On the Ropes [Extra tracks]

Mint Royale | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 5, 2001)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Extra tracks
• Label: Fontana Mca
• ASIN: B00005J9U4
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (19 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #90,217 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #85 in Music > Dance & DJ > Big Beat

Track Listings

1. From Rusholme With Love

2. Don't Falter

3. Show Me

4. Interlude 1

5. Because I'm Worth It

6. Take It Easy

7. Shake Me

8. Trickshot

9. Diagonal Girl

10. Rock and Roll Bar

11. Space Farm

12. Deadbeat

13. Lonely Girl

14. Interlude 2

15. Blow your Cool

Editorial Reviews

Debut full length from upbeat dance/pop duo. Includes the first hit single 'Don't Falter' feat. former Kenickie guitarist Lauren Laverne plus 1 bonus track 'Shake Me' (Vocal Edit). 1999 release. Standard jewel case. --This text refers to an alternate Audio CD edition.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars If you liked "Start the Commotion" by the Wiseguys..., October 31, 2001

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Knyte "To The Stars" (New York, NY) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: On the Ropes (Audio CD)

I first heard Mint Royale's music on a dance mix CD -- the song was called "Don't Falter", and to this day I do not understand why this wasn't a huge hit during the summer of 2000; this bright, breezy, guitar-laced jam is the reason I bought this album. Luckily, there's a lot more on here. Here are my favorite songs on the album, in order:

Track #2: Don't Falter (I already discussed this one)

Track #1: From Rusholme With Love - this one is great. Has that 'Fatboy Slim' retro-bounce to it. Love it!

Track #4: Because I'm Worth It - More of that Big-Beat, Fatboy sound. Bouncy and hip.

Track #3: Show Me - Celebratory sounding. Samples a Bertha Egnos (South Africa) song called "Sesiya Hamba" and it shows. A member from De La Soul raps here. I want to hear the original song now...

Track #6: Take It Easy - Great song...nonstop dancing.

Track #9: Diagonal Girl - the fastest of all my faves...has a "chase" sound to it, like something BT would have composed for the movie "Go".

Hmm...need more convincin, eh? Alright. I am by no means an electronica expert...but I do dig the happier, fun stuff like Daft Punk's "Digital Love", Fatboy Slim's fun stuff -- especially "Gangster Trippin", and Groove Armada's "I See You Baby". If you like those too, you're in the clear. If you don't, you might want to listen to the audio samples (that is if your computer will let you!) first. But all things considered (seriously), if you like dance music with leanings towards 'Big Beat' ala the Wiseguys or Fatboy Slim, by all means -- proceed. Give 'On The Ropes' by Mint Royale a chance. You'll probably like it.

Thanks for reading!

C.H.R.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Denitely a fun album, June 21, 2001

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C. D. Murphy (Natick, MA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: On the Ropes (Audio CD)

You will enjoy this album if you enjoy the Big beat sound of Fatboy or the Wiseguys.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Mint Royale - On The Ropes, June 12, 2000

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Peter Anderson - See all my reviews

This review is from: On the Ropes (Audio CD)

The Mint Royale duo seem to be a pair of guys who wake up every morning with an enormous grin on their faces and write their music with that in mind. The bulk of this CD is wonderful, fun, uplifting music that you can dance to non-stop for hours. The highlight is the first single, Don't Falter with guest vocals from Kineckie's Lauren Laverne. Radio friendly but with enormous energy and the ability to make you smile, you can play this in the car and feel better when you get out. Take It Easy and Shake Me and Rock And Roll Bar also stand out as tracks to remember. Great fun.