20 Classics Of The 80's - A Flock Of Seagulls

Advantages: 2 cd set with some great tunes from the 80's
Disadvantages: a few not well know songs on here

...If you remember the 80's and loved the music , then this is defiantley the album for you ... This two disk CD set covers all various artists from 1980-1989 and has a combined forty songs !! not bad eh. There are so many songs and groups on here that a lot of you will remember and it brings back good times for me remembering the school disco's ! My favourites on this album are "hungry like the wolf" that has to be one of mine as a Duran Duran fan, and I have good memories of Billy Ocens "Get outo my dreams, get into my car". Another classic is "Prince Charming" by Adam and the ants. There are a couple of dud songs on here that I did not really enjoy that much, such as "I'm a wonderful thing baby" and "Ride on time" I really hated that song when it came out as it was number one for weeks and weeks and just got on my nerves... Read review

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Advantages: Flock Of Seagulls! Flock Of Seagulls! Flock Of Seagulls!
Disadvantages: A handful of boring tracks

...Roxy Music are just so darn brilliant. 'I Ran (So Far Away)' by A Flock Of Seagulls is easily the best song on the album, the song itself being one of the best songs of the whole 1980's. It has such a rush, such energy and propulsion. A Flock Of Seagulls was the band with the singer who had the most terrible haircut known to man, worse even than Phil Oakey of the Human League (if such a thing were possible). If you can imagine dyed blonde hair teased up into points at either side of the head and then a big point coming down (yes, down) to the forehead, hairsprayed to the point of becoming toxic. I think scientists should look into the theory that the o-zone layer was done more damage during the 'New Romantic' era than any other. Regardless, this is a fantastic song by a band who have passed into the annals of history. Rene & Angela's 'I... Read review

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Advantages: Ohhh to be young again
Disadvantages: none

...Well at last it has appeared as I requested this. In November last year I saw this advertised on the television and wondered if it was as good as it seems. I was a bit worried as I have bought many an 80's flop only to find that all the songs have been by one band and appalling at that and it has gone straight to the bin. I however kept seeing this television advert and put it on my wish list to Santa. However Santa wrote me a nice letter saying that he could not get into Woolworths to buy it on Christmas Eve as it was jammed packed. So come the sales, off I trotted and priced it up at HMV, Woolies and other places and it all seemed to around the same price £15. Now I am not really a cd person, I prefer most of the old vinyl days which I collect and probably have got over a 1000 records but my player broke. I took the CD to... Read review

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