almost every song on this album will remain in your conscience forever after just one listen. "and we danced" is a classic; "where do the children go" may go forgotten on radio, but it was everywhere in 1985/1986. if you were around when the album was big, it will bring back memories. if you weren't, buy it now and make your own memories. the sound is NOT dated in the least after 25 years.
Every decade, a new batch of songs rockets up the pop charts, bringing quick fame and wild glory to the artists who sing them. And, just as inevitably, those split-second chart toppers usually slink quietly back into obscurity in the years that follow their One Big Hit. Perhaps no decade produced more momentary Mozarts than the 1980s. Cynics will say the songs from this era are drivel -- that artistic integrity was low on a list… more »
