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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Good, but "Singles Of The 90's" is much better, July 5, 2005
I agree with those who say that Arista is trying to stop AoB's success on the US. After destroying the great european album "Flowers" and releasing an average US version called "Cruel Summer", they did something else to "Singles Of The 90's". They removed 6 tracks and replaced them with 2 average remixes. Actually I like all the tracks on this CD. But where are "Happy Nation", "Living In Danger", "Never Gonna Say I'm Sorry" ?? Why did they include the acoustic version of "Lucky Love" instead of the original ? And of the 3 new AoB tracks released, they chose "C'est La Vie (Always 21)", the weaker of the 3. The only things I liked is the remix of "Everytime It Rains", better than the version on "Singles Of The 90's", and the fact that there is "Life Is A Flower" on it which wasn't on "Cruel Summer". So, you understood, buy "Singles Of The 90's" insted of this "Greatest Hits".
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14 of 17 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Unfortunate compilation for great group, April 28, 2000
Don't get me wrong. I am, in no way, putting down Ace of Base. Honestly, I do not think they have received their much deserved credit here in the US. Arista has never fully promoted the group well after their disappointing follow-up ("The Bridge") to the mega-hit album "The Sign." This "Greatest Hits" package is OK, but by no means a solid Grade-A compilation. Granted, it has essential tracks like "All That She Wants," and "The Sign," but is missing some major works like "Never Gonna Say I'm Sorry," and the original album version of "Everytime It Rains." While it does include some European gems such as "Life Is A Flower," it lacks on new material, only supplying "C'est La Vie (Always 21)" from their much more comprehensive Euro hits package "Singles of the 90s." The inclusion of their newest songs "Hello Hello" and "Love In December" would have helped immensely. Instead, we get two so-so remixes of songs that are better left untouched. Bypass this collection and shell out the bucks for "Singles of the 90s."
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Ace of Base desires, January 5, 2008
AoB's most famous hit is of course "All That She Wants," the vignette set to a wonderful beat about a trampy woman looking for someone new. I've always wondered if "all that she wants is another baby" is meant literally -- the already apparently single mother isn't content with screwing up at least one child's life, but wants to screw up another child's life by procreation through casual sex with someone she picks up on the beach one day. Your basic Madonna scenario. Or is it figurative -- "baby" is another companion, perhaps male, perhaps female (not that there's anything wrong with that!), with whom she can engage in some sort of liaison for the evening? Certainly the figurative interpretation is bolstered by the fact that the song states that our sleazy protagonist "leads a lonely life" and already having a child would eliminate the loneliness at least. Either way, we're talking about a seriously screwed up woman, apparently sliding toward total emotional and moral bankruptcy. Not exactly the best lyrics for your teenage daughter to hear, something that has begun to concern me the past couple of years.
Most of the rest of the album is replete with AoB's trademark great beat and filled with meretricious lyrics about people, places and events that occupy the teenage mind, with, of course, the usual occasional adolescent double-entendres, e.g., "Every time it rains - I get wet."
However, not every song is morally dysfunctional. Every single one is well-crafted and all are eminently danceable. Overall, if you have a firm moral center and like dance music, this CD is for you. If the music would be played around impressionable minds, however, you might want to wait until they're out of the house.
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