Mixerr Album Reviews #2,393

Vengaboys - Up & Down The Party Album! is the ultimate house album filled with classic party hits and dance floor numbers such as We Like To Party! Up & Down, We’re Going To Ibiza!, Parada de Tettas, To Brazil!, and Superfly Slick Dick. Which was released in 1998. The songs on this album revolve solely on partying and having a good time which is what the Vengaboys are all about. Of course you have the obligatory love ballads, dance floor songs, instrumental songs. and occasional spiritual songs. You’ve got some catchy but repetitive lyrics supported by rhythmic drum patters over futuristic Euro dance sounds. You can hear that old school sound mixed with that new school sound. This album has that platinum electronic sound which is the platinum sound for this album. So make some noise for the Vengaboys!


Up & Down is a repetitive Eurodance song which launched the Vengaboys onto the charts yet again. This song also helped them with reaching international stardom. Up & Down has that 90's era feel and is an absolute banger. This is the only song you can sing without searching for the lyrics. The song is also perfect for a warm-up during exercise. The song is still as fresh today as it was in 1998.

You And Me is a trancelike electronic instrumental track that surely enough make you want to dance. Eurodance meets world music on the song You And Me. The song uses a great mix of trance. The Vengaboys never fail to disappoint audience with their superb instrumental songs as always. The song is still as fresh today as it was back in 1998 and 1999. The song will make you want to party like it was 1999.

Parada De Tettas is the Latin music infused party jam where the Vengaboys use Latin sounds and rhythms. You can obviously tell that from the song title.  La parada de tettas is Portuguese for “parade of titties”.

Get Down is another name for the song Up & Down which is a repetitive Eurodance song which launched the Vengaboys onto the charts yet again. This song also helped them with reaching international stardom. You can feel that upbeat uptempo positive sound as the song plays. Up & Down has that 90's era feel and is an absolute banger. This is the only song you can sing without searching for the lyrics. The song is also perfect for a warm-up during exercise. The song is still as fresh today as it was in 1998.


We Like To Party! is the all time favorite and party hit which took the Vengaboys into international stardom in 1998 as this party hit took the charts by storm on a worldwide level. The song charted into the single digits on Billboard charts all across Europe and the Unites States. The song charted at #2 spot on the Top 25 of the Billboard Hot 100 in the UK and the Ukraine.

The song is a soundtrack of summer. Well at least for some of us. Now some of you might remember the Six Flags commercial with the old man dancing. That Six Flags commercial used Vengaboys - We Like To Party!.

Every 80s kid, 90s kid, and 00s should remember the party hit We Like To Party! If not, then that loud foghorn from that 18 wheeler will refresh you memory. You automatically knew it was time to party when that loud foghorn starts to blare.

If that loud foghorn from that 18 wheeler doesn’t refresh you memory, then this memorable repetitive vocal sample using these lyrics surely will.
 
We like to party
We like, we like to party
We like to party
We like, we like to party
We like to party
We like, we like to party
We like to party

I've got something to tell ya as I've got news for you. Happiness is just around the corner as the Vengabus is coming. The wheels on the Vengabus are in motion. Get ready because they’re coming through. The Vengaboys will be driving the Vengabus and will be there for you soon enough. They are closer than you think.

The Vengabus is coming and everybody's jumping! New York to San Francisco. An intercity disco. The wheels of steel are turning and traffic lights are burning. So if you like to party, get on and move your body!


I Love What Y’r Doing to Me is one of Vengaboys lesser known songs and lesser known love songs. The title alone gives that all away. Sure enough, this song will send chills up and down your spine. A guitar solo is used also.

Happiness is found when two people who love each other are together. Their love is like heaven. Their desires light fires. They said love is one-of-a-kind. A certain kind of love. Some people say love can set your mind free. Love is like heaven and will set you free.

These lyrics indicate that I Love What Y’r Doing to Me is a love song.

You make me happy when we're together
Ooh-wee, baby, I'm talkin' a-bout you
(Send chills up and down, and up and down my spine)

Make it last forever
The love you give to me is like heaven
My desire to have you, only you
(Only you light my fire)
Only you, nobody but you
(Only you light my fire)

(I like, I like)
What cha' doin' to me

I like what cha' doin' to me...
Keep on
(Hey, baby)
What cha' doin' to me-ee, ee-ee-ee

Don't stop, no
What cha' doin' to me-ee, baby
I like what cha' doin' to me-ee, ee-ee

A boy like you is so hard to find
Your love is one-of-a-kind
When you're makin' love to my mind
So good, so good to me

I like the things that you do to me
Only you can set my mind f-ree
I need you, I need you
I need you to fulfill my ne-ee-ed, yea-ee-yeah-ah

I like what cha' doin' to me...
Keep on
(Hey, baby)
What cha' doin' to me-ee, ee-ee-ee

Don't stop, no
What cha' doin' to me-ee, baby
I like what cha' doin' to me-ee, ee-ee

(Send chills up and down, and up and down my spine)
Up and down, up and down my spine
(Only you light my fire)
Only you, boy, light my fi-ire


To Brazil! is the Brazilian anthem for the Vengaboys. They were influenced by the dance music and Latin music from Brazil when they wrote this song. This whole song is dedicated to the country of Brazil.

The lyrics “Te amo, Brazil! Saudades! Amo vocês! Gostosos!” are Portuguese and translate in English to “I love you, Brazil! Miss you! Love you! Hot guys!” The boys in Rio De Janeiro got that “boom boom boom boom” and the girls in Rio De Janeiro feel like “zoom zoom zoom zoom”. The beat don´t stop in every villa and favela. Ohoho, where is the party? The party is in Brazil!

I rate this album 5/5*****!