Buzzin' Fly, Vol. 2 [CD-single]

Buzzin' Fly, Vol. 2 [CD-single]

Track Listings

1. Boom - Justin Martin & Sammy D

2. Lone Cat (Holding On) [Justin Martin Remix] - Ben Watt

3. Pop a Cap in Yo' Ass [Dubstrumental] - Estelle, Ben Watt

Buzzin' Fly, Vol. 2,Ben Watt,Justin Martin,Astralwerks,Dance Music,House,Pop,Progressive House

Buzzin' Fly, Vol. 4
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Buzzin' Fly, Vol. 4
Ben Watt
Manufacturer: Buzzin Fly UK
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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In the Mix 2006

Buzzin' Fly, Vol. 3

Out of the Woods

Cielo: Seventh Heaven

Those Things

ASIN: B000OONPM2
Release Date: 2007-05-22

Tracks:

Medley: Barbi In Love/Approaching Phantoms - Ben Watt
Long Shadows - Pedro Madeira
Just a Blip - Ben Watt
Mind Games - Abyss
Blink - The Green Men
Magnetic - Manoo
Freaky Bleepy - Martin Brodin
Lost - Franck Garcia
Silver Ponds - Figurines
Down To Earth - Kimouts
Medley: The Sad Piano/Approaching Phantoms - Ben Watt

Album Description

Cover art pictured above is the UK version. The US version has different artwork.

Average customer rating:

okay but the first two were better
Another fine addition to the Buzzin' Fly Series
Don't pass this one up
The Buzz About #3
Ben Watt delivers again.. and again..

Buzzin' Fly, Vol. 3
Ben Watt
Manufacturer: Buzzin Fly UK
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Buzzin' Fly Volume 2
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Out of the Woods
Bargrooves: Influences by Jay Hannan/Ben Sowton

ASIN: B000FBG058
Release Date: 2006-07-11

Tracks:

Gazebo (Intro Loop)/Fairmont
Old Soul/Ben Watt featuring Baby Blak
Gazebo/Fairmont
Clear Sky (Manoo and Frans A Remix)/Kayot
Stereo Interleaved (Martinez Triple-O Adjustment, Ben Watt Re-Edit)/Jussi-Pekka
Lose Control/Darkmountaingroup
Attack Attack Attack/Ben Watt featuring Baby Blak
I Love Deep (The Timewriter Remix)/Budai and Vic
San Fernando Road (John Tejada Remix)/Nino Astronaute
Metamotional/Madoka
Insomnia/Rodamaal featuring Clia Franco
Square Up/Jimpster
So Far Back (Original Mix Edit)/Lephtee
So Far Back (Phonique Remix Edit)/Lephtee
One Week On Cuba/Kayot

Album Description

Spoken word extracts from 'Approaching Phantoms' by Ben Watt feat Jennifer Valone appear in tracks 10, 12, 13 and 15, and from 'Hoop Dreams' by Ben Watt (feat. Malika Booker) in tracks 03 and 15, and from 'Old Soul' by Ben Watt (feat. Baby Blak) in tracks 03, 06 and 14. Live MC announcement by Marianne appears in track 08. Acapella extracts from `Do You Feel?' by Automagic feat Aswan appear in track 10.

Customer Reviews:

okay but the first two were better.......2007-06-21

i enjoy this, but when given the choice between all three in the buzzin' fly trilogy, i prefer the first two. the third disc just isn't as memorable. i strongly recommend volume 2.

Another fine addition to the Buzzin' Fly Series.......2006-12-01

I loved the first volume, played it til it wore out. I think it's hard to find good deep house mix CDs that have a consistently good track selection. Ben Watt's mix CDs seem though to fit that mould perfectly from start to finish. His live mixes are just as good. I highly recommend this CD for lovers of fine deep house music. If you liked the others in the series, then you should love this. His website has extensive samples of each album and some of the live mixes if you're unconvinced and want to listen further. This one's a low risk purchase.

Don't pass this one up.......2006-10-05

This album almost has it's own genre. It is as if trance and techno met a rock like beat. I slept on this album at first but got lost in it on a second listen. This is about as far away from deep dish as you can get without passing out of the techno genre. Tracks 2, 3 & 7 are all hot.

The Buzz About #3.......2006-08-14

I was waiting for this cd for a while now. I have enjoyed all the previous Buzzin' Fly and Lazy Dog releases. As usual, this disc lives up to the hype and delivers a sound that is current yet ahead of the rest. This cd has a more electronic/techno feel but it still works and has the Buzzin' Fly sound. Mr. Watts continues give us cds that are organic, funky and keeps evolving.

Ben Watt delivers again.. and again.........2006-08-03

let me start out by saying that trying to top one of the BEST house/lounge albums EVER released (Buzzin' Fly vol. 2) is no easy matter. when i found out Vol 3 was coming out, i thought to myself "it won't even come close to being as good as vol.2, i know it" simply becuase vol.2 is a masterpiece to say the least.
with that said, immediately after listening to Vol.3, all i could do was stand and applaud -- Ben Watt should take a bow. there is no doubt he's one of the best in the industry, and with his latest addition to the Buzzin' Fly series, you can clearly see why. He always brings something new, something different. just when u think you got his music figured out, he throws a spin on it, and you love it more.. as everyone who listens to this kind of music knows, most of the tracks on his albums you probably won't like the first time you listen to them... but after a week, you couldn't pay someone to try and get the tunes out of your head. Absolutely mesmerizing, from begining to end. Just hit play and let Ben take you on a journey...
It's impossible to try and pick a best track or two here, but Kayot's "Clear Sky" (track 4) and Watt's "Attack Attack Attack" (track 7) are the first songs to stick out. Solid, solid tracks.. you just cant stop listening to them, and when you do it's hard not to get up and dance, they take control. He chills it out with tracks 10 and 12 (Madoka's "Metamotional" and Jimpster's "Square Up") which take you to a totally different level.. a 'happy' place where nothing can go wrong. He finishes off with Lephtee's "So Far Back(Phonique Remix Edit)" -- Classic, classic Ben Watt. not much more i can say there.
This album is just as good as its predecessor, very Highly recommended. A must-buy for every deep house/lounge lover. Ben Watt continues to bless us with his divine music..

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Finally and Fulfilling!
Settling Old Scores

Rediscovering Lost Scores, Vol. 2

Manufacturer: East Side Digital
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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By Request
Tales of Heaven & Hell
Secrets of Synthesis
Sonic Seasonings + [Enhanced CD]

ASIN: B000AA4IIU
Release Date: 2005-08-16

Tracks:

Shining Title Music (From 'The Shining')
Paraphrase For 'Cello (From 'The Shining')
Where's Jack? (From 'The Shining')
The Overlook (From 'The Shining')
Psychic (From 'The Shining')
Day Of Wrath (From 'The Shining')
Paraphrase For Brass (From 'The Shining')
Title Music 'Dies' (From 'The Shining')
Clockworks 'Dies' (From 'The Shining')
Creation Of Tron Vol. I (From 'Tron')
Creation Of Tron Vol. II (From 'Tron')
Lightcycle Games (From 'Tron')
Anthem (Studio Version) (From 'Tron')
Little Interludes (From 'Tron')
Trinitron (From 'Tron')
Visit To A Morgue (From 'Split Second')
Return To The Morgue (From 'Split Second')
Woundings Title Music (From 'Woundings')
Angela's Walk (From 'Woundings')
Jimmy (From 'Woundings')
Louise (From 'Woundings')
Doug Does Angela (From 'Woundings')
Scattering Ashes (From 'Woundings')
Angela's Aftermath (From 'Woundings')
Jimmy Kills Louise (From 'Woundings')
In A Cemetery (From 'Woundings')
Fly Away And End (From 'Woundings')
Jiffy Test: Bee Dee Bei Mir (From Two Dolby Demos)
Listen: Tannhauser (From Two Dolby Demos)

Customer Reviews:

Finally and Fulfilling!.......2005-10-28

Believe the hype, _Shining_ fans. These bits and pieces of music - volume 1 focuses more on "studio music and textures" of the themes devised for the film while volume 2 spends its allotted tracks on the more fully developed orchestra tracks - hold just about everything. I'll encourage you to follow that impulse/interest and add this work to your collection.

What do you get? Well, for me, the treat was volume 2's first track - the film's title track - Ms Carlos explains why Kubrick nixed it - but it is as haunting as the final draft that follows Jack Torrance's lil yellow bug to The Overlook climbing the Rockies. The other tracks are renderings and attempts to put the novel into music forms. The liner notes are great - like a listening session over coffee with the composer.

Both volumes are must haves for those of us all agog over the film's score (and scoring possibilities) but if you just want to hold a haunting, get volume 2 and put track one on repeat until you, that hag hottie in the tub, or your six year old's index finger hollers, "redrum!"

Settling Old Scores.......2005-10-10

This second volume of Wendy's lost film soundtracks concentrates more on her full orchestral scores. Although she achieved fame as a synthesist, one reason she succeeded so well is her knowledge of and attention to timbral colors and the placement of different voices -- in short, orchestration. It should come as little surprise therefore that when writing for a full orchestra she's fully accomplished and impressively skilled.

Synthesizer cues are also included, from early (1981) novelty demonstrations for Dolby Labs to later (1998) soundtrack work utilizing her state-of-the-art digital synthesizers.

As usual for her, voluminous liner notes detail not only the working methods behind each of the pieces, but also glimpses into the politics and disappointments that delayed the release of these tracks. How many composers could survive having a significant portion of their career locked away in a vault for 25 years?

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Buzzin' Fly, Vol. 2
Ben Watt
Manufacturer: Buzzin Fly UK
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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In the Mix 2006
Cielo: Seventh Heaven

ASIN: B0007V5VEC
Release Date: 2007-04-03

Tracks:

Intro - Jennifer Valone, Ben Watt
New York Style - Jerk House Connection
Five Seasons - Frans A., Dj Manoo, ,
Lone Cat (Holding On) [Justin Martin Remix] - Ben Watt
Wahrania [Monte's Midnight Mix] - Sofian Rouge
Rosa Nova [Scientific Soul's Sax in Rio Dub] - Hanna Ha
Boom - Justin Martin & Sammy D
Time Out - DJ T.
Pop a Cap in Yo' Ass - Estelle, Ben Watt
Better Love - Nookie
Senti Sabi [Alex S Electro Skankin' Mix] - Djazzy, Fubu, Alex S.
Night of Music - Savannah
I Love You [Ben Watt Blackness of Night Mix] - Unity
Goodbye Illusions [Charles Webster Seriously Deluded Mix] - Big J, Lumiere,
Outro - Jennifer Valone, Ben Watt

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Excellent, comprehensive overview of Handel's works
Simply beautiful

The Best Of Handel

Manufacturer: Philips
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

Fugues | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music

Suites | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music

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Essential Purcell
Essential Beethoven
Mozart: Violin Concertos
The Queen

ASIN: B0000041EM
Release Date: 1996-04-09

Tracks:

Solomon: Arrival Of The Queen Of Sheba
Concerto In B Flat, Op. 4, No. 6: 1. Andante Allegro
Concerto In B Flat, Op. 4, No. 6: 2. Larghetto
Concerto In B Flat, Op. 4, No. 6: 3. Allegro Moderato
Concerto Grosso In C 'Alexander's Feast': 1. Allegro
Concerto Grosso In C 'Alexander's Feast': 2. Largo
Concerto Grosso In C 'Alexander's Feast': 3. Allegro
Concerto Grosso In C 'Alexander's Feast': 4. Andante Non Presto
Chaconne In G
Fugue In G
Allegro In D minor
Concerto No. 3 In G Minor: 1. Grave
Concerto No. 3 In G Minor: 2. Allegro
Concerto No. 3 In G Minor: 3. Sarabande. Largo
Concerto No. 3 In G Minor: 4. Allegro
Messiah: He Was Despised
Messiah: O Thou That Tellest Good Tidings To Zion
Messiah: Hallelujah

Tracks:

Concerto No. 13 In F - ' The Cuckoo And The Nightingale': Larghetto - Allegro
Concerto No. 13 In F - ' The Cuckoo And The Nightingale': Adagio
Concerto No. 13 In F - ' The Cuckoo And The Nightingale': Allegro
Concerto No. 13 In F - ' The Cuckoo And The Nightingale': Larghetto
Concerto No. 13 In F - ' The Cuckoo And The Nightingale': Allegro
Water Music (Suite): Menuet. Allegro
Water Music (Suite): Menuet. Allegretto
Water Music (Suite): Affettuoso
Water Music (Suite): Cantabile
Water Music (Suite): Andante allegro
Water Music (Suite): Alla hornpipe
Water Music (Suite): Adagio e staccato
Water Music (Suite): Allegro - Andante - Allegro
Water Music (Suite): Air. Andante
Water Music (Suite): Bourree. Allegro
Water Music (Suite): Hornpipe. Allegro
Water Music (Suite): Menuet. Pomposo
Zadok The Priest: Coronation Anthem
Serse: Largo
Hercules: Where Shall I Fly!
Music For The Royal Fireworks: Ouverture. Grave - Andante Allegro
Music For The Royal Fireworks: Bourree. Allegro
Music For The Royal Fireworks: La Paix. Largo Alla Siciliana
Music For The Royal Fireworks: La Rejouissance. Allegro
Music For The Royal Fireworks: Menuet. Andante

Customer Reviews:

Excellent, comprehensive overview of Handel's works.......2005-01-08

Philips offers a comprehensive overview of the works of George Frideric Handel, featuring a variety of conductors (Marriner, Maazel, Colin Davis, etc.) This 2-CD set includes 43 tracks spanning over 2.5 hours, and provides an excellent introduction to Handel. The "hits" are here: "Solomon - Arrival of the Queen of Sheba," "Water Music," "Messiah," and "Music for the Royal Fireworks." Equally impressive are (relatively) lesser known works such as "Chaconne in G," "Zadok the Priest - Coronation Anthem," and "Serse - Largo."

Handel's versatility will astound the novice listener. His compositional virtuosity and ingenuity transcend a variety of arrangements and tone colors, including works for full orchestra, chamber pieces, oratorios, and music for harp, piano, organ and guitar.

The recordings are top-notch and the performances are consistently excellent. Despite spanning nearly three decades of recorded works, the production values are remarkably cohesive; this compilation is a masterpiece of digital mastering.

If you're willing to invest a little extra money and time to familiarize yourself with one of the all-time great composers, "The Best of Handel" will reward you with years of enjoyment. I was a casual fan of Handel before receiving this CD as a gift nearly four years ago. Now, Handel ranks as one of my favorites (along with Beethoven, Bach and Chopin) - thanks largely to this brilliant compilation.

Simply beautiful.......2000-09-17

This is the collection of Handels best works. I highly recomend the CD.

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Playtime Reggae, Vol. 2
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Hi & Fly
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Tracks:

Lloyd Charmers Im Gonna Love You Just A Little Bit Longer
Donna Dawson You Cant Buy Me Love
Bob Andy - Life
Delroy Wilson Living In A Footsteps
Eric Monty Morris & The Maples No More Teardrops
B B Seaton Thin Line Between Love And Hate
Dave Barker & The Techniques Lonely Man
The Messangers Crowded City
Tony Nash Keep On Trying
Dizzy & The Soul Syndicates Riot
Phyliss Dillon Picture On The Wall
The Heptones Meaning Of Life
Law Of The Land Matumbi
Candy Lewis Ill Be Free Someday
Slim Smith Sitting The Park
Mickey Chung Breezing
Rudy Mills John Jones
Gladdy With Lynn Taitt & The Jets Chances
Lloydie & Lowbites Rough Rider
The Deltones Ill Take You There

Album Description

The follow up to the stunning original "Playtime Reggae" release from Hi & Fly records, "Playtime Reggae 2", digs even deeper for all things funky, soulful, and Jamaican.

The album features some incredible covers of famous soul songs from the likes of Barry White, The Chi-Lites, The Temptations, and many more.

Tracks:

Musica Feliz [Alex S Unreleased Deep Gold Mix]
Believe [Martin Solveig Vocal Dub] - Soldiers of Twilight
6 in the Morning - Frans A.,
Dreaming About Tomorrow [G-Dubs] - Melanie Blatt,
Stronger Man - Sananda Maitreya, Ben Watt
Musica [Native New Yorkers Funked Up Mix] - Barbara Mendes,
Sad Piano [Charles Webster Remix] - Justin Martin & Sammy D
Dreaming of You - The Cue
This Is Why We Dance - Deep House Soldiers
Tonight [Ben Watt Night Flight Remix] - Low
Worlds (Theme 2) - Passion Dance Orchestra

Album Description

This 11-track, 70-minute mix compilation by Everything But The Girl's Ben Watt contains five exclusive tracks, Rodamaal feat. Nicinha 'Musica Feliz' (Alex S Deep Gold Mix), Manoo with Francois A '6 In The Morning', Ben Watt feat. Sananda Maitreya 'A Stronger Man', Justin Martin 'The Sad Piano' (Charles Webster Remix), & Low 'Tonight' (Ben Watt Night Flight Remix). 11 tracks in all from the underground deep house scene. Cardboard digipak. 2004.

Album Details

20 Years in Everything but the Girl, Five Years in Lazy Dog, Now Buzzin' Fly. Ben Watt Presents his Deep House Mix CD, his First Since the Massively Successful Lazy Dog Series, Drawing on the Emergent Talent of his Burgeoning Underground Label, Buzzin' Fly Records and the Spirit of his Recently Opened Roadblocked West London Club, Neighbourhood, Where the Buzzin' Fly Sunday Night Throwdown is Setting the Pace for the New Inspirational Deep House Sound. The 11 Track, 70 Minute CD Includes Four Unreleased Buzzin' Fly Gems, One Exclusive Watt Remix and Six Rare Hand Picked Licenses from the Underground Deep House Scene.

Tiszta forrás (Pure Springs): Hungarian Folk Tunes and Their Arrangements in Works by Bartók and Kodály

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Tiszta forrás (Pure Springs): Hungarian Folk Tunes and Their Arrangements in Works by Bartók and Kodály

Manufacturer: Hungaroton
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00007138S
Release Date: 2002-10-29

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Trash
How Come?
this is the weakest thing jd's done
1-1/2 stars -- Dumb, dry and trashy
Young, Fly & Flashy , Vol 1 by Jermaine Dupri

Young, Fly & Flashy, Vol. 1
Jermaine Dupri
Manufacturer: So So Def Virgin
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0009NCQG4
Release Date: 2005-07-19

Tracks:

I'M HOT - Young Capone f/ Daz & T-Rock
GOTTA GETCHA - Jermaine Dupri
KODAK MOMENT (Remix) - Kavious, Bun B. & Pastor Troy
I THINK THEY LIKE ME (Remix) - Dem Franchise Boyz f/ JD, Da Brat, Bow Wow
SO WHAT - Kato
THROW'D OFF - T.Waters
JUST TO FIGHT - Pastor Troy
GROWN MAN - Miss B f/ Torica
10 TOES - Jermaine Dupri f/ Slim, Daz, J-Kwon, Stat Quo
PUT CHA HANDS UP - KP & Envyi
YOUNG, FLY & FLASHY - Young Capone

Customer Reviews:

Trash.......2006-04-06

I rate this CD 2 stars solely off Bun B's verse on Kodak Moment (RMX). He flows that hard. Everything else: is trash.

This is a very weak CD and the fact that it is CONTENT PROTECTED easily make this CD the worst in my collection. Sad.

How Come?.......2006-03-16

Man, i was a fan of So So Def when it came to Da Brat. Right now, her and Young Capone are the only ones that seem lyrikal to me. Young Capone, he seems like the Lloyd Banks of So So. Evem though i don't like G-Unit, Lloyd Banks is the best there. But back to this, Da brat is really the only one that can stand up in the rap world and be recognized as a tru rapper/emcee. Brat, keep doin what u doin, Capone, switch to Black Wall Street if you wanna be liked.

this is the weakest thing jd's done.......2006-03-09

come on jd you can do better this whole project is awful.

1-1/2 stars -- Dumb, dry and trashy.......2006-02-28

First things first: this compilation shouldn't even be called Jermaine Dupri Presents... because JD is only involved with two songs on here (he stars in "Gotta Getcha", and he produces one other song). Anyway, I'm not exactly sure what possessed him to put together Young, Fly & Flashy Vol. 1; whether he was just thinking about "the way we were", or if he just wanted to showcase some new young talent. Actually, maybe I shouldn't have said the latter, because it looks like JD dug up some of the most UNtalented people ever.

But things aren't very inspiring with the known artists, like when J-Kwon and Daz try to save "10 Toes". And I wonder how long ago that song was made because in it, J-Kwon says he's 17, but that's how old he was when "Tipsy" came out. I don't know WHY JD decided to dig up has-beens KP & Envyi for the dismal "Put Cha Hands Up" (that title even sounds like it came from 1997), and as for "I Think They Like Me", if it's really Dem Franchize Boyz' song, how come they're the only ones in there that can't rap?

Most of the rappers on here are unknowns, but in the end they really aren't WORTH knowing because even JD is a better rapper than they are. Miss B's "Grown Man" suffers from a corny chorus, and T. Waters' "Throw'd Off" is just plain wack. And Cato's lazy "So What" made me say just that. But the album's nadir is the title track, performed by Young Capone, Midnight, Champagne Shawty and C-Dirt. Not only is there lackluster production, but the guys' rapping is so bad that they make Chingy look like Rakim.

The only saving grace to this whole compilation is Bun-B's verse on the otherwise terrible "Kodak Moment". Unlike that title, though, this album isn't anything to remember. If Jermaine ever makes a Young, Fly & Flashy Vol. 2, I'll be the first person not to get it.

Anthony Rupert

Young, Fly & Flashy , Vol 1 by Jermaine Dupri.......2006-01-18

It's been nine years since So So Def CEO (and now Virgin Records' President of Black Music) Jermaine Dupri released the label's gold-certified compilation So So Def Bass All Stars, Vol. 1. Since then he has steered the careers of rappers Da Brat and Bow Wow as well as releasing three other compilations showcasing the diversity and talent among the South. In the past, all of Dupri's compilations have been launching pads for regional artists as well as critically-acclaimed albums. Not so with his latest effort, Young, Fly & Flashy Vol.1 (So So Def/Virgin). A poor attempt at showcasing the newest So So Def signees, the album falls short of providing a taste of how innovative and dope Southern Hip-Hop can be. Instead we are given a project full of lackluster tracks, recycled concepts and artists whose passion is just not enough to set them a part from the popular players of today's burgeoning Southern rap scene.

Newcomers Young Capone and The Kid Slim fail to impress on tracks like "I'm Hot" and the tedious "10 Toes". With talented artists like Boyz N Da Hood and Slim Thug repping heavily for the South, competition is too fierce for Dupri's newest draft picks to deliver with no originality. Party joints like "Gotta Getcha", which is too short to be enjoyed, and KP and Envyi's "Put Cha Hands Up" are both mediocre attempts at club-friendly radio songs. "Put Cha Hands Up" just does not get the party started the same way the duo's 1997 hit "Shorty Swing My Way" did. And what could have been a hot ode to exotic dancers if it was just a little longer ("Gotta Getcha"), clocks in at less than three minutes.

But Southern enthusiasts don't fret; all is not lost on this LP and there are a few tracks worth checking for. "Kodak Moment" is authentic down-South rider music featuring Kavious, Pastor Troy and UGK's Bun B. The addictive "I Think They Like Me" (Remix) is made for stuntin' in your ride and worth a listen just to hear Da Brat's scene-stealing bars. ATL veteran Pastor Troy shines again on "Just to Fight", which is reminiscent of his classics "No More Play in GA" and "I Declare War." Another heater, "Throw'd Off" featuring T. Waters is a catchy party joint guaranteed to have heads nodding in the club although the Asian-influenced track sounds similar to the Terror Squad's 2004 hit "Lean Back".

Staying true to today's formulaic topics (bling, pimping and the streets) combined with a lack of originality, Young, Fly and Flashy Vol. 1 could not have been more appropriately-titled. The album does little to give a true glimpse of the potential these newcomers possess, nor does it highlight the musical creativity and hit-making ability Jermaine Dupri is known and celebrated for.

Diggin' in the Crate: Special Sampling, Vol. 2

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Diggin' in the Crate: Special Sampling, Vol. 2
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Hi & Fly
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Diggin' in the Crate: Special Sampling, Vol. 1

ASIN: B000EMF9IW
Release Date: 2006-07-18

Tracks:

Boogie
Your Dad Was a Good Cop - Janette Mason
Good Articulation
Oats and Barley
Dad's Peregrinator
Tropic Breeze
Dog Eat Dog - Max Harris
Viva
MI5 Theme
Creme de Menthe
Blue Funk
Foxey Lady - Laurie Holloway
Planter's Punch
White Lady
Funky Soul Thing - Ken Woodman
JW Special Vocal - Graham Lyons
Bowl of Soul - Tom Watt
Forge Ahead Vocal - Graham Lyons
Bidin Times
Superfunc
Whisky Sour
Crushed Ice
Pokusa

Product Description

Boogie - Malinwsko Jacek
Your Dad Was A Good Cop
Good Articulation - Midas Touch
Oats And Barley - Threshold
That's Perigrinator
Tropic Breeze - Fonteyn Sam
Dog Eat Dog - Max Harris
Viva
MI5 "Theme" - Jerzy Matuszkiewicz
Cr?®me De Menthe - Klimonda Tadeuz
Blue Funk - Midas Touch
Foxy Lady - Holloway Laurie
Planter's Punch - Gorny Zbigniew
White Lady - Gorny Zbigniew
Funky Soul Thing - Woodman Ken
JW Special Vocal - Lyons Graham
A Bowl Of Soul - Watt Tom
Forge Ahead Vocal
Bidin Times
Super Func - Gorny Zeigniew
Whisky Sour - Poplaswki Janusz
Crushed Ice - Poplaswki Janusz
Pokusa - Alexander Maliszewski

Format: VHS

Music Review:

Music Review

music review