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A Man and a Half: The Best of Wilson Pickett

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Wilson Pickett had,and probably still has, it all. The church trained passionate voice in an eternal battle between the sacred and the profane. Evidence, based on "Mustang Sally" alone, suggests that the 'devil' usually got the upperhand, but in the context of great soul singing this is usually the case. No other soul man left the church behind in such a funky cloud of dust as "The Wicked" did. Thank you Rhino Records for putting this soul giant's greatest stuff (and it's all great) in one easy to buy package. From his neophyte gospel/doowop crooning with the Falcons, through the monster sixties soul standards with Jerry Wexler at the helm and the Stax musicians kickin' his booty, all the way to some of the greatest pre-disco hits Gamble and Huff ever had a hand in, this set is a soul fan's picnic in the park.Don't let the green grass fool ya in the midnight hour I found a love and she was a midnite mover on funky Broadway!Lord have mercy! Oh, sorry, I'm listening to it as I type this. I think you know how I feel.

Rhino Records ought to get a Nobel Prize. Seems like no one is putting together compilations of great old music like they have beeen. A Man And A Half is all the best from the Wicked Wicked Pickett.

For my money, Wilson Pickett was the greatest of the old time soul shouters. Never a crooner, never as smooth as Smokey or ever the more raw David Ruffin. He wouldn't have been a good fit at Motown, but he was just the ticket for Atlantic. Wilson showed us that he was in a class by himself.

Starting with "I Found a True Love", to "634-5789", his most famous "Mustang Sally" it moves quickly onto "I'm A Midnight Mover" and "Everybody Needs Somebody". "Land of 1,000 Dances" would make a dead man's pulse tap to a positively dynamic beat.

These songs make you want to move till you sweat. If it was wicked in the '60's or '70's, it was Pickett.

This is the one album with everything you would want. Another must have.

Wilson Pickett deserves better. This was issued in the early 90s and since then standards for remastering of vintage R&B/soul/and rock have improved .... Worth getting in terms of the music, 2 discs packed with one great soul track after another .... but the sound quality lacks punch .... I am hoping that someone goes back to the Atlantic studio vaults and remasters this stuff to bring out the full wickedness of Wicked Wilson Pickett!!!

Rhino/Atlantic does another great job with this 2 CD greatest hits of "The Wicked Pickett"!! Good sound, excellent tracks like "Funky Broadway", "634-5789", "Midnight Hour", "Land Of 1000 Dances", "Don't Let The Green Grass Fool You", plus early tracks he did with The Falcons, and some other obscurities make this one of the best compilations of one of the best 1960s soul singers! The booklet is very good too. If you love classic soul, this 2 CD set is one not to miss!

For those who want a truly worthy representation of the man's body of work, check out "Man and a Half." This compilation includes gems from Wilson's early days with "The Falcons" as well as classics such as "Land of 1000 Dances" "Midnight Hour" and the staple of all open mic nights "Mustang Sally." However, the songs I have loved the most from this compilation were those that never get airplay. Such songs as Isaac Hayes' classic "Toehold", or other finds such as "I found a True love" make my feet move. I've also discovered new favorites such as "She's looking Good", "Mini-skirt Minnie", and "She said Yes". If you like soul music that's gritty and raw,check out "Wicked" Wilson's music. You won't regret it.

James Brown may be the Godfather, but Wilson Pickett is the Arch Bishop.

I consider PICKETT the most exciting of all the soul singers of the sixties.This collection tells the whole story right up to his great album with the guys of PHILADELPHIA INTERNATIONAL.All his great songs are there.You can never duplicate PICKETT, he is in a class by himself.He was also a fantastic showman.If this guy bores you ,you are most certainly dead but you don't know it.HEY JUDE in the hands of this man is really something to hear, and what of SUGAR SUGAR.PICKETT really delivers when he sings,this guy is for real.

Had to get this one for 'Cole Cooke And Redding.' Now, my Pickett collection is complete. Brother knows how to sell a song. Saw him do a show in East Orange, New Jersey in the late '80's and the pipes were still there. No rust at all. And, of course, when he did 'I Found A Love' he blew the house up. Long Live the Wicked Wilson Pickett

wilson pickett is truly one of the world's greatest soul singers,frow his early days with the falcons band when "i found a love" was born on through his magnificent journey of foot stompin' hips shaking everywhere ,voices shoutin' do the "funky broadway" "in the midnight hour" " she's lookin'good" "i found a true love" "mustang sally" "i'm a midnight mover" "engine #9" "fire and water" mercy, mercy!! one little foot note if anyone is interested how wilson pickett got his nickname "wicked" is when he was on a plane years ago going to a show i believe,and some woman sitting across from him caught him trying to look up her skirt and just then she hollered ooh child you is "wicked" that's how i heard it one time on the david letterman show when he asked him about it,well that's all folks!!!!joey hoffman soulin' on !!!!

Wilson Pickett,what more does anyone have to say,44 songs of pure funk.If you want to get into Wilson this is perfect or if like me just wanted all these great songs that I remember. This should be on everyone's list
Greg H

I was disappointed by sound quality of the CDs!
I still have most of the songs on tape and I'm sure
the sound is better than that from the CD-player.
And it was a great surprise to me because I play
CDs on High-quality "PHILIPS" player and I've
never had such problems with other CDs. Maybe it's due
to recording technology but anyhow it's a horrible
sound from "mono" recorded songs as well as from "stereo"
recorded.
Sorry!