3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
An Excellent CD, September 20, 2005
This review is from: Pumphonia (Audio CD)
A few months ago when I was going through an MP3 collection of various music, I came accross a few good trances. Listening to them a few times, I realized they were in fact, quite good. I have to say I was not a trance person at all, but these got me hooked. Later I found out that they were by Benny Benassi or the Benassi Bros. In their quality they stood out from the rest -- never a dull moment, with captivating and hyptonizing themes. I went ahead and bought Hypnotica. It was like a collection of "favorites" in trance music -- only the best. Then I also bought Pumphonia. I have to say, I listened through Hypnotica a couple of times and it was great, but when I got to Pumphonia, I was really blown away. Some people have said that it doesn't match up to Hypnotica, but I would disagree. Hypnotica is "classic" Benny Benassi, while Pumphonia brings in originality that I didn't expect. The tracks are really diverse and original, not your usual trance scene of the same dull beats over and over. Some tracks are slower, some faster, one is even in a foreign language. I enjoyed every single track on the CD -- every single one I believe is excellent. Since I've listened to Pumphonia I haven't even gone back to listen to Hypnotica again, although I probably will, maybe once I get over Pumphonia. :) And compared to other trance music that I've heard, nothing matches up to Benny Benassi. The quality of his music stands out from the rest big-time.
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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
If you are a fan of the first album then..........., July 26, 2004
This review is from: Pumphonia (Audio CD)
You will love this cd. I have already purchased some of the songs from it on cd-singles and they are just about the same caliber as their first cd if not more. The cd just ends up being one big ball of guilty pleasure. The songs that feature Dhany and Sandy just rock.
In my opinion, if you have a great style as the Benassi Bros do, why spoil a good thing by trying to re-invent yourself every time you release a cd? Keep churning out the same good stuff, please!
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
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blazing the dance floor once again, December 26, 2004
again the mastermind benny benassi and his brother do it again with an unbelievable record. if you liked hypnotica (and even if you didn't) you'll love this one. as i tell my friends "its so euro it hurts" (but in a totally cloud 9 kinda way). it has tracks that are similar to hypnotica and yet totally different at the same time. then there are tracks in which are different all their own. the entire album could be put on play at any club and it would have you dancing all night. especially with the unreleased bonus tracks and the videos, this is a definate must own for any techno/electronica addict like myself. this is a for sure max volume album.
enjoy.
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