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Teen Riot

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For waaaay too long, Boomers have had their favorite really bad songs available in anthology format. If you wanted a copy of Seasons In the Sun or The night Chicago Died, it was easy, perhaps too easy to find.

But try to find Tiffany, Martika or Linear? You were outta luck. Sure you could get the good music of the 90's, but where was the junk? Where was the tripe? Where could you find those unlistenable tracks?

Well, now they are all available on this generous package. Not content to limit the collection to a piddly 10 or 12 songs, there is over an hour of pure audio agony. These are the tunes that made you cringe, the radio-saturated artists that you hoped you'd never hear again.

And for the most part you don't.

Sure a few names have survived. Ricky Martin from Menudo. Bobby Brown from New Edition. But for the most part, these are the stars of VH1's Where Are They Now. Pebbles still gets a significant percentage of TLC's income as their first manager. Debbie (now Deborah) Gibson is an actress in musicals. Stacey Q became a nuclear physicist. Okay, that last one's a lie, but really, do you know any better?

Do you hate these songs? Of course! But you'll sing along with every note. Put this disc on at a party and everyone will ask if they can borrow it.

But make 'em get their own damn copy. Why should you be the only one to suffer?

This is a great overview of pop of the late 80's. All of the big teen pop names are here. The New Kids are represented here with their top 5 hit "The Right Stuff" from 1989. The 80's two junior divas are also respresented. Tiffany with her #1 smash "I Think We're Alone Now" and Debbie Gibson with her top 5 pop ditty "Only In my Dreams." We also have heart-throb Rick Astley's irresistible #1 "Never Gonna Give You Up." Probably one of the catchiest songs to come out of 1987-1988 perhaps right behind Expose's spectacular #5 chart hit "Point of No Return" *guess what...it's on here too!* One hit wonder Martika also offers up her #1 "Toy Soldiers" which is a nice addition along with fellow one hit wonder Vanilla Ice's infamous "Ice Ice Baby." And who can forget New Edition and Menudo?

This album totally sums up this era. Every song was a smash and were all staples on pop radio from the late 80's into the early 90's. A lot of them are represented with their one big song *Vanilla Ice, Martika, Sweet Sensation, Stacey Q* while a few actually managed to churn out a nice amount of hits during their popularity *Expose, Debbie Gibson, New Kids On the Block* but all these songs are great. Take a stroll down memory lane and buy it!

This is the THE album for those of us who really like 80's teeny-bopper pop. It's one of those cds you don't want to admit to owning, but secretly listen to when no one's around because you really like all the songs! If you grew up in the 80's, this cd will bring back all kinds of memories when you listen to it. Quintessential 80's pop. Yes, the songs are embarrasingly bubble-gummy, but for crying out loud, it's called "TEEN RIOT!" Such a title doesn't exactly scream deep and meaningful. It does, however, scream fun. And this cd is exactly that: fun. So embarrassingly good that it's fun. Besides, where else can you get Linear, Stacey Q and Rick Astley on one cd? 'Nuff said.

Okay who can deny it? The 1980's had one of the best pop songs in exsistance! This album is a MUST HAVE for any pop lover!

This is an excellent variety of great 80's dance tunes. I enjoyed listening to this when I was a teenager and continue to listen to it regularly. Many of the teen artists on this album have grown into adult artists and contiue to sing solo (Vanilla Ice, Jordan Knight, Ricky Martin, etc). This would make a great CD for a dance party or just fun easy listening.

This is a great collection of teen pop from the late 80's. I really like all the songs and think this is a fun CD to listen to. My favorite songs are "Toy Soldiers" by Martika, "If Wishes Came True" by Sweet Sensation, and "Two of Hearts" by Stacy Q.

This collection is for all you 80's fans out there. You know who you are and you KNOW that you still jam out to these songs and artists/singers. Razor & Tie did a really great job of compiling some of the most tubular and awesome teen idols of the 80's. All of the major and minor players are represented. Tiffany (I Think We're Alone Now), New Kids on the Block (The Right Stuff), Debbie Gibson (Only in My Dreams), Martika (Toy Soldiers. She was NOT a one hit wonder as many recall her as being. Check the charts people- she had 4 top 40 hits. Sadly, her only # 1 hit as listed here is all people remember) and many more!!

For me this collection brings back memories of acid washed jeans, dying my hair auburn like Tiffany, baggy sweaters with ripped jeans and Nike shoes and oh my- how many jelly bracelets did I go through back then?!! All black jelly bracelets mind you. Expose', Samantha Fox, The Jets, Rick Astley, Sweet Sensation, Dino- they all take me back to a more innocent time of waiting for the next issue of 16, Teen Beat, Teen Machine, Tutti Frutti and more to come in the mail so I could post on my walls the latest posters of my favorite musical acts!! I had over 250 of Tiffany at one time. Don't wait....get this collection N-O-W!! Like oh wow ya know!! It's like bitchin to get this cd!!

I origionally only wanted this cuz I really wanted a cd with Vanilla Ice's "Ice Ice Baby" without having to get a cd like monsters of rap with some bad old school rappers I knew I pry wouldnt like, so yeah teen riot youll pry like it if ur one of those girl riots ya know with the boy bands and stuff,Im not exactly one anymore, but yeah, NKOTB R also good too!