Party Box, The (60 Fun-Filled Party Anthems) - Various Artists

...crackers and bunting, hence the party title. This is interspersed with the title of the album displayed in the centre of the cover in large red lettering with the bracketed part of the title appearing in smaller blue lettering..

~~~~~~ And in a nutshell, what can I expect to find on the album ~~~~~~

Essentially you can expect to find a collection of party type songs covering the decades from the 1960’s through to the ...
...tracks which are billed as party anthems. Personally I wouldn’t go so far as to say they were anthems, but all in all they are a pretty decent variety of tracks which you could have on in the background so that those who wanted to could have a dance but I wouldn’t have it as the dominant musical choice. The following tracks are on the three CDs

Titles on disc 1

1.: Spice Up Your Life - Spice Girls
2.: Bag It Up ... more

First of all I have a confession to make to my two children if you are reading this – however, given that they are only six and one this is unlikely. You know that CD that you got me for Father’s Day – well I saw it in that carrier bag you were trying to hide from me and I couldn’t resist, so I have sinned and downloaded it to my MP3 and put it back in the carrier bag so nobody knows that I have already benefited from the goods. If anybody else who knows me reads this, please please do not tell the wife.

Now that I’ve got that off my chest, I can get on with reviewing this wonderful mix of tunes spanning the best part of four decades.

~~~~~ So what does the cover of the album look like ~~~~~~~

This would certainly grab your attention if you were browsing in your local record store given its brightness. The bulk of the cover is dominated by a plethora of brightly coloured crackers and bunting, hence the party title. This is interspersed with the title of the album displayed in the centre of the cover in large red lettering with the bracketed part of the title appearing in smaller blue lettering..

~~~~~~ And in a nutshell, what can I expect to find on the album ~~~~~~

Essentially you can expect to find a collection of party type songs covering the decades from the 1960’s through to the 1990’s. Given that the album was produced in 2003 there is very little music from the current decade. In view of this, the potential audience for this compilation will be reduced to not include anybody under the age of say 25 I would guess. That said, this will definitely appeal to anybody over this age. Apologies for being ageist, and I am sure that there are some people under the age of 25 who this will appeal to, but I would guess that they will be in the minority.

~~~~~~ And what tracks are on the album specifically ~~~~~~~~

This compilation consists of three CDs containing in total sixty tracks which are billed as party anthems. Personally I wouldn’t go so far as to say they were anthems, but all in all they are a pretty decent variety of tracks which you could have on in the background so that those who wanted to could have a dance but I wouldn’t have it as the dominant musical choice. The following tracks are on the three CDs

Titles on disc 1

1.: Spice Up Your Life - Spice Girls
2.: Bag It Up – Geri Halliwell
3.: Let's Go Round Again - Louise
4.: Groovejet (If This Ain't Love) - Spiller
5.: Don't Call Me Baby - Madison Avenue
6.: Bamboogie - Bamboo
7.: I Wanna Be U - Chocolate Puma
8.: Boombastic - Shaggy
9.: Uptown Top Ranking - Althea & Donna
10.: Baby Come Back - Pato Banton
11.: I Wanna Be The Only One - Eternal & Bebe Winans
12.: Back To Life - Soul II Soul
13.: U Can't Touch This - MC Hammer
14.: Good Life - Inner City
15.: That's The Way (I Like It) - KC & The Sunshine Band
16.: I Can't Leave You Alone – George McCrae
17.: You Sexy Thing - Hot Chocolate
18.: More Than A Woman - Tavares
19.: I Haven't Stopped Dancing Yet - Gonzalez
20.: Solid - Ashford & Simpson
21.: Call Me – Blondie

Titles on Disc 2

22.: Rebel Yell – Billy Idol
23.: Lust For Life - Iggy Pop
24.: No More Heroes - Stranglers
25.: What Do I Get - Buzzcocks
26.: Caught By The Fuzz - Supergrass
27.: Unbelievable - EMF
28.: Baggy Trousers - Madness
29.: Gangsters - Specials
30.: On My Radio - Selecter
31.: Karma Chameleon - Culture Club
32.: Rio - Duran Duran
33.: Temptation - Heaven 17
34.: To Cut A Long Story Short - Spandau Ballet
35.: Mirror Man - Human League
36.: Geno - Dexys Midnight Runners
37.: Don't You (Forget About Me) - Simple Minds
38.: Kids In America – Kim Wilde
39.: Walking On Sunshine - Katrina & The Waves
40.: Echo Beach - Martha & The Muffins
41.: Surfin' USA - Beach Boys
42.: Locomotion - Little Eva

Titles on Disc 3

43.: Mony Mony – Tommy James & The Shondells
44.: 54321 - Manfred Mann
45.: Poison Ivy - Paramounts
46.: I'm Into Something Good - Herman's Hermits
47.: I Like It - Gerry & The Pacemakers
48.: Walkin' Back To Happiness – Helen Shapiro
49.: Be Bop A Lula – Gene Vincent
50.: Shakin' All Over – Johnny Kidd & The Pirates
51.: C'mon Everybody – Eddie Cochran
52.: Hippy Hippy Shake - Swinging Blue Jeans
53.: Hi Ho Silver Lining – Jeff Beck
54.: Tiger Feet - Mud
55.: Bump - Kenny
56.: Some Girls - Racey
57.: See My Baby Jive - Wizzard
58.: Can The Can – Suzi Quatro
59.: Nutbush City Limits - Ike & Tina Turner
60.: I Hear You Knocking – Dave Edmunds

~~~~~ And what is your opinion ~~~~~~~

I’m not going to go into detail about each of the individual tracks on the three CDs because, as they are deemed to be party anthems, I’m sure the majority of them will be familiar to you already. If not, what have you been doing all your life. Suffice to say though, the first CD is dominated by tracks from the 1990’s, the second CD is dominated by the 1980’s with the odd track from the 1990’s and 1970’s thrown in for good measure, and the third CD is dominated by the 1960s and 1970s.

All in all there is a pretty good mix of music spanning four vastly differing decades, and I’m sure there will be something on there which suits all tastes. 

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