"i am a big fan of louie devito and have most of his cds, nyc 1-6, dance factory 1-2, trance sessions, ultra dance 4, ect, and kept waiting for this cd to come out. i love most of his cds and thought this would be a great cd. his last few cds werent that great, like dance divas and df2 so i hoped this one would bring him back up to par...i was wrong. disc one is full of songs that are on just about every dance compilation that just came out and disc 2 is full of tracks from his old cds. the tracks on disc 1, the main floor, have a little bit of a housey feel and some of them arent too bad, but overall they are horrible. as for disc 2, i wouldve liked this cd 3 or 4 years ago, thats how old most of the tracks are, some older. if you are into trance or vocal dont buy this cd. if u are into house, the tracks are pretty bad, but hey, if u like old anthems, buy the mix for disc 2. im giving 2 stars just because louie used to make good cds and hes good live. i recommend you buy dj tiesto nyana for a good 2 disc set"
Eardrums are terrible things to waste
R. J. Romero | Seattle, WA | 04/05/2004
(1 out of 5 stars)
"Louie DeVito releases his sixth installment in a dying franchise. What once was a series that hooked curious new listeners into dance/club/techno music and its subculture has devolved into a franchise that unrelentingly pushes out the worst musical garbage that mainstream dance-pop has to offer. NYCUP 6 continues in this tradition, serving up an awful regurgitation of played-out tunes, otherwise forgettable anthems, and just plain bad dance music. The only decent song in this otherwise bland collection would be Insomnia by Faithless, but even that track is over five years old and its novelty has worn off...."
Take some advice...
Chris Filipee | Los Angelous | 01/13/2004
(2 out of 5 stars)
"Instead of releasing a new album every so many months, why don't you just wait for a bunch of good techno songs and then release an album with those? For instance get a little DJ Sammy, Iva Van Dahl, Lasgo & Sarina Paris and make a collection of those songs instead of flooding them with horrible excuses for songs.The album however has one of the greatest songs ever made, "Something Happened on the Way to Heaven" by Deborah Cox which is worth the price of the CD alone. But I recommend that you get Cox's remix album instead because it also has "Nobody's Supposed to Be Here", "Mr. Lonely" & "Absolutely Not" all of which were #1 dance singles, just as "...Heaven" was."
Devito's Baaack!
Shauna | Rockaway, NJ United States | 12/29/2003
(3 out of 5 stars)
"This is similiar to the other NYC Underground Cds. Some of the songs may be a little played out by now...you've heard them many times at clubs/bars, but most are worth having. E-Samba, Serenity & I'd Say Yes are AMAZING. The second Cd (older mixes & anthems) is a nice bonus. Who doesn't love Ectasy & Ride The Trip??? If you have any of the other NYCs you might as well pick this one up too!"
It's Okay, But I'm Getting Concerned
The Spastic Fantastic Mighty House | Waltham, Massachusetts, United States, Planet Eart | 11/28/2003
(3 out of 5 stars)
"Louie Devito is best known for his NYC Underground Party series and he's just released volume six. His past two albums "Dance Factory Level Two" and "Ultra Dance 04" are great, but his NYCUP series is kind of slipping. He hit it big with volumes three and four and volume five got some credit. Now there's a pattern forming in his NYCUP series and I don't think I like it. Usually I listen to it for myself before I buy it, but I only bought this because I went to get it signed by him and he's a better DJ than this.
NYC Underground Party Volume Six is divided into two different discs. Disc one is called "Main Floor" which has new songs and disc two is called "Anthems" which has club classics. I'm honestly glad for disc two because there's songs I'm at least used to.
"Main Floor" has songs like "How Did You Know" by Kurtis Mantronik, "E-Samba" by Junior Jack, "Alert" by Antoine Clamaran, "My Time" by Dutch with Crystal Waters, "Hollywood" by BBE, "Let's Get Ill" by P. Diddy, and others. I first heard "My Time" on the radio and was overjoyed, but now that I have the song, it's odd how I'm not proud. "Hollywood" was pretty repetitive. And what was it with "Airport" by Armani &
Ghost? "Airport" must have the easiest composition ever. Also, Yomanda's "You're Free" is an rip-off of Ultra Nate. "Main Floor" ain't all bad. I like "I Engineer" by 2 DJs and One, "How Did You Know", "Alert", and I still like "My Time".
"Anthems" has club classics like "Ecstasy" and "Take Your Shirts Off" by Johnny Vicious, "Do It Again" by Razor 'N' Guido, "Meet Her At The Love Parade" by Hana, "Why Don't You Dance With Me" by Future Breeze and others. Razor N' Guido were awesome when they released "Do It Again". That was one of my Worcester Ice Cats* anthems back in 2000 (I don't know why). I've heard Da Hool's version of "MHATLP" but not Hana's. It sounds like the only two instruments playing are a drum machine and a Gameboy. I remember "Fright Train" by Robbie Tronco. I used that song in a prank once. It was funny. And Faithless' "Insomnia" is in it as well, and I remember all the lyrics from the default version of "Insomnia" (every lyric from the original).
If this slump continues, I might by only two more albums in the NYCUP series if volumes seven and eight are ever to be released. His other albums (Dance Factory, Ultra Dance, etc.) are doing alright.
*a hockey team in the AHL (Ameriacn Hockey League)"
Track Listings (16) - Disc #1