Vol. 2-80's Dance Greats [Import]

vol. 2-80's dance greats [import]

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Austalian pressing features Volume 2 of 80's Dance Greats with tracks that include Barbara Pennington 'All American Boy', Laura Pallas 'Emergency', Evelyn Thomas 'Masquerade', Earlene Bently 'Caught In The Act' & 'YMCA' plus more. Going For A Song. 2005.

Vol. 2-80's Dance Greats,80's Dance Greats,Rock/Pop Collections

Vol. 2-80's Dance Greats [Import]

Living In Oblivion : The 80's Greatest Hits, Vol. 4

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Back from Oblivion - Volume 4
Dynamite compilation of non-typical 1980's hits!
hits for sure
Living Oblivious
Some gems, some better forgotten

Living In Oblivion : The 80's Greatest Hits, Vol. 4
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Capitol
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music

Goth | Goth & Industrial | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music

New Wave | New Wave & Post-Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music

Post-Punk | New Wave & Post-Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music

Ska General | Ska | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music

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General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music

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Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music

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General | Rock | Styles | Music

Living In Oblivion : The 80's Greatest Hits, Vol. 3
Living In Oblivion : The 80's Greatest Hits, Vol. 1
Living In Oblivion : The 80's Greatest Hits, Vol. 5
Living In Oblivion : The 80's Greatest Hits, Vol. 2
Just Can't Get Enough: New Wave Hits of the '80s, Vol. 13

ASIN: B000002TOJ
Release Date: 1994-10-04

Tracks:

Dance Hall Days - Wang Chung
One Thing Leads To Another - The Fixx
True - Spandau Ballet
Come On Eileen - Dexy's Midnight Runners
Digging Your Scene - The Blow Monkeys
Sister Of Mercy - Thompson Twins
Under The Milky Way - The Church
Lean On Me (Ah-Li-Ayo) - Red Box
Since Yesterday - Strawberry Switchblade
You Don't Know - Scarlett & Black
Some People - Belouis Some
Shock - The Motels
Belly Of The Whale - Burning Sensation
Tenderness - General Public
Get Out Of London - Intaferon
Go - Tones On Tail
Slang Teacher - Wide Boy Awake
Lawnchairs - Our Daughter's Wedding
Mexican Radio - Wall Of Voodoo

Customer Reviews:

Back from Oblivion - Volume 4.......2007-04-13

Music from the 1980's was often unusual. Music went several directions after the demise of Disco, seeking new sounds and ideas. Big hair bands, New Wave and a host of other styles came and went. Though most of these styles failed to catch on, collectively this music represents an array of unique and unusual music. Most of these songs were released as singles and made at least the top 100 either in the U.S. or the U.K. A few did not. Most of these songs are great reminiscences of the 1980's, and fans of 80's music should find a lot of music to refresh their musical memories and broaden their musical horizons.

The songs, chart position (from the CD booklet) on the U.S. Hot 100 and the U.K. Top 75, and a brief comment:

(1) Dance Hall Days; U.S. #16. This song has a mature sound that may remind some listeners of David Bowie in the same era. This song was one of Wang Chung's biggest hits.

(2) One Thing Leads to Another; U.S. #4; U.K. #86. This bouncy dance song was The Fixx's biggest hit and also made it to #2 on the U.S. Mainstream Rock chart and #14 on the U.S. Dance 50.

(3) True; U.S. #4; U.K. #1. Spandau Ballet was an English group with many charting singles in the U.K. In 1983, they broke into the U.S. charts and achieved their greatest success with this ballad.

(4) Come On Eileen; U.S. #1; U.K. #1. This quirky, award winning song made Dexys Midnight Runners a one-hit wonder in the U.S., but the group was successful in the U.K. in the 1980's until the group disbanded in 1986.

(5) Digging Your Scene (U.S. Single Version); U.S. #14; U.K. #12. This sophisticated song contains an array of influences from earlier eras and was The Blow Monkeys biggest U.S. hit.

(6) Sister of Mercy (Single Version); U.K. #11. The Thompson Twins had a series of hits in the U.S. and the world. This mellow song is representative of the group's music.

(7) Under the Milky Way; U.S. #24. This beautiful song is one of The Church's biggest hits. The haunting music just begs to be played over and over. This song is also a good reminder that Australia has great musicians.

(8) Lean On Me; U.K. #3. This tune is quite catchy and fun to hear. Red Box never did have a hit in the U.S., though this song seems like it could have done well in the 80's in the U.S.

(9) Since Yesterday; U.K. #5. The song is cute and made Strawberry Switchblade one hit wonders. The attractive Scottish ladies were unable to duplicate their success with this song and disbanded well before the decade ended.

(10) You Don't Know; U.S. #20. This pop song by Scarlett & Black is very catchy and helped give this duo a one-hit-wonder.

(11) Some People; U.S. #67; U.K. #33. This song is average 80's music but become one of Belouis Some's biggest hit. His real name is Neville Keighley. One of his songs made an appearance in "Pretty in Pink."

(12) Shock; U.S. #84. This song is faster with a slightly harder edge than most of the songs in this collection. The Motels had other, bigger and better songs than this one.

(13) Belly of the Whale; did not chart. Burning Sensations had a short history that included this song. The song has a lot of Reggae influence, which makes it unique on this album.

(14) Tenderness; U.S. #27. General Public came and went, leaving behind a few songs such as this minor hit.

(15) Get Out of London; U.K. 93. Though Intaferon was in and out of the public eye so quickly that you might have missed them, this song enjoyed another moment of fame when it was chosen for the soundtrack of the Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen movie, "Winning London." The song is one of the faster songs in this collection with interesting electronic sound effects.

(16) Go; unknown chart position. Tones on Tail's music was psychedelic and surreal, and thus generally not in the mainstream. However, this unusual song has become a favorite at retro dance clubs. When you listen to it you will see why.

(17) Slang Teacher; unknown chart position. This funky song was one of the few recorded by Wide Boy Awake. Kevin Mooney helped form this short-lived group that never released an album. Mooney's claim to fame was a stint as the bassist for Adam and the Ants.

(18) Lawnchairs; U.K. #49. Sometimes American bands invaded the U.K. Our Daughter's Wedding had a minor hit in the U.K. with this song that was never released in the U.S. The group quickly disappeared into oblivion.

(19) Mexican Radio; U.S. #58; U.K. #64. Quirky music sold well in the early days of MTV as long as there was a video, as Wall of Voodoo proved with this minor hit. This song ended up being their only charting song, though the group continued to release albums until their breakup in 1988.

Musicians experimented with many different sounds in the 1980's as a new generation looked for something different from music of the early 70's and disco. Many groups were formed, had one hit or semi-hit, and then broke up. What remained is an eclectic collection of songs that may be dated, but are still a lot of fun to hear. These songs may not be the best songs of the 1980's but they do capture the feeling of the era. Be glad that these songs were rescued from oblivion.

Enjoy!

Dynamite compilation of non-typical 1980's hits!.......2005-11-30

The Living In Oblivion series of CD compilations does something that many similar compilations do NOT do: they give us some great variety of "hits".

There is no doubt that "Mickey" by Toni Basil was a huge hit. There's also no doubt that "Our Lips are Sealed" was a break out hit for the Go Go's, but the Funboy Three version wasn't. But what about "Living in a Box"? It only hit the Billboard top 100 at #89 in 1987. So why is it here? Why are a large number of these songs? They're not top 10 hits, right?

Wrong!

I'm sick to death of so many compilations relying on top 40 hits from the 80's. The U.S. music tastes are typically very different from those of Europe. Just because a song doesn't make the U.S. Billboard top 40 doesn't mean that it isn't a hit in other countries. And although I'm an American, my music tastes have always run more in line with those of Europe.

I'm delighted that the Living in Oblivion series (and the Pop and Wave series) have incorporated a variety of hits from the U.S. and Europe.

I also like that some of the more obscure groups and their songs are available on these compilations. There are several songs on these albums that never were released on CD (as they hadn't come into being at the time of the groups' albums initial releases), so albums such as these are the only place where you can find these hits. The Boys Don't Cry song "I Wanna Be a Cowboy" hit the Billboard charts at #12 in 1986, but the group disappeared soon thereafter. Then all of a sudden a dance version of that same song came out in the early 2000's and rocketed up the dance charts.

Don't be misled, the Living in Oblivion series is one of the absolutely best series for a variety of music from the 80's. If you want to hear run of the mill, top 40 only hits from the 80's, well, then you'll just have to look elsewhere.

Also, the liner notes and pictures of the groups included in the jewel box are really clever. You get to find out what the chart position was for the songs in the compilation and see what the groups looked like at the time of the song's release. My only issue with these liner notes is that the author of them seems to be disparaging the very music which these albums are espousing. Apparently many believe that the music from the 80's was vacuous and devoid of emotion. One need only listen to the song "The Promise" by the group "When in Rome" (Living in Oblivion Volume 5) to know that such a statement is false. While that group only had this one hit and then faded into obscurity, "The Promise" made the Billboard Top 100 at #11 and the Billboard Dance Chart at #1.

Anyway... I can't recommend this album and its entire series any more! It's simply awesome! Before believing those who would disparage this series of albums, please check the Billboard charts and you'll see that these songs were in fact hits.

GET IT!

hits for sure.......2005-09-02

This is the type of 80s compilation i would go for it contains a lotof hits you cant find in any other compilations exspecially songs like Get Out of London - Intaferon and Sister of Mercy - Thompson Twins are something hard to find in other compilations i bought this album because it features Digging Your Scene [US Single Version] - The Blow Monkeys and also for Go! - Tones on Tail

Living Oblivious.......2004-09-20

There are some tracks on this disk that (thankfully) I had never heard of. However, there are a few songs here that are very difficult to find.

Belly of the Whale - Burning Sensations. In fact it was for this one song that I bought the CD.

Get out of London - Intaferon. As previously mentioned this is a hard song to locate.

Also, WangChung, Tones on Tail and the Thompson Twins add to the value of this disc (for me at least.)

Some gems, some better forgotten.......2004-08-06

As with any compilation, some tracks you already have, some you want, and some you don't really care for. The selling point for me was the inclusion of Intaferon's 'Get Out Of London' - REALLY hard to find on CD - and I'd rather get it on this for a handful of bucks than on the Olsen twins' Winning London soundtrack for maybe 3 times the price.

Living In Oblivion : The 80's Greatest Hits, Vol. 5

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Helps you remember the decade you tried to forget
Highly Recommended! Great compilations of non-typical 80's hits!
THIS AIN'T NO TIME-LIFE SERIES PEOPLE!
hit list
The 80's greatest hits (and misses).

Living In Oblivion : The 80's Greatest Hits, Vol. 5
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Capitol
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Living In Oblivion : The 80's Greatest Hits, Vol. 4
Living In Oblivion : The 80's Greatest Hits, Vol. 3
Living In Oblivion : The 80's Greatest Hits, Vol. 1
Living In Oblivion : The 80's Greatest Hits, Vol. 2
Just Can't Get Enough: New Wave Hits of the '80s, Vol. 11

ASIN: B000002TWV
Release Date: 1995-04-04

Tracks:

Major Tom (Coming Home) - Peter Schilling
Hyperactive - Thomas Dolby
Promises, Promises - Naked Eyes
The Promise - When In Rome
Vienna - Ultravox
Enola Gay - Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark
King In A Catholic Style (Wake Up) - China Crisis
Steady - Jules Shear
Our Lips Are Sealed - The Fun Boy Three
Pleasure And Pain - Divinyls
Birds Fly (Whisper To A Scream) - The Icicle Works
The Honeythief - Hipsway
Souvenir - Rubber Rodeo
I Wanna Be A Cowboy - Boy's Don't Cry
The Captain Of Her Heart - Double
When Your Heart Is Weak - Cock Robin
Love Changes (Everything) - Climie Fisher
More Than Physical - Banarama
Vanity Kills - ABC
We Close Our Eyes - Go West

Customer Reviews:

Helps you remember the decade you tried to forget.......2007-05-21

This CD has tracks I could not find any where else, not even Napster or Walmart Custom CDs. I played it on my summer break to the beach and it brought back memories. My kids even like the music. So, if you Wanna be a Cowboy, or you miss the Captain of your heart, listen up and enjoy!

Highly Recommended! Great compilations of non-typical 80's hits!.......2005-11-30

THIS AIN'T NO TIME-LIFE SERIES PEOPLE!.......2005-11-28

I own all 5 of the LIO series and must say that v.5 stands out as the issue that most personifies (what I believe) is the point of the series. Many of the songs in the series were songs I may have heard only once in the 80's (in clubs, on the radio, in movies). But were it not for the LIO series, many of the tunes would definitely be relegated to musical "oblivion". (Hint to the LIO naysayers: Just because you never heard it before, doesn't mean it isn't "GOOD"! If you want only what was in the TOP 40 in the '80's, try a TIME-LIFE series!)

Everything here shines in it's own '80's quirky sort of way. I left off 1 star only because the version of "Hyperactive" is an edited version and not the full version included on Thomas Dolby's "Retrospectacle" album.

Not everything in the LIO series is a hit, but it contains so many songs not found anywhere else that truly deserve a second listen and their own place outside of oblivion.

PS: I am told that v.5 is officially OUT OF PRINT.

hit list.......2005-09-02

I used to earlier buy the NOW compilation series thinking the best songs were found in the NOW compilations but i now realise i wasted a lot of money on the now scrap only after coming across the Living In Oblivion series of 80s hits i had listened to volumes 1 and 2 and feel this is the type of music i always wanted

The 80's greatest hits (and misses). .......2005-04-17

Truth be known, most of these songs were not big hits, and some I never even heard before. I mean where is Prince, Cyndi Lauper, and Huey Lewis on these 5 cd's? But I will say half of this collection is really strong, and the other half is at least decent. My personal favorites would be "Major Tom (coming home)", "Promises, Promises", "The Promise", and "I Wanna Be A Cowboy". Also good is "Pleasure And Pain", "The Honeythief", and "Enola Gay". However, the reason I bought this was for Doubles "Captain Of Her Heart", which I often heard as a kid, and haven't seen anywhere in years. This 5th volume in the series is roughly the same as the others, it's just a matter of what tracks you're really trying to hunt down.

Living In Oblivion : The 80's Greatest Hits, Vol. 3

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Awesome compilation of non-typical hits from the 1980's!
Best of the Living in Oblivion Series
Totally 80's Man
Brilliant from Start to Finish
If you valued the 80's, don't buy this compilation

Living In Oblivion : The 80's Greatest Hits, Vol. 3
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Capitol
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Living In Oblivion : The 80's Greatest Hits, Vol. 2
Living In Oblivion : The 80's Greatest Hits, Vol. 1
Living In Oblivion : The 80's Greatest Hits, Vol. 4
Living In Oblivion : The 80's Greatest Hits, Vol. 5
Just Can't Get Enough: New Wave Hits of the '80s, Vol. 11

ASIN: B000002TNH
Release Date: 1994-03-22

Tracks:

(Keep Feeling) Fascination - The Human League
Perfect Way - Scritti Politti
Cruel Summer - Bananarama
Life In A Northern Town - The Dream Academy
Election Day - Arcadia
Shattered Dreams - Johnny Hates Jazz
Sunglasses At Night - Corey Hart
The Future's So Bright, I Gotta Wear Shades - Timbuk 3
Make A Circuit With Me - The Polecats
Rock This Town - Stray Cats
Sidewalk Talk - Jellybean
It's My Life - Talk Talk
(I Just) Died In Your Arms - Cutting Crew
Hanging On A Heart Attack - Device
Poison Arrow - ABC
Aeiou Sometimes Y - Ebon-Ozn
Are You Sure - So
The Way You Are - Tears For Fears
What Do All The People Know - The Monroes

Customer Reviews:

Awesome compilation of non-typical hits from the 1980's!.......2005-11-30

Best of the Living in Oblivion Series.......2004-11-13

I own all five Living In Oblivion discs and this one is the one I listen to the most. Just like all compilations, there are some songs that you can find on just about any '80s retrospective CD, but there are many good songs that are not on those other discs. These songs include the fantastic "It's My Life" by Talk Talk, "Hanging on a Heart Attack" by Device, "Are You Sure" by So, "What Do All the People Know" by The Monroes, and my personal favorite, "Life in a Northern Town" by The Dream Academy.
Every fan of the 1980s will find one disc more to their liking, but chances are that most of you who love 80s music will find several songs on this disc that you will like.

Totally 80's Man.......2004-09-13

Ok, just to make it clear, some people (ahem, some reviewers) clearly don't understand the point of the Living In Oblivion series. So far, in my listening experience, this CD has been the best one yet. With tracks of Single Hit bands and those rare songs that are just downright 80's, L.I.O. delivers a dose of the unique sounds of the eighties, and gives a splash of some of the era's greatest hits. This is what its all about.
Awesome Tracks:
Device - Hanging On a Heart Attack
Talk Talk - It's My Life
EBN-OZN - AEIOU Sometimes Y
So- Are You Sure
ABC- Poison Arrow

Rock On 80's Woo Hoo!

Brilliant from Start to Finish.......2002-04-14

Despite the complaints below, there are great songs here that, in fact, are hard to find elsewhere: AEIOU Sometimes Y, Hanging On a Heart Attack, Sidewalk Talk, Make a Circuit with Me, and Shattered Dreams. And that reviewer assumes that you already have the same discs as he does. Um, OK.

If you valued the 80's, don't buy this compilation.......1999-08-30

You'd think that an 80's anthology of music would understand that it caters to an audience which is nostalgic toward that decade.

Tracks:

Mickey - Toni Basil
Get It On (Bang A Gong) - Power Station
Lay Your Hands On Me - Thompson Twins
Let Me Go - Heaven 17
Love Plus One - Haircut One Hundred
Heart And Soul - T'Pau
Just Got Lucky - Jo Boxers
It Ain't What You Do (It's The Way That You Do It) - Fun Boy Three Bananarama
The Jam Was Moving - Debbie Harry
Love Missile F1-11 - Sigue Sigue Sputnik
88 Lines About 44 Women - Nails
Only The Lonely - Motels
Living In A Box - Living In A Box
Walking On Sunshine - The Waves
Running Up That Hill - Kate Bush
Church Of The Poison Mind - Culture Club
Destination Unknown - Missing Persons
Never Ending Story - Limahl
Mickey (Spanish Version) - Toni Basil

Customer Reviews:

Great disk.......2007-06-14

"80's" compendiums usually are code for, "KROQ playlist". This one's no different, and thank heaven! As in, Heaven 17, of course, and while there are a couple fillers on here (the Spanish version of "Hey, Mickey" is a waste of space), it's a great disc.

Do Not Buy For T'Pau! (Review for Liv in Obliv Vol 2).......2006-03-08

For some reason this review seems to show up on Living In Oblivion Vol 1 (and so do others). This is a review of the Vol. 2 disc.

Hmm. The tracks selected for this CD are kind of interesting, a bit more obscure (to American ears, anyway) than most 80's collections. The only real mega-hit, T'Pau's 1987 smash "Heart and Soul," is butchered by the low fidelity of the track--a problem plauging this CD in its entirety to an extent, but the T'Pau track is by far the worst. It sounds almost like it's mono, but I'm not sure.

Still, a few of the more obscure features make this an interesting compilation. DJ's doing 80s stuff might want to throw on the Spanish language version of Toni Basil's "Mickey" (provided along with the regular version)--it's a Hoot! Power Station's cover of the T-Rex early '70's hit "Get It On (Bang A Gong)" is one I recall from the 80's--though unequal to the original, it is worth playing from time to time. Some of the other well-known tracks by the Vapors, Motels, Thompson Twins, Missing Persons, Culture Club, Katrina & the Waves, Thomas Dolby, Naked Eyes, Talk Talk, as well as the English version of Toni Basil's Mickey, are best acquired elsewhere where the fidelity is better.

There are some real wacko tracks on this CD not generally available elsewhere. Most notable is "88 Lines About 44 Women" by the Nails (who??), a definitely R-rated discussion, of, apparently, the "artist's" female conquests. It amuses a little (if you like crude off-color sex puns, that is) but does not overwhelm either, and it is not an under-17 track (which is a shame since the humor in is is more like under 13). The Fun Boy Three with Bananarama track "It ain't what you do," is another obscurity that, probably, deserves its fate. The remaining songs I haven't mentioned I will leave to Rest In Peace, as they are all vintage forgettables except for the strangely out of place "Neverending Story," which surely is available elsewhere with better fidelity.

In sum, maybe buy used, but for God's sake don't buy this mediocre effort new.

(For a different, very interesting perspective on this CD, read "Atlanta Native's" post.)

Half awesome!.......2006-02-13

The truth is, with 80's collections, the more songs it has that you want, the better it is. This "Living In Oblivion" series is no different. I find "Volume 5" to be the best, others may not. Like most of them though, I really love half of what's here, the rest is still ok. My favorites are the excellent "Get It On (bang a gong)", "Lay Your Hands On Me", "Heart And Soul", and "The Jam Was Moving". Others I'd call classic are "Running Up That Hill", "Destination Unknown", and the infamous "Never Ending Story". If you can find this for a few bucks, it's well worth the trip down memory lane.

Awesome! Non-typical "hits" from the 80's .......2005-11-30

The Living In Oblivion series of CD compilations does something that many similar compilations do NOT do: they give us some great variety of "hits".

There is no doubt that "Mickey" by Toni Basil was a huge hit. There's also no doubt that "Our Lips are Sealed" was a break out hit for the Go Go's, but the Funboy Three version wasn't. But what about "Living in a Box"? It only hit the Billboard top 100 at #89 in 1987. So why is it here? Why are a large number of these songs? They're not top 10 hits, right?

Wrong!

I'm sick to death of so many compilations relying on top 40 hits from the 80's. The U.S. music tastes are typically very different from those of Europe. Just because a song doesn't make the U.S. Billboard top 40 doesn't mean that it isn't a hit in other countries. And although I'm an American, my music tastes have always run more in line with those of Europe.

I'm delighted that the Living in Oblivion series (and the Pop and Wave series) have incorporated a variety of hits from the U.S. and Europe.

I also like that some of the more obscure groups and their songs are available on these compilations. There are several songs on these albums that never were released on CD (as they hadn't come into being at the time of the groups' albums initial releases), so albums such as these are the only place where you can find these hits. The Boys Don't Cry song "I Wanna Be a Cowboy" hit the Billboard charts at #12 in 1986, but the group disappeared soon thereafter. Then all of a sudden a dance version of that same song came out in the early 2000's and rocketed up the dance charts.

Don't be misled, the Living in Oblivion series is one of the absolutely best series for a variety of music from the 80's. If you want to hear run of the mill, top 40 only hits from the 80's, well, then you'll just have to look elsewhere.

Also, the liner notes and pictures of the groups included in the jewel box are really clever. You get to find out what the chart position was for the songs in the compilation and see what the groups looked like at the time of the song's release. My only issue with these liner notes is that the author of them seems to be disparaging the very music which these albums are espousing. Apparently many believe that the music from the 80's was vacuous and devoid of emotion. One need only listen to the song "The Promise" by the group "When in Rome" (Living in Oblivioon Volume 5) to know that such a statement is false. While that group only had this one hit and then faded into obscurity, "The Promise" made the Billboard Top 100 at #11 and the Billboard Dance Chart at #1.

Anyway... I can't recommend this album and its entire series any more! It's simply awesome! Before believing those who would disparage this series of albums, please check the Billboard charts and you'll see that these songs were in fact hits.

GET IT!

Great for the true new wave fans.......2005-08-13

I don't understand why people keep reviewing the Living in Oblivion series and whining that these aren't the songs they heard on the radio. There are plenty of compilations out there with all the 80s radio hits. This series has a lot of the great songs that didn't get much radio play. I knew all but one song on this disc because in the 80s I was hanging out at postpunk/new wave clubs and listening to college radio. For anyone who truly loves new wave/club music from the 80s, this is a great collection.

Living In Oblivion : The 80's Greatest Hits, Vol. 1

Average customer rating:

good compilation for a decent price
Awesome collection of hits that aren't run of the mill!
For the 80s new wave fan
Only buy used
Oblivion from the Obvious to the Obscure

Living In Oblivion : The 80's Greatest Hits, Vol. 1
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Capitol
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Living In Oblivion : The 80's Greatest Hits, Vol. 2
Living In Oblivion : The 80's Greatest Hits, Vol. 3
Living In Oblivion : The 80's Greatest Hits, Vol. 4
Living In Oblivion : The 80's Greatest Hits, Vol. 5
Just Can't Get Enough: New Wave Hits of the '80s, Vol. 13

ASIN: B000002UR9
Release Date: 1993-03-23

Tracks:

Too Shy - Kajagoogoo
Always Something There To Remind Me - Naked Eyes
Talk Talk (Remix) - Talk Talk
Kids In America - Kim Wilde
Turning Japanese - The Vapors
The Politics Of Dancing - Re-Flex
19 - Paul Hardcastle
Homicide - 999
Romanticide - Combo Audio
Guilty - Classix Nouveaux
(Get A) Grip (On Yourself) - The Stranglers
2-4-6-8 Motorway - Tom Robinson Band
C30, C60, C90, Go - Bow Wow Wow
(She's) Sexy + 17 - Stray Cats
She Blinded Me With Science - Thomas Dolby
Chant No. 1 (I Don't Need This Pressure On) - Spandau Ballet
I Eat Cannibals (Part One) - Total Coelo
Shiny Shiny - Haysi Fantayzee

Customer Reviews:

good compilation for a decent price.......2005-12-30

I bought this 5 cd set years ago and I still get it out often. True, I wasn't familiar with all of the songs (which is strange since I was a teenager in the 80's), but there are enough great songs to justify the purchase.
Most compilations rely on the same 15 songs (yawn). This set reminds you of some songs you may have forgotten and introduces you to some you may have never heard before.
If you love the energy and the off-beat style of 80's new wave, this is a great start.

Awesome collection of hits that aren't run of the mill!.......2005-11-30

For the 80s new wave fan.......2005-08-13

I remember all of these songs and love most of them! But, I am not looking for mainstream 80s stuff, a lot of the songs on the Living in Oblivion series were hits on MTV or in the postpunk/new wave clubs or college radio. Anyone who hit these types of clubs at the time should know these. A great collection for the true fan of new wave/club music.

Only buy used.......2005-07-21

I bought this CD used for about $2.00. I did that on purpose because out of 18 songs, I like (& know) only 8 of them. However those 8 are great ones. My favorites being "Talk,Talk" and "The Politics of Dancing" which alone are worth $2 to me!! I recommend listening to the samples first and see for yourself what you think.

Oblivion from the Obvious to the Obscure.......2004-09-09

The Living in Oblivion series is the way compilations should be made. It offers a wide variety of music from the very well-known to bands I've never heard of. The booklet includes a brief, interesting history of the tracks and there are photos of EVERY band on the track list. Even for some of the more famous bands like Bow Wow Wow and Spandau Ballet, the LIO people did not choose the obvious songs like "I Want Candy," or "True" that we've all heard tons of times on the raido, but chose other hits we may have forgotten about or never heard. The LIO series is an excellent way to catch up with some 1980s favorites while also discovering stuff you missed.

Freestyle Greatest Hits: The Complete Collection, Vol. 8

Average customer rating:

THIS DISC IS DA BOMB!!!!!
Worth the wait
Hot Freestyle
why did Tommy Boy wait so long to put out this CD????
LOVE THE COLLECTION

Freestyle Greatest Hits: The Complete Collection, Vol. 8
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Rhino / Ada
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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The Best of Freestyle Megamix
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Best of Stevie B
The Best Of Freestyle Megamix Vol.3

ASIN: B000000HLT
Release Date: 1997-02-11

Tracks:

DREAMING OF LOVE - STEVE B
DIAMOND GIRL - NICE & WILD
POINT OF NO RETURN - Expose
WHEN I HEAR MUSIC - Debbie Deb
IF YOU LEAVE ME NOW - Jaya
SINCERELY YOURS - Sweet Sensation
DREAMIN' - Will To Power
IN PARADISE - LAISSEZ FAIRE
I'LL BE ALL YOU EVER NEED - Trinere
THIEF OF HEART - Cynthia
NOTICE ME - Sandee
MY HEART GETS ALL THE BREAKS - Monet
PICKING UP PIECES - Brenda K. Starr
DON'T STOP THE ROCK - Freestyle
COMO TU TE LLAMA - SLY FOX

Customer Reviews:

THIS DISC IS DA BOMB!!!!!.......2006-05-24

OH WOW THIS DANCE-COMP TAKES THE CAKE!!! DEBBIE DEB, JAYA, SWEET SENSATION, CYNTHIA, BRENDA K. STARR, FREESTYLE & SLY FOX ALL ON THE SAME DISC, NEED I SAY MORE>??? I THOUGHT NOT ...

Worth the wait.......2002-07-15

I remember the golden days of freestyle and this is the best. I have the whole collection and I wouldn't trade it for the world. In fact, I think if my house ever caught on fire, this would be the only thing I'd save! Take it from a girl from the Bronx, you won't go wrong with this.

Hot Freestyle.......2002-07-08

Freestyle Music is the best kind of music there is. Volume Eight of this series is the next best CD next to Volume One. Lot of dark, fast beats. Best is "When I Hear Music" by Debbie Deb, followed by "Picking up Pieces" by Brenda K. Starr.

why did Tommy Boy wait so long to put out this CD????.......2001-01-31

It has some of my absolute favorite Freestyle songs on it! I love When I Hear Music,Sincerely Yours, If You Leave Me Now,etc. The entire CD usually has me dancing.

LOVE THE COLLECTION.......1999-11-09

This is one of the best CD's Mr. Tommy Boy have done to all freestyle fanatics. Please make volume 11,12,13...etc. and never finish.

Tracks:

COME GO WITH ME - Expose
PARTY YOUR BODY - Stevie B
FANTASY GIRL - JOHNNNY O
SAY IT'S GONNA RAIN - Will To Power
HOW CAN WE BE WRONG - Trinere
CLAVE ROCKS - AMORETTO
YOU'RE THE ONE - Sandee
OVER AND OVER - PAJAMA PARTY
ENDLESS NIGHT'S - Cynthia
CRYING OVER YOU - Suave
LATIN LOVE - Trilogy
SPRING LOVE - Stevie B
FUNKY LITTLE BEAT - Connie
ON THE EDGE - THE LATIN RASCALS/SA-FIRE
IT'S AUTOMATIC - Freestyle
REMEMBER - Fascination

Customer Reviews:

I would pass on this one.......2007-06-03

A decent assortment of song's but not with any length.
The earlier volume's in this series are a better choice. It takes time to find what to like because there are so many different choices.Be patient and read the reviews because we all do and try and reach out to help one another in explaining as best we could . Everyone has their own all time favorite's,lol.
Happy Dancing.
Bye

i loved it.......2007-03-16

4 all the freestyle freeks this is one collection -u- canot over look.

Definately buying it!!!!.......2006-10-17

I haven't purchased this yet but after seeing the song titles and reading all the great comments, I've made up my mind!! The song titles flashed a wave of GREAT memories for me. I am a native South Floridian and a clubber back when these songs were out and I loved that time.
I won't be able to make the Freestyle Explosion concert in Miami, FL on Oct 20 but buying this collection is the next best thing for me.
I cannot wait to listen to all of it!!!!

For anyone who partied and danced from 1987 to 1994.......2006-09-12

This is by far the best collection out there with freestyle dance music. I have had it for years and it is the only thing that gets me up and running on my treadmill which at 32yrs old, is much needed. It is a great blast from the past - going to the clubs and dancin and partying all night in Philly. Reminds me of the good ole days!! If you get every volume there are only a few songs missing. Most are there and it will really take you back. Highly recommend for the early 90's East Coast clubbers!!

"A DIE HARD FREESTYLE FAN".......2005-01-12

Hello everyone! I grew up with freestyle along with the electonic/dance pop/industrial O' the day genres of music; but freestyle music held a profound, deep corner in my heart. I think it was it's unique sound and pensive lyrics that attracted it to me. Most of the songs dealt with wanting to party your ass off or when both sexes were tryin' to get their love lives staightened out. A characteristic of a freestyle song was that it made you feel emotion and that each song had that uniqueness(I'm talking about the earlier better freestyle/club songs that are showcased on these compilations).
I just turned 32 y/o last Dec. 2004, so let's do the math; that I would've been around 14-15 y/o, when freestyle music was gaining attention(now don't you guys laugh). By the peak of freestyle('round 1991), I was a senior in highschool- 17 y/o,
freestyle was standing on it's last limbs and so be very fortunate that you've stumbled upon a collection of the greatest freestyle dance classics; 'cause after 1992 freestyle officially died! I mean their was freesyle still but just not as good. The times were changing, people's tastes were changing- even with dance music or any type of music for that matter. I could go on & on about this; so I strongly recommend this-plus TOMMYBOY RECORDS took alot of time to put this together. I just noticed a volume #'s 9 and 10 which I plan on purchasing even though I have the majority of these songs in some shape/form or another(c.d. and/or vinyl). O.K. folks, I'm gonna leave you with my top 10 list of freestyle songs(from my personal top 100 list which I'll print out somewhere at a later date). I want to thank all freestyle writers/producers and artists for the impact you left on me and when listen to these songs I'm still moved and motivated to pursue my singing- again THANKS!
peace- Love, JULIUS-ALLAN

JULIUS ALLAN's TOP 10 FREESTYLE DANCE SONGS

10 PLEASE DON'T GO NAYOBE
9 CHANGE ON ME CYNTHIA
8 COME INTO MY ARMS JUDY TORRES
7 I WON'T STOP LOVING YOU C-BANK feat. DIAMOND EYES
6 NEVER LET YOU GO SWEET SENSATION
5 LET THE MUSIC PLAY SHANNON
4 FASCINATED COMPANY B
3 GIVE ME BACK MY HEART CORINA
2 CAN YOU FEEL THE BEAT OF MY HEART LISA LISA & THE CULT JAM
1 TEMPTATION - CORINA

bye-J.A.H.

Freestyle Greatest Beats: Complete Collection, Vol. 10

Average customer rating:

Umm. Get the other 9 volumes and thats it...
Not bad
only the first three or four songs are good
okay
A Freestyle Collection Must-Have

Freestyle Greatest Beats: Complete Collection, Vol. 10
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Rhino / Ada
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Freestyle's Greatest Hits
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The Best Of Freestyle Megamix Vol.3
Bad Boy Joe Presents: Best of Freestyle Megamix, Vol. 5

ASIN: B000000HLX
Release Date: 1997-02-11

Tracks:

Set U Free - Planet Soul
Do You Miss Me - Jocelyn Enriquez
Feels So Good - Lina Santiago
Time Passes By - Lisette Melendez
I'll Be Loving You - Collage
You Don't Have To Worry - Rhythmcentric
How I Love Him - Cynthia
It's Always You - George LaMond
I'll Make You Feel Good - K7
Body Rock - K7
Take Me To The Top - DJ Boom
I've Been Thinking About You - Jocelyn Enriquez
How Could You Love Me - Marano/Phillips
Praying For An Angel - Rochelle
Distant Heart - George LaMond

Customer Reviews:

Umm. Get the other 9 volumes and thats it..........2004-03-17

Being a huge fan of freestyle ever since i was 3 years old (yes seriously) i ve been listening to alot of it, and even though im a teenager right now and this music was before my time, and i was a toddler, i still know enough about it after listening to the classics. First off, this CD does not have the freestyle sound thats found in the other 9 CD's and while yes, i do understand that around 92 was when freestyle was changing and the old kind 'died', but this new sound is not what freestyle is all about. The first 3 tracks do nothing to me. After that i wanted to break out my volume 1 and listen to it again. Now thats a volume i will never get tired of...but this was just...wrong. This final volume should have been a release of classics that were not in the other 9 voumes....

Heres what should have been:

01 stevie b - stop the love
02 tolga - lovin fool
03 tomax - regrets only
04 fascination - go away
05 solid - loving you
06 tka - x ray vision
07 deniz - you were the one
08 sherry c - am i the one for you
09 desiree - baby be mine
10 noel - out of time
11 d'zyre - forever amor
12 & more - materialistic girl
13 spirit matter - crimes of passion
14 fascination - dont you think its time
15 tpe - then came you

Not bad.......2001-12-08

If you ever went to the cool clubs in the day then you heard most of these especailly Track 5

only the first three or four songs are good.......2000-12-19

This Freestyle CD was not as great as the other ones because it contains a lot of songs that I never heard before (Time Passes By),etc.

okay.......2000-03-18

It would have been better with the freestyle version of Time Passes By.

A Freestyle Collection Must-Have.......1998-08-11

This disc is the last of a 10-disc series that is the definitive collection of Freestyle music. The series features a variety of songs from the most popular artists of the genre, including many hard-to-find classics. All discs include comprehensive liner notes charting the history of Freestyle music (except Volumes 8 through 10, which were later added to the series). A must-have collection for anyone interested in dance music from the mid-1980s through the early 1990s.

Disc Ten Highlights: Volumes 1 through 7 were, for the most part, chronological in the listing of songs. Volume 10 offers a variety of hits from Freestyle's newest generation of artists (with a couple classics for good measure). This CD is highlighted by the inclusion of Cynthia's "How I Love Him" and George Lamond's "It's Always You."

Tracks:

Pump Up The Jam - Technotronic
Celebration - Kool & The Gang
C'est La Vie - Robbie Nevil
Jump (For My Love) - The Pointer Sisters
Sidewalk Talk - Jellybean
Head To Toe - Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam
Let's Go All The Way - SLY FOX
Ghostbusters - Ray Parker Jr.
Caribbean Queen (No More Love On The Run) - Billy Ocean
Don't Worry Be Happy - Bobby McFerrin

Customer Reviews:

Madonna's first single on this one.......2002-02-03

This cd is fun 80's pop, i bought it for The song "Sidewalk Talk", it is Madonna's actual first single, under Jellybean. She wrote it, and it's her singing. Great music. Buy it.

80s Rule!!.......1999-04-05

I miss the 80s and this cd brought back so many memories!! I remember every single song from this cd and it was great hearing them again. This is for the true 80s child. If you grew up in the 80's (like I did) then this is for you. Buy it. Buy it now.

80's Greatest Rock Hits, Vol. 13: Soft Sounds

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80's Greatest Rock Hits, Vol. 13: Soft Sounds
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Priority Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000003AVL
Release Date: 1994-10-04

Tracks:

Baby, Come to Me - Patti Austin, James Ingram
Shake You Down - Gregory Abbott
I'll Always Love You - Taylor Dayne
Loverboy - Billy Ocean
Someone That I Used to Love - Natalie Cole
If Ever You're in My Arms Again - Peabo Bryson
You Could Have Been With Me - Sheena Easton
Woman Needs Love (Just Like You Do) - Ray Parker, Jr., Ray Parker, Jr. & Raydio, Raydio
Heal Our Land - Jonathan Butler,

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