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Aquarius (Import) (CD)

By: Aqua (Artist)

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Track Listing

DISC 1 for Aquarius (Import) (CD) Album By Aqua (Artist)
1   Cartoon Heroes  
2   Around The World  
3   Freaky Friday  
4   We Belong To The Sea  
5   Apple A Day, An  
6   Halloween  
7   Good Guys  
8   Back From Mars  
9   Aquarius  
10   Cub Libre  
11   Bumble Bees  
12   Goodbye To The Circus  
13   Cartoon Heroes - (Metro's That's All Folks Remix)  
 

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Review

Q (4/00, p.87) - 3 stars out of 5 - "...There is plenty of cartoon pop here....But there's also the moody 'We Belong To The Sea', the wistful Euro-Celine of 'Good Guys' and the gorgeous titole track..."
Melody Maker (3/28/00, p.49) - 4 stars out of 5 - "...3-minute bursts of pop brilliance....Aqua have no pretensions, no illusions..."

Title Note

Aqua: Rene Dif, Lene Grawford Nystrom (vocals); Claus Noreen, Soren Rasted.

Additional personnel: Ole Kibsgaard (guitar); Stockhold Session Orchestra (strings); Peter Ljung (piano); CMN, Anders Oland (programming); Jorgen Larsen (scratches); Nana Hadin, Jean Paul Wall (background vocals).

Engineers include: Stig Kreutzfeldt, Stefan Bowman.

Recorded at Rastednorreen Mobile Studios Molle, Sweden Rasted Norreen Mobile Studios, Somerset UK; Polar Studios, Stockhohm, Sweden from January to November 1999.

This Japanese import contains an exclusive "That All Folks" bonus remix by Metro for the song "Cartoon Heroes."

Gliding above the seemingly kitschy Europop of Aqua is the angelic voice of Lene Nystrom, the band's most appealing element. At times, Nystrom seems to capture the sexiness of Madonna and the quirkiness of Bjork.

AQUARIUS opens with the Disneyish and aptly titled "Cartoon Heroes." Poking fun at country music, "Freaky Friday" weighs the realities of life's mishaps against the cliches of the genre. "Halloween" opens with an endearing B-horror movie reference, and the sometimes abrasive vocals of Rene Dif work perfectly as the song's villain. The mid-tempo groove of "Good Guys" is a refreshing departure from the monotony of 4/4 dance songs. Hidden among the walls of synthesizers, timpani, theremin, and other unexpected instrumentation are some undeniable catchy pop hooks, such as that of "Back From Mars." The Latin-flavored "Cuba Libre" adds some spice with flamenco guitar and percussion. "Bumble Bees" calls on Aqua's trademark brand of sexy metaphors. The title track is a dramatic ballad with complementary orchestration and well-placed harmonies, showing that Aqua is capable of a great deal more than trendy novelty songs.

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