The Big 80's

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The Big 80's
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Network VH1

The Big 80's is a 1980s nostalgia series of music videos broadcast on VH1 starting in 1994 and sporadically airing until 2000. The show ran for 90 minutes.

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History

The show started at the end of 1994. [1] By 1997, it was regularly ranked among VH1's most watched shows. [2]

Reception

The Daily Oklahoman television critic Sandi Davis said that VH1 The Big 80's, a 1996 compilation album of 15 of the program's most popular songs, is "a sure crowd pleaser at parties for those who recall the days of gaudy clothes and makeup". [3] Nisid Hajari of the Entertainment Weekly wrote of the compilation, "the musical equivalent of a fluff video — 15 songs that share the polished, electronic sheen of TV. That tinny drum-track abandon can provide a refreshing, lighthearted break from the current miasma of geeks with guitars." [4]

References

  1. ↑ O'Neill, Megan (2002). Popular Culture: Perspectives for Readers and Writers. Boston: Thomson Heinle. p. 42. ISBN   0-1550-7113-0 . Retrieved 2024-07-01– via Internet Archive.
  2. ↑ Munson, Kyle; Carter, Kellye (1997-07-31). "Totally awesome! '80s music returns". The Ithaca Journal . Archived from the original on 2024-07-01. Retrieved 2024-07-01– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ Davis, Sandi (1996-04-05). "Listening In". The Daily Oklahoman . Archived from the original on 2024-07-01. Retrieved 2024-07-01– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ Hajari, Nisid (1996-06-28). "Recall the good times with this '80s music". Entertainment Weekly . Archived from the original on 2024-07-01. Retrieved 2024-07-01.


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