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Before I start this review I want to apologize for the somewhat randomness of my posts. There aren’t too many new CDs that I find worthy of buying and so most of my reviews will be about past CDs and the majority of my other posts will be on news of new albums and other artist-related posts. If anyone has review requests, let me know.

Getting back to the subject of matter, today’s review deals with a techno CD released quite a while ago. When Eiffel 65 first hit the United States, they were known solely for their big hit “Blue (Da Ba Dee).” While there is nothing wrong with “Blue,” I sometimes get the impression that the band got a bad reputation because of the song. The simple truth is that Europop is a fun album from start to finish and the better songs are ones not known by those who wrote off the band because of their original single.

While not nearly as polished as their follow-up album, Contact, Europop mainly excels because of their background beats. The vocals, for most songs, are repetitive and are very hit or miss. While “Blue” is not an indication of the band’s best work, it does showcase the band’s style. Don’t get into this CD expecting deeply thought lyrics, you will be disappointed.

The best song, by far, on this album is “Europop.” The breakdown of the music is simply amazing and it is one of the only songs that actually has a decently thought-out chorus. Two other tracks worth listens are “My Console” and “Dub in Life.” The only songs, in fact, that I didn’t enjoy from the album were the ones that took darker tones like “Your Clown” and “Now is Forever.” While I always admire it when band’s try to strive from their usual stuff, it just doesn’t work on this CD. Europop works best as a party album, not a sad listen.

The innate faults of this album are hard to overlook in the end. Repetitive lyrics, out-of-place songs, and a generally hard to take serious album. But I do like many of the songs on Europop and I do think it is worth a look.

Grade - C+/B- - I do really like this album but it is hard to give it a very high grade when comparing it to other songs I have reviewed.

Note - Fans of this CD check out Contact, a much better release by Eiffel. I’ll review it in the future.

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