VH1: More of the Big 80's

1. Mickey - Toni Basil

2. Come on Eileen - Dexys Midnight Runners

3. Der Kommissar - After the Fire

4. Whip It - Devo

5. I Ran (So Far Away) - A Flock of Seagulls

6. Words - Missing Persons

7. She's a Beauty - The Tubes

8. Stray Cat Strut - Stray Cats

9. What I Like About You - The Romantics

10. Everybody Have Fun Tonight - Wang Chung

11. Obsession - Animotion

12. Doctor! Doctor! - Thompson Twins

13. They Don't Know - Tracey Ullman

14. Cry - Godley & Creme

15. Tuff Enuff - The Fabulous Thunderbirds

16. Major Tom (Coming Home) - Peter Schilling

VH1: More of the Big 80's,Various Artists,Rhino / Wea,Alternative Pop/Rock,Club/Dance,Dance-Pop,Disco,New Wave,Pop,Pop/Rock,Rock,Synth Pop

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Average customer rating: more 80's again What's so big about it? Not the greatest compliation album Eighties Eightites Eighties!!!! OK compilation

VH1: More of the Big 80's Various Artists Manufacturer: Rhino / Wea ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music New Wave | New Wave & Post-Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Disco | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Dance Pop | Compilations | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Compilations | Rock | Styles | Music Rhino Records | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Similar Items: VH1: The Big 80's Vh1: I Love the 80s More Pure 80's Pure 80's VH1: The Best of Where Are They Now ASIN: B00000342B Release Date: 1997-06-24

Tracks:

1. Mickey - Toni Basil
2. Come On Eileen - Dexys Midnight Runners
3. Der Kommissar - After The Fire
4. Whip It - Devo
5. I Ran (So Far Away) - A Flock Of Seagulls
6. Words - Missing Persons
7. She's A Beauty - The Tubes
8. Stray Cat Strut - Stray Cats
9. What I Like About You - The Romantics
10. Everybody Have Fun Tonight - Wang Chung
11. Obsession - Animotion
12. Doctor! Doctor! - Thompson Twins
13. They Don't Know - Tracey Ullman
14. Cry - Godley & Creme
15. Tuff Enuff - The Fabolous Thunderbirds
16. Major Tom (Coming Home) - Peter Schilling

Customer Reviews:

more 80's again.......2007-02-14

Well, this had a couple songs I wanted. It's a good cd. some of the songs are on just about every 80's compilation there is though. So, if you own one 80's compilation you probably already have 1 or 2 of the songs on this cd. but it's a good quality cd. The music is reproduced very good, I amvery pleased that I bought this.

What's so big about it?.......2006-12-08

Conceptually correct cover aside, VH1's Big 80s collection disappoints. That, or the title is completely misleading: nothing here has the dazzling, enormous-sounding production that has become a trademark eighties sound. Why? Nearly all are from the very early 80s, and nothing is from later 1986. Bombastic overproduction didn't emerge until about '87 or '88. Think Richard Marx, Def Leppard, Whitney Houston, Taylor Dayne, Bon Jovi. This difference is especially apparent because the early 80s offer sharp contrast by sounding very small, robotic, and claustrophobic. This should have been named something else. Big hits? Yes. Big-sounding? Not at all. Plus, the songs are overplayed already (except Cry), so you've probably heard them to death already or even flat-out own then.

If you want to up the slickness, up the drums, and up the charisma, check out artists and compilations with music from 1987 to 1989.

Not the greatest compliation album.......2002-01-30

but it does have my signature hit, "Come On Eileen". This is one of the few one hit wonders that I like on this album. There were a lot of other songs from the 80's that I would have picked over "I ran", "Words", "Tuff enuff.." Enough said, the first half of the album is very good, but then it just starts to lose steam. It's as if they were running out of ideas as to what to put on the album. I didn't like these songs back in the 80's so why should I like them now. I guess that is the price I pay to get the few songs I did want.
I always loved the show, The big 80's on Vh1. And when this and the first c.d. came out, I bought them together. All in all, not such a terrible purchase. I like the first one much better, there are a better selection of songs.

Eighties Eightites Eighties!!!!.......2001-04-24

One hit wonders and just good eighties tunes. This is packed with them sort tunes you miss from such a great era. I have so many eighties tapes and CDs I keep collecting. I think this captured several really good songs on it and they are hard to track down songs. When it comes to to collections this one is tops. I can listen to these songs over and over again. Never tire of them. Guess the eighties will never die while I'm still breathing. :) I knew all the songs on this CD by heart and if you're an eighties fan you will too. It's a great gift for the eighties fan in your life too. That's where I get most of my tunes. People know I'm a hopeless eighties fan. :)

OK compilation.......2000-12-28

This is a compilation full of mostly good songs, but most of them have gotten really old by now, esp. "Mickey". Don't particularly like the song order, it's almost too spontaneous, even for my various taste. A Flock of Seagulls "I Ran" is among 1 of my favorite songs, but it got cut off at the end!! 1 saving grace is putting Peter Schiling's "Major Tom" last. One main reason I had gotten this a few years ago was to replace the bad copies I had taped off the radio years before, so it served its purpose at the time. But now with cd burners, I have no desire to buy any more 80's compilations cuz you can just make your own. All in all, it's a good introduction into 80's music for those who aren't too familiar with it, even mainstream ones like most of these are.

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