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Why bother?

Warhorse | Ottawa, Ontario, Canada | 08/11/2005

(2 out of 5 stars)

"This collections gives you 7 of the 8 tracks from the 1985 Power Station album - at that rate, just buy that album. Moreover, it only features one track from the much better 1996 Power Station album 'Living in Fear'.
I'd only recommend getting this if you are really keen on getting the other tracks not found on either album.
But basically you might as well get the first album to get most the songs found here and get Living in Fear to get all the ones missing from here."

The best of (but only from the 1st album) !

olivier | Nice, France | 12/18/2003

(4 out of 5 stars)

"The Power Station was a side project for Duran Duran's John & Andy Taylor. Together with the late Robert Palmer and Tony Thompson, they formed this supergroup in 1985 and recorded an album which featured 2 US top 10 hits ("Some like it hot" + T-Rex's "Get it on").
Palmer left the Power Station shortly after to go on solo but in 1996, he re-formed the band for a second album "Living in fear" which failed to chart.
This low-budget collection concentrates on the 1st album. The only track from "Living in fear" included here is the cover of George Harrison's "Taxman".
3 tracks make the CD worth purchasing : a previously unreleased live version of "Dancing in the street" and dub versions of "Communication" and "Heat is on"."

A Fun Reissue

D. O'Neil | Southern Illinois | 08/23/2007

(5 out of 5 stars)

"The one thing that surprised me about this reissue was the sound quality. The powers-that-be must have done a little work and remastered the sound a bit. It seems clearer than the 2005 Power Station CD/DVD release. It is also a good price. I would recommend it for the 80's music fan to have in their collection."