DESC: How could one volume do justice to the sparkling decade of excess? Answer: it can not, and hence this hit-packed second volume from the venerable NOW series, which gathers tracks by chart-busting artists in Sony's mid-to-late-'80s roster. The songs recall the height of the MTV era. Whitney Houston's "How Will I Know" is as exuberant and fresh as you remembered, and Robert Palmer's smarmy appeal has lessened not a bit since the first airing of "Simply Irresistible." The Human League, the Police, Journey, and several others are also represented here.