85\100
Well, I must be honest now.
I like “Badam”. A lot.
The first time I heard it I thought “Meh, it’s the typical ethnic trap by Henry Fong, disappointed” (I don’t usually like his music)… But today I’ve listened a lot to “Badam” and I can’t stop singing by myself “badam, badaaam” like an idiot. It caught me, and it doesn’t leave me go away.
By far the catchiest track of the EP, “Badam” is the collaboration between Hardwell and Henry Fong, with a spectacular vocal by Mr. Vegas.
The song seems a classic summer-reggaeish tune, but that’s wrong. It has a quality level and a crazy catchiness that I consider unique!
Let’s start from the break. Here the dominant element is Mr. Vegas vocal, obviously. Gosh, I love his voice. Together with the drums added in the base in a wise combination, the vocalist produced a spectacular part. BADAM BADAMMMM. Even if the lyrics are funny and slightly stupid, that part entertained me.
Then, I was expecting a dr but we have 20 seconds of vocal again, and suddenly Henry Fong says hello with probably the best drop in his whole career. I’m in love with the melody and that magical ethnic atmosphere created.
The simpleness of “Badam” is really impressive. It’s a simple track, made for dancing like an idiot all night, with a hypnotic vocal and some drums. But it works.
If it’s stupid and it works, it ain’t stupid.
I am confused by the ability of those guys to entertain with such an easy scheme, but that’s why I like “Badam” so much. Making a track like this is simple, but making a banger like this is impossible. Easy to play, hard to master.
The only big problem here is the lack of Hardwell elements. I recognized his kick in the drop, but almost nothing else. I would have liked to hear more of his personality in “Badam”, that’s the only detail that disappointed me.
Apart from that, what a song. I can’t wait to sing it all night like an idiot. The world needs this kind of funny stuff, because music is made for dancing, mainly!
What do you think?
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