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Earlier on this blog, we reviewed the first Eiffel 65 CD, Europop. The album, while it had its positives, was mostly muddled with repeat lyrics and similar sounds. Going into their second CD, Eiffel 65 had to have been looking to change their image a little.

To tell the truth, there isn’t much difference in Contact. Eiffel is very good at what they do. Make a bumping beat and add one or two lines of lyrics to it. While they occasionally do try to diversiy their music with slower and sadder songs, they mostly work upbeat. One of my favorite songs of this CD fits both of these principles. “DJ With the Fire” is a terrific song that is instantly addictive.

And the rest of the CD follows the same basic pattern. “Back in Time,” “Faraway,” and “Journey” are all great songs. And while there is no real depth to any of these songs, there is no problem with liking guilty pleasure techno songs.

Of course, Eiffel 65 doesn’t fail to add a little bit of diversity into their new album. “Losing You” makes use of female and male vocals in an interesting way that works pretty well. And “World in a World” is a great song that actually has full lyrics. In fact, “World in a World” may be the best song on the entire album and it is a shame that Eiffel doesn’t make more songs just like it. They certainly have all the tools to be a better band than they are.

Maybe we’ll never see Eiffel 65’s full potential. They did break-up and this is their final, legit release. But it is worth checking out and it is certainly entertaining.

Grade - B - A decent release with better highs than Europop but the same amount of lows.

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