Millennium: 80's New Wave Party

Performer: Various Artists
Producer: David McLees; David McLees (Compilation)
Distributor: WEA (Distributor)

Notes: Also available as part of the MILLENNIUM PARTY box on Rhino (75939). Includes liner notes by Andy Zax. Digitally remastered by Bill Inglot, Ken Perry and Stewart Whitmore. Audio Remasterers: Ken Perry; Stewart Whitmore; Bill Inglot. Liner Note Author: Andy Zax. Photographer: Michael Ochs. Millennium: '80s New Wave Party, the final installment in Rhino's five-disc series Millennium Party, basically recycles 20 hits available in the label's extensive new wave series Just Can't Get Enough, but it does so in style. Like other volumes in the series, New Wave Party contains nothing but genre classics, the songs everybody knows. In this case, it means some of the greatest one-hit wonders in pop history, including "Take on Me," "Come on Eileen," "I Ran," "Love Plus One," "Safety Dance," "Mickey," "Tainted Love," "I Melt with You," and "I Want Candy." There are also landmark selections from bigger bands -- "Rock Lobster," "Whip It," "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)," "Our House," "Just What I Needed," "She Blinded Me with Science," "Rock This Town," "Cars," and "Valley Girl." The ultimate result is a terrifically enjoyable new wave party. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine By the end of the '90s, '80s nostalgia had fully blossomed, and there were more compilations of '80s one-hit wonders than there were vertical inches in the infamous Flock of Seagulls hairdo. Rhino Records has always been known for its ability to put together definitive collections, though, and this one definitely hits many of the decade's pop/new wave high points. Those wanting to delve more deeply into the subject should check out Rhino's fantastic JUST CAN'T GET ENOUGH series, which features many impressive obscurities. NEW WAVE PARTY, however, concentrates strictly on the hits. It's all here, from Toni Basil's cheerleader anthem "Mickey" to Thomas Dolby's synth-pop classic "She Blinded Me With Science" and Haircut One Hundred's engagingly twee "Love Plus One." It's hard to figure why the Cars' 1978 hit "Just What I Needed" is here, but it may be argued that with their skinny ties, nerdy glasses, and tight-wound sound, they were an '80s group even back in the '70s.

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