good pop

Many songs were singles (heart of gold, turn back the clock). it's a good and steady 80s pop album. Kim Wilde is in the background.

No need to Turn Back The Clock. Still sounds great!

I put this cd in to test for skipping and not only did the CD play perfectly, but it was a testament to music from the 80s that does not sound dated.

Most of the 80s hits were synth-heavy songs that either sound like toys by today's standards or just plain ol' dated.

Not so with JHJ. Except for the fact that this album came out in 1988 and for the drums it could have been made today. Now while Shattared Dreams is the hit that makes the 80's oldies lists, other songs that are wonderful are Turn Back The Clock, What Other Reason and Different Seasons. Ok those are ballads. Here are some fun uptempos: Don't Say It's Love and I Don't Want To Be A Hero.

One of my favorite albums from 1988!

I loved this album and hated to see them break up after one-two albums. They had pop that was ahead of its time. I still love and listen to Shattered Dreams. I also Like Turn Back the Clock, Don't Say It's Love and the rest of the album. The songs are keyboard heavy, but the focus on the melodies and rhythms are the same as any typical bare bones live band. Shattered's dramatic percussion breakdown is so peerless done and its different chord changes match well to a sports car going across some difficult curves on a mountain road. It's a good driving album to hear in your car, as I have heard it sometimes. Some critics didn't like it and I despised the cold reviews given to the album. Shattered even gave George Michael's One More Try (which was No. 1) some competition as it went to No. 2 in the US and was stuck there in June 1988. If only it got to No. 1, because it was played so heavy at the time! I was surprised that the album didn't sell well in 1988, maybe 200,000 or so. I'd still get this album if it's in the stores on CD. Very well done pop and they had a clean and polished image for the album cover.