ATC - Planet Pop (CD)

All Music Guide

ATC's Planet Pop is a perfect example of a debut album that failed to make good on the promise of a killer single. The hit in question is "Around the World (La La La La La)," an insanely addictive, hauntingly sexy slice of Eurodance/HiNRG perfection that drove European listeners wild. If you were grooving in a dance club in Munich, Paris, Vienna or Milan in the early 2000s, "Around the World (La La La La La)" was definitely among the jams you wanted to hear. Planet Pop gets off to an excellent start with that gem of a single, but regrettably, most of the other selections simply don't measure up. There are a few other memorable tracks, including the dreamy (yet very danceable) "Mind Machine" and the Latinflavored "Notte d'Amore Con Te". The latter has a somewhat Marc Anthonyish appeal, but with more of a Eurodance energyand while Anthony is known for singing in Spanish and English, "Notte d'Amore Con Te" contains lyrics in English and Italian (one Spanish's sister languages). Many of th...e other tunes, however, are forgettable, and the album's erratic nature can be attributed to the fact that the songwriters vary from one song to the next. Like so many artists in the Eurodance field, ATC are totally at the mercy of their songwritersin some cases, those songwriters come through for them, but in many cases, they don't. Planet Pop isn't a terrible album, although it's wildly unevenand after the excellence of "Around the World (La La La La La)," one expected a lot more from ATC. - Alex Henderson, All Music Guide Read more Less