Dreamland
Artist: Black Box

Conventional wisdom has it that disco died with the 1970s when in fact, it has remained a sometimes dynamic, sometimes bloodless idiom in the '80s and '90s. Unquestionably, one of the finest examples of '90s disco (or "dance music") is Black Box's Dreamland -- which reminds one that although glossy production and danceability can be assets,... Read More

Greatest Hits
Artist: New Kids on the Block
Videography
Artist: Pet Shop Boys
Community Score: 5.00
Truth or Dare
Artist: Madonna

Madonna's controversial tour documentary features onstage footage in color and behind-the-scenes shots in black & white. As always, Madonna shows the audience exactly what she wants them to see, even though this film was promoted as a peek behind the facade. ~ All Music Guide, All Music Guide Read More

Greatest Hits - JIVE
Artist: Samantha Fox
Community Score: 6.00

British pinup turned pop star Samantha Fox collected a healthy number of dance-pop hits in the late 1980s and early 1990s, and they are all collected on her 1992 Greatest Hits set. Her early hits, including the steamy Top Ten "Touch Me (I Want Your Body)," which kick-started her career, and its follow-up, the almost-rocker "Do Ya Do Ya (Wanna... Read More

The Party
Artist: Party
Community Score: 10.00
Straight Outta Hell's Kitchen
Artist: Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam

'90s dance music on the cutting edge of something yet defined. ~ Bil Carpenter, All Music Guide Read More

Frequencies
Artist: LFO
Community Score: 9.00

Definitive collection of the new style electro-techno, with composition and dynamics taking equal play with groove and DJ-friendliness. Reissued by Tommy Boy in the U.S., the hip-hop connection was apparent in the few breakbeat tracks, but for the most part the record leans more toward acid house and techno for its cues. Recommended. ~ Sean... Read More

The White Room
Artist: The KLF
Community Score: 8.75

After the incredible success of their "Doctorin' the Tardis" single in 1988 (better known as that theme from Dr. Who), Drummond and Cauty had plenty of money to hire talented musicians (instead of merely sampling them, as on their early recordings). The White Room is the result, an album bursting with hit singles that nevertheless flows as well... Read More