New Wave music reviews

A GREAT COMPILATION OF DANCE MUSIC FROM THE LATE 1980'S AND EARLY 1990'S . A MUST HAVE . BUY IT !

It's a joy to hear such fresh, airy and artfully played music. I bought this CD 10 years ago and it's still a real source of pleasure and delight for me; it brings me deep relaxation whenever I hear such ageless music.

Even In Blackouts plays acoustic punk and brings an interesting and fresh approach to the music scene. This album is their first and includes an excellent variety of rhythmic songs & sounds ranging from subdued to irreverent, all smartly written and executed. Writer/guitarist John and vocalist Liz are major talents, and this finely produced album shows off this new band and leaves us wanting more. EiB has toured extensively, and album number two is in production as of summer 2003.

If you are over thirthy , you should remember single " Never Never " made by The Assembly in 1983. It was ( and still is for me )great hit . Hit made by ex Depeche Mode and ex Yazoo member Vince Clarke and performed with invited singer Feargal Sharkey had a hudge success in summer of 1983 . Another one thing on CD single is instrumental " Stop/start " , performed by true members of Assembly - V.Clarke and E.C. Radcliffe , is good , but it don't compare with " Never never ". You should choice U.S. single version just for one simple reason - extended version Never never with sad Clem Clempson guitar intro . The price ? It doesn't matter if you are looking for this for seventeen years !!!

This collection gathers together the best of Germany's electro and earliest synth-pop artists' best work. It covers the years from 1979 to 1995. Compiled by Thomas Bar and DJ Hell, it is a fantastic collection.

German music has always been given a bad name, sometimes justly, but mostly unjustly. It's easy to dismiss an other European country's music but how many people have actually heard the groups and artists that are on this CD? Probably very little, however most people, for some reason, have a dim view of German music, only making an exception for Karftwerk and Can, and therefore just dimiss the music as 'Europop'.

How wrong they are. This collection has underground alongside mainstream. From Weltklang's 'VFB Heimat' to Grauzone's big hit 'Eisbaer', from No More's influential 'Suicide Commando' to DAF's percussion-heavy 'Tanz mit mir', all of these tracks sit very easily beside each other. This is an electro/synth-pop collection and it shows how advanced the German's were compared to some of the English electro groups of the day like 'OMD' or artists like, yuck, Howard Jones.

You'll find experimental alongside pop here. Like me before I bought it, you may be fearing that it is a collection of artsy, melody-lacking, German experimental electro. Let your fears be allayed, this is very easy on the palette and it's in my top 3 favourite music purchases of the year so far. I'm really glad I got it.

One of the better collections of Ska around. A great buy if you're new to ska and you want to learn more about it!

I`m from rock-n-roll club and i need song # 10 for my couple. Not bad, but # 10 get 5 stars.

I own several CDs in this series and this one, unfortunately is the one that comes off the shelf the least. Even since loading the contents up MP3 style into my computer and iPod only a few get played. Only a select few truly sound like the alternative radio I grew up with in the 80s.

I love listening to the music, but can you please tell me how to find New Wave Dance Hits: Just Can't Get Enough, Vol. 8. I've been looking everywhere for it. Thanks, Cristy

As my review title says, eight of the sixteen songs are cut off at end. These songs are tracks 1, 2, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, and 15. I know this isn't limited to just my copy because I actually bought a second copy of the album and heard it on that one too. The first Sun Splashin' album wasn't like this (all songs were complete). It's really sad because this is a great collection of songs.

This cd is a great companion to volume 1 and whether at home, in the office or on the beach you'll enjoy hearing these tunes. Makes you want to plan your next vacation on a tropical island where you can sit back in your lounge chair with a nice cool drink in hand.