Vh1: Big 80's Arena Rock

Various Artists (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 3, 2000)
• Original Release Date: October 3, 2000
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Rhino
• ASIN: B00004YLGC
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #35,615 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Urgent

2. The Reflex

3. The Stroke

4. Another One Bites the Dust

5. Land of Confusion

6. We Built This City

7. Rebel Yell

8. Freeze-Frame

9. Heartbreaker

10. Shakin'

11. Heat of the Moment

12. Limelight

13. Too Much Time on My Hands

14. Hold on Loosely

15. Sultans of Swing

16. The Heart of Rock & Roll

17. Working for the Weekend

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5 stars This album ROCKS!!!! Smart selection of rock bands!, June 27, 2005

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Preston (nc) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Vh1: Big 80's Arena Rock (Audio CD)

This album ROCKS!!!!! I even played it on the road trip last summer (2004) in Alabama! The guitars are so charged up on this album! How Yes' rocking Owner of A Lonely Heart and Queen's Another One Bites the Dust weaves into Foreigner's Urgent! And they thought smart to include Pat Benatar's Heartbreaker and Billy Idol's Rebel Yell!!!! They were even smart to include Duran Duran's The Reflex, as it fits well with the arena rock concept! This whole CD would sound great playing in any arena around the world! There are some surprises, like Genesis' Land of Confusion, Asia's Heat of the Moment, 38 Special's Hold On Loosely and the album takes a bluesy turn with Dire Straits' Sultans of Swing. And the album closes big and loud with Loverboy's full-charged song Working for the Weekend! They thought smartly on the vibe, feel and sequence of the songs. Get ready to crank up the stereo to 10 or 11 (but don't hurt your ears too much) because this CD will surprise you and have you dancing and rocking!!! You will feel like you've been run over by high winds after you hear it!!!! It's that good!!!!!

1 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome Mix of 80s sound, October 13, 2000

A Kid's Review

This review is from: Vh1: Big 80's Arena Rock (Audio CD)

When I saw this show and heard some of the songs on VH1. I immedeatly went out and bought this cd. Beleve me it is worth ever penny of it. Exellent songs, but the best is byfar the song by Yes. BYE THIS NOW

0 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars The 1980's-The Decade When Music Rocked, October 11, 2000

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Scott Burton (Bridgeport,Connecticut USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Vh1: Big 80's Arena Rock (Audio CD)

VH-1's latest CD "The Big 80's-Arena Rock" is quite good-The listener will hear a cross section of the types of songs that dominated the airwaves-My two favorite tracks are "Sultans Of Swing" & "Working For The Weekend"-If you're still feeling nostalgic for the 1980's,you might want to consider giving this CD a listen-Scott Burton