Goodbye Country (Hello Nightclub) - Groove Armada

Advantages: Bass hooks and drum kicks set to destroy any soundsystem!
Disadvantages: Majority of the album may be too slightly down-tempo for some people!

...of their previous album (Vertigo), Goodbye Country (Hello Nightclub) had an awful lot to live up to in my eyes. To me, Vertigo was a phenomenal success that offically launched GA into the music world. I absoloutely loved the Vertigo album, that included such hits as "If Everybody Looked the Same" and "At the River," and this album carried on their form. The opening track, "Suntoucher," is a slow-building dub-style track, which breaks out a supercool ...
...more uptempo numbers, like "Superstylin'" (now an absolute clasic) and "Fogma," don't rush into anything, but build slowly before the bass hook and drums kick in with devastating effect on any soundsystem. Goodbye Country is another musical triumph for Groove Armada, with every track as good as the one before. ... Read review

Advantages: Eclectic, varied, happy-vibes.
Disadvantages: None

...Soundboy Rock is the latest and 7th release for the Cambridge based duo, Andy Cato and Tom Findlay. Loosely described as electronic or funk, their genre has surpassed the hedonisitic, late 90's pop madness, and deposited them into the chill out category. Groove Armada were first recognised in 1997, their claim to fame being a limited single known as "At The River", a track that sampled "Old Cape Cod" by Patti Page, and would slowly propel them towards wider acknowledgement from the British public. The group tasted real success in 2000 when Fat Boy Slim sampled and re-mixed "I See You Baby", a track that would also later catch on, having been featured on the Renault adverts of that year. The group's fourth album release was "Goodbye Country (Hello Nightclub)" and as indicative as the name, suggested a departure from the more... Read review

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Advantages: Classic chilled albm which can be found hiding in bargain bins at music stores
Disadvantages: All good things come to an end...

...are provided once again by Sophie Barker. I must admit that I`m not a big fan of dance music generally although I do own a few of the more classic albums. If you are a big dance fan then you probably already have a copy of this. I guess if you are like me and liked Moby’s “Play” or anything by Morcheeba and/or Massive Attack then I think you would love this. As it is a few years old now and Groove Armada recently released a new album called “Goodbye country, Hello Nightclub” so it can often be found in the sales. I paid only £6.99 and I consider it as a definite bargain. Scruff 19/12/01... Read review

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