For fans of 80s music who never ventured beyond the safe confines of English-language offerings, this CD may be a revelation: the French have pop hooks! And the disc's definitive 80s sound is exactly what makes it so charming--and even essential to a fan of the period. For its day, it was on the leading edge and helped define an entire genre that is fundamentally influential in popular music to this day. Just because music is from a past era does not make it bad. (Just think of the pulp that's being ground out today with at best a one-week freshness expiration).