Pure 80's Rock

Various Artists (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (May 21, 2002)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Utv Records
• ASIN: B0000667RP
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #75,057 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Fantasy - Aldo Nova

2. (You Can Still) Rock In America - Night Ranger

3. Living After Midnight - Judas Priest

4. Lick It Up - Kiss

5. Round And Round - Ratt

6. Summertime Girls - Y & T

7. Get It On - Kingdom Come

8. Nobody's Fool - Cinderella

9. Here I Go Again - Whitesnake

10. Every Rose Has Its Thorn - Poison

11. The Ballad Of Jayne - L.A. Guns

12. Fight The Good Fight - Triumph

13. Stone Cold - Rainbow

14. Twilight Zone - Golden Earring

15. Turn Up The Radio - Autograph

16. Don't Say You Love Me - Billy Squier

17. No One Like You - Scorpions

18. Juke Box Hero - Foreigner

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

While the cultural shorthand image for '80s pop--pogoing new wavers in skinny ties and parachute pants--may be endearing, it ignores some inconvenient realities, i.e. big hair, arena pomp, glam metal, and the ascendancy of corporate rock. Here's one collection that doesn't overlook all that head-banging, hair-teasing, or overwrought, squeaky guitar soloing. Ranging from relatively tasteful radio fare (Foreigner's archetypical "Juke Box Hero," Billy Squier's late-decade "Don't Say You Love Me," "Twilight Zone" by Dutch vets Golden Earring) to energetically mindless anthems (Night Ranger's "Rock in America," Judas Priest's "Living After Midnight") to prime power ballads (Poison's "Every Rose Has Its Thorn," Whitesnake's "Here I Go Again") to acts so wretched (the shameless Zep-aping of Kingdom Come, Cinderella--period) they make one yearn for the relief of David Lee Roth video marathon, this collection offers up a good cross section of what kept the music business solvent during the decade--and gave a subsequent generation of alt-rockers a target wider than David Coverdale's hair. It also documents hits by some now lesser-known contenders (Y&T, Triumph, Autograph) and the fact that acts like Ratt could muster infectious pop hooks as bright as those red vinyl suits the Romantics insisted on wearing. But then it was a silly decade, wasn't it? --Jerry McCulley

Customer Reviews

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Impressive collection of 80's power rock, September 17, 2005

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J. Chadwick (Northern California) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Pure 80's Rock (Audio CD)

Great tunes on this CD. Good variety of artists, and every track is familiar from the 80's power rock scene. If you like guitar-based rock, sung loud, this should fill the bill. There's a ballad or two thrown in for variety, but it's mostly hard rock. A great CD for cruising down a long, boring Interstate highway, or for livening up a party.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars rocking 80s, February 10, 2011

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This review is from: Pure 80's Rock (Audio CD)

Great CD. I ordered 2 for friends. They were both happy with the quality of the recordings and listen to them often

0 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars keven, May 21, 2007

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Keven D. Christensen - See all my reviews
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i am very happy. i broke my last one and was very glad to replace it.