Search - Webster Hall :: Dance Anthems 1997-2003 (Bonus Dvd)

Rave oriented volumes from 5 years-not much vocal

Daniel W. Kelly | Long Island, NY United States | 10/10/2005

(5 out of 5 stars)

"All 5 of the first discs from Webster Hall come to us at one lowe price in a boxed set. CD1 is filled with tribal beats & progressive house rhythms, but feels very dated at this point. CD2 is much more thumpin with a tech-house rave feeling. CD3 is more of the same, with some really big artists and remixers-this is definitely the most "hit" filled disc in the box. CD4 is strong slammin techno house riffs...vocals are non-existent for the most part, most noticeably in a cover of the 1980s new wave classic "Send Me An Angel", which, while pretty, is rather dull and hard to recognize in a non-vocal mix (there are vocal versions of this recording on other compilations). CD5 is where you find the most peak hour vocal anthems. There are some hard to get gems on here like Veronica's "open", mixed by Johnny Vicious, and "distant places" by Marsha of Ian van Dahl, and they are both fairly long cuts-I just wish Ben Shaw's "So strong" had been longer, since that's hard to come by on CD. The disc even ends with a pounding track that borrows melody and riff from Lisa Lisa's "Let the Beat Hit Em."



The only real complaint about this disc is the lack of liner notes-You get no information on who did any of the remixes, the year of the songs, etc. But, for the price, this 5 disc set (along with a free DVD of the "Wet and wild women of Webster Hall", in case into that "home movies at a club" nonsense), is worth the price. Track times:





CD1



1. rock the bells (6:24)

2. Continuous cool (8:08)

3. Give it up (5:19)

4. give it to me (8:28)

5. Check this out (4:45)

6. Moments (8:29)

7. English 101 (4:06)

8. Space (6:00)

9. luv song (6:29)

10. work it (6:03)

11. flowtation (7:03)



CD2



1. don't look behind u (9:13)

2. This is the only way to go (7:40)

3. bring the beat back (5:53)

4. your love is taking me over (7:43)

5. in my house (5:24)

6. spiller from rio (5:59)

7. naked in the rain 98 (dub) (5:57)

8. destroy (5:14)

9. obsession (9:26)



CD3



1. Saturday nite (1:06)

2. beautiful day (3:46)

3. ecstacy (1:43)

4. the beginning (1:38)

5. people get down (6:02)

6. got the groove (6:42)

7. sugar is sweeter (5:42)

8. When will you learn (5:35)

9. baby wants to ride (6:05)

10. dripping wet (3:31)

11. hands up (this is the police) (3:15)

12. hands up part 2 (4:25)

13. hands up part 3 (2:43)



CD4



1. f**k the millennium (2:27)

2. you are so quiet (6:06)

3. my rhythm makes you move (5:37)

4. Man equals drugs (6:44)

5. welcome to the club (3:29)

6. Adelante (3:47)

7. 9pm till I come (4:06)

8. send me an angel (6:09)

9. phantom anthem (5:19)

10. outta space (4:46)

11. kern kraft 400 (5:24)



CD5



1. so strong (3:47)

2. Keep it coming (3:36)

3. Let the music use you up (3:43)

4. Peace generation (6:07)

5. Keep control (4:48)

6. emotions (6:13)

7. Feel this (3:35)

8. Babarabatiri (5:23)

9. Summer song (5:52)

10. Open (6:05)

11. sunshine (5:34)

12. high (6:43)

13. Distant places (8:39)

14. Sound of happiness (3:37)"