Pacific Age

Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 30, 1998)
• Original Release Date: 1986
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Caroline
• ASIN: B0000072OH
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #153,484 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars OMD at their peak - there is no better CD from this group, August 12, 2002

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Mike - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Pacific Age (Audio CD)

It is truly a shame that this Album was never re-released in the US after the CD boom. It is also amazing how difficult it is to find overall as it spawned one of OMD's biggest hits: (Forever) Live & Die. There's not a bad track to be found here, and though it is still a product of the time, the music does not feel dated a decade & a half later. Not too many other snyth-pop bands of the 80's have weathered the test of time, nor have all of OMD's other releases.

The main reason why the CD stands up is the flow from song to song. The transition from upbeat (Stay) through melodic ((Forever) Live & Die & The Pacific Age), to more emotional (The Dead Girls, Shame, Southern, and Flame of Hope), and back (Goddess of Love & We Love You), and a great closing song (Watch Us Fall), few albums flow from start to end as well.

I was estatic to finally find a Marketplace seller with this CD in stock. Overall, a highly recommended listen.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars 21 Years Later, Still Good, May 8, 2007

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Laura Moncur "Laura Moncur" (SLC, UT) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Pacific Age (Audio CD)

I originally bought this album on tape back in 1986. I listened to it until the tape was thin and ready to snap. Then I didn't listen again for 20 years.

I was surprised to find that it's STILL a very good album. They were doing things electronically that no one else was doing and no one is really doing right now.

Southern was my favorite song back then (voice-overs were big in the late '80s). Listening to it now makes me wish for more historical voice-over songs. To this day, it is still an excellent song.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent times 3, November 5, 2001

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H. Sonnie Mullins (The People's Republic of St. Petersburg, Florida USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Pacific Age (Audio CD)

Beautiful songs: strong melodies and hooks of broken hearts, angst, love lost and more l'amore! The music is mature new wave- and that's a good thing!
I won't comment on the songs individually, as I would be remiss to leave out any of these great tunes. Each song stands well enough on its own, but the album is best enjoyed when you listen to it in its entirity.
Pacific Age started out as being my wife's, but I have become hooked on it, playing it countless times.

Mushy ain't it?