Just Can't Get Enough: New Wave Hits Of The '80s, Vol. 8

Various Artists - Alternative - New Wave, New Wave Hits Of The '80s (Series) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 18, 1994)
• Original Release Date: October 18, 1994
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Rhino
• ASIN: B0000033B3
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #21,774 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #69 in Music > Pop > By Decade > 1980s

Track Listings

1. Come on Eileen

2. Red Skies

3. Walking in L.A.

4. Jeopardy

5. She's a Beauty

6. Cath [*]

7. Voo Doo [*]

8. If You Leave Me, Can I Come Too?

9. She Blinded Me With Science

10. Mexican Radio

11. Lies

12. Whirly Girl

13. Kiss Me

14. (We Don't Need This) Fascist Groove Thang [*]

15. Escalator of Life

16. Goodbye to You

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

16 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Buy this if you're a true child of the 80's, August 27, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Just Can't Get Enough: New Wave Hits Of The '80s, Vol. 8 (Audio CD)

There are some songs on this disk which, if you're like me, you'll have about a thousand copies of. "Come On Eileen" comes to mind as a oft-repeated compilation staple. And some of the tracks are just weird selections, like "Kath." But Heaven 17's neo-industrial "Fascist Groove Thang," and OXO's ultra-danceable "Whirly Girl" rate high on the "Oh yeah, I remember that" scale, where other compilations are satisfied to pump out one "Big 80's" groaner (like Toni Basil's contemptible but ubitquitous "Mickey") after another. Particularly commendable is Rhino's inclusion of Missing Persons' "Walkin' in L.A.," a solid reminder that you could be new wave and still rock. Provocatively-clad Missing Persons' lead singer Dale Bozzio's oddball delivery layered over a sharp guitar riff and a pounding drum beat (not even a machine, even!) make this a high-decibel driving song. Also notable in pleasant obscurity: Mental as Anything's cheerfully mournful "If You Leave Me, Can I Come Too?" Rhino's liner notes are, as always, fabulous. A very good CD overall.

19 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars "Escalator of Life" by Robert Hazard, April 2, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Just Can't Get Enough: New Wave Hits Of The '80s, Vol. 8 (Audio CD)

This compilation CD includes Robert Hazard's obscure, but classic, song "Escalator of Life". That alone makes this great collection of new wave songs worth owning.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Better than the most of the others, September 9, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Just Can't Get Enough: New Wave Hits Of The '80s, Vol. 8 (Audio CD)

I have five of the "Just can't get enough" CDs, and this particular collection is one of the best in the series. Some of the other CDs have some tracks which can only be described as horrible, but the songs on this one are consistently decent.