BBC Radio 2 Sounds Of The 80s, Vol 2

Some of our favourite songs from the 80s re-imagined. This is a worthwhile purchase for anybody who just loves music and has a broad taste in music.

I really enjoyed Volume 1 and so pre-ordered this despite not really liking many of the artists, I do however like varied cover versions.As is the norm for these things there's some misses, but overall more hits and of a very high quality.The middle ground being very good.After 5 listens :The Best: Will Young, standout track for me.StereophonicsGuy GarveyKatie Melua (my 2nd favourite on the CDs)Corinne Bailey-RaeIzzy BizuTom ChaplinJack SavorettiThe Bad: Ella Henderson (Starts off well then degrades into an awful unlistenable wail)Jamie Woon - Getting some of the lyrics wrong at the start, never redeemed this.Rae Morris - I admit I have no idea who this is but it's a below average cover.Mika - Just doesn't suit his style or vocals at all.All IMHO of course.

Great to catch up on old familiar songs. Like the new twist on many numbers. Great easy listening

I listened to this live when radio 2 broadcast these brilliant takes on 80's hits, when it arrived I had forgotten why I had ordered it, utterly brilliant, fresh to this day, vertions of songs that you won't forget, some miles better than the original, breathtaking stuff!

I'll be frank, there's a lot of Marmite here. You'll either love some of the reworkings, or totally loathe them. Reading some of the reviews here, some of the tracks I can't bear others love - but that's just our ears, I guess.The standout tracks for me appear to be ones that remain pretty close to the original tempo, but change the style slightly. (Feels Like) Heaven, This Womans Work, Boys of Summer - from CD1, hit the spot....the rest hmm....not so much on this CD. There's a too much of the "y'know, we'll just pare it back to guitar and vocals, yeah?" Frankly too many songs have had the 80's joy just sucked out of them. Will Young murders How Will I Know into some awful dirge. Gabrielle Aplin appears to have zero fun at all with Girls Just Wanna Have Fun. Guy Garvey's Let's Dance, I just have no words for.CD2 however, ups its game significantly. Almost all the tracks on CD2 I won't tire of soon, bar Charlie Puth (I've no idea who he is but won't be looking out for more). CD2 seems to flow nicer than the poor relative of CD1. There's less stripping back to basics and more expression, for me anyway.

Great selection of tunes. I'm a big fan of Radio 1 live lounge, so thought I would explore Radio 2s offerings. I'm an 80s/90s girl, so loved the selection of 80s songs with more current artists performing. I also loved the instant autorip as I bought from Amazon, so I could listen immediately at work. This was a great value purchase.

I am a teenager of the 80's, and although I was a huge 80's music lover, my tastes have changed and now I like to hear these songs less frequently. Don't get me wrong I can still dance to the originals when they come on in a bar, but alas I wasn't one for having loads of 80's albums and putting them on rather than something more modern.Saying that, and on hearing some of the songs being played on the radio, I had to have the album. I enjoy the interpretation that other artists can bring to a song no matter how I may have enjoyed the original.Some tracks may be liked more than others, but this collection is a great addition to my album collection.

Good remix versions of the classics of the 80's being sung by the artists of today.Will appeal to a broad range of listening tastes and a good CD for playing in the car and maybe even singing along too as most of the track (if your of a certain age) will bring back memories to when you first heard the original version in the good old day's of the 80's - happy days.