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Friday, September 14, 2018

Review #1,780: Promo Only: Dance Radio October 2018

Reviewed on 9.13.2018 & 9.14.2018 (Review #1,780)


Wow, what a rough-ass day!! But, there’s so many good things ahead, such as Promo Only: Dance Radio October 2018! Ain’t thank I was gon get to it this quick, especially with everything goin’ on! But, tha right day came for this to really make love tha times, regardless? That’s right here!! Here we go; so glad I’m loved everywhere!! Finally meeting DJ B-Real nine dayz ago!! OMG, how euphoric!! And, he just featured me in his live video on Instagram! Crazy!! Look how I’ve made tha world a better place!! However, especially on tha clock, I hate bein’ hated/bitched at during tha misjudged misjudgment times! Happy Birthday, my boy, Bubba!! I do this shit fa people like you! Start Time: 9:34 PM | End Time: 12:01 AM


Disclaimer: I rate each song from 1.0 – 5.0; each rating iz my own opinion! I only please myself wit my ratings! I don’t care how lyrical you are, as long as it’s jammin’ enough for me to like it! I look for beats, then vocals, and then lyrics. 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! Any song can earn up to a maximum of a 5.0 rating. 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.
 
© 2018 CD Review (Review #1,780) reviewed on 9.14.2018 by FrankieThaLuckyDog.


01. Calvin Harris & Sam Smith “Promises”
Columbia, here, with a decent follow-up to tha “Kiss” that I slowly started to think was just okay, instead of 4.6ish… Damn, just noticed, I have ta say, PO Error #01: Calvin Harrs; heir to Mr. Harr!! Lol! >>> I like how it has a softer dance and borderline pop vibe to it… Nice lil’ collab; not too ehh/cheesy… My Rating: 4.4


02. Steve Aoki feat. Ina Wroldsen “Lie To Me (Blue Brains Steve Aoki Remix)”
Ultra, here, with a new collab, as well… When tha April CD comes to hit ya for an Octo one and no, we ain’t talkin’ “octa” (8); six months ago, 10th month! No “8!” Can’t wait ta hear, I guess-ah…? >>> Sounds like it gon be catchy and dark, or somethin’… Sounds good in a way that doesn’t match…! And, we’ll call it an electrifyin’ drop? Like I said, tha randomness iz makin’ it hot in its own wayz…! And, sounds great when tha energy suddenly rises…! Definitely soundin’ great with those vocals, makin’ me feel like I’m leadin’ my future and am not lettin’ any1 get in my way…! My new catchphrase: #80sBabiesInOur30s!! My Rating: 4.6


03. David Guetta feat. Anne-Marie “Don’t Leave Me Alone (R3hab Remix Radio Edit)”
Big Beat & Atlantic, here, with a new, catchy one? Think it betta than tha “Flames” fa me… >>> Sounds like it gon be a banger…! Definitely nice and fulla energy, I guess? Not too much feedback but definitely a plus, lol…! I just realized, too, that it took me three songs to admit that I ain’t get a chance ta look at tha tracklist…! So, I’m basically goin’ in blind wit this review…! I have to say, it’s definitely nice!! HUGE competition vs. tha previous CD & me thinkin’ of doin’ a live one for November! Stakes are high…!! My Rating: 4.5


04. MK x Jonas Blue x Becky Hill “Back & Forth”
Ultra, here, with this collab… Wasn’t sure what to expect with me kinda passin’ up a 1st listen chance… >>> Kinda thrown off a lil’ by tha chorus, at first, but I definitely like that choppy drop…! Definitely nice… I feel like I appreciate tha chorus better now that a verse came! Not like how my perspective was so different… Overall, a lil’ bit of a guilty pleasure but a lil’ bit of a nice vibe to it… My Rating: 4.5


05. Disco Killerz feat. Delaney Jane & Sarah Charness “Beautiful Life”
Enhanced, here, with somethin’ I feel like I mighta seen somewhere…? Either way, you already know while you’re fulla dat shit, x2 ‘cause of tha day that this gon be HUGE…!! >>> Yeah, definitely feelin’ how this sounds!! Pure energy, pure vibes, just lovin’ Delaney on a new track…! I’m sucked into this vibe so much, I’m zonin’ out from leavin’ feedback, at times…! However, I think tha ***PERFECT*** gon come outta me…! Definitely good thankin’, D-Killerz & Enhanced!! Can call this a good theme to my #80sBabiesInOur30s!! My Rating: 5.0


06. The Chainsmokers feat. Emily Warren “Side Effects (Fedde Le Grand Remix)”
Disruptor & Columbia, here, with this one… Glad it got a nice lil’ mainstream/pop exposure but I somewhat lost a lil’ interest in it…? I’ono… >>> Re-hearin’ this remix and it sounds good for a lil’ house remix… It’s almost like this song needed a lil’ boost up… But yeah, definitely a catchy lil’ “side effect” to tha “Side Effects”! My Current Rating: 4.4


07. Lenny Kravitz “Low (David Guetta Remix)”
Roxie, ADA & BMG, here, with Lenny? Random… >>> Surprised to see somethin’ more upbeat than most of tha usual, now-a-dayz… Kinda a random lil’ track; one of tha last people I’d see on a track this upbeat… Still, definitely nice to show its ass off on this edition…! I’ono, I think it’s more decent… Like I say, it doesn’t have tha best of a blend together… I thought Steve Aoki had a better combination… My Rating: 3.8


08. Sigala w/Ella Eyre & Meghan Trainor feat. French Montana “Just Got Paid”
Crazy that tha next song iz Ultra, 120 BPM & I got my boy, Doe-Doe, on tha screen w/me, via my latest Louisiana trip! Not gonna reveal tha ID; just tha info! Let’s see if I can guess, if that’s even possible…??? >>> Sounds like it’s pretty catchy… Ella Eyre on tha vocals, here… Lol, funny how I thought I’d be able to guess bits and pieces of what this could be… Now, a chorus wit “just [gettin’] paid!” Sounds good wit her on tha track! *Reveals ID* Cot-Damn!!! Tha ID had, like, triplets!!! Thought I mighta seen somewhere? I’ono… Either way, luv this vibe and collab! Even wit French, lol; great flow fa this flow! My Rating: 4.7


09. METAFO4R “Best Part Of Me”
Spinnin’, here, with…, I’ono, I feel like there’s some HUGE ANTICIPATION that finna strike…!! It’s just how I feel with tha 129 BPM, Spinnin’, tha ID & how it corresponds with tha vibes I’m gettin’ from what track #’s I’m on…! >>> A lil’ bit of a quiet start… Almost sounds like a popish chorus? Maybe, I should take that back? Maybe, in between…? Hearin’ tha drop and it’s pretty upbeat… Didn’t seem like too much lasting excitement? Back to tha slowness… I’ono, but I feel like I can connect to this if there’s enough positivity around… At times, I feel like I gon have to get adjusted to this…? My Rating: 4.3


10. GATTÜSO feat. Myah Lanna “Who We Are? (Remix Radio Edit)”
T&T, here, with a new one from Music Choice Dance! And, now, here real quick…! I’ono, coulda connected wit it more through my higher anticipation (just “Myah” on tha ID, thinkin’ it was “Myah” Marie but it’s a new Myah Lanna). Also, tha random question mark that they decided to go with in tha title. Neva seen that happen b4 with a “Who We Are”; they’re a 1st! Definitely feelin’ this, tho; good newish vocals, as well as tha progressin’/upbeat drop…! My Current Rating: 4.6


11. Shaun Frank feat. YA-LE “Bon Appetit”
Crazy/trippy feelin’, right now!! Not only do I got Doe-Doe on my screen w/me, at this present moment, but during my 2017 year-end countdown, Shaun Frank had a 120-spinned track wit me (“Addicted” w/Violet Days) & also, its only competitor was Katy Perry & Migos “Bon Appetit”, which also scored 120 spins wit me! Now, it’s Shaun Frank and a “Bon Appetit”, wit Doe-Doe & I on my screen!! Crazy!! If only it had 120 BPM…!! But, 122, which also makes sense ‘cause he’s exactly two dayz older than Mr. 122 (King Sav)!! #80sBabiesInOur30s!! >>> I’ono what ta thank wit “El Baby Room”-soundin’ beginning…? A lil’ bit of a slow vibe… Nothin’ bad but sounds kinda soulish wit this collaboration/sound… Tha chorus sounds a lil’ catchy, in a zone I’d wanna be in: Just havin’ trees and a beach’s waves go back n forth! I’ono, good/mixed feelings wit this one… My Rating: 4.0


½time: A 4.4-rated CD, so far but I’m really feelin’ a good portion of this CD! Definitely a lotta exciting, unexpected vibes, here!! Can’t wait fa more!! Sounds like a dream come true, lol!


12. Breathe Carolina x Lucas & Steve x Sunstars “Do It Right”
After this one, tha next 4 I’mma review will be without revealin’ anythang!! Should be interesting!! Tha blind battle!! But first, here’s #12… *Reveals ID…* Oh, boy!! Spinnin’, here; know I done heard a sample! Know it’s official!!! >>> Didn’t expect tha female vocals fa some reason… Either way, I thank this somethin’ more official than that failing dance vs. dance remake, earlier in tha year (“Sweet Dreams”). Pretty-nice chorus, vocals & vibe goin’ on… I may’ve heard better from them but their three decents are betta than just one, right? Nice collab, overall…! My Rating: 4.4


13. Lemaitre feat. Betty Who “Rock Girl (Zack Martino Radio Remix)”
Oh boy, #13, goin’ in blind…!!! Can’t fuckin’ wait!!! Whooot!!! Whoooop!!! >>> Sounds like a mysterious male, here… Sounds like a powerful vocal vibe, even tho a lil’ cheesy? Powerful lil’ chorus? Sounds like some catchy lyrics about a “Rocket Girl”, even tho I thought it was an excited male, lol? I think I’m ready ta see… *Reveals ID…* I was totally off wit tha male thang…; good ole Betty on tha vocals… Lemaitre & Astralwerks, here…! Nice wit Zack on tha remix… Also, self-released, I see; interestin’… My Rating: 4.1


14. M-22 feat. Hayley May “How Does It Feel”
Doe-Doe…!! *Blind Review #02* >>> I know this one; definitely a nice lil’ one… Lol, why did I say, “Lil’?” Nice wit tha female and tha decent lil’ Don Diablo music… That’s my guess? Definitely sounds pretty nice with tha drop! Definitely feel real good about this one… *Reveals ID* It’s a 120er!! That, I surprisingly guessed right! But yeah, wouldn’t’ve guessed… Ultra, here; mighta heard a lil’ snippet? Familiar, unlisted vocals… Good “lil’” one from M-22, here…! My Rating: 4.2


15. Justin Caruso feat. Rosie Darling “High Enough”
Here we go…!! *Blind Review #03* >>> Even tho it sounds a lil’ decent, I thank this’ll be tha best outta tha 4, unexpectedly…? Definitely feelin’ tha female and this whole entire “high enough” feeling!! Whoa!! I’ono, but I feel somethin’ special with this vibe!! Luv that energetic drop and all that!! Feel like I’ve heard this before, once I heard tha “sober” part. *Reveals ID…* Yeah, thank I mighta… Definitely a good lil’ appearance, here…! Nine Twenty Two, here; good shit! My Rating: 4.7


16. Silk City & Dua Lipa feat. Diplo & Mark Ronson “Electricity”
Final blind review; time ta see tha starz…!?! >>> Sounds like a slow track… Oh, tha Dua Lipa feature wit Silk City… *Reveals ID* Lots of them in tha ID… Columbia, here… I like how tha drop sounds kinda life-enjoying? I already know that’s tha vibe Dua brings…! And, speakin’ of tha Dua move, here comes “One Kiss” on MCD… Likin’ this slow collaboration… Sometimes, on a decent tip, but mainly, a good vibe… Should be a crossover one, too… My Rating: 4.2


17. JRAFFE “California”
Have no idea what ta expect… I guess I’ll just have some anticipation off of tha NHMM signing…! >>> I’ono… Sounds more like an unknown pop track…? Hmm…, I like some of tha lyrics—well, I’ono, kinda catchy but kinda cheesy… Still, more of a pop-soundin’ song, at times. Either way, they signin’ throws me off… Iz this a failing attempt at tryna break into tha mainstream…? I rather this sing about Cali bud… and I ain’t talkin’ friends!! My Rating: 2.5


18. Kris Kross Amsterdam x The Boy Next Door “Whenever”
Spinnin’, here, with a slowie… I’ono how I’ll feel wit this one and this CD slowin’ down… >>> Sounds like a long intro; interestin’ fa a slowie… LMAO, couldn’t even recognize for a lil’ whilez that it’s Shakira on tha remake! Kinda a slick, today’s-sexy way ta sneak in! I thank it just tha chorus part; rip-offy for tha past, but would say that it’s like payin’ a good tribute… Mixed feelings, overall… My Rating: 3.1


19. Kevin Courtois feat. Lexy Panterra “Uncertainty”
An “I-N-D-E-P-E-N-D-E-N-T” release!! Have no idea what ta expect wit only 107 BPM… >>> Hate to thank it gon be a weird way, based off tha slow intro… Hearin’ tha vocals now and they sound a lil’ sweet. Either way, I’ono 100%,  yet… Sounds like a hot chorus and a random/dark/good-soundin’ drop; str8 trippin’ out, at times… Likin’ it for a not-really-signed track…! Sounds like college student’s hidden secrets…! My Rating: 4.4


20. Marshmallow & Bastille “Happier”
Astrawlerks & Capitol, here, with somethin’ I wouldn’t really anticipate… >>> Like that it has a positive start but nothin’ too-too catchy fa me… Just sounds like a pop-soundin’ euphoric anthem… Startin’ to drift off into boredism land as this progresses… My Rating: 2.0


21. Martin Garrix feat. Khalid “Ocean (David Guetta Remix)”
A repeat, here, even tho I feel Banx & Ranx’s MCD mix betta! This Sirius XM… >>> …Still, this has a lil’ smooth but faster sound to it. More on tha decent side, just like tha original version… Still, a nice upbeat/updated one from tha orig.… My Rating: 4.0


22. Cascada “Everytime We Touch (Hardwell & Maurice West Remix)”
Robbins, here, with a double-take of a double-take! See, back when I was 17, on May 20, 2006, when I reviewed tha Dance Radio June 2006 edition, I thought to myself, “’Miracle’ (original version) re-appearin’ on an edition? Now, here we are, 12 years later & now, this re-appears, even faster?? Crazy/Random? Rather’ve heard a new song, tho… >>> Yeah, really would’ve loved to hear a new one from them. I still consider them tha true definition of “dance music,” especially since they had my 1st review! Crazy that it was a review that basically introduced me to reviewin’ CDs! I’m almost 1,800 in, now! I’ono if I’ll play it, as far as it randomly bein’ resurrected. However, who knows, maybe, I’ll be like my boy, MixMasterAl & remix some of it/keep only certain parts? Sounds too much like tha original… I like how tha drop has a bit of a faster vibe to it… Even Natalie, herself: #80sBabiesInOur30s; ALWAYS gotta keep tha music comin’…!! Still can’t believe in this 2018, in my 30’s times (not even tha 20’s—we SKIPPED tha 20’s!!) that this would re-appear & be faster! Crazy! Gonna be a mixed rating, tho… My Rating: 2.6


Overall: A few tracks threw my vibe off but for tha most part, there were a lotta quality bangerz!! Definitely great for a blind review!! Even a ***PERFECT RATING***! Good shit! Definitely gon look forward to rankin’ my rated tracks off this CD! Gonna wait till I get up…! *Calls it quits at 12:03 AM…* *Goes to sleep at 1:00 AM…* *Gets up at 6:29 AM to finish this…*


Rankings:

22.       Marshmallow & Bastille “Happier” 2.0
21.       JRAFFE “California” 2.5
20.       Cascada “Everytime We Touch (Hardwell & Maurice West Remix)” 2.6
19.       Kris Kross Amsterdam x The Boy Next Door “Whenever” 3.1
18.       Lenny Kravitz “Low (David Guetta Remix)” 3.8
17.       Shaun Frank feat. YA-LE “Bon Appetit” 4.0
16.       Martin Garrix feat. Khalid “Ocean (David Guetta Remix)” 4.0
15.       Lemaitre feat. Betty Who “Rock Girl (Zack Martino Radio Remix)” 4.1
14.       Silk City & Dua Lipa feat. Diplo & Mark Ronson “Electricity” 4.2
13.       M-22 feat. Hayley May “How Does It Feel” 4.2
12.       METAFO4R “Best Part Of Me” 4.3
11.        Calvin Harris & Sam Smith “Promises” 4.4
10.       The Chainsmokers feat. Emily Warren “Side Effects (Fedde Le Grand Remix)” 4.4
09.       Breathe Carolina x Lucas & Steve x Sunstars “Do It Right” 4.4
08.       Kevin Courtois feat. Lexy Panterra “Uncertainty” 4.4
07.       MK x Jonas Blue x Becky Hill “Back & Forth” 4.5
06.       David Guetta feat. Anne-Marie “Don’t Leave Me Alone (R3hab Remix Radio Edit)” 4.5
05.       Steve Aoki feat. Ina Wroldsen “Lie To Me (Blue Brains Steve Aoki Remix)” 4.6
04.       GATTÜSO feat. Myah Lanna “Who We Are? (Remix Radio Edit)” 4.6
03.   Justin Caruso feat. Rosie Darling “High Enough” 4.7
02.   Sigala w/Ella Eyre & Meghan Trainor feat. French Montana “Just Got Paid” 4.7
01.   Disco Killerz feat. Delaney Jane & Sarah Charness “Beautiful Life” 5.0


Average CD Rating Review:

Total Score:                      89.0
Total Songs:                      / 22
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Average CD Rating:       4.0