Because, weirdly, Avicii has opted for a trap/breakbeat sound here. It may come under an unimpressive 4 minutes but it arrives as a welcome and innovative break from the house music. Shame On Me is definitely the most interesting remix on the album. If you wanted a club-friendly, big room sound from this track then you won’t be disappointed. The House of the Rising Sun style organ is gone and replaced with the usual Avicii dance magic. Liar Liar is pretty formulaic as far as club music goes, but it works. This new remix will grow on you, as they say. It’s true, Avicii has one of the best ears for melodies in dance music. The bluesy Kanye West’s Homecoming style piano sounds great among the variety of new synths Bergling deploys here and it’s just euphorically infectious. Although Karen Marie Ørsted’s beautiful vocals may have been undermined with the new pitching, the track still remains as hair-raisingly good.
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Plus that ridiculous, cheesy brass section is now, thankfully gone.ĭear Boy could be considered a fan favourite and this time around, history may repeat itself. However, a surefire bass line quickly kicks in and all hints of its country bluegrass roots disappears. It starts off relatively similar to the original the cutesy country vocals have been pitched up, the acoustic guitar still strums and whines away. Hey Brother is one of the best remixes the album. However, it now packs a very energetic chiptune/guitar solo that gives the track that extra punch. The remix is still a paltry 3 minutes, which I imagine isn’t great for mixing or the dance floor.
For the track sounded like a bizarre 1980s Stadium Rock/EDM hybrid and therefore, I loved it. The aggressive piano and blistering electro lead sounded great with Salem Al Fakir’s vocals, the likes of which Journey or Boston would be happy to lay claim to. You Make Me was a personal favourite of mine. The solo certainly doesn’t compare to the likes of Digital Love for instance basically, the remix would be better without it. It feels hemmed in and unnecessary, in what should be a great club track. But it appears that Bergling can’t help himself, for a guitar solo soon kicks off. Aloe’s vocals soon give way to a syncopated, house reworking of the original hook that truly sounds great. Avicii’s intentions are clear, it’s the dance-floor he wants to dominate this time. The original barn-dance, EDM hybrid may have won the world over but this time we are treated to a thudding kick drum and the usual, plucky synth house keys. The track list remains the same, so Avicii starts with Wake Me Up. Obviously, it hasn’t been as hotly anticipated as the debut but we still have been looking forward to see what the Swede superstar has in store for us. So here we are with the obligatory remix album. Liar Liar, Shame On Me and the fans’ rightful favourite Dear Boy were superb testaments to Bergling’s attention to genres and melodies. Thankfully, the album had much more to offer than a few smash singles. It’s been almost half a year since the release of Avicii’s debut True. Even now we still can’t get enough of Avicii, as we were all very keen to check out his new digs. Wake Me Up became one the best selling singles in recent memory. Hey Brother and Addicted to You was everywhere. Then, suddenly You Make Me was everywhere. Avicii, after taking to the stage in Miami, p*ssed off so many internet trolls after revealing his new sound that it really did seem like it was all over.
You’d be forgiven for thinking we are only just coming down after suffering from ‘ Avicii fever’.