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| 1. Gold | |||
| 2. True | |||
| 3. Only When You Leave | |||
| 4. Lifeline | |||
| 5. Communication | |||
| 6. Instinction (Edit) | |||
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| 1. Gold | |||
| 2. True | |||
| 3. Only When You Leave | |||
| 4. Lifeline | |||
| 5. Communication | |||
| 6. Instinction | |||
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| Disc: 3 | |||
| 1. Gold | |||
| 2. True | |||
| 3. Only When You Leave | |||
| 4. Lifeline | |||
| 5. Communication | |||
| 6. Instinction (Edit) | |||
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In the days when boy bands played their own instruments, Spandau Ballet--a bunch of pretty boys from north London with kilts, shoulder pads, bad 1980s hair, eyeliner and unmistakable good looks--caused quite a stir and soon had both major record labels and teenage girls monitoring their every move. Major-league players among the New Romantic movement, the five piece lived the high life and churned out hit after hit between 1980 and 1986. This compilation features pretty much all of their offerings ("Gold", "True", "Lifeline", "Highly Strung")--some more memorable than others. Gold's sleeve notes boldly proclaim "...this is where it all began. Club culture, endless nocturnal adventures, white boys high on soul and funk-making electric dance music which moves the city." It's hard to imagine music like this doing that now--on the cover they look like a bunch of old guys in polo necks--but it was the 80s. --Ronita Dutta
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Gold - The Best Of Spandau Ballet comprises of seventeen chart hits which span their career from 1980-1986. Includes ten top ten singles alongside their more popular album tracks. "Gold", "Through The Barricades" and "Chant No. 1 (I Don't Need This Pressure On)" are all featured alongside "True" which was the band's only number one single. Their sound was a fusion of new romantic pop with soul.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
One of the truly classic albums,
This review is from: Gold - The Best Of Spandau Ballet (Audio CD)
An absolutely essential part of anyone's music collection, this CD is bound to get you singing, dancing around the room and feeling at times happy and elated and at other times meloncholy. There are no bad tracks on this collection and for some it will evoke fond memeories of the 80's, for others it may help them appreciate why that decade was so special musically.
This is the band at it's best, with the golden voice of Tony Hadley evoking such emotions. For me, although, it is a little reflective in it's tone and lyrics 'Through the Barricades' can and should be played over and over again, never losing it's ability to get you 'just there'. If you do not own this collection of songs you NEED to!!
3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
An absolute classic - these songs shaped the 80's,
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This review is from: The Best of Spandau Ballet (Audio CD)
Truely a classic album, this collection of Spandau Ballets Greatest hits has it all. The incredible voice of Tony Hadley at his greatest, combined with the talents of the whole band creates a sound which we all picture as classic 80's. How many of you can say that Gold and Through the Barricades didn't touch you back then? Well this CD brings it all back. An absolute must buy!
5.0 out of 5 stars
True Gold.,
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This review is from: Gold - The Best Of Spandau Ballet (Audio CD)
This to replace a lost CD. Really sounds good. Takes me back to college days. The quality is excellent. DVD is a bonus, good to see the old videos. True Gold.. Get it. Sorry. :)
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