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Once in a Lifetime: the Best of Talking Heads

CD-Charts > Music > New Wave and Post-punk
by: Talking Heads

Release Date October 12, 1992
I was a great fan of Talking Heads during the 80's after watching them in concert on TV. The song that's always stayed with me over the years is 'Once in a Lifetime', which is probably their best known track and should be their signature. I bought this CD when I was feeling nostalgic, but I'm so pleased I did - brilliant - I'm still a fan! 'Road to Nowhere', 'Psycho Killer', etc., I can still imagine the young David Byrne in concert as I happily dance around the living room! It's right on top of the pile now and enjoys a very regular play.

CD-Charts Position 142
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Rattle And Hum

CD-Charts > Music > New Wave and Post-punk
by: U2

Release Date May 30, 2005
I can't understand why any U2 aficionado would criticise RATTLE AND HUM. I have THE JOSHUA TREE too, which seems to be everyone's favourite, but this one is surely on a par. Well, it's all a matter of opinion, and mine is that it is! Seventeen tracks, no less, and some classics among them. For me the best include Desire, I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For, Pride (In the Name of Love), Angel of Harlem, God Part II, and the best of a fantastic lot: All I Want Is You. Even if you removed all these outstanding songs the album would still be pretty decent. 25 years down the line and this one album contains some of the best rock music in an entire generation. Forget the 'Americanist' allegations, the moaning about the accompanying feature film ... Read More:

CD-Charts Position 143
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Sons and Fascination/Sister Feelings Call

CD-Charts > Music > New Wave and Post-punk
by: Simple Minds

Release Date January 06, 2003
These two albums are the band's best,the refinement of their unique talent to its best pitch before succumbing to the commercialism of'New Gold Dream'.The latter may have been more polished, but can't compete with the spartan elegance of these two. From Sons and Fascination 'Love song' and 'Sweat in bullet' were singles, but only these, 'Seeing out the angel', and 'In Trance as Mission' are the really great tracks. I prefer Sister Feelings Call. The American was this album's single and is more tuneful than the previously mentioned two singles;the intrumental version of 70 Cities is superior to the vocal one on'Sons'; Theme for great Cities is a sweeping ambient classic;League of Nations is the group at their best: ambient, abstract, rhythmical; and ... Read More:

CD-Charts Position 144
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Wish

CD-Charts > Music > New Wave and Post-punk
by: The Cure

Release Date March 19, 2001
1992 must have been an unusual time to be in the Cure. After having released "Disintegration", a record that would eventually come to define the band, and having had to fight to get that album released, the world finally succumbed to the charms of the band. American success, hit singles, big tours, etc. However, in between 1989 and 1992, the entire musical climate had shifted, and the world into which "Wish" was released was very different from the times when "Disintegration" had appeared.

Faced with the prospect of being challenged by grunge, baggy, and shoegazing, the three major genres of the day, the Cure retreated into their own little soundworld, releasing an album that didn't rely on current trends or sounds, and as such has stood the test of ... Read More:

CD-Charts Position 145
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Fade To Grey: The Best Of Visage

CD-Charts > Music > New Wave and Post-punk
by: Visage

Release Date March 18, 1996
This is basically a very shoddy and thrown together compilation. With a dance culture being such an integral part of the whole New Romantic/Synthpop world it seems nonsensical to me that the versions of the songs on this compilation are not the 12 inch mixes. And it's not as if the 12 inches of tracks like "Fade To Grey", "The Damned Don't Cry" and "Night Train" were those barely extended longer versions that plagued us when 12 inch versions started to become commonplace in pop as opposed to disco and funk at the start of the 1980s. Visage 12 inches as with a lot of their electropop ilk were often imaginatively extended and so far superior to the 7inch edit.And they're still not available on CD and they wonder why people download for free.

CD-Charts Position 146
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The Very Best of Stray Cats

CD-Charts > Music > New Wave and Post-punk
by: Stray Cats

Release Date August 09, 2003
First of all, I should probably thank a guy called Tom Graham for introducing me to this band, as well as other rock n roll like the great Eddie Cochran. He thought that these guys were the greatest band in the world, which I have to disagree with and I think that Eddie is twice as good as these guys.
Anyway - the album! Before I purchased this album from this site I had only heard 2 Stray cats tracks, 'Rock this town' and 'Stray cat strut'. They are still my 2 favourite Stray cats songs and are definetly the best they have. Rock this town is the best - it's just so upbeat and it rocks! Whereas Stray cat strut is a cool number for cool people and it's far slower, but it is a great song.
I know that a lot of people think that Setzer was and is the greatest rock n roll ... Read More:

CD-Charts Position 147
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Divine Madness

CD-Charts > Music > New Wave and Post-punk
by: Madness

Release Date June 05, 2000
This edition is a combined version of the Greatest Hits packages that were available a few years back. Divine Madness was originally released almost 15 years ago but a few years ago it was updated with re-mastered sound and two extra tracks, Love Struck and Johnny the Horse from their come-back album in 1999.

A Madness collection really could hardly be any more complete. All the hits are here and sounding remarkably fresh, being more than 20 years old. The sound of the CD is much better than the original version of Divine Madness.

Only the most die hard Madness fans need any more than this collection, with the possible exception of their brilliant (but commercial flop) Mad Not Mad. This is classic Madness in one perfect package.

CD-Charts Position 148
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The Best of OMD

CD-Charts > Music > New Wave and Post-punk
by: OMD

Release Date February 29, 1988
Besides the obvious highlight, 'Enola Gay', most of this is mediocre 80's synth, grating and dated-sounding.

The synth grates after a while, and the likes of 'Messages' is repetitive and hokey, without even any lyrics to drag it above average. 'Souveneir sounds like something you would hear playing in B&Q or General George, utterly banal.

The vocals are unpleasant, and the rest of the album plays out in the same way, so inoffensive it's offensive. Droning synth-by-numbers.

CD-Charts Position 149
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Rio: Remastered

CD-Charts > Music > New Wave and Post-punk
by: Duran Duran

Release Date June 11, 2001
By 1982, fresh from the breakthrough success of "Girls On Film" from their self titled debut, Duran Duran unleashed "Rio," an album and song that would propel them to international stardom.
And quite rightly so, "Rio" is a brilliant album, fantastically written and musically perfect.
Songs like "Hungry Like The Wolf" and "Save A Prayer," both hugely sucessful singles and videos, along with "Rio" (I think everyone knows the video for this one)Duran Duran just kept the hits coming.
It's the hidden gems though within this album that make it so special, live favourite "Hold Back The Rain" and the simply sublime "The Chauffeur" make this album easily up there with the very best of the 80's.
It a height that Duran Duran have never scaled since, but this was some effort, Duran Duran could ... Read More:

CD-Charts Position 150
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The Gift

CD-Charts > Music > New Wave and Post-punk
by: The Jam

Release Date August 04, 1997
Weller's desision to split The Jam at the height of their creative and commercial power must have seemed insane to many. Not least Bruce and Rick, whose psyches, egos and bank acounts must've suffered irreperable damage. Mrs Weller remembers the day the announcement was made, and loads of heartbroken kids on scooters rocked up at her house, pleading with her to tell Paul to change his mind. Awwwww....

But, with the benefit of not inconsiderable hindsight, Paul Weller's decision to bring the project to an end was not only the right one, but showed courage and vision. How many in his position would have felt that the money was right, and the near-universal love of the band would mean that knocking it on the head would be to invite a backlash? Loads.

The final record The Jam left ... Read More: