© 2018 CD Review (Review #1,786) reviewed on 12.12.2018 by FrankieThaLuckyDog.
01.
Cash Cash feat. Nasri of MAGIC! “Call You”
Mr.
MAGIC!er on a solo, dance-featured venture, here, with Big Beat & Atlantic,
of course… Even before it landed on here, I was feelin’ tha rest of them
outlets for gettin’ this… Didn’t think it was tha MAGIC!er, at first… Gotta
feel tha anthemic beginning/verse! Enterin’ tha 1st full year of my
30’s! Nice lil’ chorus/drop; sounds like a happy vibe to a happier year, comin’
up… Great job wit tha verses and startin’ tha year off, in a happier/anthemic
way! Like tha lil’ bridge/outro part, too, toward tha last 31 seconds…! My Current Rating: 4.5
02.
CamelPhat x Cristoph feat. Jem Cooke “Breathe”
Arista,
here, with this collab… Good job, Sirius XM BPM, fa this one! Heard of Jem
through her Delta Heavy collab, earlier this year, with “Nobody But You”. Now,
collabin’ wit these two sets, here; nice! Feelin’ its lost-in-a-safe-zoned-vibe
vibes, here. Definitely a nice collab, mainly courtesy of tha Phat ones! From
Jem’s fast-racing to slow-pacin’! That rhymed! My Current Rating: 4.6
03.
The Chainsmokers feat. Kelsea Ballerini “This Feeling (Tom Staar Remix)”
Disruptor
& Columbia with this repeat… I have a feelin’ it’ll be worth it, for a
remix. However, tha orig. got a 4.4 from me & it ain’t last long on my
playlist, with barely any slow, “feeling”-weird times! So, let’s see… I’ll
prolly like it betta but have a feelin’ I won’t rate it higher, on a first
listen… >>> Yeah, I’m feelin’ tha way I guessed, at first… Well, I’m
hoping with this hot, anthemic chorus that I’ll rate it at least a 4.4…! Yeah,
it definitely needed to be lifted up…! And, a darker, chill-viewed drop; good
blend… Caught some of it on Music Choice Dance but only judged it off tha drop
part, rather than tha hot chorus… Not feelin’ it as much as Mr. Chainsmoker
starts singin’ but, nonethaless, a 4.4, once again… My Rating: 4.4
04.
Too Many Zooz vs. KDA feat. Jess Glynne “So Real (Warriors)”
Ultra,
here, with a Zooztastic collab…! And, “Real” in tha title; DJ B-“Real”!! Can’t
wait till next month’s surprise fa tha new year…! >>> Sounds like it
has a good lil’ darker vibe, in tha beginning. I remember lovin’ their “To
Life” track, from tha 11/15 PO—11/15, B-Real’s
birthday!! See, it’s literally trippy how all these facts connect! As far as
tha chorus, it ain’t bad; prolly expected a lil’ betta from this collab? Likin’
tha music in between tha vocals, at least, so there’s a lil’ bit of a plus…?
Likin’ it more durin’ tha 2nd verse, too; think it’s above-average,
easily… My Rating: 4.4
05.
Benny Blanco & Calvin Harris “I Found You”
Friends
Keep Secrets & Interscope, here, with this borderline-soundin’
pop/dance/house track… Not that special; just a basic track… Well, I guess,
good for tha pop world but blah… fa
our dance world, in my opinion… My
Current Rating: 3.3
06.
Robin M feat. Alika “Thanks To You”
Robin
& a Robbins, here, tha expected comb[o], I guess? A good lil’ deep-houser?
>>> Likin’ this vocal start (our same chick from tha CLiQ “Wavey”
track? Prolly… Sounds like a great track; a lil’ slow but still good… Now, tha
more-rapped part durin’ tha 1st ½ of tha 2nd verse sounds
like Lika… More like, “Thanks To You”, as tha title, but message, this tha way
I’m movin’ on to bigger & betta thingz, soon! My Rating: 4.4
07.
Whethan feat. Bipolar Sunshine “Top Shelf”
Big
Beat & Atlantic… Not sure if I wanna anticipate this collab… >>>
Sounds slightly betta than I thought… Sounds like a good lil’ faster beginning…
Verse ain’t bad; a lil’ betta when tha chorus comes… A lil’ dry wit tha sound
on tha drop but it’s a decent mix… My
Rating: 3.6
08.
King Arthur “Hear You Calling”
Casablanca
& Republic, just like his last released song, which they chose tha
more-dance one than tha slower one to go with? >>> Surprisingly, I
like tha slower one betta… This kinda has a Calvin vibe to it, with tha 3:07 on
tha length… Vocals sound like they drained off dat lean! Slowed-down and a
decent effort wit tha drop/chorus music… I mean, it’s only 3:07; it ain’t no
long-ass drag… My Rating: 3.1
09.
Axwell “Nobody Else”
Ultra,
here, with a slower solo Ax, this time… What could I expect…? Greatness…?
>>> Sounds like a lost, throwback house vibe, off this 1st
½ of da first minute… Sounds good with its drop; ain’t expect so less of vocals
but it’s nice… Finally hearin’ a title near 1:30, as I’m zoned out to
somethin’, here… Sounds like an old remake on tha chorus part, with tha lyrics…
Overall, a good lil’ track… Might have to go through a growing stage for me to
like-like it? My Rating: 4.0
10.
Jarami “No Chance”
RCA,
here, as I just get inta this, head-on… >>> A slow beat start that
sounds okay… Yeah, was expectin’ a pop-vocal sound… Not 100% sure how I gon
react to this new male, over a slow dance tempo… I’ono, nothin’ too crazy wit
tha chorus… A random lil’ “chills… pills…” part, as a quick bridge; random… Not
too crazy about this dude… My Rating: 2.6
11.
The Boy Next Door & Kevin Lyttle feat. $hirak “Resistance”
Spinnin’,
here—oh boy, K-Lyttle & a 120 BPMer… >>> Oh boy… I thank he was
okay with his ’04 “Turn Me On” fame… Music ain’t too bad for a borderline
dance/dancehall vibe… Really, Kevin?! “Like Sean-a Paul say, ‘I stick to you
like glue!’” Now, there’s our ’03 vibes… Two attempts at some of my favorite
throwback times but ehh for this song, overall. Just can’t with him, seriously,
with dance music (okay, I guess I’ll make it betta than tha previous track)… My Rating: 2.7
½time: So far, not bad… A few
good tracks in tha beginning and then, it got kinda decent… I’ono, only a 3.8
for tha CD rating, so far; gotta pick up…? Wasn’t too anticipated at first, so
we’ll see if that’s tha correct vibe…
12.
Virginia To
Vegas “Yesterday (Eventide Remix)”
>>>
Astralwerks & Capitol, here… Almost thought it was a distorted Halsey on
tha vocals, here… Good name for a new artist but I’ono about this one, neither…
Anotha 120er but a boring beach vibe… Tha drop sounds like a good attempt but
ehh… “Mad & slam doors,” but a soft vibe? Not thee combo!! My Rating: 2.0
13.
Alessia Cara “Trust My Lonely (John Christian Remix)”
Def
Jam wit Alessia; hmm… >>> A lil’ faster than I expected; decent start…
I’ono, not much ta say about it… A lil’ uplifting during tha verses and an okay
chorus… And, a quieter, 30+-second ending, which made it seem long… My Rating: 3.2
14.
Khalid “Better (Noclue Remix)”
Right
Hand & RCA, here, with tha one from MCD… I thank it gon catch me off-guard,
like I thought it did…? Either way, it’s only a remixed one… >>> Well,
dry throughout most of tha beginning… Just a good lil’ drop—crazy that tha
drop’s tha best thing outta everythang on here…! I’ono, real random… Coulda been
great; just nice in some spots, but not fa three-and-a-half minutes… My Rating: 3.4
15.
Tom & Collins “Swoon”
AfterCluv,
here, with this… As I was previewin’ some new PO
releases, I got an ear fa dis one… Earlier in tha beginning of tha decade, we
had The Chemical Brothers & their “Swoon” times & now, toward tha end
of tha decade, we have T&C! >>> Good for a more-dance vibe; just
an okay lil’ cover track… I like how tha drop’s beat sounds are
“Swoon”-sampled, too… Even tha mysterious female on tha “oh” parts iz like tha
mysterious “oh” part, on tha original… My
Rating: 4.1
16.
Chic “Le Freak (Oliver Heldens Remix)”
Big
Beat & Atlantic… Speakin’ of covers, here’s anotha one… Well, this one just
a remix… Really feel in love with tha OH track from tha last PO
& now, we have… this…?
>>> I’ono, I literally feel like this a waste of space… Love how Mr.
Heldens makes a huge build-up… Ehh…, no need for anymo feedback… Hearin’ tha
lil’ verse part and it reminds me of how MCD needed tracks like these to sellout, back in tha ’07 dayz! I
remember those dayz of needin’ a remixed song! Now, it’s crazy how life turned
around, in tha dance world! These kinda songs are mainly ignored, instead of
sellin’ out. Regardless, it’s sellout
material ta me! My Rating: 1.0
17.
Hardwell feat. Conor Maynard “How You Love Me”
Just
as I feel like I wanna fall asleep, here comes “No Snoop Version”, on tha ID;
*yawn…* Spinnin’, here, but only 105 fa Hardwell…? >>> An okay lil’
collab wit a nice vibe… Still, I’ont thank every
DJ should go tha slow route… Kinda gay without tha Snoop part but it still
straight… Not much feedback on this… Nice hot-weather vibe in these
cold-weather times, smh… My Rating: 3.5
18.
BRKLYN & Fairlane w/Jocelyn Alice
“Things I’ve Learned”
Enhanced,
here, but only 71 BPM fa these BRKLYNerz…? Looks anticipatin’, except tha fact
that it’s so slow… >>> I thank this’ll be tha best outta all tha
iffy/slow songs on here… Kinda sounds like it has some sorta anticipation, in tha beginning… Sounds like a good lil’
vocal, here… I like it betta than their “I’m On Somethin’” collab… Sounds like
an okay, slow drop, on tha drop… I like tha verses betta, even tho kinda slow…
I hate when there’s a fast tease, on tha drop… It’s almost like I wished tha
whole entire track was 142 BPM… That’ll neva happen in today’s typical world,
smh… My Rating: 3.8
19.
Halsey “Without Me (Illenium Remix)”
Just
Capitol, here, with tha girl I talked about, earlier; go figure… >>>
I’ono, too many pop-remixed songs on this CD? Seems like a lotta fillers…
Nothin’ really standin’ out on this one… If this was anotha vocalist, it
wouldn’t really matter ta me; okay beats, too… My Rating: 2.3
20.
Audien feat. Liam O’Donnell “Rollercoaster”
RED,
here, but I’ono if I’ll chance Audien & a “Hot Water”less 68 BPM, here…
>>> Just anotha decent track; slow iz low, fa me… Sometimes, tha
vocals can be catchy but nothin’ ta spark a light fa my excitement… Lol @ tha
catch-attempt wit tha “it’s going down, up; down up…,” toward tha end… Sounds
like a good ending but that’s about it… My
Rating: 3.0
21.
Tritonal feat. Mozella “Gonna Be Alright”
Enhanced,
here, with a new Tritonal song, again! However, only 67 BPM…? Way too slow…?
>>> I’m definitely feelin’ tha “jealous” part, in tha beginning; so
true ta what I’m dealin’ with! Music durin’ tha 1st verse sound
kinda pop/plain, fa this slow one… A lil’ catchy wit tha chorus but decent with
its slow vibe… Still, I wish this new vocalist success, in tha future. I thank
she would be good on a faster dance track…! My Rating: 3.7
22.
Alan Walker feat. Sofia Carson, K-391 & CORSAK “Different World”
RCA,
here, endin’ it off officially wit Walker,
this time! Happy that he’s been on a PO 3x in
a row, just like Aoki did on tha last one…! As much as I’m enjoyin’ tha
“Diamond Heart”, we’ll see if this slow 65 BPMer can do, fa an ending song…
>>> Only one track during tha 2nd ½ has at least a 4.0,
smh! Hope this can be #2; I know it can! Sounds like a mysterious, spooky, hot
way to start a song off! Definitely a nice lil’ collab, here! At least for good
luck in tha future, this bein’ good fa tha last song on tha CD’s pretty nice!
Sounds adventurous! Definitely feelin’ this vibe to tha fullest! Definitely a
pure lil’ vibe; feels like a lot’s goin’ on throughout tha brain! I’ll give it
tha benefit of tha doubt! Top track on here? Think it deserves it! My Rating: 4.7
Overall: Most of this didn’t
really go over too well… I guess it’s ‘cause of tha mess I’m currently involved
in…? I know that thangz are gettin’ better, tho! Can’t wait fa next month!!
Rankings:
22. Chic “Le Freak (Oliver Heldens Remix)”
1.0
21. Virginia
To Vegas “Yesterday (Eventide Remix)” 2.0
20. Halsey “Without Me (Illenium Remix)” 2.3
19. Jarami “No Chance” 2.6
18. The Boy Next Door & Kevin Lyttle
feat. $hirak “Resistance” 2.7
17. Audien feat. Liam O’Donnell
“Rollercoaster” 3.0
16. King Arthur “Hear You Calling” 3.1
15. Alessia Cara “Trust My Lonely (John
Christian Remix)” 3.2
14. Benny Blanco & Calvin Harris “I Found
You” 3.3
13. Khalid “Better (Noclue Remix)” 3.4
12. Hardwell feat. Conor Maynard “How You
Love Me” 3.5
11. Whethan feat. Bipolar Sunshine “Top
Shelf” 3.6
10. Tritonal feat. Mozella “Gonna Be Alright”
3.7
09. BRKLYN & Fairlane w/Jocelyn Alice “Things I’ve
Learned” 3.8
08. Axwell “Nobody Else” 4.0
07. Tom & Collins “Swoon” 4.1
06. The Chainsmokers feat. Kelsea Ballerini
“This Feeling (Tom Staar Remix)” 4.4
05. Too Many Zooz vs. KDA feat. Jess Glynne
“So Real (Warriors)” 4.4
04. Robin M feat. Alika “Thanks To You” 4.4
03. Cash Cash feat. Nasri of MAGIC! “Call You” 4.5
02. CamelPhat x Cristoph feat. Jem Cooke “Breathe” 4.6
01. Alan Walker feat. Sofia Carson, K-391 &
CORSAK “Different World” 4.7
Average CD Rating Review:
Total
Score: 76.3
Total
Songs: / 22
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Average CD Rating: 3.5
