MIND CONTROL – Addicted
February 14th, 2010 | Published in Reviews
From a person who listens to almost anything except from opera and sometimes country, it will maybe shock you to hear that I just could not get into this album.
Mind Control’s new album Addicted is anything but a knock out to me. Every song is so similar that sometimes I struggle to tell the difference. I realize that the compilations may have been composed specifically so they will flow seamlessly from track to track, but in my personal opinion I want something to listen to that keeps me interested, not sends me to sleep.
Having said this I have to dutifully add that track 4 on the ‘hooked’ CD – Dancer – did have me tapping my fingers to the rhythm for a little while, but I’m afraid that’s as far as my enthusiasm can go. The last two tracks on CD one: Plane Groovin and Brain Wash, made one of my friends laugh. Though composed by 3 different people, (two on the first and one on the second) I think its remarkable that not one could do something with the track to make me want to say something positive.
I can’t say anything different for CD two. It is yet again jam packed full on mind-numbing music. If I had to pick a favourite track I would say ‘Work it’, but simply on the basis that it reminds me vaguely of another song that I actually think is great.
To conclude DJ/Producers Peter Bailey and Richie Santana claim they set out to “control one’s mind and body with music.” Well I suppose credit is due…. It did control mine for about a minute!