- Audio CD
- Number of Discs: 1
- Format: Import
- Label: Australia (Megaphon)
- ASIN: B00006JROF
- Other Editions: Audio CD | Audio Cassette | Vinyl | MP3 Download
- Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 150,159 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
I first bought this album 20 years ago, and having played it again recently I was pleasantly surprised to hear it was still standing up as strong as ever.
If you are considering buying your first Wang Chung album, I can strongly recommend Mosaic as their best, and this one comes a close second.
If you were in your teens when this came out, like I was, the album tracks encapsulate the feel of the time.
As a true fan of Wang Chung the other single 'Don't Let Go' and all the other tracks are far superior to 'Dance Hall Days', which was a purely commercial attempt to top the charts and nothing else. Like all good bands it is the album tracks, not the singles, that make the most enjoyable listening.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
The reviewer who described this as '80s drivel' has no appreciation of where this album sits in the development of 80s pop. Wang Chung hit some incredible highs on this album, matching cracking production with soaring tunes to create an emotional and powerful work. The only thing stopping this from five stars is two or three tracks that dip below the quality line in terms of tunes or chord-progression. However, the highs more than compensate. 'Wait', for example, is an outstanding example of 80s powerpop at its best whilst 'Don't Be My Enemy' ranks as one of the best singles of the 80s (if an alien came to Earth and wanted to know what 80s pop was all about then this track would pretty much say it all).
If you have an appreciation of 80s music then you'll already have this album. If not then I would thoroughly recommend. It's not quite up there with 'Madness of it all' by The Ward Brothers (or as rare). But it's close. If you can find it you should buy it.
4 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Wang Chung ... ahh ... the memories! Little-known band from the 1980's (mainly because they were more successful in the U.S. so despite being from the UK they spent much of their time over there - fair enough...)
This was, I believe the band's debut album - and it contains their one stand-out "hit" - "Dance Halls Days" - a cracking tune which still sounds fresh today. My other personal favourite track on here is "wait", which was also included on their wonderful soundtrack album for Friedkin's "To Live and Die in LA".
But I digress ... this is a fun album. One which I cannot recommend TOO highly, but overall it is worth the money.
Final piece of quirky trivia: did you know that one of the main members of Wang Chung is the father of Jack "Jamie from Eastenders" Ryder? Oh yes, it's true! Enjoy.
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Wanged, kerchung
Not a best of, but the best of Wang Chung, before disagreements made the trio a duo.
Published 21 months ago by Giovanni Paulo
Curving up to the pinnacle
I gave another opinion on an earlier album "Huang Chung" and purposely avoided remarking in detail upon the musical content.
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Published on 8 Feb 2008 by John Tzimisces
Pretty bad but amusing
Its worth it for Dance Hall days which is great but the rest of the album generally consists of 80's drivel.
Published on 24 July 2004 by Mr. A. J. Fleming
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