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Anthology (Reis)

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This is the essential Rick James' hits collection to obtain. It contains the hottest jams that catapulted him to R&B's bad-boy funkster status in the late 70's and 80's ! James could mix funk, soul, R&B, pop-rock to create what would later be tagged as punk-funk (Superfreak)! Take notice that there is hardly ,if not at all, any of his post late 80's or early 90's material; that's because the material he later put out was nowhere near the high quality his earlier output produced. Whether that was due to his personal addiction problems or burn out from the music industry or all of the above he remains as a pioneering artist in taking the average old school funk and crossing over into funk-rock (effortlessly) ! His work with the Mary Jane Girls was incredible as well as his writing and dueting with Teena Marie (first white lady of funk & soul) ! While Prince may have outsold James with regards to record sales back in the early 80's it was also James' strong and often deep vocals that could never be mistaken for the Purple One's thin and often Diana Ross-ian pipes! Prince may have been pop's royalty (or was that Michael Jackson?) but Rick James sung and spoke to the person from the ghetto to the suburbs and the big city and beyond !

Yes, also put in my vote for his underrated 1985 Motown release Glow to be reissued (bonus tracks even or alternates). I,too, owned Glow on tape format years ago;the cassette wore out and I never found the title again ! The best tracks were Glow and Moonchild...

Unlike the 'Bustin Out Anthology', this release has a healthy dose of the Fire It Up album. The inclusion of 'Fire It Up' and 'Come Into My Life' make this the better anthology.

The CD has all of the classics (e.g. You & I, Mary Jane, Give It To Me, Super Freak, etc...) that made Rick the King of Punk Funk. The addition of some of his earlier funk (not release on CD) makes this a great buy (it's even cheaper than Bustin' Out).

Regardless, if you love funk, this is a CD you MUST own.

this is a Full Version of Rick James at His Overall Funky Best.Rick hasn't gotten His Full Due as a Artist&Producer.His Jams still Sound like they dropped Last Tuesday.Rick always rocked a House Party."Mary Jane" still a Wicked Bass line that never lets up."Super Freak" which is one of the Baddest Jams over the past 20-25 Years.long Version here of "Standing on The Top" with the Great Temptations.His Stone City Band bringing the Grooves up as well.if you are just starting out on what to get by Rick James this is a Great Place to start.you get a Solid Overview on a Cat that always brought the Flavor to a Jam!!!

I'm glad to see Glow on this compilation, and Moonchild is great, but when is Motown going to release a CD of the album "Glow". It was his last great work and it was awesome. I have the tape, but not a CD. I want to hear surroundsound on "Melody Make Me Dance", "Rock n Roll Control", "Glow" and "Spend the Night with Me". Trust me, if you haven't heard those songs, you have not lived - hot smoldering Funk at its absolute zenith, and without question one of the five best albums I've ever heard. I have no idea who to complain to in order to get them to release the CD version, so I appeal to the Amazon community to revolt until they do. After "Glow", Rick put out a terrible "The Flag" album then spiraled into a cocaine addiction (allegedly) yada yada, but that CD absolutely positively must be released by Motown on CD if there is anyone in this world who loves FUNK. What is their problem?

First of all,it's about time the people at Motown/Univeral saw fit to include "Come Into My Life" and "When Love Is Gone" from the "Fire It Up" album.Up until now,A sub par concert version of CIML is available on the anniversary version of "Street Songs" CD and WLIG was out of print.The "Bustin' Out" anthology from '94 treated them both like nuclear waste.As such,that collection [stunk].Now back to the real deal.If you have kids,younger siblings or anyone that thinks "Super Freak" is the only song RJ ever made then insist,no demand that they listen to this collection.All of the hits are here,with a few essential album tracks as well at least one track from each of his Motown albums circa 1978-1988.Until Motown/Universal or somebody releases the original studio albums (who cares about bonus tracks just don't edit the songs) this is without a doubt the best compilation on the market.I HIGHLY recommend this one.

If you don,t know who RICK JAMES was listen to this CD and you will know what it is like to listen to a real talent, regardless of your age. R.I.P. RICK JAMES & THANKS FOR THE GOOD MUSIC YOU LEFT BEHIND.

This cd has all the hits on it. From Mary Jane to SuperFreak to Give It To Me Baby, this contains all his best music and it reminds me exactly how great he was. If you are a fan of funk and of Rick, then this is for you. Even now, all of the songs are still tight and this is an enjoyable cd to blast out of the car or anywhere really. I love it.

This is the best collection of Rick James songs ever put together. For anyone with a love of funk and Ricks transformation of funk from the 70's into the 90's this is a must have. This is the artist that made funk mainstream. No disrespect to George Clinton, Con Funk Shun and so on. Rick James brought funk to pop radio and carried artist like the Gap band and the Bar Kays and Prince with him.

I am a huge fan of the king of punk funk and have 2 copies of the original 2002 pressing of Rick James Anthology. I purchased a second sealed copy last year for my collection after realizing that Rick's Anthology was out of print. If you are a rock or funk fan, do yourself and pick this compilation up!!

My only wish is that Rick's out of print classic catalog will be remastered and reissued soon. Let's hope that the Anthology re-issue is only the first in a series of Rick James re-issues.

I love Rick James. I can't believe that it's been two years since he passed away. I love all of his songs. This cd has all of his songs, and it has made me appreciate his music. My favorite songs on this album are You and I, Island Lady, Fire and Desire, Happy, Ebony Eyes, and Cold Blooded. His duets with Teena Marie showcase his vocal abilities, and I can honestly say that he was an original funk artist, but when it came time to sing love songs, he did it with finesse and didn't miss a beat.