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85 of 85 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Global Sensation - Worth every penny, February 22, 2005
The song "Dragostea din Tei," translated into English as "Ma Ya Hi" (the last song on this CD), was released in the summer of 2003 at the MTV Music Awards in Romania. It was by far the best selling song in Romania that year, and in 2004 it crossed the borders to Italy and from there, to the rest of Europe. What followed was mass frenzy. Wherever the song got played, it topped the charts. From Madrid-Spain to Sydney-Australia and Tokyo-Japan, O-zone could be heard on the radio, either in Romanian or in various local languages. The song went straight to number 1 in Spain, Italy, France, Belgium, The Netherlands, Germany, Greece, and Cyprus, but it was popular throughout the entire Old Continent.
This is the kind of dance pop music that makes headlines in Europe. In the US, there are no real comparable acts, but if you like Kylie Minogue's style, this is very similar. Europop at its best, the three-boy band O-zone has recently made a jump into the US, being featured on the Today Show (Feb 22 2005) and currently being played on Sirius satellite radio.
The songs are impressively produced, benefiting from the experience and talent of lead singer and songwriter of the band (Dan Balan), as well as from a number of mainly British DJs. Above all, these songs are truly catchy, well-manufactured pop. If you're into having a good time (at least occasionally), you shouldn't miss this one.
13 songs in all, mainly up-beat but with two memorable ballads. Includes the 3 uber-successful EuroTOP hits "Dragostea din Tei" (featured in the funny video found on-line with the guy dancing in his chair and lip-sync-ing), "Despre Tine" and "De ce plang chitarele".
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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
O-zone RULES!!!, July 24, 2006
A Kid's Review
Wow. Everyone's heard of the numu numa song, (I almost died writing that! It's called Dragostea Din Tei!) but you have to listen to the whole O-zone CD to get the full experience.
Even though I don't speak Romanian, I've found the translations online and trust me, the lyrics are as catchy in their language as they sound to us. Like most people have said, it is a great CD for cheering you up, but some of the songs are a little different. Oriunde ai fi is so beautiful! It almost made me cry the first time I listened to it. It translates to "Where ever you are, I will love you". Nu ma las de limba nostra (or I won't give up my language) always makes me think. Dar unde esti is lovely. It means "But where are you? I search for you in a dream, but where are you?" The music is very powerful. It can change your mood in an instant. My favorite is Sarbatoarea Noptilor de Vara.
It's so sad that O-zone broke up, but Radu and Arsenie still sing and they're very good, especially Radu. I highly recomend this CD and for more that Dragostea din tei.
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
I just wanna dance dance dance!, October 25, 2005
Disc-O-zone does not in any way fit into my collection. Tom Waits, PJ Harvey & Iggy all gave me filthy looks when I popped it into the player. However, a girl needs some fun music & this is it! Like many ppl, I bought this for "Dragostea Din Tei", but have since grown to like other tracks better (my new faves are the dance tune "Sarbatoarea Noptilor De Vara" & the ballad "Crede-ma"). To be honest, I prolly like it more b/c I have no idea what is being said; all too often (for me) great tunes are ruined by stupid lyrics, so its possible that if this were in English, I'd hate it or be too critical.
In short, the melodies are fantastic, well produced and not boring. Its brainless fun that makes you smile, and makes a slow day go by faster.
Its too bad that O-zone is no longer together, and that Dan Balan, O-zone's founder, has moved on to gothe metal (yes - quite a 180 indeed).
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