"Classic Alternatives" evidently means
dance-oriented new wave, since everything on Classic Alternatives, Vol. 1 is
catchy, beat-heavy synth-pop from the early '80s. Of course, that isn't a bad
thing, especially in the case of Haircut One Hundred's "Love Plus
One," Yello's "Oh Yeah," the Psychedelic Furs'
"Heartbeat," A Flock of Seagulls' "I Ran" and Bronski
Beat's "Smalltown Boy," but too much of the collection is devoted to
also-rans and lesser choices from major artists (the Human League is here with
"The Sound of the Crowd," when there were many other songs that would
have been better suited to the collection). As a result, it's a reasonably
entertaining collection, but not much more.
What a complete load of bollocks! T’ Leagues Sound Of The
Crowd is exactly what a “Classic Alternative” should be…
Situated within the grooves (do Canadian CD’s have
grooves?) are 12 smoking 12” extended mixes of quality New Wave Synth-pop that
any discerning 80’s club would have played to packed dance floors. There are
many tracks that I am known to have strutted my funky stuff too “back int’ day”
but there lies a rocky road to questionable fashion and hair styles.
Seriously, play this loud and get your dad dancing cardigan
out…you’ll have a ball.