Pure 80's: The DVD

Starring:Tears for Fears, ABC, Level 42, Squeeze
Studio: Utv Records
Product Type: DVD

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The 1980s may be remembered for a lot of things--Reagan, Tiananmen Square, the genius of Miami Vice--but music probably won't be foremost among them. Still, the decade did have its guilty pleasures, some of which can be found right here on this 14-song, 58-minute DVD. ABC ("The Look of Love"), Asia ("Heat of the Moment"), Swing Out Sister ("Breakout"), Night Ranger ("Sister Christian"), Berlin ("No More Words"): let's face it, no hall of fame will be shining up a plaque for them (or anyone else featured here, except perhaps Squeeze, whose soulful "Tempted" stands out amid all the fluffy synth-pop) anytime soon. So the songs are generally about as memorable as your last potato chip, and the videos are pretty lame by the technical standards of the 21st century. That doesn't mean you can't enjoy Tears for Fears to your heart's delight--just keep it to yourself. --Sam Graham

Customer Reviews:

What memories!.......2007-01-04

My kids love to see the songs I grew up with. Back when videos ruled!

There are much better 80's collections out there........2006-12-01

I was VERY dissappointed with this DVD. I and everyone else in their 40's were the first MTV viewers and I've found many out there who would love to relive those days and this DVD with it's tiny selection of videos is a serious letdown. If you REALLY want a great collection of those videos go to [...].com. I know it's weird name for a place to get music videos but they have two 80's collections and I bought both. For $[...] I got 12 discs with Hundreds of our videos and I smile every time I play them. There are pleny of songs I've not even heard since I was 18. Peter Gabriel, Thomson Twins, Depeche Mode and on and on. New Wave, rock, pop. Don't waste your money on the [...] selections! These things only have a handful of songs on them. Email me if you want to know where to get a great collection!

Fair compilation; good value for your money.......2006-08-27

This music video compilation is a must have for any 80's music fan. The main problem with most such video compilations out there these days is that they are too scanty. The average music video DVD contains like 5-7 songs at the most. Wouldn't you rather spend a few dollars more and get a disc which contains more good hits in one place? And this collection does exactly that. It puts (videos of) 14 of the 80's best hits in one place. Agreed, there is still a lot more space on a DVD to get three times as many videos, but this collection stands out compared to the other collections out there today. The other good thing is that there were a lot of one-hit-wonder bands back then that you cannot really find videos of now e.g. Dan Hartman or Berlin. You can easily get a DVD of Tears For Fears videos but not these other bands. Even if you could many people wouldn't buy them because they only had a few good songs to their credit. So it is great to get your hands on a DVD where you can find all these good numbers in one place. In a nutshell: there's room for improvement, but that shouldn't blind you to what it's worth and pass it over.

Ehhh picture quality not the greatest.......2006-08-20

The picture quality is not very good. It's like watching the videos on an old VHS tape taped off of television. I've never seen a DVD in my DVD player look so not digital. The selection is okay, the DVD opens playing a small clip of the Tears for Fears song "Head Over Heels" even though that video isn't on the set--but fear not, two Tears for Fears videos are here. I bought this because I love the Level 42 video for "Something About You," and I figured this was my one shot to get it on DVD. Buy this if you just must have it, the price is a bit much for such a short little collection, this should really be in the $12.99 or less range.

Pure 80's the DVD.......2006-03-11

It was pretty good. I would like to see more of these since VH1 and MTV have started programming nothing but crappy videos in the morning for a short time and really crappy reality TV all day long.

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Manufacturer: Hip-O Records
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

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Starring: Various Artists
Manufacturer: Hip-O Records
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

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Release Date: 2007-01-23

Customer Reviews:

80's DVD Video Idols.......2007-05-08

I'm a fan of the 80's, very happy to see again the original videos of my favorites songs.

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Starring: Various Artists
Manufacturer: Hip-O Records
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

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ASIN: B000LV63T0
Release Date: 2007-01-23

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Manufacturer: Universal Music
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

Product Description

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