Arabesque


LIST OF ALBUM REVIEWS:

Arabesque (1978)
Arabesque II (1979)
Arabesque III (1980)
Arabesque IV (1980)
Arabesque V (1981)
Arabesque VI (1982)
Arabesque VII (1982)

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Brief album summaries:


Arabesque (1978)

Dude! Check out this groudbreakingly groundbreaking band strut out all their Europop glory and sing the world's dumbest song EVER about a monkey ... and I'd imagine that it must be up against some pretty STIFF competition.

Overall Album Score: 4.0 out of 10

Average Song Score: 4.9
Album Tilt: 3.5
Artist Tilt: 3.5

Link to the full review:
Hello, Mister "Please Rip Out My Brain Immediately, Because I'm Going Insane"


Arabesque II (1979)

If, by any chance, you're looking for an excuse to commit suicide, this is it.

Overall Album Score: 2.6 out of 10

Average Song Score: 3.4
Album Tilt: 2.5
Artist Tilt: 2.0

Link to the full review:
HEEEEEEEEY! ...


Arabesque III (1980)

This probably won't inspire you to pick up the toaster oven and commit suicide, but this is still rather sad just the same. This is more cheesy Europoop.

Overall Album Score: 4.0 out of 10

Average Song Score: 4.6
Album Tilt: 4.0
Artist Tilt: 3.5

Link to the full review:
Nope. The Third's Not the Charm


Arabesque IV (1980)

Announcement to the world: Pigs can fly. This is nearly listenable.

Overall Album Score: 5.1 out of 10

Average Song Score: 5.9
Album Tilt: 5.0
Artist Tilt: 4.5

Link to the full review:
Arabesque's Golden Nugget of Poo


Arabesque V (1981)

Reason #5 why we should have nuked Germany in '45.

Overall Album Score: 4.9 out of 10

Average Song Score: 5.6
Album Tilt: 4.5
Artist Tilt: 4.5

Link to the full review:
Arabesque Veeeeeee


Arabesque VI (1982)

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

Overall Album Score: 3.5 out of 10

Average Song Score: 3.9
Album Tilt: 3.5
Artist Tilt: 3.0

Link to the full review:
Jus' Wishin' I Was Swedish


Arabesque VII (1982)

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Overall Album Score: 5.0 out of 10

Average Song Score: 5.4
Album Tilt: 5.0
Artist Tilt: 4.5

Link to the full review:
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CRETU33@YAHOO.COM (CRETU33) received Oct. 27, 2004

I just HAD to email you to tell you that your review of the 4 Arabesque had me laughing out loud quite a number of times. Your turn of phrase nailed me consistently (not an easy feat). I had to rush to my collection and walk through each track with your comments. IF YOU LIKE, I can send you Arabesque 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 as well as 'Radio Arabesque', 'Fancy Concert', and some singles remixes!! I'm a huge Sandra fan so naturally I sought out her earlier (pre Cretu) work. But I've only now managed to sit down and listen to them even tho' I've had them many years - they were just so awful on first playback that I relegated them to my 'historical' collection.

Don Ignacio Responds: Thanks! I'm glad that you enjoyed them! Don't worry about sending me those other Arabesque albums, because I already have them. (I even have Radio Arabesque, if you can believe it. I won't be reviewing that, though, considering it's just a goofy compilation.)


mtfc2005@msn.com (DIMITRI) received Nov. 7, 2005

All ARABEASUE albums is very goog! This is one of the best girls band beginning of 80. And ARABESQUE WAS THE BEST GERMAN group in JAPAN for example; Of course PRETT WOMAN SANDRA was singer in ARABESQUE. EVERYONE HAVE HIS OWN TASTE OF MUSIC. FOR ME AND FOR MILLION PEOPLE ARABESQUE is one of the best group in the world


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