Millennium Collection - 20th Century Masters, The Best Of Berlin

Like Blondie, Berlin is a female-fronted new wave band with a lead singer (Terri Nunn) who can really belt, although Nunn is more in-your-face than Debbie Harry. Their music is submerged new wave synth-pop that is varied most successfully by Nunn\'s agile vocal arrangements. In \"No More Words,\" she first yells and then drops to a scathing whisper, only to attack again; it\'s scary enough to make any man cower. \"Take My Breath Away\" is a beautiful from-the-gut ballad, so large and deep in scope that it commands your full attention. In \"The Metro\" she puts you on a train, sullen and melancholy, going nowhere. --Beth Bessmer (Amazon)