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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
The Very Best?, 6 Feb 2003
The Euphoria brand has recieved a lot a stick recently, with many complaining that the series has dipped in quality recently. This compilation is designed to bring back the feeling of those early Euphoreias when the series was unchallenged by its competition. However, the compilation is still guilty of the recent accusation that it is too commercial. The inlay claims that the compilation is designed to combine the best tracks featured on Euphoria as well as all those massive anthems that were missed the first time round. Apparently they have gone with the tracks that are still big anthems and bring back those first clubbing memories. The track listings are filled with glaring ommisions, or rather the lack of them. Missing classics include evergreen classic Energy 52: Cafe del Mar, stylised masterpiece System F: Out of the Blue and the massive Nukleuz anthem CRW- I Feel Love to name but a few. In their place are pointless tracks that make most clubbers cringe. Ian van Dahl- Will I is totally pointless, especially considered that Ian van Dahl already has a mention. The second Chicane anthem is dull and boring, and the breakbeat take on Mike Koglin's track sticks out miles from the crowd. CD 2 does trail off badly towards the end. 2002 is particularly neglected, with only the excellent The Theme holding back complete neglection. A minor gripe is that Sister Bliss's club classic is over before it has begun, which is a real shame. Despite a list of bad decisions, Euphoria has always been the cream of the crop and they stil lattract the biggest names to mix their albums. Matt Darey's mixing is superb, with each track expertly blending totally seamlessly without a mid-way mish-mash that grates. He also manages to avoid blowing his own horn for the most part, From Russia With Love being his only track, and it is pretty amazing anyway. When it does it hit the spot, the album does it in style. CD 2 is the better CD, but both have a variety of classics and the best mix is nearly always on show. Thanks to Wippenberg, Castles in the Sky is actually enjoyable rather than pop-slush. Armin van Buuren really hit the nail on the head with Rapture. Suburban Train is still a classic, as is ATB, William Orbit, Faithless (both tracks) and of course Zombie Nation and Darude. There are plenty of others that I don't have room to mention. For me, the highlight of the album was playing Binary Finary for the first time in ages, and hearing that riff spark up again. Genius! Overall, despite an inclination towards more pop based trance, the track listings do have enough variation to appeal to all serious clubbers, as well as people just getting into trance.
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