CD Of The Week: Alphabeat - This Is Alphabeat

Alphabeat - This Is Alphabeat is the CD WOW! album of the week.

If you have heard their hit single 'Fascination' you could be forgiven in thinking that this debut album from the five piece Danish popsters has come right from the studios of Disney, a soundtrack to High School Musical.
However there is more to this album than meets the eye, or in this case ears! In a way this album heralds the return of pure Pop Music to the charts.

The band take great pleasure in honing in on their numerous and diverse musical talents, ranging from New Kids On The Block through the B-52's and on to S-Club 7, the hits just keep on coming, be they rollicking disco pop romps like 'Go Go' and 'Boyfriend' with it's touch of early Madonna, the Erasure style electro pop of 'Touch Me Touching You', the message of caution in 'Rubber Boots' or the more ballad style songs like 'What Is Happening' they are not a one horse outfit! This album even features a cover of PiL's Public Image!

When you learn that they have the same UK Management team as Mika who catapulted to the top of the charts last year it all starts to make sense.

With ten pure pop songs, any of which could be a hit single in it's own right, this album has Pop quality but the modern appeal so needed to break into the charts and stay there. So, whether you are a younger listener who discovered music a few years ago through artists like Busted or Avril Lavigne, or an older fan of bands like ABBA and love to have a dance at the family disco's and have been looking for something new for the last umpteen years, this is the album for you. You won't have a problem dancing to this one, no sir!

With an album this uniquely crafted Alphabeat are on to a winner - it's their first greatest hits album and that's no joke!

Also comes as This Is Alphabeat - 2-CD Special Edition with the following tracks on the bonus CD:

1. Boyfriend (Danish Version)
2. Into The Jungle (Danish Version)
3. A Message (B-side)
4. Fascination (Live at Vega – CPH)
5. Go-Go (Live at Vega – CPH)
6. Boyfriend (Napster Live Session)
7. Fantastic 6 (Radioclit Remix)
8. 10.000 Nights (Frankmusik Remix)
9. Fascination (The Count & Sinden Remix)
10. Fantastic 6 (Muzzle Flash Remix)
11. 10.000 Nights (Brodinski and Yuksek Remix)