This CD, anchored by two major hits "Sandstorm" and "Feel the Beat", is a perfect example of popular electronic synthesizer produced club music. There are three times and places that this CD is perfect.

First,this is sexual night-club music, with a repetitive driving beat that young'uns will groove to on the nasty sweaty dance floor.

Second, this is good driving music for long highway rides. Just be careful that the beat doesn't influence you to put a little too much pressure on the accelerator. The composition of most of the songs on the CD do not have complex movements, rather they are somewhat directionless, which makes them perfect for driving in boring landscapes. However they also are 'trance-like' so they could make you snooze unless you crank up the volume and roll down the windows and freeze your rear *** as you speed down the highway.

Third, and this is most relevant to an old fellow like me, the CD helps me get up and go when I have to sweep, mop, wash dishes, or fold laundry. It is amazing how the sexual driving-beat night-club music that kids in their 20's convulse to can make old dudes get up and go when there are household chores to get done.

So next time you have to dust the furniture or iron your laundry, put "Before the Storm" into your CD player, crank up the volume, and clean like a maniac!

It took me awhile to let "Sandstorm" grow on me. When I first heard that song I thought it was your stereotypical, cheesy trance song but the more I heard it the more I liked the song. Granted "Sandstorm" is cheesy and offers nothing new to trance junkies like me however it is one of those songs you just can't resist. The female vocals really a nice touch, especially on "Calm Before the Storm" which is one of my favorite songs off the cd. Now while I wouldn't rank Darude up there with say Paul Van Dyk, he certainly can hold his own and he certainly is a lot better than ATB. I certainly in the future he starts drifting away from the cheesy synth beats that gives trance music a bad name 'cause the music has a tendency to start sounding like one long continuous song.

Darude's got a magic touch! Sandstorm sounds still very fresh even thought i've heard it thousand times... And Feel the beat, also a great tune...even better (if that is possible)?. The rest of the album is more typical dream trance techno... like van dyk. But still a solid album, worth checking, definitely. (This is better than van dyk's out there and back, my opinion.)

I went to Europe in October 2000 and Darude was everywhere. His music was played in the best Discos in Budapest and Amsterdam. Even MTV Europe had is videos on all the time. But, what do they know. You've got to listen to this CD to trully appreciate Darude's musical talents. If you like Techno, then you have to add this CD to you collection.

I really love the songs: Sandstorm, Feel The Beat, and Out Of Control. This CD contains a bunch of great remixes. The vocal remixes of 'Out Of Control' are especially great. The remix of 'Feel The Beat' is also really good. 'Sandstorm' is my number 5 favorite song of all time. I was disapointed with it's remixes on this CD. I think Sandstorm is one of those songs where it just shouldn't be remixed. The original version is the best. The reason I give this album 4/5 stars is because some of the songs are very repetitive, but tha's OK. This CD is especially good when your zooming down the highway with your windows down and your system up. 'Out Of Conrtrol' is out of control. It is one of the best club songs i've ever heard. However, it is nothing compared to the high-speed 'Sandstorm.'

I've heard 4 differnt versions of ' Feel the beat,' and they are all good. To bad only 2 versions are on this CD. Buy it.