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Ghettoblaster [Explicit Lyrics]

~ Armand Van Helden
3.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
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Product details

  • Audio CD (7 May 2007)
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Format: Explicit Lyrics
  • Label: Southern Fried
  • ASIN: B000OYC1S6
  • Other Editions: Audio CD
  • Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 22,166 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Track Listings

1. Go Crazy - Helden, Armand Van & Majida
2. Touch Your Toes - Helden, Armand Van & Fat Joe/BL
3. I Want Your Soul - Van Helden, Armand
4. NYC Beat - Van Helden, Armand
5. Playing House - Helden, Armand Van & Kudu
6. This Ain't Hollywood - Helden, Armand Van & Will 'Tha Wiz' Lemay
7. Still In Love - Helden, Armand Van & Karmen
8. Playmate - Helden, Armand Van & Roxy Cottontail/Lacole 'Tigga' Campbell
9. Je T'aime - Helden, Armand Van & Nicole Roux
10. To Be A Freak - Helden, Armand Van & George Llanes
11. All Nite - Helden, Armand Van & La Roka
12. Track Called Jack - Van Helden, Armand

Product Description

Amazon.co.uk Review
"I don't want my music to be intelligent," explains Armand Van Helden. "I like making sex records." Hence, Ghettoblaster, the New York DJ's latest album of pumping beats, hip-house attitude, strobe-lit breakdowns and diva soul power. Van Helden's pretention-free attitude proves to be an unexpected boon, as for the most part, Ghettoblaster neatly skirts the perrenial problems that crop up when DJs turn their hand to artist albums. The few collaborations – mostly with low-key names, although rapper Fat Joe supplies the vocal hook to "Touch Your Toes" – are smooth and inobtrusive, and while there's a fair bit of variety here, Van Helden never succumbs to the urge to pull a slowie. Rather, the likes of "Go Crazy" and "NYC Beat" head straight to the dancefloor, pneumatic 4/4 numbers peppered with cheeky nods to "Planet Rock", "Pump Up The Jam", "Blue Monday", and "Music Sounds Better With You". That's not to say Armand Van Helden isn't without a few tricks of his own though – hear how "I Want Your Soul" cheekily simulates a smooth DJ mix, crossfader drifting from robust electro thud to soulful '80s diva disco. -- Louis Pattison

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars It's retro done right - excellent album, 25 May 2007
By Mr. Stuart Bruce "DonQuibeats" (Bristol, UK) - See all my reviews
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Armand Van Helden has made an openly 'retro' album in which he revives dance music that really deserves the name 'old skool'- late 80s and early 90s Chicago house, NYC house, even rave and acid house. Everybody loves old skool.

It's so focussed on its grooves and proper house sounds that there's less emphasis on the big vocal than there was on his previous album "Nympho". You don't sing along as much with this album. As a result "Ghettoblaster" might contain fewer hit singles, but that doesn't mean it's not as good an album- in fact it's a little bit better.

It flows really well and it doesn't rely so heavily on big samples. Nowadays the "80s revival" is too full of people nicking other people's songs wholesale without thought, Van Helden on this album is recreating the sounds and the energy without having to just depend on the big-name samples, which is a good thing.

If you've heard the singles "Touch Your Toes" or "NYC Beat", they'll give you a good idea of the whole album.

"This Ain't Hollywood" with its full-on rave synth line is one of my favourites, as is the paired-down thumping of "Playmate". Last track "A Track Called Jack" is very reminiscent of Farley 'Jackmaster' Funk. If you've got a "best of Chicago house" CD in your collection you're fond of, then you should really like this.

Contrary to one of the other reviews, the single "My My My '06" is NOT on this album, unless you count the bonus DVD edition which Amazon doesn't stock.

I'm giving this 4 instead of 5 only because the album could have done with one or two more catchy vocals, but you might not agree.
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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Front loaded, 13 May 2007
By Curmudgeon "grantc" (West Australia) - See all my reviews
Surprisingly energetic 80s pastiche with lots of great anthems, mostly in the first half of the lp. The opener Go Crazy, I Want Your Soul and NYC Beat are guaranteed floor fillers, but the fact every track hits like an anthem means the album gets a little tedious over its course. Still, this is happy happy dance music that's more immediately satisfying than the new Groove Armada album.
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1 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Sound Of The Summer, 4 April 2007
Before i start this is not a full review of the album rather a sneak preview.
Ghettoblaster marks a change in direction for AVH towards the more electro and dirtier sounds. Featuring the brilliant remix of MyMyMy with life being breathed back into it
The next track that will no doubt be huge on the dancefloors is NYC Beat, a gritty funky house track which is full of energy and extremely infectious lyrics. Next is the even grittier Touch Your Toes with Fat Joe providing the vocals with again extremely infectious lyrics and probably more at home on the hip-hop dancefloors yet still a really good song
the fourth and final song that i have heard is I Want Your Soul, a more bouncy house record closer to AVH original dance tracks
All these songs i have heard in clubs and getting massive radio time especially from Pete Tong and Judge Jules
If these 4 tracks are anything to go by then this album will be the sound of the summer
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2.0 out of 5 stars Weak
Weak electro plonk from Armand with uninspiring vocals at the forefront.

'Touch Your Toes' and 'This Ain't Hollywood' are the only real winners here.
Published 7 months ago by Daniel Henshaw

2.0 out of 5 stars A poor body of work
I would say this is his weakest album since his first one. This is extremely basic(and not good basic) 80s sounding music with 80s effects. Read more
Published 23 months ago by Tre Mendous

5.0 out of 5 stars Armand Van Helden - Ghettoblaster
Great great album. A return to form as far as i'm concerned.

With he's last album, i had huge anticipation, what with My My My, Hear My Name and Into Your Eyes, but... Read more
Published 24 months ago by C. Allen

5.0 out of 5 stars If you don't like it first time try it again but twice as loud
Not a life changing record so maybe doesn't deserve 5 but it just makes me happy to listen to, I hope it really was made in a week or two so as it sounds. Read more
Published on 20 Jun 2007 by M. T. Belton

4.0 out of 5 stars Armand returns with some nice electro
Even though this genre of electro house music is getting a little rinsed now I was pleasantly suprised by this album, compared to his recent chart efforts this album sounds more... Read more
Published on 26 April 2007 by Johnny Boy

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