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    Artist: The Go-go's
    Label: Interscope Records
    Category: Music

    List Price: $9.98
    Buy New: $5.02
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    New (38) Used (11) from $4.74

    Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars 29 reviews
    Sales Rank: 10041

    Format: Original Recording Remastered
    Media: Audio CD
    Discs: 1
    Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
    Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5

    MPN: 490388
    UPC: 606949038823
    EAN: 0606949038823
    ASIN: B00000JMIR

    Release Date: July 13, 1999
    Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
    Condition: BRAND NEW, Factory Sealed items direct from the Studios. 30 Day Satisfaction Guarantee. Quick International Airmail!

    Tracks:

      • Vacation - The Go-Go's, Valentine, Kathy
      • He's So Strange
      • Girl of 100 Lists - The Go-Go's, Wiedlin, Jane
      • We Don't Get Along - The Go-Go's, Valentine, Kathy
      • I Think It's Me
      • It's Everything but Partytime - The Go-Go's, Wiedlin, Jane
      • Get Up and Go
      • This Old Feeling
      • Cool Jerk - The Go-Go's, Storball, Donald
      • The Way You Dance
      • Beatnik Beach
      • Worlds Away - The Go-Go's, Wiedlin, Jane

    Similar Items:

      • Beauty and the Beat
      • God Bless The Go-Go's
      • Belinda Carlisle - Her Greatest Hits
      • Return to the Valley of the Go-Go's
      • Greatest Hits

    Editorial Reviews:

    Amazon.com
    Despite a great cover/title concept, the second album from the Go-Go's is the weakest of their original three. Rushed out after the breakthrough of Beauty and the Beat, Vacation sounds affecting in retrospect, but suffers nonetheless from one or three too many so-so songs--a shame, given the top-flight writing throughout Beauty. Frontwoman Belinda Carlisle continues gaining control of her voice, while drummer Gina Schock all but steals the show. But a murky mix obscures the group's charms this time out, and where the debut was sometimes dark in mood, this follow-up too often sounds simply tired. By no means a must-miss, Vacation is still unmistakably weak compared with Talk Show, which came next. --Rickey Wright


    Customer Reviews:   Read 24 more reviews...

    5 out of 5 stars I Think It's Me...   February 25, 2002
     14 out of 15 found this review helpful

    Don't believe the tripe! This is by far the Go-Go's best album! I was so tired of the mediocre reviews that I thought I'd set the record straight. Every song on 'Vacation' has something good going for it, from the high-energy 'Beatnik Beach' and 'Get Up And Go' to the driving emotion of 'I Think It's Me' and 'This Old Feeling'(my personal fave rave). No sophomore slump of any kind! I guess the other reviewers wanted the gals to repeat 'Beauty And The Beat', but I think this album is slightly better, in that there are no sludgy, dreary moments like 'Automatic' from that LP...everything is upbeat and shows the Go-Go's songwriting at it's near peak. If you like any other Go-Go's release, you won't be sorry you picked this one up.


    3 out of 5 stars Vacation is not quite all I ever wanted   September 29, 2002
     8 out of 13 found this review helpful

    This somewhat disappointing follow-up to the Go-Go's groundbreaking debut CD Beauty and the Beat contains a few good tracks mixed in with a number of rather unpolished, forgettable songs. The title track is great, vintage Go-Go's, their only easily recognizable track from this release. He's So Strange, We Don't Get Along, I Think It's Me, and This Old Feeling are quite enjoyable, although they lack the real sort of edge the Go-Go's brought to their more successful recordings. Worlds Away is the real gem on the album, featuring a catchy tune with wistful, meaningful lyrics. Then there is the vapid Girl of 100 Lists and annoying Cool Jerk. I know a lot of fans enjoy the song Cool Jerk, but I have always held it in low regard. The rest of the music is energizing yet essentially meaningless. This album seems to have been rushed in an attempt to leapfrog over the amazing success of the group's first album, and many of the songs do little to promote Belinda Carlisle's singing ability; in fact, I think this album largely explains why Belinda had to struggle long and hard to win respect for her singing abilities during her later solo career. It's Everything But Partytime features the line "we're all looking for a good time, but all we get is empty rhyme." Unfortunately, that line applies pretty well to a number of tracks on this album. Vacation is fun, but it is clearly inferior to the other two vintage Go-Go's albums.


    4 out of 5 stars Go-Go's Vacation   December 14, 2000
     7 out of 9 found this review helpful

    Vacation was a rush-release in the summer of 1982 to capitalize on the huge success of the Go-Go's first album, Beauty & The Beat. The album does suffer a bit from the haste in recording, but overall the Go-Go's hit the mark more often than not. The title track is a perfect summer song with it's great chorus and beat. Their version of "Cool Jerk" pulsates along with Kathy Valentine's pumping bass as does "Get Up & Go". "It's Everything But Party Time" is one of their best songs and Belinda Carlisle sings it with the right amount of pain and anguish. Songs like "Girl Of 100 Lists", "Beatnik Beach", "I Think It's Me" and "Worlds Away" are all good party songs, but they miss on "He's So Strange", "This Old Feeling", "We Don't Get Along" and "The Way You Dance". The album is their least consistent, but still highly enjoyable.


    4 out of 5 stars The perfect beach memory music   June 7, 2000
     5 out of 6 found this review helpful

    Hot of the heels of Beauty and the Beat, the Go-Go's quickly released 1982's follow-up Vacation. Propelled by the top ten singles, Vacation and Get up and Go, the Go-Go's seemed to shy away from their humble beginnings and began to play to a different audience. The record buying audience.

    Unlike Beauty which had a somewhat gritty feeling, Vacation sounds too polished. With such tracks as The Way You Dance, This Old Feeling and He's So Strange, Vacation seemed to cater to a different beat. Grittier tracks include: Beatnik Beach, a remake of Cool Jerk, Everything But Partytime and Girl of 100 Lists.

    I am not saying the album is bad by any means, it just shows that perhaps they should have taken some time inbetween releases to refocus.

    Vacation stands as one of the premiere 80s tracks and this album, although better than some 80s pop just doesn't live up to expectations. Try Talk Show where they revisited their roots or try Beauty and the Beat and see where it all began.


    5 out of 5 stars Fun & Original!   June 6, 2000
     4 out of 5 found this review helpful

    I love the Go-Go's-what a very talented group of women, & I loved this album more than the first one--"Beauty & the Beat". The songs on this one are fun to listen to, great summer or party-time music to liven things up! The lyrics are very original, & the CD itself is very hip, cool, & one of my favorite CDs ever. These ladies have a very distinct sound in their music that's different from a lot of the other "junk" that's out there on CD. I really don't think you'll be disappointed having this one as part of your music collection!


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