Soul Culture V.2: Sunshower [Import]

Track Listings

1. Sunshower

2. Say You Love Me Girl

3. Touch Me Baby (Reaching Out For Your Love)

4. If You Want It

5. Heart's Desire

6. I Do My Best To Impress

7. You Know How To Love Me

8. I Love You

9. Holding You, Loving You

10. Love Everlasting

11. How About Love

12. I'll Always Be In Love With Love

13. I'm Back For More

14. Never Can Say Goodbye

15. Juicy Fruit

16. To Prove My Love

17. Hold Me Tighter In The Rain

Soul Culture V.2: Sunshower,Various Artists,Sony Bmg,R&B/Soul

Tracks:

Whip It - Devo
Video Killed The Radio Star - The Buggles
Empire Strikes Back (Medley) - Meco
Another One Bites The Dust - Queen
Celebration - Kool & The Gang
The Breaks (Part 1) - Kurtis Blow
Let My Love Open The Door - Pete Townshend
Call Me - Blondie
Keep On Loving You - REO Speedwagon
Turning Japanese - The Vapors
Lost In Love - Air Supply
9 To 5 - Dolly Parton
I Love A Rainy Night - Eddie Rabbit
Sailing - Christopher Cross
Just The Two Of Us - Grover Washington Jr. w/ Bill Withers
Cars - Gary Numan
Ah! Leah! - Donnie Iris
Sweetheart - Franke & The Knockouts
Shake It Up - The Cars
General Hospi-Tale - The Afternoon Delights
The Stroke - Billy Squier

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Dancing With Myself - Billy Idol
Working For The Weekend - Loverboy
Jessie's Girl - Rick Springfield
Genius Of Love - Tom Tom Club
Centerfold - J. Geils Band
At This Moment - Billy & The Beaters
Harden My Heart - Quarterflash
Hold On Loosely - .38 Special
Theme From "Greatest American Hero" (Believe It Or Not) - Joey Scarbury
Take Off - Bob & Doug McKenzie
Super Freak (Part 1) - Rick James
867-5309/Jenny - Tommy Tutone
Bette Davis Eyes - Kim Carnes
Time - Alan Parsons Project
Gloria - Laura Branigan
Maneater - Daryl Hall & John Oates
The Theme From "Hill Street Blues" - Mike Post featuring Larry Carlton
Valley Girl - Frank Zappa
Da Da Da (I Don't Love You You Don't Love Me Aha Aha Aha) - Trio
You Dropped A Bomb On Me - The Gap Band

Tracks:

Hungry Like The Wolf - Duran Duran
The Look Of Love (Part 1) - ABC
Tainted Love - Soft Cell
Rock This Town - Stray Cats
Lies - Thompson Twins
Words - Missing Persons
Don't You Want Me - The Human League
Love Plus One - Haircut One Hundred
Down Under - Men At Work
Steppin' Out - Joe Jackson
I Want Candy - Bow Wow Wow
Come On Eileen - Dexys Midnight Runners
Mickey - Toni Basil
Twilight Zone - Golden Earring
You Should Hear How She Talks About You - Melissa Manchester
Key Largo - Bertie Higgins
Pac-Man Fever - Buckner & Garcia
Total Eclipse Of The Heart - Bonnie Tyler
Africa - Toto
Goodbye To You - Scandal
Puttin' On The Ritz - Taco

Tracks:

Jeopardy - Greg Kihn Band
She Blinded Me With Science - Thomas Dolby
Electric Avenue - Eddy Grant
Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This) - Eurythmics
Our House - Madness
The Salt In My Tears - Martin Briley
Girls Just Want To Have Fun - Cyndi Lauper
Talking In Your Sleep - The Romantics
Major Tom (Coming Home) - Peter Schilling
Always Something There To Remind Me - Naked Eyes
In A Big Country - Big Country
One Thing Leads To Another - The Fixx
Der Kommissar - After The Fire
Suddenly Last Summer - The Motels
Karma Chameleon - Culture Club
Let's Go To Bed - The Cure
Too Shy - Kajagoogoo
Maniac - Michael Sembello
Sister Christian - Night Ranger
Cum On Feel The Noize - Quiet Riot

Tracks:

Owner Of A Lonely Heart - Yes
Mr. Roboto - Styx
I'm So Excited - Pointer Sisters
Back On The Chain Gang - The Pretenders
I Want To Know What Love Is - Foreigner
Sunglasses At Night - Corey Hart
Missing You - John Waite
99 Luftballoons - Nena
Tenderness - General Public
They Don't Know - Tracey Ullman
Heaven - Bryan Adams
White Horse - Laid Back
Let The Music Play - Shannon
Let's Hear It For The Boy - Deniece Williams
Cool It Now - New Edition
Ghostbusters - Ray Parker Jr.
Footloose - Kenny Loggins
We're Not Gonna Take It - Twisted Sister
Rock You Like A Hurricane - Scorpions
The Glamorous Life - Sheila E.

Tracks:

Obsession - Animotion
Shout - Tears For Fears
Take On Me - A-Ha
Don't You (Forget About Me) - Simple Minds
Walking On Sunshine - Katrina & The Waves
Voices Carry - 'Til Tuesday
Weird Science - Oingo Boingo
You Spin Me Round (Like A Record) - Dead Or Alive
"Miami Vice" Theme - Jan Hammer
Life In A Northern Town - The Dream Academy
Kyrie - Mr. Mister
Every Time You Go Away - Paul Young
We Built This City - Starship
St. Elmo's Fire (Man In Motion) - John Parr
Addicted To Love - Robert Palmer
Axel F - Harold Faltermeyer
Rhythm Of The Night - DeBarge
You Look Marvelous - Billy Crystal
Heartbeat - Don Jonhson
Everybody Have Fun Tonight - Wang Chung

Tracks:

Venus - Bananarama
Walk Like An Egyptian - Bangles
Paranoimia - The Art Of Noise w/ Max Headroom
If You Leave - Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark
Keep Your Hands To Yourself - Georgia Satellites
What You Need - INXS
Walk This Way - Run-D.M.C.
Rumors - Timex Social Club
Don't Dream It's Over - Crowded House
Holding Back The Years - Simply Red
I'll Be Loving You (Forever) - New Kids On The Block
Tuff Enuff - The Fabulous Thunderbirds
Since You've Been Gone - The Outfield
Only In My Dreams - Debbie Gibson
Never Gonna Give You Up - Rick Astley
La Bamba - Los Lobos
Wild, Wild West - The Escape Club
Don't Worry Be Happy - Bobby McFerrin
Right Here Waiting - Richard Marx
Roam - The B-52's

Album Description

You want your '80s! Fer sure! This is the mother of all tributes to the era of skinny ties, Reaganomics, and Pac-Man! Seven CDs, 142 hit songs, from New Wave to Pop to R&B to Hip-Hop to Novelty, including an incredible 49 #1 tracks! Starring Queen, New Edition, Duran Duran, Richard Marx, Daryl Hall & John Oates, Men At Work, Toto, The Cure, Culture Club, Cyndi Lauper, Bryan Adams, Simple Minds, Bangles, New Kids On the Block...and many more. Plus a 90-page book with hundreds of historical photos, facts, and memories from the decade that wanted it all! Limited edition sculpted rubber cover! Approx. 10 x 8 x 3/4 inches. 2002.

Customer Reviews:

"Totally Gnarly" or "Gag me with a Spoon"?.......2007-05-31

Some of the greatest moments of my life were in high school!! The mid 80's when I was carefree and lived life unfettered! No bills, no boss, no cares! Just me and my pastel suits and thin leather ties and full head of hair....(Man, I actually WORE those suits?!?!)
Fond nostalgia aside, the whole 'retro' thing is forcing the 80's upon us once again and you might as well admit that you were one of the characters from The Breakfast Club! (Mmmmmm....Ally Sheedy.)
Dropping these discs into my player and hitting shuffle just makes it all come flooding back!
But to tell a shameful truth? I really HAD to buy this set because of "Pac-Man Fever" by Buckner and Garcia and "Sweetheart" by Franke & the Knockouts. I've never seen these songs anywhere else!
I'm not sure I even looked at the other songs before my credit card was being swiped by the good folks at Amazon!!
So, yeah, again, I bought on impulse but I damn sure don't regret it!! In fact, I'd suggest we embrace the "ME, ME, ME" decade just once more and "BUY, BUY, BUY" this set.
If you went to high school in the 80's like I did, simply put, this will bring back some great memories.
(Unless, of course, your high school years sucked. To which, I say, "That's too bad. I'm sorry for you.")
Either way, just admit that the 80's were a great time for music and pastel suits and thin leather ties.........(chicks dig the thin tie still, right? Right? Anybody? Can I get a witness?)
Where's Don Johnson when I need him?
Oh, here he is....Disc 6, Song 19!

Time Warp.......2007-05-23

I guess only someone who was a teen or 20something could really appreciate
this set. The 80s were my high school and college years and I was
certainly guilty of listening to the radio .... This set is awesome and
is really made indispensable with the booklet. My only gripe lies with
the artists that were huge in the 80s, but evidently could not be licensed
for this set....Notably U2, REM, Hoodoo Gurus, Wall of Voodoo, etc

Shut up!.......2007-03-04

Like, for sure, half of it is like totally major gross-out, but the other half is like bitchin! Just shut up already and buy it!

missing tracks.......2007-02-26

lots of great 80's music available in these cds, but missing one of the greatest groups of the decade...Wham!

Excellent CD Set!.......2007-01-18

I purchased this set for my 13 year old daughter. It seems the 80's are making a big comeback. She loves it! I love it, too!! It has all the most popular songs from the 80's plus a few you do not hear anywhere now. It's great! It brings back a lot of memories, GOOD TIMES!!

Have A Nice Decade: The '70s Pop Culture Box

Average customer rating:

yuck
Peace, man.....
The great, the good, the bad and the plain awful, in one delightful package
GREAT MUSIC, DODGY PACKAGE
A must have

Have A Nice Decade: The '70s Pop Culture Box
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Soul Spectacular! The Greatest Soul Hits of All Time

ASIN: B000006OIT
Release Date: 1998-06-16

Tracks:

Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes) - Edison Lighthouse
Venus - Shocking Blue
Rose Garden - Lynn Anderson
American Woman - Guess Who
Green-Eyed Lady - Sugarloaf
Vehicle - Ides Of March
Little Green Bag - George Baker Selection
Ride Captain Ride - Blues Image
Spirit In The Sky - Norman Greenbaum
Superstar - Murray Head
Give Me Just A Little More Time - Chairmen Of The Board
Didn't I (Blow Your Mind This Time) - Delfonics
O-O-H Child - 5 STAIRSTEPS
ABC - Jackson 5
Band Of Gold - Freda Payne
Fire And Rain - James Taylor
Indian Reservation (The Lament Of The Cherokee Reservation Indian) - Raiders
Put Your Hand In The Hand - Ocean
One Toke Over The Line - Brewer & Shipley
Signs - Five Man Electrical Band
Don't Pull Your Love - Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds
Me And You And A Dog Named Boo - Lobo
Wild World - Cat Stevens
Joy To The World - Three Dog Night

Tracks:

Theme From Shaft - Isaac Hayes
Family Affair - Sly & The Family Stone
Whatcha See Is Whatcha Get - Dramatics
Treat Her Like A Lady - Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose
Have You Seen Her - Chi-Lites
Want Ads - Honey Cone
Let's Stay Together - Al Green
Do You Know What I Mean - Lee Michaels
Maggie May - Rod Stewart
Mr. Big Stuff - Jean Knight
Chick-A-Boom (Don't Ya Jes' Love It) - Daddy Dewdrop
Brand New Key - Melanie
One Tin Soldier (The Legend Of Billy Jack) - Coven
School's Out - Alice Cooper
Popcorn - Hot Butter
Joy - Apollo 100
I Am Woman - Helen Reddy
A Horse With No Name - America
I'll Take You There - Staple Singers
Everybody Plays The Fool - Main Ingredient
I Gotcha - Joe Tex
I'll Be Around - Spinners
Lean On Me - Bill Withers
Day By Day - Godspell

Tracks:

Alone Again (Naturally) - Gilbert O'Sullivan
Precious And Few - Climax
Brandy (You're A Fine Girl) - Looking Glass
Dancing In The Moonlight - King Harvest
Nice To Be With You - Gallery
The Candy Man - Sammy Davis, Jr.
Daddy Don't You Walk So Fast - Wayne Newton
Hot Rod Lincoln - Commander Cody & His Lost Planet Airmen
Rock And Roll Part 2 - Gary Glitter
The Cover Of 'Rolling Stone' - Dr. Hook & The Medicine Show
You're So Vain - Carly Simon
Me And Mrs. Jones - Billy Paul
Freddie's Dead (Theme From 'Superfly') - Curtis Mayfield
The Morning After - Maureen McGovern
That Lady (Part 1) - Isley Brothers
I'm Gonna Love You Just A Little More Baby - Barry White
Love's Theme - Love Unlimited Orchestra
Jungle Boogie - Kool & The Gang
Tell Her She's Lovely - El Chicano
Stuck In The Middle With You - Stealers Wheel
Tie A Yellow Ribbon Round The Ole Oak Tree - Dawn
Smokin' In The Boy's Room - Brownsville Station
Frankenstein - Edgar Winter Group
Dueling Banjos - Eric Weissberg

Tracks:

Love Train - O'Jays
Midnight Train To Georgia - Gladys Knight & The Pips
The Night The Lights Went Out In Georgia - Vicki Lawrence
Long Train Runnin' - Doobie Brothers
Brother Louie - Stories
Hello It's Me - Todd Rundgren
Seasons In The Sun - Terry Jacks
The Air That I Breathe - Hollies
Cat's In The Cradle - Harry Chapin
The Night Chicago Died - Paper Lace
Tell Me Something Good - Rufus
Billy, Don't Be A Hero - Bo Donaldson & The Heywoods
Lady - Styx
The Payback-Part 1 - James Brown
You're No Good - Linda Ronstadt
The Entertainer - Marvin Hamlisch
Rock The Boat - HUES CORPORATION
Kung Fu Fighting - Carl Douglas
Midnight At The Oasis - Maria Muldaur
The Streak - Ray Stevens
Do It ('Til You're Satisfied) - B.T. Express
Radar Love - Golden Earring

Tracks:

Beach Baby - First Class
Sideshow - Blue Magic
You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet - Bachman-Turner Overdrive
I'm Not In Love - 10cc
The Bertha Butt Boogie-Part 1 - Jimmy Castor Bunch
Black Superman 'Muhammad Ali' - Johnny Wakelin & The Kinshasa Band
Jackie Blue - Ozark Mountain Daredevils
Chevy Van - Sammy Johns
Shining Star - Earth, Wind & Fire
Why Can't We Be Friends? - War
Love Will Keep Us Together - Captain & Tennille
Feelings - Morris Albert
Miracles - Jefferson Starship
Magic - Pilot
Love Machine (Part 1) - Miracles
You Sexy Thing - Hot Chocolate
Lady Marmalade - LaBelle
Fame - David Bowie
Sky High - Jigsaw
Convoy - C.W. McCall
Bad Blood - Neil Sedaka
Slow Ride - Foghat

Tracks:

Get Down Tonight - K.C. & The Sunshine Band
Love Rollercoaster - Ohio Players
December, 1963 (Oh, What A Night) - Four Seasons
Saturday Night - Bay City Rollers
The Rockford Files - Mike Post
Rhinestone Cowboy - Glen Campbell
Fly, Robin, Fly - Silver Convention
Evil Woman - Electric Light Orchestra
Theme From Mahogany (Do You Know Where You're Going To) - Diana Ross
Happy Days - Pratt & McClain
Making Our Dreams Come True - Cyndi Grecco
Let Your Love Flow - Bellamy Brothers
Tear The Roof Off The Sucker (Give Up The Funk) - Parliament
Right Back Where We Started From - Maxine Nightingale
Fooled Around And Fell In Love - Elvin Bishop
Afternoon Delight - Starland Vocal Band
Dream Weaver - Gary Wright
I'd Really Love To See You Tonight - England Dan & John Ford Coley
Disco Duck (Part 1) - Rick Dees & His Cast Of Idiots
Turn The Beat Around - Vickie Sue Robinson
Car Wash - Rose Royce
More, More, More (Pt. 1) - Andrea True Connection
You Are The Woman - Firefall
Fly Like An Eagle - Steve Miller

Tracks:

Do You Feel Like We Do - Peter Frampton
Free Bird (Live Version) - Lynyrd Skynyrd
Ridin' The Storm Out (Live) - REO Speedwagon
Star Wars Theme/Cantina Band - Meco
Disco Inferno - Trammps
Brick House - Commodores
Got To Give It Up (Pt. 1) - Marvin Gaye
Feels Like The First Time - Foreigner
Don't Give Up On Us - David Soul
Sometimes When We Touch - Dan Hill
Sir Duke - Stevie Wonder
I Will Survive - Gloria Gaynor
I Love The Nightlife (Disco 'Round) - Alicia Bridges
Happy Anniversary - Little River Band
Baby Hold On - Eddie Money
Werewolves Of London - Warren Zevon
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I Want Your Love - Chic
We Are Family - Sister Sledge
Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now - McFadden & Whitehead

Amazon.com

When this material originally resurfaced in an earlier Rhino-celebrates-the-'70s program, many rock scribes contorted themselves into revisionist pretzels: this isn't so bad, they argued--none too convincingly. There'll be none of that here: much of the music on this colossal box set is godawful. The world doesn't miss the likes of Sammy ("Chevy Van") Johns and Sammy ("Candy Man") Davis. Or at least it doesn't miss the records they cut during the decade of disaster flicks and Jonathan Livingston Seagull. That said, this elaborate box is something to behold. The lovingly compiled 92-page booklet provides background on the ridiculous (David Soul, C.W. McCall, Carl Douglas) and the sublime (Parliament, James Brown, the Staple Singers), and the music swings on the same pendulum, with Harry Chapin, Bill Withers, and Cat Stevens sitting amid Wayne Newton, The Captain & Tennille, and Meco's jittery electro-take on the Star Wars theme. Seven discs, 160 selections! To paraphrase a popular ad slogan of the era, you won't believe you listened to the whole thing. --Steven Stolder

Customer Reviews:

yuck.......2007-07-13

I should have read the description better regarding the sound bites between some songs. I found them to be annoying. The Time Life collection is so much better and it doesn't cost much more.

Peace, man............2007-05-31

O.K. I'm 38. I was born in 1968 and I wasn't into a lot of the 70's music until the decade was on its way out. But my parents had so many great vinyl compilations by that time and I had my cool new little record player that I HAD to listen to all the songs.
And now, I find that I'm doing the same thing with this set of CD's! It's freakin' 1979 all over again!
How can you cram so much 70's goodness into this box set? And to get the ORIGINAL songs from the ORIGINAL stars is just groovy. Too many compilations now have the original stars doing remakes of their songs and it just seems pointless to me.
Brandy (You're A Fine Girl), unabashedly my favourite song of ALL TIME, (just ask those that have to endure it EVERY time I karaoke) finds a great spot here in its ORIGINAL glory.
If you're thinking of getting a 70's compilation, STOP THINKING!! BUY THIS ON IMPULSE AND ENJOY A HASTY DECISION FOR ONCE!!
There'll be no time to feel any guilt when you're singing along to all the classics you grew up with.
"Billy, Don't Be A Hero!" "You're No Good" if you don't "Rock The Boat" and "Let Your Love Flow"! "Me and Mrs. Jones" will be "Stuck In The Middle With You" just "Smokin' In The Boys Room" if you don't "Get Down Tonight"!!
But hey, if you think "I'm Not In Love" with this set and you don't buy it?
Well....."Everybody Plays The Fool" "You Sexy Thing"!!

The great, the good, the bad and the plain awful, in one delightful package.......2007-04-15

So the decade of the '70's corresponds to my junior high, high school and college years. During that time AM and later FM radio supplied the leitmotifs for that era of my life. This CD collection captures completely what we listened to as fed by the top 40 charts of the time. Much of this material is outstanding, some of it was silly and some of it was awful (Morris Albert's Feelings, Terry Jacks Seasons in the Sun! So bad it is fun to listen to). This magnificent compilation captures it completely in all its '70's era glory. And in typical Rhino fashion, it is elegantly packaged with an outstanding booklet and boxed set. True I'm biased in that I even liked the sound bites.

It is a bit expensive, and some have criticized the inclusion of the Top 40 single versions over the definitive album versions, but hey guys/gals, this is what they played on the radio at the time. Also missing are some of the superstars, but as the booklet says, you probably have lots of those already (e.g., Paul McCartney, Elton John, mid-period Stones, Billy Joel, etc.)

I was hesitant about the cost, but after one full listen through, I'm extremely pleased. Thank you Rhino (and thanks to Amazon, too who listed the delivery time as several weeks but it came within one week).

GREAT MUSIC, DODGY PACKAGE.......2007-03-12

This is as comprehensive as a Seventies collection can get. The MIAs are obvious (no Eagles, Neil Diamond, Fleetwood Mac, Carpenters, Pink Floyd) but what's surprising is the number of major artists that DID get on here. The sound quality of 'Superstar' isn't great, the soundbites ARE fabulous, but the packaging is hopeless. While the write-ups are excellent, and the content generally flawless, the booklet itself fell apart after I read through it three times. I know for a fact mine isn't the only one this happened to. Is this a ruse to pretend it's more than 25 years old?

A must have.......2007-01-13

If you like all the old 70's songs then you have to get this nice box set, well worth every single penny.

At Worst...The Best of Boy George and Culture Club

Average customer rating:

By George, this is a terrific album!!
A must for C.C. fans
at worst...the best of boy george and culture club
In Praise of Boy George and Culture Club
Only missing 1 track

At Worst...The Best of Boy George and Culture Club
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ASIN: B000002U6C
Release Date: 1993-11-02

Tracks:

Do You Really Want To Hurt Me
Time (Click Of The Heart)
Church Of The Poison Mind
Karma Chameleon
Victims
I'll Tumble 4 Ya
It's A Miracle
Miss Me Blind
Move Away
Love Is Love
Love Hurts
Everything Thing I Own
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At best, Boy George and his band Culture Club were a dizzy mix of camp, drag, dub, disco, reggae, and new wave. The androgynous George rhumba-ed his way through hits like "I'll Tumble 4 Ya" and crooned with white boy soul through their reggae classic "Do You Really Want to Hurt Me" as well as the Delta-inspired "Karma Chameleon." At worst, the band had trouble finding direction and the proper vehicles for his smooth voice, producing clunkers like "Church of the Poison Mind." "Move Away" and "Miss Me Blind"--which actually took its chorus from a Japanese whiskey commercial--were Culture Club at their most brilliant. The band knew it wasn't making fine art and rose to the task of crafting flawless pop gems. George's later work didn't have the sense of fun and abandon as his stint with Culture Club, but his remake of "The Crying Game" again demonstrated those soulful pipes. Also worthy of note from his later career is the Krishna-inspired club hit "Bow Dow Mister." --Steve Gdula

Customer Reviews:

By George, this is a terrific album!!.......2007-02-04

For those who like pop music and can put their old-fashion expectations of what a man should be aside, this is a must-have cd. I wish I had purchased it sooner!

A must for C.C. fans.......2007-01-05

This was a gift for my wife, who was a Culture Club fan in the 80s. If you want a good cross-section of the C.C. hits, this is the one.

at worst...the best of boy george and culture club.......2007-01-05

There wasn't much of the original culture club stuff. the old culture club cd's would have been better. I never listened to it again after the 1st time!

In Praise of Boy George and Culture Club.......2005-11-11

Of the stalwart popsters heralding the second British invasion, Culture Club definitely opened eyes due to openly gay lead singer Boy George, formerly Bow Wow Wow's Lieutenant Lush, whose gender-bending makeup made him better looking feminine. CC's brand of music was infectiously fun dance pop and some great ballads mixed with some soul, enhanced by George's feminine vocals, small wonder that they won 1983's Best New Artist Grammy. But Boy George's heroin problems put a fast end to the group after their fourth album, From Luxury To Heartache. After getting cleaned up, Boy George went solo, still a hit in Britain, but in the US, alas no! Pity, because he came out with pretty great solo material.

Most of the singles are present, from CC's 3 weeks at #2 hit "Do You Really Want To Hurt Me" from their debut Kissing To Be Clever. This ballad highlights George's soul-tinged vocals, as well as the backing section of soul singers and airy, lounging synths. My favourite CC ballad is the tearjerking non-charter "Victims," with its melancholy piano and backing crooners, as well as a midsection that briefly goes into a classic disco crescendo before settling back down.

The upbeat Caribbean-like "I'll Tumble 4 Ya" peaked at #9, demonstrating CC's dance pop skills. However, the non-LP "Time (Clock of the Heart)" which also peaked at #2, incorporated some classic disco synths with a funky bassbeat, telling that illusory theme how time won't give us time, making lovers feel like they got something real.

Guest artists that helped Culture Club include Jermaine Stewart, who was on their #5 dance hit "Miss Me Blind" before he sang about not having to take one's clothes off. Ironically, it was this song that has the lyric "kissing to be clever," and not their debut album. Helen Terry's wailing soulful vocals found their way not only here but on the #10 "Church of the Poison Mind," an infectious dance tune Wham! would've given their blow-dried hair for. Terry later helped George on his solo single "Generations of Love" also included here.

And it's no contest that Colour By Numbers was their best albums, as that yielded four Top Ten singles, including the three-week chart-topper "Karma Chameleon," of how love games make that love touch and go, like the chameleon that camouflages itself to become invisible. George performed this and I believe "Move Away" when he guest-starred on the A-Team episode "Cowboy George."

However, nothing from Waking Up With The House On Fire is present, meaning no "The War Song," one of my favourite CC singles. The sole representative from From Luxury To Heartache was the #12 "Move Away," CC's last Top 40 hit and one of my favourites, a slick number highlighted by a snappy drum machines and bass, but with some downbeat lyrics, made more so as Boy George's drug problems probably contributed to low sales of what was an underrated album.

Two quibbles. One are the spoken bits preceding "Do You Really Want To Hurt Me" and "Sweet Toxic Love." The others are the exclusion of "The War Song," "Black Money," "Mistake No. 3," and the pro-gay rights anthem "No Clause 28," in response to an anti-gay legislation pushed by then British PM Maggie Torture.

Boy George hit #1 in the UK with his reggaefied cover of Bread's "Everything I Own." He branched out, going a bit mystical with the acoustic singalong of "Bow Down Mister," where he called for doing whatever your religion called for you do, with the same soulful CC choruses, with some hare Krishna refrains. Some sitar is present in the bittersweet two-sides-of-the-coin "Sweet Toxic Love," proving he never lost his touch-just his American audience. In it, he embraces yet feels agony over love, "give me some of that sweet toxic love...to lift me up, to drive me insane." Elsewhere, he assertively tells his lover-"I'm not your punch bag, I'm not your floor, you cant walk on me until you get bored." Pretty intelligent stuff.

His last big hit in the US was the #15 title song to The Crying Game, which ranks as one of the best emotionally-racking songs I've ever heard-"first there are kisses, then there are sighs, and then before you know where you are, you're saying goodbye." Per the song, I've asked myself-not the moon-why are there heartaches and tears.

Culture Club was way too progressive for many parts of the U.S., where a clear homophobic element was rife. The name though was just right. Consider their original incarnations-In Praise of Lemmings (bizarre) or Sex Gang Children, (small trouble marketing that).

Only missing 1 track.......2004-11-01

Great disc...I believe the only hit single it doesn't have is "The War Song".

Average customer rating:

Culture Club - Greatest Hits.
Do you really want to hurt me
A group that is still misrepresented, even with this!!!
Great but............
Join the Club.

Greatest Hits
Culture Club
Manufacturer: Virgin Records Us
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000930E3Q
Release Date: 2005-06-21

Tracks:

Do You Really Want To Hurt Me
Time (Clock Of The Heart)
I'll Tumble 4 Ya
White Boy (Dance Mix)
Church Of The Poison Mind
Karma Chameleon
Miss Me Blind
It's A Miracle
Victims
Black Money
The War Song
Mistake Number 3
Love Is Love
Move Away
I Just Wanna Be Loved
Cold Shoulder
Your Kisses Are Charity (Blouse And Skirt Mix)

Customer Reviews:

Culture Club - Greatest Hits........2007-03-08

An excellent overview of one of the '80's best, most creative bands. Sure, the later material pales in comparison to their earlier hey-day, but if you want an exhaustive collection of Culture Club, you can't go wrong with this!

Do you really want to hurt me.......2006-08-28

One thing i must say to the haters, is that Culture Club music was fun 80's music at its best. Some serious, some was just plain dance music. This cd in particular i must say was well done in selection as well as quality. A definite must buy for any culture club fan!

A group that is still misrepresented, even with this!!!.......2005-11-23

Yes, I will admit every song on this collection is wonderful. As a matter of fact, most likely the best music that ever existed in the world. However, it is again the commercial stuff, and no one will really understand Culture Club. All the hits from the first greatest hits LP is included, This Time-The Four Years-- 12 Worldwide Hits, which included the classic "Black Money". However, this is what the list should have been to company a real US and UK collection together:

1) White Boy (the single version, and yes it is much better then the dance version from Kissing To Be Clever) 3:24
2) I'm Afraid Of Me (single version, better then the remix) 3:29
3)Do You Really Want To Hurt Me? 4:24
4)Time (Clock Of The Heart) 3:43
5)Church Of The Posion Mind 3:33
6)Karma Chameleon 4:12
7)Victims 4:53
8)It's A Miracle 3:26
9)The War Song 4:14
10) The Medal Song (single version,it is ten seconds longer and better than the album version) 4:25
11)Move Away 4:22
12)God Thank You Woman 4:13
13)Gusto Blusto 4:40
14)Heaven's Children 4:44
15)I Just Wanna Be Loved (the UK Greatest Moments version, much better I promise you then the US GM collection) 4:34
16)Strange Voodoo 5:15
17)That's The Way (I'm Only Tring To Help You) 2:45
18) Unfortunate Thing 3:08

Yes, notice how I have skipped some of the US only singles like "I'll Tumble 4 Ya" "Miss Me Blind" and "Mistake #3". Well, those songs are not bad. However, they make the group look very bubblicious, when the UK singles, like I'm Afraid of Me, Medal Song, and God Thank You Woman are professional, and are a step above those US only singles. Notice how the only US only single here in my list is "Gusto Blusto". It is the ultimate dance rocker, with George's voice being dazzling, as well as being produced by the power team of Arif Mardin and Lew Hahn. "Heaven's Children" is also included, which was going to be the group's last single released in 1986, until it was cancelled from the poor sales of "Gusto Blusto" in the US. Not only is "I Just Wanna Be Loved" included, is is the best version of it from the UK Greatest Moments album. "Strange Voodoo" is included, which was also introduced as the last song George sang at the 1998 Culture Club reunion concert on VH-1, which premiered on his birthday. And yes, it was my birthday and all ultimate Culture Club fans birthday on that day too, Sunday, June 14. "That's The Way", is also included, which proved that George and Helen Terry were the ultimate soul singers ever to live. "Unfortunate Thing" is Boy George's biography to help children remember to stay in school. Whether you believe it our not, George was one of the most important figures to the world at that time, and he still is, if at least his record company in America didn't hate him as well as other jerks. Smart people know George Alan O'Dowd was and still is the best singer in the world, as well as Culture Club being the best group in the world. To talk about Christianity, Boy George is more Christian than any singer I loved since I was five years old in 1984. I love you and all smart people do as well, George. Thanks.

Great but...................2005-09-24

This cd is great but go and spend the extra $15.00 and get yourself the 4-cd box set!!!!! For a whopping awesome 72 songs!!!!

Join the Club........2005-09-21

Wow, the Culture Club collections are starting to pile up. That's fine seeing that this one has the most complete selection. This disc gives us all the obvious choices like "Do You Really Want To Hurt Me", "I'll Tumble 4 Ya", "Church Of The Poison Mind", and "Karma Chameleon", as well as alot of the later material other collections skimped on. Truth be known, I kind of miss some of Boy George's solo material like "Everything I Own", "Bow Down Mister", and of course "The Crying Game". I might be in the minority, but I'd rather get the "At Worst...Best Of Boy George And Culture Club" collection. That's just me.

Average customer rating:

be on the look out!
Boy George!!!
Great budget compilation
Has All of Their Best Songs!
Possibly The Best Budget-Line CD Ever?

The Best of Culture Club
Culture Club
Manufacturer: EMI Special Products
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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At Worst...The Best of Boy George and Culture Club

ASIN: B000002SYG
Release Date: 1995-03-21

Tracks:

Karma Chameleon
Do You Really Want To Hurt Me?
I'll Tumble 4 Ya
Move Away
The War Song
Miss Me Blind
Time (Clock Of The Heart)
Church Of The Poison Mind
It's A Miracle
Victims

Amazon.com

This CD contains only 10 tracks, but they're all solid hits. Best Of even includes "The War Song," the least successful of Culture Club's Top 40 hits but one of their better songs. "Do You Really Want to Hurt Me," "Time (Clock of the Heart)," "I'll Tumble 4 Ya," "Church of the Poison Mind," "Karma Chameleon," "Miss Me Blind"--they're all here, so put some braids in that hair, grab a hat and your reddest lipstick, and sashay to the cool and breezy vibrato of Boy George and his crew. --Beth Bessmer

Album Description

1989 hits comp from Capitol's CEMA Special Markets division.Contains 10 tracks, including the hits 'Karma Chameleon', 'I'll Tumble 4 Ya', 'The War Song', 'Miss Me Blind', 'Time (Clock Of The Heart)', 'Church Of The Poisoned Mind', 'It's A Miracle' and 'Do You Really Want To Hurt Me?'.

Customer Reviews:

be on the look out!.......2006-04-06

Check this out! I was in Seattle a couple of weeks ago, doing some cd shopping and came across this cd, and the moment I looked at the playlist I was hooked. I had no intention of even buying The Culture Club. I don't know about the one featured here, but mine was a import and contains 16 tracks, for 10 or 11 bucks(brand new).

1.do u really want to hurt me?
2.white boy
3.church of the poison minds
4.changing everyday
5.the war song
6.i'm afraid of me
7.it's miracle
8.the drea(from electric dreams)
9.time(clock of the heart)
10.the dive
11.victims
12.i'll tumble for ya
13.miss me blind
14.mistake no.3
15.the medal song
16.karma chameleon

Now i'm not a huge huge fan, but i like them a lot. To me, this is all the culture club i will need. I guess some people are talking about some song "move away", well it's not on mine. I don't remember the song and dont miss it. I was 5 or 6 when they were at their peak, so i could be missing something, I doubt it though. If u find the import u should stop, pick up, and purchase.

Boy George!!!.......2004-05-28

AWESOME collection of songs by Boy George. I know all the words to these songs and I even listen to it in the car while driving to Muskegon. Great CD to buy at the store in the ''Cheaper CDs'' selection. The track list is from KTOBC (3), CBN (5) WUWTHOF (1) and FLTH (1).

Trck List

1.Karma Chameleon (CBN)
2.Do You Really Want To Hurt Me (KTBC)
3.I'll Tumble 4 Ya (KTBC)
4.Move Away (FLTH)
5.The War Song (WUWTHOF)
6.Miss Me Blind (CBN)
7.Time (KTBC)
8.Church of the Poison Mind (CBN)

9.It's A Miracle (CBN)
10.Victims (CBN)

A must have!!!!!

Great budget compilation.......2003-11-17

I bought this CD for five bucks, and you certainly cannot go wrong with a price like that. This CD has all of CC's hits, including the critically panned Top 40 single, "The War Song".

I always liked that song, and never understood why it was so hated. Yet listening to the song nowadays, it takes on a whole new meaning, and is still an enjoyable, yet politically-charged, song.

Of course, you also have other classics like "Time (Clock of the Heart)" (a favourite), "Karma Chameleon" and the lovely ballad, "Victims".

Has All of Their Best Songs!.......2003-04-27

Culture Club was a smash in the early/mid 80's with a string of successful pop hits. They are still one of the most remembered pop groups to come out of the 80's. This is a great collection for such a cheap price considering it's loaded with hits. Of course, you get their signature #1 hit from 1984 "Karma Chameleon." Definitely an 80's favorite of mine. You also get the top 5 hit ballad "Do You Really Want To Hurt Me" which is also very recognizable. Other top 10 hits include the catchy "Miss Me Blind," "Time (Clock of the Heart)," "Church of the Poison Mind," and another of my personal favorites "I'll Tumble 4 Ya." I also really like "Move Away" and even "The War Song." Any fan of 80's pop music or pop in general should be on the look-out for this collection!

Possibly The Best Budget-Line CD Ever?.......2002-11-18

Culture Club have many compilations in print, most of them ruined by having Boy George's later inferior solo work tacked on to it. This budget-line CD is really all the casual fan needs, containing all of the band's Top 40 hits, including the much-maligned (but still fun) "The War Song".

As is the case with most budget line CD's, I would imagine that the sound quality here isn't as good as on some of their more "proper" best-ofs. If you're that big of an audiophile, the recent "VH-1 Storytellers/Greatest Moments" collection would probably serve you better.

Tracks:

White Boy (Dance Mix)
You Know I'm Not Crazy
I'll Tumble For Ya
Take Control
Love Twist
Boy Boy (I'm The Boy)
I'm Afraid Of Me (Remix)
White Boys Can't Control It
Do You Really Want To Hurt Me
Love Is Cold
Murder Rap Trap
Time (Clock Of The Heart)
Romance Beyond The Alaphabet

Amazon.com

Against the cynical, post-punk backdrop of the early Thatcher and Reagan era, Culture Club's debut release Kissing to Be Clever was as refreshing as a scoop of gelato in a heatwave. These were the innocent days when Boy George could still declare he'd rather "have a cup of tea than sex," well before he hurtled to the brink of near self-destruction. Several of the cuts are still amazingly fresh and easily convey the winning charisma that transformed Boy George and his band into a pop icon. Songs like "I'll tumble 4 ya" and "Boy-Boy-I'm the Boy" seem tailor-made for the frontman's smooth-sliding tenor, while Mikey Craig's bass grooves pump with dance-til-you-drop Hi NRG. Although relatively brief (the original LP had one more cut than the CD release), the album stylistically hops like a Mexican jumping bean from disco funk to rhumba to reggae and contains obvious filler material. But the gender-bender flair perfected by Boy George announced a unique style that helped define the decade. --Thomas May

Album Description

2003 remastered reissue of 1982 album features 13 tracks including four bonus tracks, 'Love Is Cold', 'Murder Rat Trap' (Feat. Captain Crucial), 'Time (Clock Of The Heart)', & 'Romance Beyond The Alphabet', as well as the hit single 'Do You Really Want To Hurt Me'. Virgin.

Album Details

Digitally Remastered Edition of the Glam 4's Debut Album that Introduced the World to the First Cross Dressing Postpunk that Made Gender Bending an Art. Includes the Hits "do You Really Want to Hurt Me", "i'll Tumble Four Ya" and "Time (Clock of the Heart). The Bonus Tracks Are B-sides from the Singles Issued in Conjunction with the Album.

Customer Reviews:

KISSES, KISSES AND A THOUSAND MORE KISSES!!!!!!!!!.......2007-07-17

Its a great album, and The Boy sounds really sweet.Its a must have for anyone that loves BOY GEORGE.

Some songs are really great .......2005-12-21

This album is one of my favourites.I think that Kissing To Be Clever is the best album by Culture Club.I got it from my grandma to my name day and I was surprised.
Do You Really Want To Hurt Me is my favourite song at this album.I think that this song is very good.It is melodical and peaceful.Murder Rap Trap feat.Captain Crucial is my second favourite song.The song sounds funny with voice of Captain Crucial.
Love Is Cold and Love Twist are also my favourite songs,because they are melodical and quite fast.The other songs are good too.You must own this album,if you're an old Culture Club fan.

A nearly perfect debut, sexy blue-eyed soul circa 1982!.......2005-07-16

Don't bother with the other reviewers who dismissed CC's brilliant debut album - along with COLOUR BY NUMBERS, it's their strongest, sexiest, and just plain addictive album ever! The writing, the production, the vocals, the groove, the design - they all really take me back to my early teen years circa 1982, a simpler, happier time when CC were charting a bold new world in pop music & beyond - once you hear WHITE BOY, I'M AFRAID OF ME, DO YOU REALLY?, TIME, and many more, you won't be able to get them out of you head...and trust me, they really get a party started right! BOY himself sounds naive, in love, and confident all at once - and who can forget the delicious shock of seeing him dominate early MTV with a string of cool videos that launched them around the globe? BONUS tracks here are a nice addition - hard to believe the first CD issue of this LP never even included TIME?! *I think it was recorded later as a stop/gap single, which explains its late inclusion. No matter, KISSING TO BE CLEVER is a bargain with stunning REMASTERED sound and BONUS cuts you won't find anywhere else - a must-have addition to any true CC fan's collection!

a spotty debut.......2005-05-21

As a Culture Club fan from the very begining, it pains me to admit this album has not aged well at all. The singles are great, of course. "Do You Really Want to Hurt Me" is one of the greatest singles of all time, an undeniable classic, as is "Time ( Clock of the Heart)". There might be one or two more songs here that hold up to repeated listening, but that's about it. The remainder are either underdeveloped or just plain bad. So: You've got your three hit singles ( the third being "I'll Tumble 4 Ya", which is only SLIGHTLY less annoying than "Karma Chameleon")all available on any greatest hits collection. You've got "White Boys Can't Control It" which is kinda cool, with its Spaghetti Western guitar riffs, horns and harmonica. And you've got your lurid purple album cover. That just about sums up Kissing to Be Clever.

Culture Club's '82 debut,remastered with bonus tracks.......2005-04-14

Here,on Culture Club's 1982 debut originally released on the Epic label,is a remastering with a few bonus tracks which did not appear on the original ten-track line-up(at least in America). George Alan O'Dowd aka Boy George delivers his great vocals on the hits DO YOU REALLY WANT TO HURT ME?,I'LL TUMBLE 4 YA(probably inspired by Prince who uses homonym numbers and single letters in place of words) and TIME(CLOCK OF THE HEART). Years later,Virgin bought the rights to Culture Club's Epic releases. The band's follow-up,COLOUR BY NUMBERS,released in the fall of 1983,was a megahit compared to this album.

Average customer rating:

Too simple-minded to sustain interest, but.......
Great German 90's Techno/Trance/Synth/POP/Rap
A Terrific 90's Dance CD That Is Rarely Serene
WELL WORTH YOUR TIME !
A 90's must

Serenity
Culture Beat
Manufacturer: Sony
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0000029EA
Release Date: 1993-11-16

Tracks:

Serenity (Prolog)
Mr. Vain
Got To Get It
World In Your Hands
Adelante!
Rocket To The Moon
Anything
Key To Your Heart
The Other Side Of Me
The Hurt
Mother Earth
Serenity (Epilog)

Customer Reviews:

Too simple-minded to sustain interest, but..............2006-10-07

If you like raves and recreational drugs you'll probably love it.

Great German 90's Techno/Trance/Synth/POP/Rap.......2004-02-16

This is a True 90's Classic. I can't imagine living in the 90's without it. Not just a Club classic (Techno/Trance), but also a Pop Classic (Great Catchy and Emotional songs with Female Vocals and rap). No EuroDance collection can be without it... in fact No music collection should be without it. It's music for your Mind, Your Body, and your Soul! What more can one ask for?

10 Years I had this album, and it still takes my breath away everytime I listen to it. All those Melody Hooks, Lyrics, Raps, Synth Beats and Lines are burned in my mind forever.
This album was on the Cutting Edge of the sound in 1993, in fact IMO it was way ahead of it's time, and it still sounds AWESOME to this very day, even when compared to Modern Techno/Synth/Trance releases. this album was Revolutionary, but for Culture beat it was their 2-nd full length album.

The album was produced by the late Torsten Fenslau, God Bless his Soul!

It featured the Amazing Vocals of Tania Evans and Unofgetable rap of Jay Supreme. Don't like Rap? Well, that's probably because you've never heard EuroRap, and that's exactly what Jay Supreme's rap sounds like. Great, Upbeat, thoughtful, Emotional, and most of all Clean (not Vulgar)

The album start with a Great Intro.
It then Explodes into the Biggtest Club-Pop crossover hit of the 90's called "Mr Vain" (one would have to have lived in a cave not to hear this one).

The following Songs are Great Fast Techno/Eurodance with female Lyrics and Male Rap:

"Mr vain"
"Got to Get It"

"Anything" - this one is soo fast, it's Crazy, the whole body just shakes.

"Rocket to the Moon"

"Mother Earth" - Great song with a Message, starts out slow, with Great female Vocals that just send shivers down my spine with every listen.

"Adellante" - has rap, but mostly Instrumental, Great Stuff here.

There are also some Slower tunes, these are more Trancey and Soulful, But they still have Great Synth arrangments and Great memorable Melodies, just a bit slower.

"World In Your Hands" - a true Beauty

"Key to Your Heart" - soooo Beautiful, it's beyond words

"Other Side Of Me" - once again, a Beauty of a song, Great Synths and beat too.

"Hurt" - very Soulful and Beautiful song.

"Serenity (Epilogue)" - well, this one is a KILLER Trance/Synth/Techno Instrumental with woman saying "Serenity". The sound is sooo Powerful and Emotional. A true Trance music classic.

So, what can I say, this album is just a Perfection. It's much more than a Club/Dance CD, it's a Great Pop album that can be listened to anywhere (home or in the car or at work). And it really stands the test of time very well, because after all those years I often come back to it and still get much joy from it. It's timeless and to me holds a lot of memories, liek a time capsule.

All other CB albums are also Great, so it's worth to have all of them, expecailly "Inside Out" and "Metamorphosis" (slower, but still great)

Not to be repetitive, but this album is a Perfection of the Sound, Melody, and Songwriting.

Thank You Very Much, and Enjoy this Amazing Album.

A Terrific 90's Dance CD That Is Rarely Serene.......2002-11-19

"Serenity" begins and ends with two somewhat identical ambient/trance tunes, mixing in random helicopter, train, airplane, and ocean sounds (plus some vocals by Jay Supreme in the prolog version), producing two very soothing, standout songs. This CD primarily earns its name from these two same-named prolog and epilog tracks, but most of the remaining ten songs on "Serenity" are all fast and rarely serene. Just to name a couple: #2 ("Mr. Vain"), which Culture Beat is most notable for and the main reason why I purchased this CD, and #5 ("Adelante!"), the only track done by Jay Supreme, who speaks mostly in Spanish throughout it--a great track, by the way.

Other notable tracks on "Serenity" are #3 ("Got To Get It"), one of my favorites; #4 ("World in Your Hands"), a slower/medium song with what sounds like a Bell Biv DeVoe sample from "Poison" playing in the background; and #11 ("Mother Earth"), an Earth-conscious song that tries to send out a positive message but comes off sounding a bit too overbearing.

In summary: "Serenity" is a terrific choice for 90's dance fans. There are plenty of fast, club-friendly tracks on here, plus a few effectively slower songs thrown in as well. Overall, it's a great pick-me-up album.

WELL WORTH YOUR TIME !.......2002-08-09

THIS IS QUITE A FINE CD THAT HAS NOW BECOME A DIFINATIVE CD TO HAVE IF YOU ARE A LOVER OF ELECTRONICA MUSIC. MY FAVOURITE TRACKS ARE "MR. VAIN" AND "GOT TO GET IT" BUT, I LOVE ALL THE REST OF THEM. I ALSO SUGGEST : BANANARAMA-"ULTRA VIOLET", TECHNOTRONIC-"RECALL", DEAD OR ALIVE-"NUKLEOPATRA", LIVIN' JOY-"DON'T STOP MOVIN'", TKA-"FOREVER"& ANGELINA-"VEN A MI {COME TO ME}". THIS CD IS GREAT FOR PARTIES AND DEEJAYING. ONE OF THE FINEST TECHNO ALBUMS EVER MADE: A++++++. A MUST FOR YOUR DANCE MUSIC COLLECTION. GET YOUR COPY OF "SERENITY" TODAY. SIGNED... MUSIC FAN.

A 90's must.......2002-08-02

Culture Beat is obviously one of the biggest names of the 90's club music. This album is a must to have if you are into this music. "Mr Vain" is undeniably one of the 5 biggest dance success worldwide ever with "No limit" by 2 Unlimited or "What is love" by Haddaway. This album also contains the terrific tracks "Got to get it" and "Anything" extremely famous in Europe , as well as "Adelante" and "World in your hands" which were huge hits in clubs(N.B: "World in your hands" is a slow version here).But aside of these big hits, we find some unknown tracks which are as great as these ones like "The other side of me" or "The hurt"( which i both love because of their atmospheric ravy sound and energy, as well as their words and always the great voice of the lead female singer Tania Evans). As regards the other 3 tracks, they are more trance songs, heavier, that i don't really like personally("Rocket to the moon").
But you have to listen to the Prologue which could appear on a suspense or sci-fi movie sountrack.
This album is definitely a must-have.

Average customer rating:

AHHHHHH, HOW CAN I FORGET ABOUT THIS!!!!
F@#% What Ya Heard!!!
Comin' wit charisma
Mad Flavor Mad Style...

Trendz
Trends of Culture
Manufacturer: Mad Sounds Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000008QLF
Release Date: 1993-08-02

Tracks:

F@#% What Ya Heard
Let Tha Big Boyz Play
Old Habits
Who Got My Back?
Hassle on the Iron Horse
Off & On
Crotch Ripper/Mad Speaker
Mad Flavor Mad Style
Valley of the Skinz
Top Ten Interlude
Valley of the Skinz [*]

Customer Reviews:

AHHHHHH, HOW CAN I FORGET ABOUT THIS!!!!.......2007-02-14

OFF AND ON....................................I CAN LISTEN TO THAT ABOUT A HUNDRED TIMES!!!!! that was like my jam back then!!!! i dig this album. no, it is not a classic, but if you're a true hip hop head, then you will dig this mad, maaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaan!!!! check it out!!!!

F@#% What Ya Heard!!!.......2007-01-06

You call yourself a hip hop head right? Get w/this if ya haven't. Nothin but the realness. Perfectly done beats w/ top-notch lyrics. Cop it while you can because it gets harder to find everyday. A must own from the golden era. Peace!

Comin' wit charisma.......2006-06-09

Ask most self-proclaimed hiphop fans if they've heard of Trends of culture, and you'll most likely find they haven't. Unfortunately, like most Mc's in the 90's, these guys pretty much disappeared after this debut dropped, never to be heard from again. 10 tracks & 1 skit (on which they briefly display their soulful side ) of straight early 90's jazzy boombap, that cannot be disputed is what you are getting here ; fans of that early - mid 90's sound will love this, it's just straight refreshing. The group is made up of MOL, Grapevine & Nastee, with the majority of the production being done by MOL (Tracks #6 & #11 Lord Finesse - DITC). Mad Mad flavor, jazzy / funky breaks & samples with that rugged boom bap vibe laced into one...aaah, just like it should be. Although, this is not the most orginial album ever, you can bet TOC come wit' that undescribable charisma and flava, that was so clearly fantastic about 90's hiphop.
This is an essential to those who love that good ol' ish, if you have no idea what I'm on about then move and go buy some nelly as this is not for you.

Lyrics - 9/10
Beats - 10/10
Originality - 7/10
Replay Value - 9/10

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Mad Flavor Mad Style..........2006-01-31

Trends of Culture is one of those (MANY!) groups that popped up during the '93-95 explosion of Hip-Hop, dropped a phat debut album - then disappeared...never to be heard from again. The only time you hear of them nowadays is from serious Hip-Hop heads (like myself) who try to let people know that THERE IS STILL LOTS OF AMAZING HIP-HOP OUT THERE FOR YOU TO UNCOVER!!! You just have to find it. So that being said, everyone can turn off their radios and stop trying to digest the absolute (...) that horribly poses as Hip-Hop today. Okay, okay...I'm getting off topic.

Trends is a trio consisting of MC's Nastee, M.O.L. and Grapevine. Each brings a different style and flavor to the album, which helps to keep their tracks from going stale. Each can definetly handle his b.i on the mic, and although they're no supreme lyricists, their rhymes are perfectly suited to the beats - and I'm a sucker for MC's who have fun with Hip-Hop.

The album is self-produced and the result is ear-shattering. That's the best aspect of "Trendz," the hard '93 NY beats. As a (VERY) special bonus The Funkyman himself, Lord Finesse remixes tracks #6 "Off & On" and #11 "Valley of the Skinz (Bonus Mix)" with his trademark deep bass and dirty horns.

The overall result is a really, really good album that will stand the test of time. Y'know, part of me wishes that TOC put out another LP, but from experience I know that it wouldn't have been as good as this album (and in some instances, not even close). FAR TOO MANY artists and crews have an AMAZING debut, then it's all downhill from there...only a select few can pull off 2 albums worthy of being pressed. So the more knowledgeable part of me is happy with this one GREAT album.

Bottom Line: Not quite a masterpiece, but I really love this album, so my personal bias gives this an extra star. 5 stars, Peace.

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Live disc is incredible - great music AND great musicians
nicely surprised
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Live disc is incredible - great music AND great musicians.......2005-09-08

Like any person who grew up in the 80s watching Mtv, I was well aware of Culture Club. Boy George's open transvestitism shocked plenty in those days, but even that couldn't overshadow the popularity of their hits: Do You Really Want To Hurt Me, Church of the Poison Mind, Karma Chameleon, etc. Still, while I didn't dislike Culture Club, I never really got into them either. All of that changed when I caught their "StoryTellers" performance on Vh-1.

The live recording is amazing. The band is incredibly tight, the sound is deep, and each of the individual instruments sound great and are mixed very well. It sounds pristine on my stereo. Yet make no mistake: Culture Club is a band, not merely Boy George surrounded by some back-up group. Granted they were never one of those "musician's musicians" bands like Rush, Yes, or Joe Satriani, but I think other musicians would be surprised with what Culture Club has to offer. Nevermind the fact that the songs in and of themselves are great -- these guys play incredibly well too.

Speaking as a bass player myself, I've got to say that Mikey Craig has to be one of the most underrated players out there. His lines are complex yet nicely weave into every song he plays. In fact, I'd say that his bass playing alone was my main drive for buying this CD set! "Miss Me Blind", with its locked-in rhythm section, was the one that first particularly caught my ear. Also, as one would guess from the format of VH-1's "StoryTellers" show, the live disc has the band answering some questions and sharing personal anecdotes about some of the songs.

Of course, if you want to hear the hits in their original studio format, they're here too. The studio disc doesn't match the live set list song for song, but in and of itself it serves as a nice "Best of" compilation. I can think of maybe one song from the radio and Mtv that desn't appear on either disc, but overall I can't complain. Whether you're a casual fan looking to buy one compilation, a die-hard fan wanting to hear the reunion, or a musician looking for some unexpected pleasures, I think there's a little something on this release for everybody.

nicely surprised.......2004-01-17

i was really surprised when i listened to this cd for the first time , me , like probably most of the people that were on their teens when culture club came out ,was more impressed by o'down's style than culture club's music , being this always a distraction from their musical quality .however , many years after the boy-mania , their music takes the main stage in my interest , and is very true that if you wanna know how good a band really is , you have to listen to them live , and this cd is proof that they're no only great musicians , but george is also a great singer ( a lot of people used to think they were just the result of studio tricks )some songs seem to have had added to a little reggae to them , others a little funk , that makes great versions even when these detais are most of the time almost imperceptibles .this cd and the release of "don't mind if i do" proves that the quality of this band can overcome not only time , but their success based only on boy george's looks .you also get a second cd that maybe better and more complete than most of the hits copilations out there , and for real fans i strongly recomend their box set of 4 cds with demos and never before released songs, it may seem a little pricey but it's worth every penny .

Culture Shock.......2001-12-28

Throughout the early 80's, Culture Club ruled the charts with their catchy music and energy. This is one of the many greatest hits albums ever released.

The only difference in this collection, is that the band actually reuniteed on VH1 Storytellers in mid '98. The full storytellers performance is featured in this collection, including songs that weren't even on the show.

Also, another collection of greatest hits is also here. Songs like Church of The Poison Mind, and It's A Miracle, still keeps listeners interested in their music. Although Boy George might not be the chameleon he used to be, his charm still bites up new listeners.

Time of my life.......2001-07-12

I was 15 when Boy George and his (her?) group were singing "Do you really want to hurt me?" in my parties; I learn to kiss while dancing with "Victims"; "Karma Chamaleon" accompanied me and my friends on our summer holidays ... I learned that nothing lasts forever when the group broke up in 1986. What can I say ? Melancholy for the live CD (however a great live performance),more melancholy for the studio CD.

If you were a teenager in the 80's buy it: it's nice to remember those good (at last for me) times.

Culture Club tells their story to VH1.......2001-03-15

Culture Club's 1998 reunion is a two Cd set:1, a live; 2, a compilation of all their hits. This was definetey something alot of us have looking foreward to for a long time. Sadley, Helen Terry was not there to attend this event (don't ask me why, I'm just as clueless as you might be). Howver, Zee Cowling took her place quite well (with her rock n'roll strength in "Church of the poison mind," and emotion in "Victims"). All the other band mates are there, and Georges beautiful voice sounds ever so strong. He can still bring a tear to an eye when singing the timeless "Do you really want to hurt me?." Packed with some new songs:"Strange voodoo," (from their new album "Don't mind if I do") and "What do you want?" And of course the other CD is great with all their hits, (including 2 of Georges solo songs) closing it with the song of their first reunion attempt, the beautiful "I just want to be loved." I really like this alot. I think I speak for everybody, and myself when I say, or ask: WHERE IS THE VIDEO?!

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Hot Euro-Dance /Hi-NRG Single Visit culture-beat.com
i need this cd for a love- thing, please help me

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Hot Euro-Dance /Hi-NRG Single Visit culture-beat.com.......2003-07-08

This is my second favourite single from Culture Beat aside from "Got To Get It". This single charted to #2 on the U.S. Hot Club/Dance Music Chart. A very addictive club track. Tracklistings
1. Vain Mix
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i need this cd for a love- thing, please help me.......1999-06-22

my boyfriend has his 20 birthday, and its his dream to get this cd. he search this cd at the hole netscape, and he don`t find it. I love him, so, that i really like to give him this cd from culture beat. Its the only cd, who have so many version of this great song, mr vain. i`am sorry that my english isnt great, but i do everything to get this cd. he will be only one time 20 years old, and for him its a special day. and i will make this day greatfull for him. a few years ago, he bought this cd, it was his faverite cd. But few weeks ago someone has stolen this cd. he was so angry, so he search this cd everywhere, but this label is everywere out of stock. and now i search mr Vain everywhere, so please help me, healp me to make my boyfriend happy.

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