Customer Reviews

3 Pak: 80's Pop Hits

5 star:		(12)
4 star:		(10)
3 star:		(2)
2 star:		(3)
1 star:		(2)

 

 

I have mixed feelings about this 3-CD set after having bought this and another Sony 3-CD collection, "Greatest Hits of the 80's."

CHEERS: Only one of these songs failed to crack the Top 40 ("Love My Way" by the Psychedelic Furs). All but six of these songs went Top 10 and half of them were million-sellers; in addition, fourteen of these went to No. 1. This is nearly three hours of classic tracks from the video age along with a few guilty pleasures. [Despite the non-stop bashing Wham! received in the rock press, I still enjoy "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go."]

JEERS: This collection was released within months of another 80's collection by Sony which I also purchased: Greatest Hits of the 80's. These two collections obviously are targeting the same audience, yet nine of these songs are on both collections. Why the overlap?

The bottom line? At the price, this is a super collection of some of the major hits of the decade. My original plan was to use this collection as a source for burning my own 80's CDs, but this is terrific all by itself. RECOMMENDED

Music fan -- this isn't the 80's you remember because it's obviously a collection of more obscure, light pop hits, which I can tell by looking at the first 3 songs of disc 1... I give this compliation 4 stars, if light 80's pop is what you're looking for. There are a lot of great songs on these 3 CDs, not that I personally care for all of them, but a few of my all-time favorites are included on here (Rosanna, Let's Hear It For The Boy, Talking In Your Sleep, Footloose, Who Can It Be Now?). I recommend this to anyone who really misses the 80's and already has all of the superhits collections... sometimes it's good to remember the little details of a decade as well as the huge stuff that made it famous! :)

Most of the tracks on the first disc alone warrant purchasing it at the price offered...however, the second two discs could've been whittled-down to a few tracks that could've replaced some of the softer offerings on Disc One and it would've been one monster CD...still, the wheat can be burned from the chaff on one's mp3/I-Pod, I suppose.

I wasn't alive during the 80s but I was still able to recognize these songs. There are some popular ones that I've heard on the radio such as "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun" then there's others that I have never heard before but they are still great to listen to.

This set of CD's is just great. There is such a good mix of 80's music, from upbeat to soft and romantic. I love it, it gets more playing time in my car than some of my others that are new releases. If you are an 80's music fan, this is the best cd I have seen yet.

Though not containing the cool new wave hits one has grown to expect on an 80's collection, many of the songs within the 3-CD pack are pop hits in their own right. Disc one contains the most pop hits. Philip Bailey and Phil Collins duet was one track I used to want but didn't want to buy an LP full of other tracks I didn't. For the price, this is a nice snap shot of pop rock of the 80's.

I love this cd. There are many different types of eighties. If you feel like a ballad there is one if not you can find something fast. Its has many of the songs you love and some you never really heard but sre still great.

I LOVE '80s music (I grew up in that era), but only about half of the songs on this CD are among my favorites from that era. The other half of the songs, I either tolerated back then or didn't like at all. I've seen better '80s collections. (Also, there should have been more hard rock/heavy metal hits included, as many of those songs were grouped in with the pop hits on many radio stations back then. )

This boxed set is the greatest! I am really enjoying all of it! Great songs.... I love 80's music and this is a great mix!

This was a Xmas Gift and the person whom got this just loved this cd, I was personally their when she open it and played it, sounded real good and loved the songs on the 3 cd's. Got this before delivery date, was securely wraped so would not get damaged during shipping process, was in a protective seal the cd was. So this was a great experience all the way around with this seller!