Wednesday 4 July 2012

2 Unlimited 'Maximum Overdrive'

Chart Peak: 15

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The Dutch twosome have had 7 consecutive British hit singles in the last 2 years... Their latest, 'Maximum Overdrive', is due for release on 8th November '93.
And from a relatively big Eurodance act to the undoubted superstars of the genre, and by far Britain's favourite album act in the form. Unfortunately, whilst the fact that they were releasing a fourth single off their second LP is something of an achievement, this song does have "fourth release" written all over it. In fact, the title is probably more apt than they realised, since an overdrive in engineering terms is a gear in a vehicle's transmission that allows it to cruise along with minimum effort, and this record feels like they're going through the motions. Throughout there are moments that recall other 2Unlimited tracks, but this only heightens the sense that it'd be more fun listening to them than this. Even the video looks cheap and half-baked, with early-Star-Trek-esque camera shaking.

Also appearing on: Now 20, 21, 24, 25, 27, 28

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