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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
2 Hats, 4 Aug 2005
I am going to have to write this review fro 2 different perspectives. Firstly as a music lover of most genres and particularly dance then this is a smashing album. The are a huge number of classic tracks on the 3 cd's which bring a smile to your face when you think of the first time you heard them in a club. Tunes long since forgotten. It also neatly covers dance music as opposed to trance music or handbag or piano or any of the other many sub-catagories that electronic music has sadly been broken up into over the years so there is something for everyone on this. Yes if you're looking for a genre specific 'classics' album you'll be disappointed but if you like your dance as a whole you could be onto something.The other perspective I want to wrtie from is as a DJ and yes from here it is a bit disappointing. Bland mixes, clearly computer blended as opposed to hand-crafted. Yes, if you want an example of a beautifully crafted mix or you want to demonstrate to someone what is meant by set building then get the original Renaissance Mix by Sasha & Digweed (the real one preferably, complete with the M-People tracks but the re-release will do) or Coldcut's 70 Minutes of Madness. But then I don't think this is the idea with this CD and the shear volume of good tracks make this a good buy.
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20 of 21 people found the following review helpful:
Correct Tracklisting!, 5 Aug 2005
This is quite a well thought out album representng all that is good about the mighty Renaissance's past!I noticed that the Amazon UK tracklist differs to the songs on my album... Renaissance: The Classics Tracklist
CD 1
01. Kariya - Let Me Love You for Tonight
02. Ralphie Rosario - You Used to Hold Me
03. Raze - Brake for Love (Original Mix)
04. Kym Sims - Too blind to See It
05. Ce Ce Peniston - Finally
06. Last Rhythm - Last Rhythm
07. Masters at Work ft. India - I Can't Get No Sleep
08. Robin S - Show Me
09. Xpansions - Move Your Body
10. Sandy B - Make The World Go Round
11. Ten City Thatt's The Way Love Is ten
12. Shawn Christopher - Don't Lose The Magic (Morales Mix & Dub)
13. Brand New Heavies - Back to Love (Graeme Park Mix)
14. Taiko - Echo Drop (Dub)
15. The Sounds of Blackness - The Pressure (CJ Mackintosh Remix)
16. Secret Life - As Always CD 2
01. Collapse - My Love (Ambient Mix)
02. Alison Limerick - Where Love Lives (Come On In)
03. A Guy Called Gerald - Voodoo Ray
04. FBI Project - Everybody (All Over The World)
05. Black Box - Ride on Time
06. Inner City - Good Life (Magic Juan Mix)
07. M People - How Can I Love You More (Sasha mix)
08. Joe Smooth - Promised Land
09. Brothers Love Dubs - The Mighty Ming
10. Gat Décor - Passion
11. Grace - Not Over Yet (Perfecto Mix)
12. More Kante - Yeke Yeke (Hardfloor Mix)
13. The Future Sound of London - Papua New Guinea
14. Moby - Go
15. Age of Love - Age of Love
16. Robert Miles - Children CD 3
01. Dennis Edwards - Don't Look Any Further
02. Soul II Soul - Keep on Moving (Club Mix)
03. Beats International - Dub Be Good to Me
04. Depeche Mode - Useless (Kruder and Dorfmeister Mix)
05. Zoe - Sunshine on A Rainy Day
06. The Orb - Little Fluffy Clouds (Original Mix)
07. BBG - Snappiness
08. Leftfield - Release the Pressure
09. Electribe 101 - Talking with Myself (Canny Remix)
10. Incognito - Always There (Club Mix)
11. Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam - Let The Beat Hit Em'
12. C+C Music Factory - Everybody Dance Now
13. Patti Day - Right Before My Eyes
14. Sueno Latino - Sueno Latino
15. 808 State - Pacific State
16. Sabres of Paradise - Smokebelch II (Beatless Mix)
17. Lamb - Gorecki
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
Superb -Takes you Back to the heady Days, 2 Dec 2005
By A Customer
Three CD's of superb tunes - some old favourites, a lot of classics and a few cheeky popuar tunes thrown in for good measure. This an album that doesn't try to take itself too seriously by claiming to be "the album of classics" -there are too many to get on one box set - but offers up everything it says on the tin -a collection of Renaissance Classics. A renaissance night is unique experience and this is classics according to the renaissance experience and i think its absolutely perfect. Just right. With tunes like Last Rhythm and Gat Decor - Passion, this is an album if you were a serious clubber, a halfway clubber or an occasional clubber. It fits for everyone. And for the person with the review that says its obviously computer mixed, do you seriously think that DJ's mix CD's for retails nowadays without using software? I don't think so.....
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
good but beware, 28 Jul 2005
By A Customer
the songs are great but be warned that the track listing on Amazon is wrong. I bought the cd for some particular songs - most of which aren't on it!
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
Dance Til You Wear Your Slippers Out!, 25 Jul 2005
This is the perfect album for playing in the car or while you are getting ready for a night out. Some of the mixes are superb such as Brand New Heavies, Inner City and 808 State being among my favourites. I was surprised to see Ten City and Depeche Mode on the album but they really do blend in well with the other tracks. For me, there isn't a duff tune on here. I only got my copy at the weekend and have played it continually. Yep, this album is worth splashing your pocket money on. 10 out of 10.
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11 of 17 people found the following review helpful:
Not the best!, 5 Aug 2005
By A Customer
I bought this album from seeing an advert on the T.V. Most of the songs they played i knew and liked. I was expecting to hear more classic old style 90's songs and thought at last i had found a complimation i was looking for. It wasn't unusual for me to read a back of a cd cover and not know many on the list as alot of hits on this sort of thing are one-offs. But this time i really had no idea even when listening to all 3 cds. In the end it all sounded the same and became boring, perhaps good background music when socialising but thats all. There were no other songs/tunes i knew that were not on the advert so very disapointing.
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6 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
Good but could be better, 10 Aug 2005
By A Customer
The selection of songs on the Renaissance album is very good. But there are some new mixes and songs i don't know. I prefer my 1997 Dance Tip - a decade of dance, which all the classics in their original mix. Still.... i would buy this album, if i did not have Dance Tip already.
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4 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
Less than I expected, but pleasing in the middle, 13 Sep 2005
With an album seemingly based firmly early-90's, not impressed. CD1 was pants. As was CD2, including tracks like M People - How can I love you more?. HmmmUntil about half way through, where Gat Décor-Passion, Grace-Not over yet, Mory Kante-Yeke yeke, FSOL-Papua New Guinea, Moby-Go, The Age of Love-Age of Love and Robert Miles-Children all produce what can only be described as mixing excellence; a refreshing break from what was a very mediocre and stop-motion mixed collection, feeling more like one single following another, rather than one track being mixed into another. The last disc was more enlightened, with the mixing style settling down to an easier to digest sliding. Some nice tracks, but a good few which get annoying. My preference is to tunes such as FSOL-Papua New Guinea, so I was not too pleased with offerings like Robin S-Show Me Love.
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4 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
Neither Renaissance, nor Classic, 28 Jul 2005
Having been there from Renaissance's conception over ten years ago, new album releases from one of the world's greatest, slickest and most decadent club nights have been eagerly awaited and, with a couple of blips along the way, notably the original three disc Renaissance Ibiza and Renaissance Anthems, each release has been utterly fantastic.Not content with material mixed by renowned artists such as Sasha, Digweed or Fathers of Sound, Renaissance have a habit of bringing newer and sharper DJs to the fore, all different and, dare I say, perhaps more cutting edge, but undoubtably with the Renaissance sound. So, Renaissance and some of the classic tracks from five to ten years ago; sounds like a winning combination? Unfortunately, no. I can't describe how disappointing this album was; words simply evade me. A ten year old with no concept of music, let alone mixing, could outgun this album; easily. It's incredible to hear just how such a comprehensive selection of excellent tracks can be made to sound dull, flat and utterly, painfully lifeless. That's not to say you should go out, buy the album and find out. Instead, invest in the original Renaissance. Got it already? How about pretty much any of the other releases from this club? Indefinitely a better way to spend your hard earned cash since, even if you're an ardent fan, this album is an utter waste of money.
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Could Have been so much more., 20 Jul 2005
This album seemed to have it all, but alas, it does not forfil. I would see if you could listen to a copy of it before you buy it as you may be disappointed. There are a couple of good tunes but they seemed to be hidden behind some truly rotten ones.
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