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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
5 stars for content, -5 for mixing, October 20, 2004
OK you get both ends of the spectrum here - Pet Shop Boys remixes have always gone the distance and have consistently ranked near the top of the heap production-wise - you never know what to expect really from a remix of theirs - some are so similar to the original wheras others are just turned inside out (hence, the E-Smoove Mix of Liberation which, as much as I like it, wins my "SO REMIXED TO THE POINT WHERE IT HAS ABSOLUTELY NOTHING TO DO WITH THE ORIGINAL ANYMORE" award).
There's some amazing remixes here, there's just one problem...
It is the absolute WORST EVER mixing i have honestly ever heard on a mix CD. Listening to this is SO hard to do cause you love the songs but the mixing is so poorly timed and executed. It's like watching the retarded kid stumble off the short bus.
Danny Rampling, what on earth were you thinking when you put this together??????? I'm serious. This mixing is pathetic.
The definite pinacle of suckitude this mix displays is between tracks 9 and 10. the Rollo mix of Ab Fab (one of my favorite remixes of all time) builds, builds, then climaxes and is all fine, dandy, hands in the air, then all of a sudden, in the middle of THE BEST PART OF THE FREAKIN' TRACK Danny slams it into Yesterday, When I was mad. A Very, VERY BAD slam. "What the F*$*%*$#*ING HELL WAS THAT?" were my exact words the first time I heard it. And what the hell is up with none of the CD index points lining up? They're all like 5 or so seconds too soon!! Was Danny that confident in his oh-so-superior mixing skills that the first thing he wants us to hear at the beginning of every track are his god-awful train-wrecks???
The whole disc is a whopping 45 minutes or so long. EVERY TRACK ON HERE except for Ab Fab & We All Feel Better In The Dark (WHICH IS MIS-LABELED BY THE WAY - THIS IS THE "AMBIENT" MIX, NOT THE "AFTER HOURS CLIMAX" - which would have been better suited anyways) is missing 1/2 of its content.
Umm, earth to Danny - a CD holds 74-80 minutes of music. Was it really necessary to mix out or in during the middle of most of these tracks? You had more than enough time to spare for God sakes.
My goal is to obtain ALL these mixes in full length (i'm missing like 3) in CD quality and totally re-do this mix the way it should have been done in the first place.
If you must buy this, be warned - the mixing ABSOLOUTELY POSITIVELY SUCKS TO THE BITTER EXTREME.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
'Good one for the treadmill or Stairmaster!, June 12, 2003
In preparation for my gym routine, I was looking for a couple of "tunes" to pop in as I headed out the door. Browsing my collection, I came upon PSB's "Disco 2", a disc that I hadn't played in some time.Why not? Although the album was one that had remained "dormant" for quite a while, I loaded it in the player. As I set the Stairmaster, I also hit "play". Boy, did I get a workout. From the "Absolutely Fabulous" mix to the concluding two for "Yesterday, When I was Mad", I didn't misstep...not once. In fact, the person to my left started taking notice as I was humming - probably too loudly - to the "Boys'" singing. And the final track, "We All Feel Better in the Dark" allowed me to "cool down" after the strenuous activity. Now, it may be debated that "Disco 2" is not as good as the first or the third. I can't join in the discussion because I am unfamiliar with both. However, it works as a catalyst for one trying to get the bod in shape...and that's fine with me.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Dancefloor Megamix simulate a la PSB, June 10, 2005
Before I begin it just has to be said that my 4 star rating for this {remix} album is VERY generous and probably reflective of the fact that I feel bad that this album seems to be the object of much undeserved criticism. I think we all have a sense of our likes and dislikes and just how we want(expect) something we already like to be reinterpreted. There are endless possibilities on just how a song can be redone and I found Disco 2 to be quite admirable. Although I am only a novice PSB fan and in many cases these were my first tastes of some of the songs featured, I can say that my listening experience was pleasant and enjoyable. After an 'Absolutely Fabulous' opening, it is evident that this album is not going to be a standard remix compialation album that features a wide variety of remixes that are separate songs( remixes like what you'd find on a Maxi or EP single ). All the songs are all somewhat similar and linked together into one long stetch of music that goes nonstop in the megamix format that you'll hear in night clubs and on your radio staion. Yes, it can get cheesy at times like many megamixes do and of course it's going to sound dated( Liberation is all the proof you need on both counts ), it's already over 10 years old! But if you're choosing to get into PSB NOW then age shouldn't be an issue. Imagine how much easier it would have been for the band to simply throw together a quick compialation of separate remixes already in existence rather than go through the time and effort to do something unique and different than the average band? I like the mixing; it suits the bands' style and shows that they are willing to take risks and try different ideas. After listening to the entire CD in it's entirity I get the feeling that the band may have been trying to actually simulate the whole 'clubbing' experience, from the high jubilation and energy in the beginning until chilling out in a more intimate manner with 'We all feel better in the dark', which gives not so subtle hints at what is usually the culmination of a night out partying on the town. However I must say that I think it would have made a bit more sense and carried on the lighthearted and slightly amusing tone of the album if all those moans and groans had been Male rather than Female...;)
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