Platinum 80S CD - Import

40 of the greatest songs from the 80s! Featuring 26 Top 10 hits, this is the ultimate 80s party album. Blondie & Duran Duran ushered in the pop hooks, Foreigner & Van Halen brought sweet melodies, while Madonna got us in the groove. Then there was the teen-pop of Kim Wilde & Bananarama, & outside the mainstream was Depeche Mode & The Smiths. Features rare clearances from Madonna, Pink Floyd, Van Halen, John Lennon, Queen & David Bowie amongst others. Highlights include, John Lennon 'Starting Over', Pink Floyd 'Another Brick In The Wall', Simple Minds 'Don't You (Forget About Me)', Queen & David Bowie 'Under Pressure', Madonna 'Holiday', David Bowie 'Let's Dance', Eurhythmics 'Sweet Dreams', Crowded House 'Don't Dream It's Over', Tina Turner 'What's Love Got To Do With It', Depeche Mode 'Personal Jesus', & many, many more! Warner Brothers Records/International. 2002.

The two-disc Platinum 80s is one of those ultra-inclusive packages that has a little something for everyone. It's too scattershot and random to be recommended without hesitation, but it makes for a good impulse purchase -- especially if you're looking to own several of these songs to begin with. It's a mess: the people who come to it in order to obtain Genesis' "Land of Confusion" will likely skip right past the Human League, the Cars, Kim Wilde, and Prince. Just the same, a stretch of tracks that runs through Pink Floyd, Van Halen, Frankie Goes to Hollywood, Duran Duran, Crowded House, and Belinda Carlisle isn't prone to a complete listen-through. Still, this is a random sampling of '80s chart hits that's as decent as any other. ~ Andy Kellman