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Saturday, August 7, 2010

Review #599: Promo Only: Dance Radio August 2010

Reviewed on 8.07.2010 (Review #599)


It’s about time I get some more Dance music! Lookin’ forward ta hearin’ Promo Only: Dance Radio August 2010!! Start Time: 12:25 PM | End Time: 2:22 PM


Quick Notes:
1. I rate each song from 1.0 – 5.0. To determine my favorites, I will differ tha 4.0 ratings (if a song gets at least a 4.0 rating from me, I love it already. If at least a 4.6 rating, I pretty much REALLY LOVE it as it’s considered “mindblowin’” when I hear it) so any song can earn up to a maximum of a 5.0 rating.
To tha artist/producer: Don’t get catchy feelin’s if I don’t like a song on a first listen. Things could change in tha future as I could love it, so you neva know!
2. Anything I type before “ >>> ” iz what I’m sayin’ before I listen to tha song. Anything after I type “ >>> ” iz what I think of tha song while I’m listening to it.
3. AL = Anticipation Level
4. MC = Music Choice (wit these letters attached, it adds to MC: D/E = Dance/Electronica (just a D or an E represents tha separate part of tha channel); R = Rap; H = Hitlist; HH&R&B = Hip-Hop And R&B; SOTS = Sounds Of The Seasons)
5. PO = Promo Only
6. iPR = iPartyRadio
7. RE = Radio Edit
8. PFM = Party FM
9. PB = Perfect Beat
10. MS = MySpace
11. YT = YouTube
12. FB = Facebook
13. IC = In-consideration (of playing tha song)
14. HM = Hit mixer
15. Any other initials usually relate to tha artist/song I’m currently reviewin’.
16. DvD = Dance vs. Dance (meanin’ a Dance artist covered/remade another Dance artist’s song)

© 2010 CD Review (Review #599) reviewed on 8.07.2010 by FrankieThaLuckyDog.


01. Ne-Yo “Beautiful Monster (Mixin’ Marc & Tony Svejda Remix Edit)”
>>> LOL, tha MCD mix… They didn’t even ID a mix… This izn’t really a song for me although tha remix beat here sounds good and like some old Dance music. I don’t like tha “I don’t mind…” shit; there’s way too much of it! But, this iz more Dance-soundin’ than “Closer”. My Rating: 3.7


02. Christina Aguilera “You Lost Me (Hex Hector/Mac Quayle Remix Radio Edit)”
>>> Didn’t look at tha ID yet but it sounds HOT!! Oh, now I know it’s X-tina… Anticipatin’ tha comeback combo of HQ2 and this iz an okay song for X-tina… I think there’s a lotta strong vocals here. I’m surprised I like tha Ne-Yo mix better… My Rating: 3.6


03. Alex Gaudino Feat. Maxine “I’m In Love (Full Vocal Radio Edit)”
LOL, again, we’re wit this song… >>> Good thing it’s a gurl on tha vocals and tha length’s fitting (unlike dat 3.5 minutes shit). Sounds like a good borderline start and it’s pretty good here… Still an okay song for me but it sounds better like this. My Rating: 3.8


04. Kaci Battaglia Feat. Ludacris “Body Shots (Dave Audé Radio Edit)”
LOL, I wonder what tha remix sounds like… >>> This iz like a funny borderline song fa me; it’s like she just grew after “CP,” lol. Tha mixin’s pretty cool here… It’s also funny how she even teamed up wit Ludacris; they’re REALLY gettin’ down dirty here, lol! Nice lil’ intermission after Ludacris’ part. Currently, a late-night song on MCD… My Rating: 3.9


05. Sylvia Tosun “Above All (TLA Mix / Ron Reeser & Dan Saenz Radio Edit)”
Looks VERY anticipatin’ ta hear; maybe we’ll FINALLY hear a Dance song on this CD, lol!! >>> Yes, VERY HOT start here; you know how it iz on tha beat!! Tha chorus may need some work wit me but other than that, this iz definitely hot, hot, hot! I don’t know why but tha bridge reminds me of some older Dance music wit how it sounded… My Rating: 4.2


06. Swedish House Mafia Feat. Pharrell “One (Your Name) (Radio Edit)”
I know Pharrell as a GR8 producer (well, durin’ tha 2000 – 2003 era) and an aight rapper/singer so let’s see how borderline this iz… >>> Hot beat here but this sounds like it could go wit tha Lady GaGa-soundin’ songs… Or maybe just tha chorus ‘cause  this must be like “Step By Step” wit tha way tha beat iz and shit, lol; catchy shit here… Must be just tha House side wit only singin’… Sounds like my AL goes up before it ends; good shit! My Rating: 4.4


07. DJ Dan “Fascinated (Chew Fu Love Toy Edit)”
Let’s see tha follow up to that discoish “Operator”. >>> LOL, I thought it was Connor & Kierstyn’s “Wanna Go Play” in tha beginning; I guess they sampled this song. But, it looks like we’re stickin’ wit that 80’s-type here, although kinda DvD… I’m feelin’ this though more than tha Suzanne Palmer song from five years ago although it just sounds like added beats… My Rating: 4.3


08. Laidback Luke Feat. Jonathan Mendelsohn “Till Tonight (Radio Edit)”
Follow-up to “Step By Step” here; let’s see what we got… >>> That’s a VERY HOT start for some reason; REALLY feelin’ it here!! Damn, tha beat got kinda boring once tha chorus repeated… Tha 2nd part in tha song sounds pretty hot too… My Rating: 4.5


09. Samantha James “Subconscious (Eric Kupper Radio Edit)”
Good thing for MCD for gettin’ this ‘cause this made me check to see if tha CD was online… Heard it on MCD and it sounds a lil’ funny to me a lil’ bit ‘cause it has a lil’ bit of a faster beat than tha original MCE album version. I guess this iz dedicated to her dad who died right around her “Rise” song from three years ago… I like tha added beats and it makes it sound more Dance-type… Although it took a while for a hotter beat, 3:04 has a hot beat… My Current Rating: 4.0


10. Dero & Robbie Rivera Feat. Juan Magan “Oh Baby (Nicola Fasano Radio Mix)”
>>> LOL, I forgot a lotta tha tracklisting so I’m just hearin’ tha samples before I see tha ID’s; sounds like a Rap song wit odd vocal sounds and a cool beat? Very odd; it so long wit tha “bah-bah-bah” shit, lol. Okay, I’m gonna look at tha ID now… Oh, anotha funny-soundin’ RR song, lol. Pretty funny song here; I can just imagine if MCD’ll get this, lol. My Rating: 3.5


½time: A mix of okay HMs and HOT Dance songs! So far, we’re at a 4.0 for tha average CD rating; let’s keep it on a 4.0 level!


11. Taio Cruz “Dynamite (StoneBridge Radio Edit)”
Ugh, this song ta start off tha 2nd ½; yuck… Bad enough MCD has a different mix. Not feelin’ tha “pretendin’-to-dub-your-vocals-like-it’s-a-Dance-song” vocals. :td Ugh, that chorus; yucky… I think he’ll just be a one-hit wonder for “BYH”. After all those repetitive-soundin’ SB mixes, I think this one at least sounds better from those “Closer”/”The Fear”-types; hot ending wit tha beat, lol? My Rating: 3.2


12. Jump Smokers Feat. Alex Peace “Dance, Rock, Shake, Pop (Reydon Radio Mix)”
LOL, what’ll this be like? >>> LOL, it’s like Tech-House in tha beat here. JS ain’t Dance and tha AP dude kinda makes House music so I can see where this iz goin’… LOL, here comes some rappin’ at tha 1:00 mark; hot beat… Tha 2nd verse sounded a lil’ cheesy but tha beat sounds like it’s just soundin’ hot… My Rating: 3.7


13. Eric Redd “Breathe (Albert Castillo Clean Radio Mix)”
High AL on tha mix but why iz this “clean?” Should my AL be lower? >>> Weird vocals in tha background but tha beat’s hot as always… LOL, sounds a lil’ like Adam Lambert and lol @ tha “fuck” outta nowhere… Tha chorus’s a lil’ plain for me but this beat’s just keepin’ thangz hot! All of a sudden, I’m startin’ to catch onto this; very catchy all of a sudden, especially all tha vocal things goin’ on! My Rating: 4.1


14. Enrique Iglesias Feat. Pitbull & Lionel Richie “I Like It (Jason Nevins Radio Edit)”
Tha BPM iz tha same as tha original so let’s see if this sounds like tha original’s beat… >>> Different beat and it still sounds hot… Okay, I hear tha original’s beat a lil’ bit in tha background in tha 1st verse… Still sounds pretty good and tha beginning of tha chorus was a lil’ dry wit tha beat but it sounds good still… Hidden vocals from Linoel Richie too, lol! LOL, Pitbull was a lil’ betta back in tha Early 2000s but a lil’ cheesy now; I think he’s on too many songs… My Rating: 3.9


15. Yolanda Be Cool & DCUP “We Speak No Americano (Vocal Radio Edit)”
LMAO @ this!! When it came on MCD, I was like, “Iz this really somethin’?” Very funny soundin’ in tha beginning (almost like an Italian film to me) but tha beat’s pretty catchy… Actually, tha beat’s catchy but I thought it was hotter for some reason… Extremely on tha funny, repetitive side and a pretty good beat, lol. My Rating: 4.2


16. Kyara “One Last Moment (Karmatronic Radio Remix)”
You KNOW I have a high AL for an artist wit their OWN label of their name!! >>> This iz a pretty HOT RR&DS sound! Oh, it’s Karmatronic on tha mix; heard it before I saw it… Pretty catchy vocals here and tha chorus iz REALLY what’s up!! Sounds like some GR8 Trance music if tha beat was faster!! Sounds like it gon be my top song here… I just wish there was a faster mix; I’ll have to research… Sounds like it would be like classic Robbins-type songs. Tha lyrics are also really good here! My Rating: 4.7


17. Antoine Clamaran Feat. Shamel Shepherd “Gold (Thomas Gold Radio Edit)”
MCD’s mix iz aight but a mix like this gives me a high AL… >>> Funny dat “Give Some Love” was #17 on August ’08 PO, two years ago; funny dat they put AC in tha same slot, same month. I thought tha mix would be better (like “If You Love Me” from two years ago too); this iz kinda dry and makes tha song sound like a Gospel song… LOL, this was really short though… I’ll accept it since I know tha song from MCD playin’ their mix a lot. I just might have ta do some researchin’ on anotha mix… My Rating: 3.6


18. Wendy “Turn It Up (Mr. Mig & Mike Rizzo Radio Edit)”
>>> Wow, this has a pretty hot, anticipatin’ start… Feelin’ these vocals and for this to become a catchy-ass song! Didn’t even look at tha ID during tha whole song and it’s real good fa me! Sounds almost like a borderline song but it’s hot for me, Dance/Pop style! My Rating: 4.4
EDIT: Let’s see this ID now… *Reveals eyes* LMAO!! Didn’t realize how GR8 it looked too!! :tu GR8 comeback for tha both of them on tha mix and this HOT gurl on tha vocals!!


19. Countess LuAnn “Money Can’t Buy You Class (Radio Edit)”
ROFL, what kinda song’ll this be? Maybe I’m in for more of a surprise? >>> Oh yea, I believe this iz tha fastest song on this CD (134 BPM), lol… Let’s see how GR8 it iz… LOL, an Auto-Tuned vocalist? A lil’ weird for a start… EDIT: I had to check; this AIN’T tha fast song; tha next one iz!! This iz just an aight Ultra song; lol @ like a “speech” in tha 1st verse… Maybe this’ll be a lil’ catchy but just on tha decent level… LOL, anotha “speech” on tha 2nd verse; different for a song although not exactly “sigin’”… My Rating: 3.5


20. The Champions “House Of The Rising Sun (Oh Yeah, Oh Yeah Anthem) (Radio Edit)”
Pretty funny title here… After tha last CD had “The Radio”, let’s hope Next Plateau brought ANOTHA HOT song, ESPECIALLY since it has 134 BPM; BETTER NOT HAVE A FAKE SOUND OR FAKE BPM!!! >>> LOL, they gave a shout out to “New Orleans” in Louisiana in tha beginning? Even though that’s good, that’s not Baton Rouge and this beginning’s pretty scary; sounds like a remake… Tha BPM iz there but this song’s just gross!! Don’t need to hear this ‘60s, ‘70s Rock shit! :td OMG, even though I LUV Louisiana, I can’t STAND to hear about “New Orleans” anymore in this song!! :td Finally, it’s over; I can now say, “OH YEAH!!!” My Rating: 2.2


21. Sophia Cruz “Under Your Spell (DJ Zilos Radio Mix)”
Okay, now THIS will prolly be WAY more normal!! Looks like a REAL GR8 ending song, ESPECIALLY since our Amathus Music signed it!! Really havin’ an AL for this so let’s see… >>> Tha beat start has me anticipated; growin’ AL!! Sounds like Kelly Clarkson a lil’ bit here on tha vocals and tha beat’s remindin’ me of somethin’ if you were near an underwater area, lol! Tha chorus has a pretty good beat here; nice job on tha new mixer! Tha 2nd verse sounds hot too; always luv tha new artists! My Rating: 4.3


Overall: I was interrupted so many times, I didn’t think I’d finish in under two hours… This CD was good… I think there’s a bunch of gr8 songs wit potential! Hope it stays like this…


Rankings:

21.       The Champions “House Of The Rising Sun (Oh Yeah, Oh Yeah Anthem) (Radio Edit)” 2.2
20.       Taio Cruz “Dynamite (StoneBridge Radio Edit)” 3.2
19.       Dero & Robbie Rivera Feat. Juan Magan “Oh Baby (Nicola Fasano Radio Mix)” 3.5
18.       Countess LuAnn “Money Can’t Buy You Class (Radio Edit)” 3.5
17.       Antoine Clamaran Feat. Shamel Shepherd “Gold (Thomas Gold Radio Edit)” 3.6
16.       Christina Aguilera “You Lost Me (Hex Hector/Mac Quayle Remix Radio Edit)” 3.6
15.       Ne-Yo “Beautiful Monster (Mixin’ Marc & Tony Svejda Remix Edit)” 3.7
14.       Jump Smokers Feat. Alex Peace “Dance, Rock, Shake, Pop (Reydon Radio Mix)” 3.7
13.       Alex Gaudino Feat. Maxine “I’m In Love (Full Vocal Radio Edit)” 3.8
12.       Enrique Iglesias Feat. Pitbull & Lionel Richie “I Like It (Jason Nevins Radio Edit)” 3.9
11.        Kaci Battaglia Feat. Ludacris “Body Shots (Dave Audé Radio Edit)” 3.9
10.       Samantha James “Subconscious (Eric Kupper Radio Edit)” 4.0
09.       Eric Redd “Breathe (Albert Castillo Clean Radio Mix)” 4.1
08.       Sylvia Tosun “Above All (TLA Mix / Ron Reeser & Dan Saenz Radio Edit)” 4.2
07.       Yolanda Be Cool & DCUP “We Speak No Americano (Vocal Radio Edit)” 4.2
06.       Sophia Cruz “Under Your Spell (DJ Zilos Radio Mix)” 4.3
05.       DJ Dan “Fascinated (Chew Fu Love Toy Edit)” 4.3
04.       Swedish House Mafia Feat. Pharrell “One (Your Name) (Radio Edit)” 4.4
03.   Wendy “Turn It Up (Mr. Mig & Mike Rizzo Radio Edit)” 4.4
02.   Laidback Luke Feat. Jonathan Mendelsohn “Till Tonight (Radio Edit)” 4.5
01.   Kyara “One Last Moment (Karmatronic Radio Remix)” 4.7


Average CD Rating Review:

Total Score:              81.7
Total Songs:              / 21
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Average CD Rating:       3.9