Freestyle Greatest Beats: The Complete Collection, Vol. 1

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Expanded to 10 volumes from the original 7, Timber Records head Joey Gardner's Freestyle's Greatest Beats is a roughly chronological history of the music. Volume 1 scores with freestyle fundamentals from heavy hitters such as TKA, Cover Girls, Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam, and Exposé. This disc is heavy on the classics and features cuts that aren't played as much anymore. Jellybean's "The Mexican," in its original form, blurs the line between dance music and rock; England's Information Society brings some Euro-cool to the Latin hip-hop; and Nayobe's hyperemotional "Please Don't Go" hits the head as hard as the hips. --John Sanchez

Tracks:

One Way Love - TKA
Show Me - Cover Girls
Silent Morning - Noel
I Wonder If I Take You Home - Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam
Hooked On You - Sweet Sensation
Please Don't Go - NAYORE
Tender Heart - LEATHER & LACE
The Mexican - Jellybean
Don't Break My Heart - SA-FIRE
Running - Information Society
No Reason to Cry - Judy Torres
Exposed to Love - Expose

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Expanded to 10 volumes from the original 7, Timber Records head Joey Gardner's Freestyle's Greatest Beats is a roughly chronological history of the music. Volume 1 scores with freestyle fundamentals from heavy hitters such as TKA, Cover Girls, Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam, and Exposé. This disc is heavy on the classics and features cuts that aren't played as much anymore. Jellybean's "The Mexican," in its original form, blurs the line between dance music and rock; England's Information Society brings some Euro-cool to the Latin hip-hop; and Nayobe's hyperemotional "Please Don't Go" hits the head as hard as the hips. --John Sanchez

Customer Reviews:

Cassandra .......2007-07-20

This cd is a timeless classic, with artists such as 'Noel,' and 'TKA.' I discoverd Freestyle music not long ago and am fully aware that it was particulary popular in the 80's, appealing to a vast Latian audiance.

This cd is great for anyone who likes 80's dance music. It great to have acsess to such cds as in England the music is often dull. 80's American music is alot more 'up beat' and 'exciting' and this cd is a taste of what was and is missing today!

Great Starter CD for Freestyle fans Silent Morning YES!!!!.......2007-01-10

The first 4 songs are good enough for me with special emphasis on Silent Morning. My favorite song of all time - best memories with this one - even my 4yr old knows this is Papa's song! Make sure you listen to Noel and TKA very LOUD to appreciate the music nuaces and instruments. If you have a system where you can enhance bass etc you will enjoy these their songs even more. I start out listening to OWL to get myself ready for SM and that's when I blow my ears out with the Ipod. The other discs are not as good but still good enough for classics. Get yourself Vol. 2 just for Noel & LLCJ [ no not LL Cool J ] Lisa Lisa & the Cult Jam. Vol. 5 for Bad of the Heart -- dope -- and intro to Coro and the synth sounding Dance with me. This is what awesome dance is about. The mere mention of pussycat dolls, spice girls and all other Q'rrap made today makes me sick to my stomach. Remember the first 4 songs are where it's at you will not be sorry. If you want that true old school 80's sound it's here.

Freestyle classics all the way!.......2000-07-01

In the late 80s, early 90s I grew up on this stuff in NYC, clubbing at the likes of The Tunnel, The Underground, Heartthrob, 1018, The World ... (I'm sure all you people not from New York, or from Long Island *grin*, had your own clubs) ... I can guarantee this Freestyle Greatest Beats series is jammed packed with classics. I needn't rehash the contents, since you can easily see the list of songs here on Amazon. But all these artists - Noel, Will to Power, Judy Torres, Cynthia, TKA, Latin Rascals, etc. - bring me right back to the days. I finally found songs I'd wanted for more than 10 years now. What more can I say. You'd better make sure you have thick walls and nobody's home when you play these CDs, because you're going to be pumping it up and swaying to the beats right there in your living room. (I know I do).

DANCE TILL YOU CAN'T DANCE NO MORE!.......1999-10-27

If you enjoyed those unforgettable 80s when freestyle dance music ruled, then don't miss the memories this CD brings back to you.

A Freestyle Collection Must-Have.......1998-08-11

This disc is the first of a 10-disc series that is the definitive collection of Freestyle music. The series features a variety of songs from the most popular artists of the genre, including many hard-to-find classics. All discs include comprehensive liner notes charting the history of Freestyle music. A must-have collection for anyone interested in dance music from the mid-1980s through the early 1990s.

Disc One Highlights: Almost every song on this issue is considered a Freestyle classic. Special mentions go to Sa-Fire's "Don't Break My Heart" and Noel's "Silent Morning."

This volume also contains classics by TKA, The Cover Girls, Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam, Sweet Sensation, Nayobe, Information Society, Judy Torres, Exposé, and more.

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