Teen Spirit By A-Teens
Jeffrey | SC USA | 03/04/2001
(5 out of 5 stars)
"Well , Upside Down is one of the best songs on the album. ...To The Music makes me move my body alot. Halfway Around The World is a Song with a good meaning to it. Firefly really shows off Marie and Sara's voice. Sugar Rush is okay but I don't really like it. Rockin' kept me Rockin' all day long. Around The Corner Of Your Eye is a really beautiful song. Slammin Kinda Love is so cool it makes me dance everytime I hear it. All My Love I Think is the worst song on the album. For All That I Am is Kinda boring. That's What (It's All About) in the beginning kinda sounds like It's Gonna Be Me. Morning Light not really that great. Back For More is one of the best songs on the album."
A Bubbling Explosion of Pop
Michael | San Diego, California USA | 01/21/2002
(5 out of 5 stars)
"Probably one of the most perfectly crafted, pre-packaged pop groups ever conceived, Sweden's A*Teens came onto the scene with their danceably fun remakes of ABBA songs. So when their sophomore effort, "Teen Spirit", was released, I had an honest curiosity to find out if their ABBA-cover-free record would be at all worth the hefty import cost. As it turns out, "Teen Spirit" is one of the best pop albums I have ever found. It is intensely enjoyable from beginning to end. The teens (Dhani, Sara, Amit and Marie) are beyond-attractive with voices that perfectly capture the innocent appeal of this music. Recorded in the magical stuidos of Sweden, the A*Teens have a Britney Spears/N*SYNC/Steps/ABBA- type sound that is sweet and sugary, but danceble at the same time. UPSIDE DOWN(#1)is the probably the best-known of their songs after all of the play it has garnered on RadioDisney and moderate chart success in the U.S. It is also one of the best songs on this album. It is a great song that really captures a fun, energetic feeling. HALFWAY AROUND THE WORLD(#3)is another great song. This is a song that reminds me a lot of the group Steps. It is a dance song about being in love with the person you can't be with. All the teens sound great on this track, but what is especially fun is that the often allusive Dhani and Amit have a nice solo part on this one. Plus, the accompanying video is by far the best one from the A*Teens. FOR ALL THAT I AM(#10)is a vintage Max Martin-sounding pop track(Martin is the Swedish mastermind behing acts such as the Backstreet Boys, Britney Spears, Sweden's E-Type, among many others). It is catchy and filled with sugary-sweet lyrics, but has an undeniable addictive quality. Same goes for BACK FOR MORE(#13), the final track. Once you hear it, it won't leave your head....just ignore the silly pointless lyrics. The girls sound amazing, and the beats are bubblegum-sticky-sweet. The track that really stands out among all the other tracks for me, though, is ROCKIN'(#6). I can't explain this song, except to say that it is "rockin'". It will really catch you off-guard as it is different from any of the other songs. It is harder-edged, but still pop-friendly with the all-too familiar sounds of a Swedish production. "Teen Spirit" is a must-have for pop fans. There is a little something on it for everyone who has ever loved this type of music. What is it with Sweden?? There is something incredibly appealing about music written and produced in that country. This album will not disappoint. It is absolutely brilliant and just fun!"
Track Listings (13) - Disc #1