Happy Nation - Ace of Base

I was surprised to see another review giving this just one satr, it is perhaps not their strongest album but I feel it warrants more than a one star grade. Here is why. Who Are They: This was the debut release for Swedish foursome Ace Of Base. Jonas, Linn, Jenny and Ulf make up the group. Jenny and Linn sing and the two blokes write the music, a bit like Abba. On This Album: The number one single 'All That She Wants' is the best track but there are some hidden delights. I always rated 'Wheel Of Fortune' which is an upbeat catchy number with a sad little chorus to it. 'Living In Danger' is quite stirring too, with some harsh ...  Read the complete review

Tidying the cd cupboard up I found this hiding at the back so I thought I'd give it a listen because sometimes these unplayed ones are better than you remember ...... but sometimes they're not; this is definately as dull as I remembered. The musical style is dancy europop with an occaisional nod to dub such as the single "all that she wants". This single is the highlight of the album as it's different rythmn at least kept me awake. The other songs all seem to blend into one another with no attempt at a tune and little attempt at rythmn changes all played on tinny synthesers with crap electronic drumbeats. The 2 girl vocalists have ok ...  Read the complete review