Music Review - Addicted to Music by ATB

Interesting and different
Isn't every "dance" song these days nothing but computer-generated bass thumpety-thumps of headache-inducing boredom with two or three synthesizer cords copy\pasted on top? ATB's Addicted to Music album has plenty of the above weaved through it, but it's generally composed and unique enough to be interesting to listen to. "I Love The DJ" starts the album out in the stereotypical thumpety-thump fashion that you would expect an album of this genre to have, although it is restrained and toned down by some female vocals. The same applies for "I Don't Wanna Stop". "Everything Is Wrong" is a nice little slow tune. For some reason it sounds like a soundtrack piece for one the latest James Bond movies. (I don't know if that's good or bad.) "Long Way Home" is a very popish track with a Kylie Minogue-like background beat. "We Belong" with the chorus "I never thought I'd find what I was looking find. I never thought I'd find the place I would belong." is a surprisingly mold breaking tune that you can actually slow-dance to. "I Will Not Forget" and "Do You Love Me" get back into the cookie-cutter thumpety-thump world again while "Break My Heart" returns to a style reminiscent of 4 Strings or Ian Van Dahl. "Trilogy" is a surprising little piano piece that's very nice. The female vocals on the album don't stand apart as being exceptional, but they match the music and mood well. There's a great jewel of a hidden track after Cabana Moon. I'm guessing it's called "Ruby". It adds yet another twist to the album as being more of a pop/rock, dare I say, ballad. All in all, this album is interesting-enough to deserve 4 stars.

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