Now That's What I Call The 80s

Being that I wasn't born till 1985 I was lucky enough to miss most of the 80`s and be too young to remember the rest. Unfortunately though my older brother kept playing this rubbish long into the 90`s so I still have painful memories of it. It was my birthday just a few days ago and in her wisdom my gran decided as part of my present from her she would slip in this three cd album of music from the decade I was born, the music is just as bad as I remember. There are far too many tracks over the three albums to make mention of each and every one so I will skim through what's on each disc and leave some sort of over all opinion. Disc 1 This ...  Read the complete review

Now That's What I call The 80's was one of the cd's I found in my Christmas stocking this year, all my family knows I love cheesy 80's music so I wasn't surprised by this choice. Initially it seemed like a really good cd, at least on first appearances, part of the Now series and featuring one of my favourite musical decades you would think it could do no wrong, sadly there are too many flaws making this cd a major let down. Consisting of 3 discs and 60 tracks, with a wide range of the decade's finest (and admittedly not so fine) artists, this should have been possibly the greatest 80's compilation of all time. The Now series of albums have in the past been ...  Read the complete review

The series of 'Now That's What I Call Music!' compilation albums was established in 1983. 24 years on, the series, known as the 'Now' series (Now 31, Now 46, etc) decided to release a Best Of compilation, featuring the best tracks it had featured on its compilations during the 1980s, and this is the result. The three disc compilation has some excellent tracks on it, but also some that aren't quite as good. Disc 1 (19 tracks) starts off very well with the upbeat Elton John track I'm Still Standing and continues with the groundbreaking motion video Take On Me from A-Ha. The third track is the excellent duo of Jagger and Bowie giving their rendition of Dancing In ...  Read the complete review

The Now albums are always equated with quality and this is one of the better Nows, as it gathers the best decade, the eighties and sticks them onto three discs. What do you get: On the first disc, I suggest heading for Duran Duran's 'A View To A Kill.' Easily the best Bond theme ever, upbeat, fiery guitars and electrifying vocals from Le Bon cement its status. Also check out Simply Red 'Money's Too Tight (To Mention)' which is a reminder of just how stunning Hucknall's vocals were. The track has real bite to it and he sounds quite angry here. Another top tip here is 'Break My Stride' which will make you think of holidays and lying on the beach, with ...  Read the complete review