Forever Young

Alphaville | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 23, 1989)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Atlantic / Ada
• ASIN: B000005J5P
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (56 customer reviews)
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Customer Reviews

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23 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The First And Best, February 27, 2000

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Chris D. (Ocean Grove, NJ) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Forever Young (Audio CD)

This album remains one of my all-time favorites, and stands as one of the greatest synth-pop albums ever recorded. Many of Alphaville's biggest and best songs are here - "A Victory of Love", "Big In Japan", "Sounds Like A Melody", "The Jet Set" and (of course) the title track. The rest of the album is excellent as well, especially "Summer In Berlin" and "Fallen Angel". Alphaville would not return to an all-synthesizer sound for over 10 years with their "comeback" album Salvation (probably my second favorite AV album) in 1996. I don't think that Alphaville was ever able to top this first effort - despite some other excellent work since then - and they never produced another album as consistent as this one is. From start to finish, it's an extremely satisfying listen. There are few albums I can recommend as highly as Forever Young - this is synth-pop at it's absolute best.

16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A fun nostalgic 80s album., January 19, 2005

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francofemme (New York, NY) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Forever Young (Audio CD)

I received this album from a friend in 1989 and could not stop listening to it all summer long. It's full of these fast paced synthesizer songs, and has that cool 80s European new wave sound to it. Big In Japan will always be one of my most favorite songs. Other favorites a include Victory of Love, In the Mood, Sounds Like a Melody, and Lies. My only complaint is that Forever Young is in the slow version. I wish that they had included the faster version instead. Guess I have to get the Singles Collection for that.
If you like A-ha, you'll love Alphaville.
Now each time I put this on it's 1989 again.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Classic New Wave Album, a Must Have if You Love 80s Music, February 9, 2002

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"pgrimm" (Bloomfield, NJ USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Forever Young (Audio CD)

I just bought this album for the first time (Feb 2002). I knew Alphaville's two radio hits, "Big in Japan" and "Forever Young" like everyone else. Although I am a fan of 1980s New Wave having come of age in that period, I was never moved to buy anything from Alphaville before. Now that I've listened to the full CD, I've uncovered a gem of an album! The music and lyrics are very consistent; I actually like every song on the CD. You can really feel alot of heart and soul in this CD, which is what I look for. I am so impressed that I just purchased two more Alphaville CDs and am awaiting delivery. If you are a fan of 1980s New Wave, this is a great CD to own. Highly recommended!