Search - E-Type :: Last Man Standing

E-Type's Pure Euro

Michael | San Diego, California USA | 01/28/2002

(5 out of 5 stars)

"E-Type has long been the "king" of Euro-pop. With each consecutive album, he has shown an unashamed love for simple pop melodies. Even though he has tried many different kinds of sounds (hard rock, dance, techno, ballads), he always ends up back in the Euro-pop genre. With his 1998 album, "Last Man Standing", he once again brings us a collection of tracks that range from fast to slow, but always manages to capture that innocent, melodious feel of Swedish pop. Several tracks here are produced by Max Martin who is well-known stateside as the European writer/producer of big hits by Britney Spears, Backstreet Boys and N*Sync. E-Type has emerged from the Swede powerhouse of Cheiron Studios in Stockholm with an album that satisfies the most intense pop craving. "Last Man Standing" is a solid effort from Martin Eriksson a.k.a. E-Type. The real outstanding track on this record is ANGELS CRYING(#2). It is the very first E-Type song I had ever heard, and it is the most perfectly crafted dance song I have heard in a while. The piano opening, along with the strong vocals of Nana, gives way to a memorable tune that is the best of E-Type. Once you hear this one, you just can't shake it. There is also an equally unforgetable video for ANGELS CRYING somewhere out there. HERE I GO AGAIN(#3)is another track that displays E-Type's fondness for male/female vocals accompanied by synth sounds and dance beats. Another great song is PRINCESS OF EGYPT(#4). With a Middle Eastern-derived sound, this song is less dance and more pop. However, it is upbeat and catchy enough to appeal to even the most hardened dance enthusiast. With HOLD YOUR HORSES(#5), E-Type brings us another familiar sounding track with Nana's vocals and dance feel. It is a weaker song, but the beats keep me coming back to it for more. I'M FLYING(#6), I'LL FIND A WAY(#10) and SO FAR AWAY(#11)are more of the same....totally danceable and unforgettable. Normally on a dance album, I hate ballads. However, E-Type's uncanny ability to find the catchiness in life translates to his music. WALK AWAY(#9)is perhaps the best of the ballads. It resembles the sound of a Backstreet Boys track in it's slow, foot-tapping melody. The only song on the album that honestly has no place here is ANGELS COUNTRY(#12). It is, pointless enough, a country version of the album's best track, ANGELS CRYING. I have learned, though, in my long career of being a music fan, that even the best albums are entitled to make a mistake here and there. "Last Man Standing" is the best example of a complete Euro-trash record. Awesome stuff!"

Great album!

Michael | 01/02/2001

(5 out of 5 stars)

"This album is GREAT!It includes the song "Angels crying",a beautiful song in eurodance-style,"Here I go again",a song in the same style as "Angels crying",and "Princess of Egypt",with great "egyptian" background music. It also includes two romantic tracks,"Walk away" and "I'll always be around".I think this cd is E-type's BEST!"

Not everything is good, but if it is, it is really good

the eurodance lover | Grenoble (France) | 05/18/2005

(4 out of 5 stars)

"OK, let's admit it : tracks 1, 8, 9, 12 and 13 are bad, if not horrible. Track 1 is a horrible intro (it was 1999 right ?), same for track 13 (the outro). Tracks 8 and 9 are boring ballads which have nothing to do on a dance CD, and track 12 is an awful country (!!!) version of track 2. BUT... the rest is a-w-e-s-o-m-e stuff, and I could listen to these tracks for a long time. Some nice eurodance tracks here are tracks 2, 3, 5, 6, 10, 11, well half of the album is good eurodance. Track 3 is my favourite here. It is one of the best dance tracks of the year 1999 without a doubt. Then we have other nice tracks, slower ones but not ballads, these are tracks 4 (my 3rd favourite after tracks 3 and 2) and track 7. These 2 are sort of euro-pop, a bit similar to Ace Of Base, track 4 has even been compared to "Coco Jamboo" by Mr. President but I can tell you it has nothing to have with this one.



Well, if we sum up, 8 out of 13 tracks are really good. These 8 tracks are worth it. If you like eurodance music, this is recommended, as well as the first E-Type album "Made In Sweden" (which is my personal favourite from him)."