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21 of 23 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
The Crying Game., June 28, 2005
It's too bad there aren't pop/rock idols like Boy George anymore. Nothing risque, no gender bending, everything in pop music today is bland, bland, bland--and boring. This latest greatest hits collection underlines why Culture Club scaled the charts so many years ago. Of course, you still must view all the videos to get the full experience, but this collection is better than the one I've owned all these years--"This Time: The First Four Years" from back in 1987. This new greatest hits includes all of their top 40 singles, particularly "Mistake No.3", which was missing from several previous compilations. Thankfully, mercifully, there are no extended versions here! In fact, in the first 12 tracks there's only one real dud, "White Boy (Dance Mix)" which I really could have done without. The first 12 tracks range, because when Culture Club were great, they were really great like "Do You Really Want To Hurt Me", "Karma Chameleon", "It's A Miracle" and "Victims". Then they have their good songs like "Time (Clock Of The Heart)", "I'll Tumble 4 Ya", "Church Of The Poison Mind", "Miss Me Blind", "The War Song" and "Move Away". Some of their ballads missed the mark like "Black Money", "Mistake No.3" and "Cold Shoulder". Of their newer material from 1999, "I Just Wanna Be Loved" and "Your Kisses Are Charity (Blouse and Skirt Mix)" are pretty good after what was then a 13 year separation.
Everything is digitally remastered, making this greatest hits sound crisp and current. This is truly an artifact from a time when variety was the spice to the music business, and moved millions. Now, everyone is a clone. If you want a slice of originality and are daring enough to take a trip back in time, then you might want to check this disc out.
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
THE BEST CULTURE CLUB COMPILATION IN THE STATES!!, June 29, 2005
I've been a huge fan of Culture Club since their heyday back in the 80's. I own pretty much every release they've had including all the remastered releases of their original albums.
This is by far the best compilation to come out in the States. The sound is superb!! crystal clear, you get all the singles released in the U.S., the booklet contains pictures of the singles covers which is nice to look at. There always seemed to be something missing in every Culture Club compilation released in the States, but this should satisfy the average Culture Club fanatic. It's nice to have Mistake #3 here, in my opinion, it's one of CC's finest recordings, even though it didn't do well in the charts.
If you were to own one Culture Club CD, this if the one, get it!!!
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Very pleased with this complete sounding release, July 15, 2005
The CD is the most definitive Culture Club greatest hits CD released. "At Worst...The Best of Boy George and Culture Club" doesn't even compare to this gem. Naturally it includes all of the radio singles, but it also include some album cuts that were popular such as "White Boy," and "Black Money." What makes this set even better is that it includes three of the singles from Culture Clubs 1999 album "Don't Mind If I Do." This CD was only released overseas. Fans of the group will easily fall in love with the single "I Just Wanna Be Love," which was the first single released from Don't Mind If I Do. There are no Boy George solo songs on the this CD, it's all Culture Club. The music is timeless. All of the songs sound great, especially "Mistake Number 3."
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