Dance Dance Revolution Ultramix 2 - Strategy Guide (Page 02)

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Gallops.  This is the popular name for a series of steps that has two 
sixteenth note steps together, then two sixteen notes of dead space, then two 
note steps together, and so on.  When you step these notes, you'll feel like 
a horse gallopping, which derives the name.  Oftentimes, these notes will be 
strung so that the last note in one gallop is the first note of the next 
gallop.  To properly step these, leave your last-stepping foot in place, so 
it'll be ready to step the next gallop while your other foot moves to the 
next note.  This leads to the final tactic.

Axis of Rotation or "crossovers".  Contrary to popular belief, you do not have 
to have your upper body directly facing the screen at all times.  A very 
important tactic for the toughest songs is turning your body so that making 
truly difficult steps becomes easier.  Using alternating feet on long series' 
of eighth notes is far less taxing than taking two or more eighth notes with 
one foot.  The best way to start turning your body is with left-down-right 
eighth note combos.  Left foot on the left arrow, right foot on the down, and 
turn so that your left foot hits the right arrow.  It'll be very disorienting 
at first, but the hard songs will really take it out of you if you don't 
learn.  After learning a basic turn, learn to maintain your body at a 90 
degree angle to the screen for extended periods of time, and then taking it 
further by rotating 180 degrees, or even 270 and 360, if you're brave enough 
to take your eyes off the screen.

Finally, it's important to be in relatively good shape for this.  You have to 
have the proper stamina and leg strength to pull off the toughest ones, 
because rather dexterous and tiring feats will be required of you, so keep 
pounding at it, do hard songs repeatedly to build up strength, and push 
yourself harder and harder to go all the way up to the great green Heavy 
Mode.

And lastly, never tackle 10-footers without a good insurance plan backing 
you up... ^_^

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4. LICENSED SONGS
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These songs are owned by people who are not Konami.  A few of these are from 
past DDR games, but most are all new to this mix, and a lot are taken from 
the "A Different Drum" group.

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4A. After all (Svenson & Gielen Remix Edit) =
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Artist: Delerium
Genre: Trance
BPM: 135

Difficulty:
    Sgl Dbl
LGT: 4   3
STD: 6   6
HVY: 8   9

Heavy Notes: There's plenty of Chaos to be had in this song, and many 
 sixteenth notes.  You'll also find a few spots with off-beat eighths and 
 some crossovers in streams.

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Lyrics:

She knows the voices in her mind
They tell her
To leave

She's tired of smiling madly
Until silence becomes very silently 
A noise in her mind

After all she's got nothing inside
No good to give
No meaning to live
The mist engulfed tonight
Every single star

After all they shared 
How could he simply say no
After all they shared
He turned away from her to go
She said she wouldn't cry
That was really just a lie

After all they shared 
How could he simply say no
After all they shared
He turned away from her to go
She said she wouldn't cry
That was really just a lie

---

First Appearance: BRAND NEW
Artist Notes: Delerium is a German group composed of Rhys Fulber and Bill 
 Leeb.  It's a side project of the group Front Line Assembly.  Svenson & 
 Gielin are Sven Maas and Johan Gielen.  This song is their newest remix.

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4B. Altitude =
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Artist: Kause & Konception
Genre: Drum'N'Bass
BPM: 87-175

Difficulty:
    Sgl Dbl
LGT: 5   4
STD: 7   7
HVY: 9   9

Play Notes: The song starts at its top speed, then slows down a bit about 
 halfway through, then drops all the way down to 87 right to the end.  Also, 
 don't think you're done once the steps stop.  There are a few left at the 
 very very end on all difficulties.

Heavy Notes: The first two speeds of the song include streams with crossovers 
 with a healthy amount of chaos.  Once the tempo drops significantly, you'll 
 find yourself dealing with more difficult to read steps (naturally).

---

First Appearance: BRAND NEW
Artist Notes: All I have on these guys is that they're DJs from Honolulu.

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4C. Brick House =
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Artist: Commodores
Genre: Funk
BPM: 108

Difficulty:
    Sgl Dbl
LGT: 2   2
STD: 4   4
HVY: 6   6

Heavy Notes: The steps for this one tend to follow either the vocals or the 
 bass.  Following those will produce plenty of sixteenths and chaos, but for 
 such a slow song, this should be easy to read.

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Lyrics:

She's a brick... house
We're together everybody knows
and here's how the story goes

She knows she got everything
A woman needs to get a man, yeah
How can she use, the things she use
36-24-36, what a winning hand! 

Shake it down, shake it down now
Shake it down, shake it down now
Shake it down, shake it down now
Shake it down, shake it down now

She's a brick... house
She's the one, the only one
Who's built like an Amazon

She's a brick... house
She's mighty mighty, just lettin' it all hang out

She's a brick... house
The lady's stacked and that's a fact, 
ain't holding nothing back. 

She's a brick... house

---

First Appearance: BRAND NEW
Artist Notes: The Commodores are Thomas McClary, Lionel Richie, Milan 
 Williams, Walter Orange, William King, and Ronald LaPread.  Signed in 1971, 
 this group became a cultural phenomenon, even opening for the Jackson Five.  
 This song is part of their 1977 album "Commodores".  Legend has it that it 
 was thrown in as filler in the album, yet it became one of their most 
 recognizable titles.

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4D. Burn For You =
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Artist: Kreo
Genre: Trance
BPM: 127

Difficulty:
    Sgl Dbl
LGT: 3   3
STD: 4   4
HVY: 5   6

Heavy Notes: A rather simple Heavy.  The streams are kept short, there's no 
 Chaos, and there aren't any crossovers.

---

Lyrics:

(Burn...burn...burn...) 

Let me tell you something you don't know
Let me tell you something you don't know

Let me tell you something you don't know
Let me tell you something you don't know

If you keep the secret I won't know
If you keep the secret I won't know

I'm burning for you 
Na na, na ria, na na, na ria, na na, na ria, na na, na ria 
I'm burning for you
Na na, na ria, na na, na ria, na na, na ria, na na, na ria 
I'm burning for you. 

I'm burning for you. 
Na na, na ria, na na, na ria, na na, na ria, na na, na ria 
I'm burning for you.
Na na, na ria, na na, na ria, na na, na ria, na na, na ria 
I'm burning for you. 

I'm burning for you.

---

First Appearance: BRAND NEW
Artist Notes: This song is Kreo's only hit, thus far.  I can't find much on 
 them.

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4E. C Squared =
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Artist: Alien#Six13
Genre: Big Beat*
BPM: 125

Difficulty:
    Sgl Dbl
LGT: 4   4
STD: 5   5
HVY: 7   7

Heavy Notes: There are plenty of syncopated sixteenth steps following the 
 beat of the song, and a few streams.

---

First Appearance: BRAND NEW
Artist Notes: One of the members of the A Different Drum label, Geoff 
 Pinckney was a singer/songwriter for the group "The Nine" for twelve years 
 before going off on his own.  After two years, he released the CD featuring 
 this song, "Establishing Alpha" in 2004.  His website is alien6.net.

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4F. Close Your Eyes =
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Artist: Daybehavior
Genre: Atmospheric Trance
BPM: 138

Difficulty:
    Sgl Dbl
LGT: 3   3
STD: 4   5
HVY: 5   6

Heavy Notes: Very simple for a Heavy.  Short streams and quarters.

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Lyrics: 

Close your eyes

Close your eyes and let us fly
You and I
Together, we can touch the sky

I was walkin' down the street
You came like a summer breeze
Sweepin' my breath away
It doesn't happen every day

You and I, together in the sky
Forever young, we can never die

Close your eyes

Close your eyes and let us fly
You and I

Together, we can touch the sky

Close your eyes

Close your eyes

Close your eyes and let us fly
You and I
Together, we can touch the sky

Close your eyes

Close your eyes and let us fly
You and I
Together, we can touch the sky

Close your eyes

Close your eyes and let us fly
You and I
Together, we can touch the sky

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First Appearance: BRAND NEW
Artist Notes: A member of the "A Different Drum" label, Daybehavior (the 
 "D" is actually a lowercase delta, and the "b" is actually a lowercase 
 beta, but those won't work on character sets most everyone has) was created 
 by Carl Hammar and Tommy Arell, who had been working together in music since 
 the early eighties.  In 1993, they found a vocalist in Paulinda Crescentini 
 and the group was officially off the ground.  This song is from their album: 
 "Have You Ever Touched a Dream?" released in late 2003.  More info can be 
 found at their site: daybehavior.com.

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4G. DAM DARIRAM =
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Artist: JOGA
Genre: Euro Beat
BPM: 142

Difficulty:
    Sgl Dbl
LGT: 4   4
STD: 6   5
HVY: 8   8

Heavy Notes: The opener (and ender) follow the synth with its syncopation.  
 The rest of the song in the middle is mostly simple streams with a few 
 crossovers and jumps in streams.

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Lyrics:

Fallin' in love...

I need your love in every way
And I feel this every day
'Cause I have too many tears
To fall in love again

Now I am walking around
In this side of the town
I just can't hide away
How can I look in your eyes
When I feel like to die?
I have to run away

Daririram dariram dariram
Darirarirariram dariraram dam
Daririram dariram dariram
Darirarirariram dariraram dam
And I'm falling in love again...
And I'm falling in love again...

Fallin' in love...

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First Appearance: DDR 3rd Mix (Arcade)
Artist Notes: JOGA is produced by Nick Ferrando.  This song was written and 
 composed by Ferrando, L. Percini, and Stefano Marcato.
Misc. Notes: Yes, yes, "wtf is a dariram", I know...

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4H. Disco Break =
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Artist: Art of Hot
Genre: Ambient House
BPM: 130

Difficulty:
    Sgl Dbl
LGT: 3   2
STD: 5   4
HVY: 8   5

Heavy Notes: There's some Chaos at the beginning, but the majority of this 
 song is complicated streams with crossovers.

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Lyrics: 

(Disco)

Disco break

Disco
(Disco break-brea)

Disco-co-co-co

Disco-co-co-co Break-break

(It's totally new)

(Yes, smartypants.  Go ahead.  Play me something new, right now.  You're so 
 smart.  Go ahead.  Play me something I haven't heard before.)

Disco break

Disco break

Break, break, break, break... (etc.)

---

First Appearance: BRAND NEW
Artist Notes: Art of Hot is Dave Richardson and Chris Demetras.  This song is 
 their first work as this group.

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4I. Don't Stop =
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Artist: Freestylers
Genre: Tech House
BPM: 128

Difficulty:
    Sgl Dbl
LGT: 4   3
STD: 5   5
HVY: 8   7

Heavy Notes: The chaos in this song following the synth and the vocal synth, 
 which makes for a good amount of sixteenths.

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Lyrics: 

I know
You were the one
The only one 
To give, my baby (to give my soul away)

I know
You were the one
The only one 
To give, my baby (to give my soul away)

(Shake your body, shake your body)
(Shake your body, go way down)

I know
You were the one
The only one 
To give, my baby (to give my soul away)

(Shake your body, shake your body)
(Shake your body, go way down)

Ain't no one gonna stop the tune
Brother, get down
Brother, get down

Ain't no one gonna stop the tune
Brother, get down
Brother, get down

Ain't no one gonna stop the tune
Brother, get down
Brother, get down

Ain't no one gonna stop the tune
Brother, get down
Brother, get down

Ain't no one gonna stop the tune
Brother, get down
Brother, get down

Ain't no one gonna stop the tune
Brother, get down
Brother, get down

Ain't no one gonna stop the tune
Brother, get down
Brother, get down

Ain't no one gonna stop the tune
Brother, get down
Brother, get down

Ain't no one gonna stop (etc.)

(Go way down)

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First Appearance: BRAND NEW
Artist Notes: Freestylers is Aston Harvey and Matt Cantor, a group from 
 London.  This song is featured on their debut album "We Rock Hard".  

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4J. DREAM A DREAM (MIAMI BOOTY MIX) =
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Artist: CAPTAIN JACK
Genre: Booty Bass
BPM: 155

Difficulty:
    Sgl Dbl
LGT: 2   1
STD: 6   5
HVY: 7   6

Heavy Notes: Not much to talk about here.  The hardest part would be that 
 the streams can get a bit long, but these streams are all simple and 
 don't involve crossovers.

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Lyrics:

C'mon baby...
Let's dream a dream together.
A dream... that is real.

What's up, what's up? What's up, what's up?
What's up, what's up? Huh huh huh huh.

What's up, what's up? What's up, what's up?
What's up, what's up? Huh huh, c'mon c'mon.

Ho!  One more time, I'm back with a new rhyme
Hey!  Here we go again
Ha!  Turn it up my friend
No!  We don't stop
Ha!  We rock the spot
No!  We don't quit
Get ready, y'all, this is it!

Do you like the dream?
Hey!  I like the dream, baby
Do you like the dream?
Ho!  I like the dream, mama
Do you like to scream?
Hey!  I like to scream, baby
Do you like to scream?
Ho!  So scream it out

Dream a dream, lover take me in your dream,
Take me any way you please, boy you're making me scream.
Dream a dream, lover take me in your dream,
Take me any way you please, boy you're making me scream.

Dream a dream, lover take me in your dream,
Take me any way you please, boy you're making me scream.
Dream a dream, lover love is just a dream,
If you wanna set me free, boy you're making me scream.
Ooh-la-da-di-la-da-da
Take me anyway you please, boy you're making me scream.
Ooh-la-da-di-la-da-da
You gotta dream a little dream.

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First Appearance: DDR Solo 2000 (Arcade)
Artist Notes: Captain Jack is a band led by Franky Gee, an American who has 
 done his time in the military.  After leaving the service, he decided to 
 leave the country that seemed so pro-war to him, so he settled in Germany, 
 where he eventually picked up his music career.  Most of his songs are 
 militaristic, but he's sure to place his anti-war and pro-unity messages in 
 many of his songs.  He's the male vocalist for this tune, and Lisa De Costa is 
 the female vocalist.
Misc. Notes: The original DREAM A DREAM is found in DDRMAX2 USA.

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4K. EyeSpy =
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Artist: or-if-is
Genre: Ambient Breaks
BPM: 119

Difficulty:
    Sgl Dbl
LGT: 3   4
STD: 5   6
HVY: 8   7

Heavy Notes: There are many simple streams in this song, but several spots 
 in the song have plenty of chaos that follow the rhythms, and some chaos 
 which seems not to follow it (which is more dangerous).

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First Appearance: BRAND NEW
Artist Notes: Dave L coined his "or-if-is" moniker in 2003.  Originally from 
 Los Angeles, this sound producer is no stranger to video games, having worked 
 on several projects with Lucasarts as the sound supervisor.  This song is 
 part of his 2003 album "this is".

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4L. FLASHDANCE (WHAT A FEELING) =
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Artist: MAGIKA
Genre: Hyper Euro Beat
BPM: 167

Difficulty:
    Sgl Dbl
LGT: 4   5
STD: 7   6
HVY: 8   7

Heavy Notes: The streams in this song are pretty small.  The main issue in 
 this song comes from the multitude of jumps inserted into the streams.  
 At a such a decent speed, these are hard to keep up with.

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Lyrics:

What a feeling
Here's believing
I can have it all now
I'm dancing for my life

Take your passion
And make it happen
You can come alive
You can dance right through your life

What a feeling
Here's believing
I can have it all now
I'm dancing for my life

Take your passion
And make it happen
You can come alive
You can dance right through your life

What a feeling

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First Appearance: DDR 3rd Mix (Arcade)
Artist Notes: Well, I don't have much on this act.  They have released a 
 single "I Know Magika".  Seems as their main mixer is "S. Oliva".
Misc. Notes: This original song is by Irene Cara, released in 1983, opposite 
 the movie, Flashdance, starring Jennifer Beals.

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4M. I'm In Heaven (Radio Version) =
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Artist: Jason Nevins Presents Holly James
Genre: Trance
BPM: 125

Difficulty:
    Sgl Dbl
LGT: 3   3
STD: 4   4
HVY: 5   5

Heavy Notes: The hardest thing you'll find here is a few crossovers to the 
 simple streams, and a few small freeze tricks.

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Lyrics:

Heaven
Heaven 

Don't want to be the one
To tell you how I feel
When these feelings I have 
Really are for real 
The time is right for this 
A love to shine on through
But you gotta tell me what you wanna do
I'm in heaven with you 
I'm in heaven with you 

I'm in heaven with you
Only one for me
Your love 
Heaven
Your love
Heaven 
Only one
Only one

I want your passion
I want your passion
I want your passion

I'm in heaven with you 
I'm in heaven with you 
The only one for me
I'm in heaven with you
Only one for me
Your love 

Only one for me

---

First Appearance: BRAND NEW
Artist Notes: Jason Nevins is a New Yorker known mostly for his remixing 
 work.  Holly James is a British vocalist who worked with him for this song.

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4N. Jam On It =
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Artist: Newcleus
Genre: Hip Hop
BPM: 116

Difficulty:
    Sgl Dbl
LGT: 2   2
STD: 5   5
HVY: 6   7

Heavy Notes: The hard parts of this song are the chaos that follows the 
 brass and the high-pitched voice.  If you know how the song goes, you'll 
 be able to guess how the steps go.