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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.
Recorded at Rastednorreen Mobile Studios Molle, Sweden Rasted Norreen Mobile Studios, Somerset UK; Polar Studios, Stockhohm, Sweden from January to November 1999.
Engineers include: Stig Kreutzfeldt, Stefan Bowman.
Personnel: Lene Grawford Nystrom (vocals, background vocals); René Dif (vocals); Ole Kibsgaard (guitar); Stockholm Session Orchestra (strings); Peter Ljung (piano); Nana Hedin, Jean-Paul Wall, Soren Rasted (background vocals).
Audio Mixers: Bernard Löhr; Henderson & Bindman; Aqua.
Recording information: Polar STudios, Stockholm, Swede Heaven; Rastednorreen Mobile Studio, Mo.
Photographer: Martin Juul.
Arrangers: Claus Norreen; Soren Rasted.
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).
Enhanced CD
This is an Enhanced CD, which contains both regular audio tracks and multimedia computer files.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..." Aquarius Music | List Price | $13.95 (You save $1.36) | | Category | Rock Albums, R&B CDs, Pop, Dance, Electronica, Rock/Pop, Enhanced CD | | Label | MCA | | Orig Year | 2000 | | All Time Sales Rank |  22055  | | CD Universe Part number | 1104785 | | Catalog number | 157305 | | Discs | 1 | | Release Date | Mar 21, 2000 | | Studio/Live | Studio | | Mono/Stereo | Stereo | | Producer | Claus Noreen; Soren Rasted | | Recording Time | 4 minutes | | Personnel | Claus Noreen
Lene Grawford Nystrom - vocals, background vocals
Rene Dif
Soren Rasted - background vocals
Also: Peter Ljung, Anders Oland, CMN, Jean Paul Wall, Jorgen Larsen, Nana Hadin, Ole Kibsgaard, Stockhold Session Orchestra | | Additional Info | Enhanced CD |
Aquarius Music Review Average Rating: (4 out of 5 stars)   List All Reviews aqua aquarius
i enjoyed this album very much, the songs were all written by members of the band and were very grown up compared to songs that have been released into the charts,a nice album for young and old "listen and enjoy"
Submitted by helenhphipps (west midlands england) 
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Aqua Rocks
ME and my friends love old Aqua and new in Empoia Kansas
Submitted by Not avalible (Emporia K.s)
Was This Review Helpful? Yes No Great CD. Under-rated in America.
I think Aqua is one of the most fun music groups ever! I don't think people understand their style; especially in America. It's a Bubble-Gum-Euro-Pop band and have a happy upbeat style. I think howver, this is not as good as the first but is a close second. Definately worth the $. Keep it up Aqua!
Submitted by coreyperrine20 (Provo, UT)
Was This Review Helpful? Yes No  The starving artists have lost their drive
Unfortunately, this follow-up to the totally inspired first album looks and is just an attempt to ride on the sounds created on the first album. I think they were so driven when they made the first album that with the quintuple platinum success, they said, "Hey, we made it and we have everything we want now, and we don't want to work that hard again". It really misses the mark, even if you try to listen to it as a "Progression" of their sound. They just don't seem to care anymore. Truly a shame, because their first album is one of my all-time great favorites and I still can listen to it all day.
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I love it!!!
I love this CD!! Both albums are great! It's very catchy and uplifting!
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