just can't get enough!

For a premier post, I thought I'd highlight the mountain of 80s compilation CDs I checked out over the weekend. That very stack gave this blog its name. I couldn't come up with anything clever and did not feel like going the "blog by committee" route, so I flipped through the CDs, saw The Kings' "This Beat Goes On" and made up my mind.

Even though I went to high school in the 80s, I'm iffy about a lot of the music. All those cheap Casio synthesizers and novelty songs...However, 25 years have passed and in a few weeks, I may have to serve as DJ at my high school reunion, so it was time to reacquaint myself with these tunes. There is plenty of good stuff to be found in DPPL's large assortment of compilation or "various artists" disks. Browse the "Rock Collections" section for titles like "New Wave Hits of the '80s," "Sedated in the Eighties," and "Poptronica." You can use those links to see the contents of these CDs.

Songs I think are worth the dig:

1. "Gentlemen Take Polaroids" - Japan
2. "Local Girls" - Graham Parker
3. "The Metro" - Berlin
4. "The Politics of Dancing" - Re-Flex
5. "Send Me An Angel" - Real Life
6. "Promises, Promises" - Naked Eyes
7. "(Keep Feeling) Fascination" - Human League
8. "Poison Arrow" - ABC
9. "Making Plans for Nigel" - XTC
10. "Train in Vain" - The Clash

plus plenty of others. If your only knowledge 0f 80s music comes from current bands borrowing that sound (think The Killers, Moby, The Ting Tings), go back to the source.