Just Can't Get Enough: New Wave Hits Of The '80s, Vol. 5 | 
| Artists: The Jam, Tommy Tutone
Creators: Bow Wow Wow, The Waitresses, Kim Wilde, Haircut One Hundred, Marshall Crenshaw, Go-gos, Frank & Moon Zappa, A Flock Of Seagulls
Label: Rhino
Category: Music
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Rating:  6 reviews
Sales Rank: 65105
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
UPC: 081227169824
EAN: 0081227169824
ASIN: B0000033AX
Release Date: June 21, 1994
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| Tracks:
| • | I Want Candy - Bow Wow Wow | | • | I Know What Boys Like - The Waitresses | | • | Kids in America - Kim Wilde | | • | Love Plus One - Haircut 100 | | • | Someday, Someway - Marshall Crenshaw | | • | Hold on to Something - Great Buildings | | • | Town Called Malice - The Jam | | • | 867-5309/Jenny - Tommy Tutone | | • | Vacation - The Go-Go's | | • | Valley Girl - Frank Zappa, Moon Unit Zappa | | • | I Ran (So Far Away) - A Flock of Seagulls | | • | Sex Dwarf - Soft Cell | | • | I Love a Man in Uniform - Gang of Four | | • | Art of Parties - Japan | | • | Homosapien - Pete Shelley | | • | Mickey - Toni Basil |
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 Those Were The Days-- Great New Wave Collection! August 17, 2001
paperbackriter (USA)
11 out of 11 found this review helpful
The best entry in Rhino's awesome "New Wave Hits" series.(Volume 1 which covers the late 70's is also excellent).All 16 songs are culled from 1982 which was indeed a very good year for pop music. Haircut One Hundred's "Love Plus One" and Flock of Seagulls' "I Ran" were anthems of the(then) young MTV Generation. These quirky video darlings raged like a hurricane of fresh air in the face of bland corporate schlock which hogged the airwaves. Songs like the Go Go's "Vacation" and Tommy Tutone's "867-5309" were not only pure fun-- they were also well-crafted 3-minute pop gems. In fact, nearly every tune on volume 5 is cut from the same intelligent pop mold. Other standouts from this set include the vastly underrated Marshall Crenshaw's "Someday Someway", The Jam's "A Town Called Malice" and Soft Cell's absurdly humorous "Sex Dwarf". The only weak cuts are Gang of Four's "Man in Uniform" and the truly horrible "Art of Parties" by Japan. Overall, this is a fantastic collection which harkens back to a truly innovative time in pop music-- a brief time when catchy Hit Singles ruled and all possibilities seemed endless.
Just Can't Get Enough vol. 5 July 10, 2000
Elizabeth (St. Louis, MO USA)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
I have 8 of the cd's in this series, and plan on getting the rest. This one is one of my favorite of the series. The song "Love Plus One" by Haircut One Hundred is a fabulous song. There are many other gems as well, such as "I Want Candy", "Someday, Someway" and "I Ran (So Far Away)". There are many obscure songs on here, so don't expect to know them all, unless you had an unbelievable vinyl collection in the 80's. The music hear can fit almost any mood you may be feeling. Pick it up and enjoy.
A Moment In Time March 30, 2009
chicago radio listener
This is my favorite of the Just Can't Get Enough: New Wave Hits of the 80's series. I took the opportunity to review a dozen other volumes in the series however Vol. 5 is my favorite for a single reason...the inclusion of Valley Girl by the late Frank Zappa and his daughter Moon. I had this CD but needed to replace it because of a crack. Mickey by Toni Basil and Vacation from the Go-Gos are also in this set but Valley Girl made this a must have and I found it here.
Best In The Series July 6, 2001
Carl Mack (Palm Springs, CA United States)
4 out of 8 found this review helpful
This is my favorite of the series. Actually there are only two cuts that I consider weak ("Kids in America" and "Mickey"). ALl the rest are great little slices of the variety and creativeness of 80's new wave rock. Good c.d. to have.
 WOW! Was "Mickey" a GREAT song, or what?! October 26, 2004
William J. Eichelberger (Ft. Thomas, KY)
2 out of 7 found this review helpful
Nope, in fact it was one of the songs that I hated the first time I heard it and can still gather up a load of revulsion for today. The oddball tune that drags this collection up to the .500 line is Pete Shelley's "Homo Sapien". Funny, catchy and just plain clever, but I worry about Pete. Other than that volume 5 barely trips the meter. Welcome to the middle of the new wave road.
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