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I TELL YOU I WAS SHOCKED!!

M. Bowman | Los Angeles | 05/11/1999

(3 out of 5 stars)

"Important information you should know before ordering this cd single. Firstly, the "Enola Gay" Sash remix is not the same as the one on the vinyl remix album released at the same time. Important differences include -- playing time. The cd remix runs at 4.04, while the vinyl mix runs more smoothly at 6.11. The worst thing about the cd remix is the hideous addition of narration at the beginning and end of the song to tell all the idiots out there what the song is about, ruining the integrity of the song!! The next cd remix is "Souvenir" by Moby which was not included on the vinyl edition at all. This version blows all the vinyl mixes away! It is the best track on the cd. Running time is 4.41 with piano intro and drum outro. Vinyl mixes are 7am version at 6.47, and Me & Us Mix at 11.34. Finally the only track repeated on both the cd and vinyl is the boring Micronauts mix of "Electricity", sounding like a cross between Yello and Kraftwerk (on a really bad day). Running time is a very long 8.44. Extra vinyl remixes are the Hard House Version at 5.47, and Apollo XI/@440 Northern Electronic Soul Remix at 6.15. Overall not bad, but I'm still shocked by that awful narration in Enola Gay. Lets hope they'll release the other vinyl versions on cd as well."

Track 2 "Souvenir" is great

thuot@nv2.cc.va.us | Virginia, USA | 03/08/1999

(4 out of 5 stars)

"The song "Souvenir" should be a love theme in a major motion picture about love and war. The intro of nostalgic virtuosic piano playing is romantic and is the best I ever heard. The violin playing is sweet and sad; it remind me of a lost love. The song is that great and deserve much more playing time on the radio stations. "Electricity" in track 3 is the worst remix and is not musical. Track 1 "Enola Gay" is a memorable remix because of the information from the "narrator"; it has a disco and upbeat sound to it."