Millennium: 80's New Wave Party

Millennium Party (Series) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 5, 1999)
• Original Release Date: October 5, 1999
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Rhino / Wea
• ASIN: B00001W0AW
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #116,998 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Rock Lobster

2. Whip It

3. Take on Me

4. Come on Eileen

5. Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)

6. I Ran (So Far Away)

7. Love Plus One

8. Our House

9. The Safety Dance

10. Just What I Needed

11. In the Name of Love

12. Mickey

13. She Blinded Me with Science

14. Rock This Town

15. Tainted Love

16. I Melt with You

17. Cars

18. I Want Candy

19. Valley Girl

20. Everybody Have Fun Tonight

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Rhino Remastering Makes These Hits Sound AMAZING!, February 11, 2004

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Jason W. Bellenger (Byron Center, Michigan, USA) - See all my reviews
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Thumbs up to Rhino Records for actually putting out good music on their compilations! I'm not just referring to the music included but also the sound quality. I was blown away when I stumbled upon another "Millennium" release by Rhino. The sound quality is amazing. So I was inspired to buy 3 (!) more of their "Millennium" compilations. According to their website, they look for the best available original master tapes and use the best state-of-the-art equipment for remastering these songs, referring to the "remastered in rhinophonic authentic sound" logos on the releases. Most labels don't even remaster the material! I'm really big on sound quality and I've never heard any of these songs on this collection (or any of their other "Millennium" releases) sound so crisp, bright, and clear! Take for example, "Sweet Dreams" or "Whip It," recorded in 1983 and 1980, respectively. The bass stands out like any song released today. A must-have just for the quality!

Besides the sound quality, the tracklisting is one of the best I've seen for an 80's collection (despite not all songs being "New Wave"). Another plus is the liner notes with the Billboard Hot 100 chart peaks and year of release.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A "classic" new wave pop collection, October 7, 1999

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fedjim "fedjim" (Burke, VA USA) - See all my reviews

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These are 20 new wave classics all in one spot. They still sound good after all these years and bring back the memories of college dorm parties for me. Sure there are a lot of these collections around but not so many for so little $$ on one CD. I like the choice of songs; they are a good sample from the styles of the era. The best surprise is the most excellent liner notes booklet by Andy Zax describing with clever brevity the groups and the songs. (e.g., "Men Without Hats' The Safety Dance possessed all the right criteria for a one-off hit-single success in the '80s: It was danceable, catchy, and sort of annoying. . . . And perhaps most importantly, it had an eye-grabbing video clip featuring a dancing midget. Inevitably, it became a sensation" etc., etc.) What a blast! I can't wait to drive around with the windows down with this CD.

7 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Time for an 80's flashback!, December 14, 2000

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Julie Lovisa (Indiana USA) - See all my reviews
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If you came of age in the 80's, then new wave, synthesizer-heavy music was the soundtrack of your youth. Every one of the songs on this disc gets me to reminiscing about my high school days and what fun we had...Anyway, just the inclusion of the inane song by Frank and Moon Zappa, "Valley Girl," should be enough to get you out to the nearest store to buy this CD! Other equally spacey, yet great songs included are, "Rock Lobster," "Whip It," "The Safety Dance," "I Want Candy," and "Cars." This is truly a classic collection of songs that will immediately transport you back to the days when pegged jeans, big hair, parachute pants, and skirts with ankle socks and high heels were all the rage. Don't miss out...you'll be dancing to this one 'til the disc wears out!