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The Brat Pack Years

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Product Details

  • Audio CD (November 6, 2001)
  • Original Release Date: November 6, 2001
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Label: Spy
  • ASIN: B00005R1QM
  • Also Available in: Audio Cassette
  • Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #179,311 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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1. Don't You (Forget About Me) - Simple Minds
2. I Melt With You - Modern English
3. St. Elmo's Fire (Man In Motion) - John Parr
4. Hazy Shade Of Winter - The Bangles
5. Tenderness - General Public
6. Whistle Down The Wind - Nick Heyward
7. Do Wot You Do - INXS
8. Would I Lie To You -Eurythmics
9. Dance Hall Days - Wang Chung
10. Weird Science - Oingo Boingo
11. Like To Get To Know You Well - Howard Jones
12. So Far, So Good - Sheena Easton
13. In The Name Of Love - Thompson Twins
14. True - Spandau Ballet

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This blindingly garish, tossed-together compilation betrays little affection for the movies it supposedly celebrates. Worse, The Brat Pack Years omits many songs that fans of those flicks--many of them John Hughes touchstones--associate with their most romantic and thrilling moments. Few who've watched Valley Girl would choose the Thompson Twins' fine nouveau-disco "In the Name of Love" as representative of a picture that includes five cuts by raunchy power poppers the Plimsouls (none included here) and a couple apiece by unjustly neglected early-'80s new wavers Bonnie Hayes and Josie Cotton; also, is there anyone under the age of 40 who hasn't heard enough of "I Melt with You"? Sixteen Candles' defining musical moments were the Twins' "If You Were Here" and a Stray Cats cover of the titular doo-wop classic--both absent--and Pretty in Pink remains best remembered for... well, you know. And John Cusack's brief appearance as a geek buddy of Anthony Michael Hall in Candles hardly justifies the presence of tunes from his Sure Thing, Better Off Dead, and One Crazy Summer. But be sure that when Nicolas Cage's Valley Girl character spat, "That techno-rock you listen to is godless!" he'd heard the immediate future: John Parr bellowing out his genetically engineered lungs in service of "St. Elmo's Fire (Man in Motion)." --Rickey Wright

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9 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome!!, November 13, 2001
By "weewix" (Westport, CT USA) - See all my reviews
This CD is such a great rememberance of an era! It brings me back to the 80's - a decade I remember so fondly - my favorite movies, fashions, hair styles and songs. When I first put it on I felt like I was in college again and the liner notes/booklet gave me such a chuckle and reminded me of so many crazy good times. A great collection of songs and a wealth of material in the booklet....When can I get volume 2?
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars My Favorite 80s Music Is All Here, November 13, 2001
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Wow. I found this CD at a local store (sorry amazon, I didn't know you had it), and the first thing that caught my attention is the cool cover. You can't see it on the web, but the CD comes in a shiny pink metallic-looking cardboard box. Very 80s, which is just fine with me. Then I realized that ALL the songs are from movies like Breakfast Club, Pretty In Pink, 16 Candles, etc. And the music: Simple Minds, Howard Jones, Spandau Ballet, The Bangles. I was so psyched to see them all on one CD. And there's a cool INXS song that I don't think is on any of their albums. I was really surprised to find a negative review here. Obviously that person doesn't like 80s movies & music. This is one of the best compilations I've ever gotten, and it looks really cool in my collection. Buy it. You won't be disappointed.
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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars ..., February 23, 2002
By Elvenblood (Newark, DE USA) - See all my reviews
As one more 80's junkie,... This album is a wonderful compilation with a great package that is very reminicent of what I remember the 80's to be like. It's garish? Well....duh! That WAS the 80's! The music selection is a great line up that you'll never tire of hearing. Yeah, they could have put one or two songs on here instead of this one or that one but it's just a compilation. It's not a definitive be all, end all of 80's soundtrack music. You just gotta enjoy it for the great music that it is!
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5.0 out of 5 stars great
It was in great condition & I received it in the time frame that was promised.
Published on January 14, 2007 by Cindy M. Loupas

4.0 out of 5 stars all radio edits...except one
It would have been very cool to have all 12" versions of these tracks,considering most are available on numerous compilations. Read more
Published on August 5, 2005 by Daniel W. Kelly

5.0 out of 5 stars Tons of Fun
Take it from a Music Junkie and 80's Video junkie, this is a great compilation. Yeah, I like the Plimsouls better than Modern English(sorry ZF) and each movie may have had... Read more
Published on December 8, 2001 by EDK007

5.0 out of 5 stars nice collection... nice sound.
This is a cool 80's collection. Some of the selections are obvious and some are not, but it will take you back in time for sure. Read more
Published on November 26, 2001

5.0 out of 5 stars The Brat Pack Years
By far, the best 80s package in my collection. The packaging blew me away with it's reflective casing. Read more
Published on November 12, 2001

1.0 out of 5 stars Crud crud crud
Rehashed overplayed crud. You don't have to buy this cd, just listen to any alternacrap radio station's so-called 80's lunchbox. These are on the playlist every damn day.
Published on November 8, 2001

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