Classic Reggae In 90's Style - Various Artists

Mostly from the 80s, not many hits & almost no disco tracks

Advantages: The 6 number 1 records
Disadvantages: The rest of the tracks are rubbish

Well the title itself is a misnomer for starters as the disco era was a fairly short period during the mid 1970's as disco was ousted from the music scene by Punk and the 80's were ruled by 2 Tone Ska then the New Romantics and synth music at least as far as the UK went any way. Disco may have lived on into the 80's in America but it was replaced by electro, hip hop then rap followed by House music. Wikipedia even openly admits that disco died in 1979 but also states "the genre continued to be popular elsewhere during the 1980s", probably in less fashionable countries that hadn't adopted whatever was popular from England or America by then. Take it from someone who lived through all 3 decades, disco was dead and gone by the 1980's. So whats on this album then? 1. High Energy - Evelyn Thomas. This was #1 in a few places in 1984 but ...

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Review of Greatest Disco Hits Of 70's 80's 90's - Various Artists

IF ONLY I COULD TURN BACK TIME . . .

Advantages: wide variety of music, great price
Disadvantages: a couple of notable absences

overlooked. Or so I thought . . . Then one day in work we realised (while having a random conversation) that there was a whole plethora of new 90s compilation albums out there. Now - okay, we probably ALL own a couple of these from when we actually were IN the nineties . . . but these ones are different because they span the WHOLE 90s, not just a specific few months or one year from within the decade. After perusing the various options on play.com, I finally settled on100 Hits - 90s. Partly because with 100 songs and 5 CDs for less than a tenner is was pretty damn good value for money, and partly because there were a whole heap of songs on there that made me go "Oh my god, I had forgot ALL ABOUT THAT ONE!" Most 90s album seem to embrace the dance genre that seemed so damn big at the time and forget that there were other types of music out ...

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Review of 100 Hits - 90s - Various Artists

I Love The 90's - But Only The 1st Disc!

Advantages: Good value for money, great first disc, brilliant tracks.
Disadvantages: Some undeserving hits have been given a place on this album.

First Impression: As soon as I saw this album, I knew I had to get it. The list of songs was incredible with only part of the second disc I wasn't keen on. I remember having to save my wage for a couple of weeks to be able to buy it. I was fifteen and in a part time job around my school hours, and not getting paid much, so it took a lot of effort, but was mostly worth it. Style: A lot like a 'Now' compilation, these songs are well chosen and all mega hits. You still hear a lot of these songs around even though some are up to 14 years old! For example, if you go to any nightclub where I live, especially the Jumpin' Jacks Clubs that are all over the country, I can guarantee 100% that before the night is out you will hear Ebeneezer Good by Shamen and Jump around by House of Pain - its inevitable! Variety: This is a collection ...

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Review of I Love The 90's - Various Artists