DJ Paulo - Party Groove: The Fireball Volume 3

There are some really hot tracks here! I wish I had a full copy of some of these songs to drop into my sets. So why do I find myself leaving the CD at home while I have the latest Junior's World mixshow on a constant loop? I thought long and hard about it and could only come up with a few reasons. Here they are:

First and foremost, the set seems a little on the repetitive side. I'm always saying to my friends that I wish a DJ would release a beats-only compilation, and Paulo is not short on the beats whatsoever. The problem comes when the beats are much too similar from song-to-song. I'd rather not hear 80 minutes of the same drums that seem to go nowhere.

Having said that, most of the tracks are great and could stand on their own quite easily. In fact, this CD gives you the first listen to some exclusive DJ Paulo creations like "Allow the Drums," "U Aint That Good," and "Oh Yea" (which samples the amazing Fumix production from 2000). It's when they're put together that they grow tiresome.

Other knockouts on the disc are Raw Deal's latest in the form of a vocal by Toni Ann Bardell with "He Gives You More" and a hot mashup using Lisa Hunt's "This Joint is Jumpin." I just wish that there were some spice thrown into the mix to break up the sound a little.

Not a bad disc all together, so don't let my cynicism throw you for a loop. If for nothing else, pick a copy up for the individual tracks because there are some real good ones here. Personally though, I'll stick to my mixshows.