Forever Young - Alphaville

It's difficult to pinpoint the exact origins of the new wave movement, what is widely accepted is during the late 1970s and the 1980s. It emerged from punk rock as a reaction against the popular music of the 1970s ( and the corporations that controlled it ). I myself believe it began the very first moment the Sex Pistols took the stage... others believe it was actually David Bowie that started it, some credit Roxy Music, and there is merit for all these arguments, each one of these bands a pioneer in there own right. What is clear is that during the 1980's something very special happened to the music industry. The corporate ties that bind were completely broken and for the first and only time in history the spotlight was shared by an eclectic mish-mash of bands from both large labels, and independents, from diverse genres, also and perhaps most importantly from different countries, nations from all around the globe contributed, it would become the most musically creative decade the world has ever seen. Alphaville was one of Germany's contributions to the New Wave movement and Forever Young was their debut album. This is another one of those must have perfect albums every track a masterpiece, not a single throw away on the entire creation. The album produced no less than four singles,"The Jet Set", "Big in Japan", "Sounds Like a Melody", and of course "Forever Young" all of which charted well all over the globe. The other tracks are equally impressive and I believe one track in particular "Fallen Angel" had it ever been released as a single also would have charted successfully perhaps even going to #1. It is of course Alphaville's most critically-acclaimed album and an estimate 2,000,000 copies have been sold since its release. I think it is so very easy for us to forget especially in today's musical environment that a music industry exists outside the United States or the UK... for a short time a little while ago ( It seems like yesterday to me ) we all had privileged to catch a glimpse of it...

Forever Young - Track List

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1. "A Victory of Love"

2. "Summer in Berlin"

3. "Big in Japan"

4. "To Germany with Love"

5. "Fallen Angel"

6. "Forever Young"

7. "In the Mood"

8. "Sounds Like a Melody"

9. "Lies"

10."The Jet Set"