Hardwell & Friends Vol. 3 cover

Hardwell & Friends Vol. 3

Hardwell · 2018

15 min · 5 tracks · electro house

Elevation

Our rating, out of 100 — and why.

AI-generated from five scored dimensions. An opinion, not a measurement.

47 /100
Lowland
Higher than 2% of albums we've rated

The drops are efficiently built and the closing vocal hook shifts the texture, but the short, impact-first structures offer limited development or return-play depth.

What we noticed

  • Across the five tracks, breakdowns and risers repeatedly funnel into heavy four-on-the-floor drops, with little extended development after the payoff.
  • The closing track, “Take Us Down,” adds a sung hook to the preceding run of largely drop-centered tracks.
Composition 25% of the score
5/10

the writing — melody, harmony, structure, lyrics

Craft 20% of the score
7/10

production, performance, arrangement

Durability 25% of the score
4/10

whether it rewards returning to it

Distinctiveness 18% of the score
4/10

whether it sounds like itself

Sequencing 12% of the score
5/10

running order, pacing, length

Influence 3/10

Known within its scene. Reported but not counted — how far a record travelled describes its reception rather than the record, and a newer release has had less time to travel than an older one.

Tracklist

Best experienced from track one — press play and let it unfold.

  • 1 The Underground 2:59
  • 2 Woest 2:17
  • 3 Get Low 3:26
  • 4 Safari 2:31
  • 5 Take Us Down (Feeding Our Hunger) 4:17

Reference: MusicBrainz · Wikidata