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Ultra Dance 3: Johnny Vicious

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DJ Johnny Vicious takes the helm one more time and mixes the two CDs that make up "Ultra Dance 03," a tasty selection of the latest club hits. Easily the best of the three volumes, these 2 discs are surprisingly good, thanks to its impressive tracklisting. Hex Hector gives an energetic disco twirl to the infectious "Mr. Lonely" by Deborah Cox," while the French act Cassius get remixed in "The Sound of Violence." Those who couldn't get enough of DJ Sammy's remake of Bryan Adams' "Heaven" will dig his dance cover of Don Henley's "Boys of Summer." But, for me, the disc's twin peaks are the throbbing sinister beats of Oscar G and Ralph Falcon's "Dark Beat," and the high energy anthem "Head" by Thunderpuss (Chris Cox and Barry Harris). The second disc is enhanced and features a video of the cover model dancing to Armin Van Buuren's "Yet Another Day." This video, which runs for only a few minutes, is a bit cheesy, but it's kinda cute. Unlike the last two volumes, "Ultra Dance 03" is surprisingly consistent with minimal filler and really hot tunes. If you liked 1 and 2, then you won't be disappointed with this one.

I bought this CD based on the fact that I liked Ultra Dance 2. I thought the third one would be another good CD to listen to for the summer. I was disappointed when I got my CDs and listened to them. The mixes on these songs are terrible, with the exception of two tracks. On the other hand, Ultra Dance 2, which is mixed by DJ Encore, is much better in comparison. Although the songs on Ultra Dance 2 are last year songs, it is worth more than this one. Trust me, you are not missing anything.

Why do I call it dance music? because it's all good, and you can't really go and label this record to a SPECIFIC genre.

From the soulful vocals of Iio, and the more trancey 4 Strings Hit Diving, to the "Banging" Loneliness by DJ Tomcraft (remember those vocals you veterans in the Biz?), to the hard beat of Drunkenmunky (all repeated on Disc 2), there really is an ecclectic mix of Energy on this Dance record.
If you like High Energy Dance Music, be it Trance, Progressive, Tech House, or Disco, you will have little reason to dislike any part of this.
It is a perfect representation of what has been hot in DANCE clubs over the past 6 months.
You will not be disappointed. I have used 90% of the music on this CD on my dancefloors over the past year.

Ultra Dance 01 and 02 were great, but this one is even better. I stumbled upon it in the store today, not even knowing it was just released yesterday. AMAZING. Being a house fan you can buy a lot of HORRIBLE CD's with one good track and 34 bad ones, but this one is worth well it.

As one reviewer said The Undergroud Series is way better. For one the dance track on the Underground Series is far better than the Dance tracks on this album, but don't think this Cd has nothing going for it... For one this 1st Cd is mainly dance music, while the 2nd is mainly trance with a little dance vide thrown in, so I enjoyed the CD 2 more(I happen to be a trance lover), but first Cd could do without these tracks numbers: 7, 9 and 12... Those maybe good to others but they don't cut it for me and who knows probably Ultra Dance 4 will be mixed by DJ Encore & Johnny Vicious since each has mixed one version already(Johnny Vicious also mixed Ultra Dance 1)and maybe that time this series will be able to match up to the Underground Party series...
All in all is a great album to have...

Where as volume 1& 2 had way too many short versions, this volume starts to get it right, giving us longer mixes of tracks that are rarely found on CD, like Mr. Lonely, Yet Another Day, and I'm Waiting. For serious collectors of dance music, this makes this volume much more than just a "party" mix. CD1 is a blast of hot peak hour diva vocal tracks, and ends with instrumental "E" by Drunkenmunky, which is actually the riff from one of Eminem's hits. Disc 2 is a mix of vocal, trance, and tribal beats, and tends to slow down the pace a bit. more longer, hard-to-find tracks would have put this volume over the top. Track times:

CD1
1. At the end (5:32)
2. Burn for you (4:26)
3. Boys of summer (7:52)
4. Look at me now (4:21)
5. Mr lonely (7:05)
6. Don't say goodbye (6:25)
7. You're gonna miss me (8:17)
8. Sound of violence (5:10)
9. In this world (6:44)
10. Loneliness (6:19)
11. Diving (3:29)
12. I should know (4:26)
13. E (3:17)

CD2
1. Yet another day (6:49)
2. The way (2:51)
3. Café del mar (5:14)
4. Head (4:03)
5. Dark beat (7:44)
6. Sweat (5:02)
7. What god has given you (6:04)
8. Inside (6:10)
9. Love in Bombay (4:32)
10. I'm waiting (8:44)
11. Sweet dreams (5:16)

This CD totally rocks. While the second disk focuses mostly on beat, the first is all about strong vocals, and no one can match the talent of Deborah Cox in the Hex Hector/Mac Quayle mix of "Mr. Lonely", or the power of the chorus in Katrina Ruiz's "You're Gonna Miss Me". Several songs exhibit periods with excellent synth lines, like in Tomcraft's "Loneliness", and the trancelike rhythms of DJ Sammy's take on "The Boys Of Summer" will get your blood pumping. Drunkenmunky's "E" has its own charm and unlikely instruments. The second disk wasn't quite as entertaining or danceable, but it wasn't mediocre enough to hurt this album. My suggestion: Buy. Now.

I love this cd. I espcially liked The Dont Say Good bye song.. Paulina Rubio is just GREAT!!!

i think the first CD is considerably better than the 2nd
many of the songs have a good backbeat with excellent female vocals perfect on the dance floor
the best songs on the CD are:
At the End (classic Iio with great vocals and backbeat)
Diving (4 Strings in my opinion is always able to pull out a good song - Diving is one of my favorites)
I Should Know (Despite the male vocalist, it was still a fairly good song, as it jut gives you an overall good feeling)

I bought Ultra.Dance 02 and enjoyed it greatly and thus bought Ultra.Dance 03. At first, I did not like this CD as much as the first but the more I listened to it the more it grew on me. There are still some tracks I don't listen to, for instance the annoying remix of Moby (Disc 1 track 9) and Drunkenmunky (Disc 1 Track 13). I also did not like "What God Has Given You" (Disc 2 track 7). My favorite tracks include the Humate Remix of "The Boys of Summer" (Disc 1 track 3), "Yet Another Day" (Disc 2 track 1), "The Sound of Violence" (Disc 1 track 8) and Johnny Vicious's own "I'm Waiting" (Disc 2 track 10) (Which I discovered is EDITED for this CD: "...stop gnikcuf with my mind..."). Despite inconsistencies, this is a good CD.