Insomnia [SINGLE] [ORIGINAL RECORDING REISSUED]

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Product Details

• Audio CD (April 3, 2001)
• Original Release Date: February 24, 1997
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Single, Original recording reissued
• Label: Arista
• ASIN: B000006LBI
• Also Available in: Vinyl
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #318,286 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Customer Reviews

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A very worthy re-release, June 15, 2001

By	"evilp" (Toronto, Canada) - See all my reviews

Its been six years since Insomnia initially blew-up to become one of the more important dance songs of the late 90s. Like several other BMG/Arista dance songs, this has been re-issued. There are no new mixes of the track, just mixes included on the 1997 US release. Does it really matter? No.

I find it hard to believe that anybody could top the Monster Mix of "Insomnia" no matter how hard they try. I also find it hard to believe Rollo & Sister Bliss together could ever produce anything as classy as this. This is one of the few songs that only gets better with age. Included on the CD are mixes by Armand Van Helden and De Donatis (one half of DJ Quicksilver), both taking "Insomnia" in different directions, with Armand's actually sounding like it would fit into many DJ's sets today. The highlight of course is the Monster Mix - the one that inspired the Future Breeze remix of "Encore Une Fois", among many other tracks. This is the mix where Maxi Jazz's vocals fit in best, "talking about tearing off tights with his teeth" etc. Doesn't appear good in writing, but with smooth vocals its easy to get away with.

You may be asking yourself why I am bothering to review this in 2001, and I am for one reason. To tell anybody who missed out on the original to pick this up IMMEDIATELY. This is a classic track, plain and simple. I already own a copy of the original 1995 release, but may get another copy to spare. It *is* that good.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Monster Mix, April 3, 2003

By	Amlan Majumdar - See all my reviews

Definitely the best mix on this CD. Wait till about the 3 min. mark for the signature sound sample that made this song big.

0 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Talk about Over-rated, December 23, 2002

By	R. Miller "NY Techno Guy" (New York, NY United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

There was so much buzz surrounding this track in 1997 and 1998 that I had to check it out. Talk about a disappointment. NONE of the mixes on THIS CD are even decent. And it's not even hard enough on the baseline to be dance music. It's like after-hours or chill out. Maybe there is a good mix of this track out there somewhere, but it certainly isn't on this CD.