJ | Indie Music | Stores | Music Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Indie Music | Stores | Music Techno-House | Dance & DJ | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Best of Club Hits 1 (2 CDs) Best of Club Hits, Vol. 2 Ultimate Dance Party Volume One Ultimate Dance Party 1998 Pulse ASIN: B00003A9QV Release Date: 1999-12-07

Tracks:

1. Where Do You Go - No Mercy
2. Free - Ultra Nate
3. Runaway - Real McCoy
4. This Is Your Night - Amber
5. Zombie - Adam
6. Missing - Everything But The Girl
7. 100% Pure Love - Crystal Waters
8. Your Loving Arms - Billie Ray Martin
9. Total Eclipse Of The Heart - Nicki French
10. Be My Lover - La Bouche
11. Number One - Alexia
12. Children - Robert Miles

Tracks:

1. Stayin' Alive - N-Trance
2. I Like To Move It - Reel 2 Reel
3. I Like It Like That - Blackout All Stars
4. Feels So Good - Lina Santiago
5. Ooh Aah Just A Little Bit - Gina G
6. Up To No Good - Porn Kings
7. Because You Loved Me - Lost
8. Tonight Is The Night - Le Click
9. Forever Young - Temperace
10. Rhythm Of The Night - Corona
11. Beautiful Life - Ace Of Base
12. Jellyhead - Crush

Customer Reviews:

Songs are OK but no pause in between tracks.......2007-04-10

I like about 2/3 of the songs while the rest are so so. What I don't like about this album is that there is no pause between tracks which sounds a bit strange if you are just listening and not dancing to it.

Good Songs.......2002-01-22

This is a really good CD with good songs. I liked a lot of the songs that I remembered from when my older brother and sister would play the radio when I was little. The songs are good, and of good quality. They are blended together and mixed well, so if you like it when songs are blended, this CD is good for you. If you don't like it, I wouldn't recommend the CD, because they are all mixed. This CD included some of my favorite songs, like Total Eclipse of the Heart and Runaway, so I was thrilled, but all of the songs are great.

Great Dance CD - a real keeper.......2000-07-02

My co-workers are so fed up of me and my dance cds, because my desk drawer is filled with them. Now they ahve more reason to be peeved with me because I literally play this thing for the full 8 hours I'm at work. People will ask me if I'm not tired of listening to the same thing over and over but never have I had a collection of dance tracks like this one that have me clicking repeat on my cd player. This CD is so awesome. The songs blend perfectly into one another and the choices for the cd wer phenomenal...I couldn't have picked them better myself...BUY IT, BUY IT BUY IT. I wasn't disappointed and you won't be either

My Review.......2000-04-13

I bought this CD, and I loved it! This CD I would recommend this cd to all Dance Teachers, who need some music for there dance rectials. Everyone will love it to, It's great music for people taking jazz dancing!

Best Dance Mix CD Ever!.......2000-04-13

You get more great dance tracks per dollar spent on this collection than you're likely to find anywhere else. Some of these are hard to find on other collections as well such as the great dance mix of Zombie by A.D.A.M. featuring Amy. Anyway this one is definitely a keeper and probably the one essential dance cd in your collection! For a good companion piece to this one with no repeat tracks check out Dance Superstars of the 90s! Together they make one awesome party!

Average customer rating: Brings the good times back Good Stuff Chicago old school! Brilliantly mix set of classics Technically okay, with the Hurley touch, but....

The Tom Joyner Morning Show Old School Mix Various Artists Manufacturer: Rhino / Wea ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Disco | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | R&B | Styles | Music General | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music General | Compilations | R&B | Styles | Music Soul | Compilations | R&B | Styles | Music General | Funk | R&B | Styles | Music Quiet Storm | R&B | Styles | Music Rhino Records | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Similar Items: Tom Joyner Presents: The Old School Mix Returns Old School Jams, Vol. 3 Old School Jams, Vol. 4 Old School, Vol. 5 Old School, Vol. 1 ASIN: B00000I722 Release Date: 1999-03-16

Tracks:

1. More Bounce To The Ounce, Part 1 - Zapp
2. Funky Sensation - Gwen McCrae
3. Cutie Pie - One Way
4. Dazz - Brick
5. Slide - Slave
6. The Groove Line - Heatwave
7. One Nation Under A Groove-Part 1 - Funkadelic
8. Got To Be Real - Cheryl Lynn
9. Le Freak - Chic
10. Best Of My Love - The Emotions
11. He's The Greatest Dancer - Sister Sledge
12. I'm Every Woman - Chaka Khan
13. Funkin' For Jamaica (N.Y.) - Tom Browne
14. Dance With Me - Peter Brown
15. Ring My Bell - Anita Ward
16. Disco Nights (Rock Freak) - GQ
17. Get Off - Foxy
18. Boogie Oogie Oogie - A Taste Of Honey

Amazon.com

With the "Jammin' Oldies" format spreading across America, not to mention the current proliferation of dance-floor-ready DJ discs, the time is right for superstar morning-radio jock Tom Joyner to weigh in. The music on Joyner's Old School Mix is actually cut up by veteran remixer Steve "Silk" Hurley, whose tempo shifts are occasionally sloppy, but who more often executes baaad segues such as the one from Slave's "Slide" into Heatwave's "Groove Line." Whether you're a fan of the no-rap approach or a hip-hop kid in need of deep-dish '70s and early-'80s stompers, this is a good party to crash. --Rickey Wright

Customer Reviews:

Brings the good times back .......2007-05-07

This is a must CD for anyone who was brought up in the 70's 80's or 90's It brings back so many memories from the good old days and has you dancing in your car, living room, anywhere you maybe listening. Musicians do not make music like this anymore they copy this type of music. Everyone should have this CD

Good Stuff.......2006-11-10

This CD is great! The songs all flow into each other to provide a smooth continuous dose of old school funk. It went over great at a party that I went to, and it plays just as well on that long drive to Vegas! I highly recommend this CD.

Chicago old school!.......2006-11-03

Old school Chicago style. My hometown! Used to listen to Tom joyner way back when. Good choice of tunes!

Brilliantly mix set of classics.......2004-03-08

I really can't agree with some of the other reviews of this album saying that certain tracks are tired, and sloppily-mixed. Sure, some of the tracks are classics that you will have heard before, but there are several leftfield choices and quite a few real gems. Steve 'Silk' Hurley's mix uses Protools' trickery, tuning and filters to make the transition between tracks either seamlessly or cleverly. Although he is better know for his house tracks/remixes, there's nothing sloppy about this CD at all. Despite the second volume still being my favourite, this first one remains a perfect party-starter, and I can't wait for the next volume to come out.

Technically okay, with the Hurley touch, but...........2000-06-13

....how many times can you get away with putting "More Bounce To the Ounce", "Dazz", "Slide" and "Funkin' For Jamaica" (which, like I said earlier, is ubiquitous) on ol' Skool mixes and expect to sound fresh? I am positively surprised that "Atomic Dog" and "Genius Of Love" is not on this, this being a bucket of cliches...find something new, we're wearing these jams out.

Average customer rating: On the one! With Tom Joyner Tom Joyner Old School Reviews As good as the first one! This one is even better than the first one! Back to "Skool"

Tom Joyner Presents: The Old School Mix Returns Various Artists Manufacturer: Rhino / Wea ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Disco | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Jazz Fusion | Jazz | Styles | Music General | R&B | Styles | Music General | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music General | Funk | R&B | Styles | Music Quiet Storm | R&B | Styles | Music Soul | Compilations | R&B | Styles | Music Rhino Records | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Purists | Warner Brothers Records | Stores | Music Similar Items: The Tom Joyner Morning Show Old School Mix Old School Jams, Vol. 4 Old School Jams, Vol. 3 Old School, Vol. 5 Old School Jams, Vol. 5 ASIN: B000063109 Release Date: 2002-03-05

Tracks:

1. Holy Ghost - The Bar-Kays
2. I Like Girls - Fatback
3. Clouds - Chaka Khan
4. Always There - Side Effect
5. Let's Start The Dance - Hamilton Bohannon
6. Superfly - Curtis Mayfield
7. Must Be The Music - Secret Weapon
8. Car Wash - Rose Royce
9. Movin' - Brass Construction
10. I Hear Music In The Streets - Unlimited Touch
11. Rapper's Delight - Sugarhill Gang
12. Bodyheat (Part 1) - James Brown
13. Street Life - The Crusaders
14. Get Down Tonight - KC & The Sunshine Band
15. The Glow Of Love - Change
16. Bounce, Rock, Skate, Roll Pt. 1 - Vaughan Mason & Crew
17. Peanut Butter - Twennynine Featuring Lenny White
18. Fantastic Voyage - Lakeside
19. Good Times - Chic
20. Joy And Pain - Maze Featuring Frankie Beverly

Customer Reviews:

On the one! With Tom Joyner.......2007-01-11

As usual Tom Joyner has put out another great complication of hits to bring back the memories of yesteryear.
If you grew up during the 70's & 80's this is a trip down memory lane. For those of you who enjoy music the way it was meant to be created then this is for you. Your teenage children will love it as well.
Definitely a must have.

Tom Joyner Old School Reviews.......2007-01-09

If you grew up in the "80's" (as for myself I graduated high school in 1981)this CD is for you. It features all of the late 70's through 80's hits, mixed just as I remembered them from high school and college days.

As good as the first one!.......2002-05-23

Tom Joyner does it again with his old school mix. The hits get better as he pulls out some of the best songs ever heard from back in the day. Keep on putting out more hits for us to listen and dance to Mr. Joyner. Thank you again!

This one is even better than the first one!.......2002-05-15

Is this a must-have for true old-school funketeers? As "Melvin" would say, "Oh yesssss!" You will dance, you will sing, you will smile -- and the best part is, a portion of the proceeds go to the Tom Joyner Foundation. Anyone claiming to be a fan of old-school R&B will be totally rewarded with this CD's collection of hits.

From hard-to-find jams like "Must Be The Music" and "I Hear Music in the Streets" to funk-tastic standbys "Holy Ghost", "Fantastic Voyage" and "Good Times", there is no way anyone who grew up in the 70s and 80s will be disappointed. Steve "Silk" Hurley picked 20 great songs, and the mix is fluent and flawless. I hadn't heard Bohannon's "Let's Start the Dance" since I was in college in Atlanta (Clark College, now CAU).

Hey, Mr. Joyner, may I recommend including Brick's "We Don't Wanna Sit Down, We Wanna Get Down", Teena Marie's "Square Biz", and Imagination's "Just An Illusion" on the next CD? Bet. Keep 'em coming; I'll holla!

Brian

Back to "Skool".......2002-05-11

Sheer pleasure from start to finish.
Steve "Silk" Hurley outdoes himself with the mixing of some incredibly juicy old-skool classics on this disc. The mix of Chaka Khan's rockin' Clouds into Side Effect's "Always There" is worth the ticket for admission. When you hear the guitar riff from CLouds launching into the vocal intro of Always There, you can understand why Hurley is a Grammy Winner.
There are many other enjoyable nuggets on this disc, especially if you are a child of the best ever generation of soul music (1973-1979). Change's "The Glow Of Love" (with Luther Vandross on vocals) sounds sparkling, with a tremendous bass line brought front and center in this mix. "Street Life" sounds great, with emphasis added to the horns. And as always, Rapper's Delight, with its "Ho-tel, Mo-tel, Holiday Inn" chorus will have you singing just like Wonder Mike.
As with any mix disc, don't buy this looking for full original versions of these songs (some of which are exceedingly difficult to locate on CD). Most cuts eliminate final verses. But the mix itself is incredible, and you will have little reason to hit the skip button from start to finish.

Average customer rating: Stunning album that was seriously underrated. Cream always flows to the top ! Michael Jackson's Dance on The Blooded Floor: 2 stars RED BLOODED MONSTER--JACKO great!!

Blood On The Dance Floor: HIStory In The Mix Michael Jackson Manufacturer: Sony ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | R&B | Styles | Music New Jack | R&B | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Dance General | Dance & DJ | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Dance General | Dance & DJ | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music CDs $7 - $10 | R&B General | R&B | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | R&B General | R&B | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music 4-for-3 Dance & DJ | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Pop | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 R&B | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Rock | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 All Music | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Invincible HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I Dangerous Bad Dangerous ASIN: B000002BVN Release Date: 1997-05-20

Tracks:

1. Blood On The Dance Floor
2. Morphine
3. Superfly Sister
4. Ghosts
5. Is It Scary
6. Scream Louder (Flyte Tyme Remix)
7. Money (Fire Island Radio Edit)
8. 2 Bad (Refugee Camp Mix)
9. Stranger In Moscow (Tee's In-House Club Mix)
10. This Time Around (D.M. Radio Mix)
11. Earth Song (Hani's Club Experience)
12. You Are Not Alone (Classic Club Mix)
13. HIStory (Tony Moran's HIStory Lesson)

Customer Reviews:

Stunning album that was seriously underrated. .......2007-05-24

A cracking album that shot straight to No 1 in the UK and bursts with Michael's anger and vitriol. His voice is just amazing. Check out Ghosts/Is it Scary, This Time Around and the remixed Scream and see what I mean. Powerful stuff that's also incredibly energising. While I was formerly not a big fan of dance music the reworked tracks are treated in such a brilliant way that I am coverted.Pulsating. Recommended.

Cream always flows to the top !.......2006-08-12

The greatest individual star of all times, if not at last of the last 3 decades, and a other and an other 3 to come, he is just as big as the Beatles if not bigger as he has to do it on his own.
I, along with the court of justice do believe Micheal does not have a bad bone in his body, the fact that he needs kids around him is perfectly natural, because kids are sincere, this is wat he Michael and eveyone else needs to stay in touch with reality.

Thanks Michael for all the happy memories your music has brought us and hopefully will for a long time to come.

Who's Bad ?
Not Michael !

Michael Jackson's Dance on The Blooded Floor: 2 stars.......2006-07-18

As Michael Jackson ventured on the second leg of the HIStory World Tour in 1997, the EP Blood On The Dancefloor was released perhaps in order to capitalize on Jackson's success in Europe. His HIStory album had experienced enormous success in Europe, yet America did not embrace the album as warmly as Europe had. Jackson's popularity in Europe was cemented as the first single Blood On The Dancefloor reached no. 1 on the English single chart, while the album enjoyed success in both England and the rest of Europe.

Blood On The Dancefloor is mainly to be regarded as an EP or a remix album, consisting of 5 ordinary songs and 8 remixes. The title track and the first single Blood On The Dancefloor is a funky up-tempo song with a fusion of keyboard and teasing synthesizers. Despite being released as the opening single, the song was hardly among Jackson's finest material. In fact, Blood On The Dancefloor even sounded dated in 1997 and it has certainly not aged very well. I always found that the song bore a resemblance to the Dangerous album in terms of sound. Perhaps the material on the Blood on the Dancefloor album was written for that particular album or during the same time period. However, the gruelling theme continues as the song Morphine reveals a character completely obsessed with the drug. The soft and hunting verses are a contrast to the sturdier choruses, yet surprisingly it works quite well. Superfly Sister is Michael Jackson's attempt to simulate Prince; however the repetitive, dull baseline is an unwelcome addition. Similar to the lead single, Superfly Sister suffers from the syndrome of ¨dated-ness¨. Ghosts and Is It Scary are enjoyable songs; however they are not among Jackson's greatest works. Notably, Is It Scary is a lovely track especially due to the shift between the soft verses and the tougher choruses. I considered it the best song among the 5 ordinary songs on the album. The remaining 8 songs/remixes are a Tour De Force of dance remixes. Generally, I do not like remixes, however the remix of 2 Bad, Scream-Louder and HIStory are not half-bad. Yet the remixes of the remaining songs leave a lot to be desired.

Blood On The Dancefloor is primarily an indulgence for hardcore Michael Jackson fans. The few ordinary songs are pleasant, however they are not on par with Michael Jackson's back-catalogue. If you like remixes in generally, I am positive the remixes on the album would surely appeal to you. If you have recently discovered Michael Jackson's music, I would advise you to purchase Number Ones or The Essential Michael Jackson in order to fully grasp the back-catalogue of Jackson.

Overall Grade: 4.0/10

RED BLOODED MONSTER--JACKO.......2006-07-16

I LIKE JACKSON SINCE THE DAYS OF THRILLER.AT THAT TIME I WAS A KID AND USED TO JUMP OFF MY FEET WHENEVER I GOT CHANCE TO LISTEN TO HIM.

THIS ALBUM DO NOT HAVE QUANTITY BUT THE THING IS THAT THIS HAS QUALITY ONLY ONE SINGLE--BOTDF IS SUFFICIENT TO MAKE THIS ALBUM WORTH A WHILE
GO GET THIS ALBUM AND BE PROUD TO HAVE SUCH COMPILATIONS

great!! .......2005-12-12

Blood on the dance floor is mainly a remix album of Michael Jackson's HIStory songs.
Well, the thing is that I don't like remixes but there is one that's definitely good. That's the remix of track 'HIStory'.
Now on to the new stuff. MJ really did well by choosing 5 new tracks because it convinced me that his every song is different and innovative.
BOTDF, as fans often call it, has the
title track on it: this is an echo-filled, strong, blood-red composition of dance with a bit of techno, soul and rock. This is unique if you believe me.
I enjoyed it through a whole summer when I watched
the video for it every day!
MJ proves that he is a good and.. an even better dancer. A real surprise. Even a friend of mine who is far from being an MJ-fan, told me that he finds MJ a better dancer than he'd done before.

SUPERFLY SISTER is a rap-like but still strangely soulful track with a catchy beat and a great 'east coast' feeling I like very much. It's got a message, listen up!

GHOSTS is a great r&b song that is solid, consistent and you can easily get hooked on the melody. The video is awesome, too. I bet!

IS IT SCARY: brother of the previous one. Jackson's best vocal achievement since 1995's 'Smile' and before 2001's 'Unbreakable'. An r&b-based song that grows to a pop hymn - without a hymnical feature.

MORPHINE: This is I think MJ's most unique song ever, quite the 'Musicology' for him. This is fully composed & ordered by him, he even plays the instruments.
The song mixes an acid and steely beat with innovative vocal elements of metal and even a Jackson-style rap. So a closed composition emerges.
I hated Morphine first. But now I see it as a kind of masterpiece.

OK. Don't buy it. It's mess.
But I bet you still do. Enjoy!

Average customer rating: I have this on cassette! gotta have it God bless the USA Best workout music ever! GREAT SONGS!!!

Dance Mix USA Various Artists Manufacturer: Quality Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Compilations | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music | Ambient | Dance Pop | Disco | Drum & Bass | Electronica | Freestyle | Techno-House | Trance | Trip Hop House | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Rave | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | R&B | Styles | Music 1990s | By Decade | Pop | Styles | Music 1990-1999 | Decades | Compilations | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music General | Blues | Indie Music | Stores | Music General | Dance & DJ | Indie Music | Stores | Music Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Indie Music | Stores | Music Techno-House | Dance & DJ | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Dance Mix USA, Vol. 2 Dance Mix USA, Vol. 4 Dance Mix USA, Vol. 3 Dance Mix USA, Vol. 5 Dance Mix USA, Vol. 6 ASIN: B000001YX4 Release Date: 1993-11-16

Tracks:

1. Let The Beat Hit 'Em - Lisa Lisa And Cult Jam
2. Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now) - C & C Music Factory
3. Ain't 2 Proud 2 Beg - TLC
4. Let's Talk About Sex - Salt N' Pepa
5. Touch Me (All Night Long) - Cathy Dennis
6. Living In Ecstacy - BKS
7. Please Don't Go - Double You
8. Gypsy Woman (She's Homeless) - Crystal Waters
9. Strike It Up - Black Box
10. Move This - Technotronic
11. Rhythm Is A Dancer - Snap
12. Summer Of Love - Claudja B.
13. Everybody's Free (To Feel Good) - Rozalla
14. Run To You - Rage
15. Tribal Dance - 2 Unlimited
16. Twilight Zone - 2 Unlimited
17. Jump! - The Movement

Customer Reviews:

I have this on cassette!.......2006-08-14

I have this on casette, and it rocks! I will be getting it on CD, because I'm afraid the tape will break soon. A killer dance mix that'll have you dancing in no time.
PS: There's an extra verse in "Let's Talk About Sex". I don't know why it wasn't included in the original version.

gotta have it.......2005-09-23

excellent product, natural rhythmic progressions... only one problem it skips.... please send me another copy...i cannot live without it.....i gotta have it...

God bless the USA.......2005-05-07

As you've read in previous reviews, my parties are legendary events like the New Year's Party scene in "Can't buy me love". I've gotten a hold of some dance mix CDs from other countries like Dance Mix Ukraine, Dance Mix Mongolia and Dance Mix Bolivia and I'm not going lie, they sucked. Most of the songs had no beat and I didn't understand what we being talked about. We would try to dance to it, but after about 2 minutes we just sat down and drank some more. So I think to myself, "If I'm getting a dance mix from a country I might as well spend the extra few bucks and get the best the USA has to offer.". Once again, my thought process was brilliant. I threw this thing on the party turned into an episode of getting fit with Denise Austin. Everyone was moving, bodies were sweating and women were grinding up on me like I was ground Chuck. The beats on this thing were so cool that Meat's mom came over and partied. Kroll was doing one armed pushups with hot girls on his back while I was putting together my bedroom schedule for the night. It was what my friend Tyrell calls, "Tight". Get this cd if you have the money.

Best workout music ever!.......2003-01-15

This is the most inspiring music to work out too! Its get you going and keeps you going. The music never gets old!

GREAT SONGS!!!.......2002-05-28

Great dance music from the late 80s and early 90s. Nuff said!

Average customer rating: Groovy Classics Remixed Exciting! Remixed not recommended for "re-listening". Good remixes

Remixed Bond (string quartet) , Grant / Bond Crichton Stuart / Black , Trevor / Bond Crichton Stuart / Gray , Michelle de / Vries, Marius de Crichton Stuart / Vries , Magnus Fiennes , Tonci Huljic , Gil Nevo Yoad / Brown , Orion , Pussy Galore , Mark Wright Andy / Jolley , Brian Gascoigne , Julian Kershaw , Z. Vracevic , Millennia Strings , Clem Clempson , Estaban Antonio , London Session Orchestra , Royal Philharmonic Orchestra , Kuljit Balma , Luis Jardim , Phil Todd , Craig Pruess , Gareth Cousins , Anita Kelsey , and Shashi Pandit Manufacturer: Decca ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music General | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music The Decca Records Store | Specialty Stores | Music Similar Items: Classified Explosive: The Best of Bond Shine Born Bond - Live at the Royal Albert Hall ASIN: B0000C3ICL Release Date: 2003-09-16

Tracks:

1. Viva - Orion Mix
2. Victory - Sharp Boys Wild Strings Edit
3. Wintersun - Bobby D'Ambrosio Mix
4. Speed - Crash Club Mix - Radio Edit
5. Fuego - Caliente Mix
6. Homecoming
7. Atlanta
8. Shine - Dubshakra Mix
9. Time
10. Duel - Hectic Mix
11. Bond On Bond - Hectic Mix
12. Jingle Bell Rock - Pussy Galore Mix

Customer Reviews:

Groovy Classics.......2007-01-09

A great way to introduce the classics to the person who is too hip to listen to Mozart!

Remixed.......2006-06-01

Hmmmm....what can I say? Remixed is the 3rd album Bond has released, consisting of remixes of old favorites and several new tracks. For those of you who don't know, Bond is a rock string Quartet made up by 4 young women. Similar in style old Vanessa Mae.

The Album starts with an exciting opening, of Viva! (Orion Mix). This is made up from a remake of Antonio Vivaldi's Allegro from Winter (The Four Seasons). Its an enjoyable piece, very simple, but the drums and the occasional shouting of "VIVA!" makes it a great song.

The second track is a remix of one of Bond's more famous piece. Victory was a huge success, but the remix wasn't so in my opinion. The 'Sharp Boys Wild Strings Edit' was a strange one. It didn't contain much of the original. After a tedious drum beat and strange sounds for about 1 minute and 10 seconds, a short clip of strings come on the original melody. For the next minute more drums, then more repeating of the melody heard in the middle.

Third track was a remix of Wintersun. Wintersun (Bobby D'Ambrosio Mix) was basically the same, but a bit more of a disco style.

Again, with Speed (Crash Club Mix). Sam thing, but a lot more of the disco sounds. I actually found myself enjoying it more than the original! It really sounds like some one is...driving a car or something.

Fuego's remix (Caliete Mix) I also enjoyed more than the original. It has a longer introduction, and more music to back up the strings. It also has a very fast sita (sp?) solo in the middle, making it sound very Spanish!

Homecoming, Atlanta and Time are new tracks. Not my most favorites, but they are very calm, remind me of Asia. Except for Time which sort of gives you the feeling that all the clocks are moving at the same time. Bond also uses Clock sounds in the middle for effect.

Shine (Dubsharka Mix) is by FAR the best song on the album. Its a fantastic dance track, with a fantastic solo and playing in the song. Its a Bollywood styled song, making you think of India. I was a little disappointed however, since this song was released on their earlier album (Shine, 2002). Although I love it, they should have put the Indian Summer Mix on instead, which cant be found anywhere except on Atlanta/Time

Duel and Bond on Bond (Both 'Hectic Mixes') I just couldn't stand. They were absolutely ridiculous. Just having the tracks played twice as fast. If I wanted to do that, I could have gone into Media player and pressed Fast Forward x2.

The Last song is Jingle Bell Rock (Pussy Galore Mix). Its an interesting one, just jazzing up the original Jingle Bell Rock.

Overall, this album is great for something like a party, for its mainly disco music. Not the best Bond Album, but very good anyway.

However, If you are a big bond fan, I would suggest you get the Import (Includes 2 videos of Victory and Fuego) or the Japanese Edition (Includes and Extra mix of Viva!, original Jingle Bell Rock, Duel Indonesian Mix and Innocent)

Hope you enjoy this CD!

Exciting!.......2004-09-07

I got Bond's debut album a couple years ago.  Although not as exciting as Vanessa-Mae's album "Storm," it was better than Vanessa-Mae's debut crossover album "The Violin Player" and approximately equal to her third album, "Subject To Change."  The Bond debut had a lot of energy, but to me it was begging for a little stronger beat.

So when I found a Bond remix album late last summer, I grabbed it!  How cool can that be--a Bond remix album!  Whoo-hoo!!!

When I got it home and listened to it, I was a bit disappointed because it wasn't quite remixed enough.  I wanted the mixes to be hotter, and the bass and drums more pronounced.  But under-remixed is far preferable to over-remixed, which is a problem with Vanessa-Mae's song "Storm."  This is my favorite Vanessa-Mae song; the four-minute album length is not nearly long enough for me, so when I learned there was an 8-minute remix, I just had to have it!  I had to buy this Vanessa Mae CD single from a store in England (via Amazon's used CD vendors) since I could not find it stateside.  And I was very disappointed:  The remixer had so vastly remixed it that not only did it lose all its energy, it wasn't even recognizable!  So between over-remixing and under-remixing, I prefer under-remixing, thus I am happy enough with the remixes on this Bond album.  But they could have done better, I think.

Although I was a little disappointed that the mixes not being spruced up quite enough,  it does not mean I do not like this album.  Au contraire! I love this album! It is an album full of energy, life, vitality! It is an album that I nearly always play very LOUD! It as an album that I play when I'm wound up, feelin' good!!! Nearly every song is fast, and the beat never stops!

The album opens with "Viva!", a song that is also found on their DVD, which I bought around the same time I got this album. What a perfect song to start this album with! A sample of a group of females shouting 'VIVA!" plays from time to time throughout, adding to the energetic playing of the strings. On the DVD, this song is backed with video footage from their concert at the Royal Albert Hall in England; in the video, when the shouts "VIVA!" are heard, fireworks shoot out from the balconies and the stage at the theater--so exciting!

The next song is the remix of their first radio hit, "Victory," which starts out with a hot Latin beat and Spanish guitars. "Victory" and another track, "Fuego," feature frenetic string playing. The best song on the CD for dancing--and my second favorite song on the album--is "Duel." This has a driving bass line and percussion beat, an upfront electronic synthesizer riff, and a beautiful ethereal female nonverbal vocal accoutrement, with tubular bells even added toward the end. Spine-tingling! Wonderful!

Although "Duel" and my favorite song "Viva!" rule supreme in the degree of spine-tingling awesomeness, they're not the only ones to bring such a pleasurable reaction to me. "Wintersun" is played with deep heartfelt emotion; "Atlanta" also is full of emotion. I like "Speed" and "Time" because of their European technopop sound, especially "Time," which has a nice melodic, minor key electronic keyboard riff. "Shine" has a bit of a Spanish or Italian flair, another of many romantic flavors of this album.

There are only two songs on the album that I don't care for. One I absolutely don't like is "Jingle Bell Rock," but that's because I hate the song, not because I don't like their version of the song. If I am forced to listen to that song, I would likely choose their version. The other one I like okay, but it doesn't do for me what the rest of the songs on the album do: "Bond on Bond." This is a track of them doing the James Bond theme. A cool idea, and it works, but again, doesn't float my boat. Fortunately, these two songs are at the end of the album, so I can just end the album at the third to the last song, which is also my second favorite song, "Duel"!

Most of the DVD's music comes from their first album, while this remix CD has the best of their first two albums. I now have their third studio album, "Classified," which I like better than their first album (I don't have their second), but no surprise to me, this remix album of theirs is clearly my favorite. "Storm" by Vanessa Mae is my favorite secular album of all time, all genres combined, so naturally in the genre of classical crossover it is my favorite. Bond's "Remix" is my second favorite classical crossover album. It reaches down and touches the heartstrings of my musical soul and stirs them up to make a fabulous and emotional listening experience for me!

Remixed not recommended for "re-listening"........2004-07-27

Bond has impressed critics with their somewhat controversial performances of classical-crossovers. From using trance beats to the sounds of African drums... there is no limit to how much and what they can do to enhance classical music that they play.

With Bond Remixed however; it is quite a drag to put it simply. The album is a total re-mix album, so think of it as a compilation of single re-mixes put together. But also, there are three original tracks by Bond: Homecoming, Atlanta, and Time. All three of these tracks rely a lot on synth sounds and trance beats. Which get boring after listening to all these re-mixes, but keeping in mind that it is a RE-MIX album after all... so although the originality of Bond's previous albums: Born and Shine are not there, it is because they are re-mixed.

One of my personal favorite tracks is Viva [Orion Mix], which for those who have the Bond Live at Royal Albert Hall DVD all should know (For those who do not know, it is an extra video on the DVD, a live performance of Viva). Though I would have to say it takes repetition of classical music to its red line. Another great track to listen to is Jingle Bell Rock [Pussy Galore Mix]. Great example of good trance, combined with classical sounds. Bobby D'Ambrosio's mix of Winter, originally named Wintersun, is interesting enough by creating a new intro into the song. The rest of the song is shorter with a different beat.

The rest of the tracks seemed to use the original songs, but just add a different beat, more bass, and more synth. It puts the name of "re-mix" to a shame. Besides Speed [Crash Club Mix] which adds more excitement to the song as it is called Speed, the listener is better off listening to the originals. The prime example of horrible remixing is Duel [Hectic Mix] and Bond on Bond [Hectic Mix] (It's funny how both of these songs were badly mixed by the same person). In Duel, Hectic makes the song more faster-paced and adds a synth sound to the beat, which has a deeper bass. The song relatively stays the same. As goes the same for the Bond on Bond mix, where there is only a different, harder dance beat added to the original song. Also, Shine [Dubshakra Mix], doesn't even sound different. After listening carefully, you will notice the very subtle addition of more tambourines. But it sounds exactly the same; I listened back and forth from the "mix" to the original on the "Shine" album, and could not really tell.

If you want re-mixed Bond songs, this is terrible album to try to find some. Re-mixes are supposed to be a variation of the original song, almost as if the mix was a whole new song. But these "re-mixes" are sad to listen to. I am ashamed for whoever compiled this horrible playlist of tracks. Also, the original tracks by Bond are not what Bond is noted for, as if they were rushed to do these tracks.

A lot of artists do a "filler" album. Bond may have used a re-mix album to give themselves a year off, either for time off recording, or to make more time to record their 4th album, "Classified". Most likely it was to give the girls some well-deserved time off after releasing "Born" and "Shine".

Any fan of Bond will most likely find this album oddly dissatisfying, leaving a caustic taste in the mouth, and a penetrating headache. I would not recommend this album, unless you are a die-hard fan. But please, if you are a first-time listener to Bond, listen to "Born" or "Shine".

*There is two videos that can be played on your computer however; a video of Fuego and Victory, are fun to watch. But they are from their other albums, Victory from "Born" and Fuego from "Shine".

Good remixes.......2004-06-19

I generally stay away from remix albums simply because it's tough to improve on an original. However, I'm a huge fan of techno music and these remixes are heavier fixed with the sound of the dancefloor than the original tracks are. As you can tell by some of the reviews, some people love this, and some hate it. I think the ones that hated this CD are not fans of modern dance music and miss the whole point of dance CDs to begin with, so you can't judge anything by what they say.
This is a great dance CD, period. For the more consertive use of dance beats, see any of Bonds other releases, but this one is definately for the club fans out there. Another killer dance CD I want to suggest is Mr.Deviant's "Techno Obsession" which mixes power rock with killer dance beats to create some very original dance music. Both CDs are great!

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