Steptacular

Here goes another review full of comments copied from Gold. I'm still not sure whether this is their best album or is it Buzz. Both are great.

#1 Tragedy 10

"Their biggest hit and for a reason. Amazingly catchy choreography and also a great song in terms of cover versions. The video is of course also amazing."

#2 After the Love Has Gone 10

"Right now I'm not quite sure if this is my number three or is it One for Sorrow. One of the very best anyway, with my favourite choreography. Could this be where I've learned my affection for long instrumental endings?"

#3 Love's Got a Hold on My Heart 10

"My first thought of this was "very good but not as good as LToMM" and that's my view still. Hearing this still feels a bit strange due to the massive amounts of listenings before getting my hands onto the whole Steptacular album." Mistyped title: "Love's Got a Gold on My Heart"

#4 Say You'll Be Mine 8½

"One of the weakest singles, quite repetitive and unimaginative, though pleasant." After a killer start to the album, at some point you're destined to go down.

#5 I Think It's Love 6½

Oh my, I don't even remember this! Shows how much I've listened to Gold instead, and even Buzz, being more recent. Quite an Asian ballad, but not in ethnic but conceptual sense.

#6 Make It Easy on Me 7

Now it's dawning on me why I haven't recently listened to this album as a whole.

#7 Deeper Shade of Blue 10

"Not quite a typical Steps track, which is understandable considering it was originally written for Tina Cousins, who I'm glad didn't get it after all."

#8 Movin' On 9

Their second Bananarama cover after you-know-what, though much much weaker. When it comes to this, I even think the original is better, though this isn't bad at all. Though maybe they could've done either Love in the First Degree or I Heard a Rumour instead?

#9 Never Say Never Again 9

I guess I should now create a strange cross-reference with Never Get Over You but I'm not in that mood right now.

#10 When I Said Goodbye 6½

"Speaking of uninteresting... Clearly their weakest single. Why include this in the collection but leave out the much better You'll Be Sorry? Shouldn't all singles have been included? Or alternately we could've done quite well without the boring WANE..." This really should've remained in the obscurity of this album and not be lifted up as a single.

#11 I Surrender 8½

Good basic album material.

#12 Since You Took Your Love Away 9½

Clearly the second best Steps ballad of all time. This would've made a good single, either in the place of SYBM or WISG.

#13 Best Friend's Girl 7

Like a cross between a much-weakened Tragedy and Experienced, the guys got once again the comic relief of the album. This could be alright if it only had a chorus.

#14 You're Everything That Matters to Me 6

I've never understood the title when they clearly and repeatedly say in the song that "you're NOT everything". Well, not the song itself, either...