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POSTMORTEM: TOP 10 RICK JAMES CUTS I always had mixed feelings about Rick James because he lifted musical ideas freely from P-Funk, but would never acknowledge it and, of course, had his feud with Prince. However, he produced some of the most bad-ass funk of all time and put on a killer concert. I saw him at the L.A. Forum in 1982 at the peak of his popularity and he was fantastic, giant oversized joint up on stage (another Funakdelic lift) and all. I am deeply saddened by his passing. I thought his comeback album a few years ago, Urban Rhapsody, was the best thing he had done since his prime.
As a tribute, here are my top 10 tunes from the original Slick Rick: Super Freak (12-inch version) Give It to Me Baby Big Time Bustin' Out You and I Ghetto Life Standing on the Top (long version) Turn It Out Cold Blooded High on Your Love Suite Peace and RIP RJ, Scott If you've got funk, you've got style. | |
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In no particular order:
Happy Give It To Me Baby Super Freak You and I Bustin' Out Big Time Sucka For Love Fire and Desire Cold Blooded Ebony Eyes | |
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Fire and Desire   Dansa
High On Your Love suite Standing on the Top Mary Jane You and I Ghetto Life Cold Blooded Bustin Out Big Time Ebony Eyes | |
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Give it to me baby
Coldblooded You and I Standing on the top Dance with me Fire and Desire Bustin' Out Ebony eyes Mary Jane Superfreak | |
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Hard To Get
Super Freak (12 Inch) New York Town Money Talks Give It To Me Baby Come Into My Life Fire It Up High On Your Love Suite Pass The Joint Mary Jane Andy is a four letter word. | |
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don't y'all forget..
Dream Maker Moon Child | |
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don't y'all forget..
Spacey love /peace Manki | |
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I've been listening to Rick James music all weekend long,one album after another.This man has left us with some of the funkiest jams of ALL TIME,and it's hard to narrow it down to just ten songs.But I'll try my best...
You And I (1978) Mary Jane (1978) Bustin' Out (1979) Big Time (1980) Ghetto Life (1981) Mr. Policeman (1981) Give It To Me Baby (1981) 69 Times (1982) Cold Blooded (1983) 17 (1984) These songs and many others were part of the soundtrack of my teenage years.And I continued to follow Rick's career long after his early 80s heyday.His last CD 'Urban Rapsody' (1997) is one of his strongest,most consistent albums. | |
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Don't forget "Can't Touch This" | |
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vainandy said: Super Freak (12 Inch) 
the 12" version is outrageous! Too funky! | |
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manki said: don't y'all forget..
Spacey love  | |
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not in order:
sexy lady spacey love (this is my saaaaawng!) cold blooded ebony eyes bustin' out ghetto life fool on the street big time high on your love suite you and i | |
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Am I the only person that really liked Glow? | |
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sextonseven said: Am I the only person that really liked Glow? Nope. I love Glow.
Big Time You Bring The Freak Out Standing On The Top w/The Temptations I'm Just a Sucka For Your Love w/ Teena baby Glow Ghetto Life You and I Bustin' Out Spacey Love 17 Cold Blooded | |
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TheOrgerFormerlyKnownAs said: sextonseven said: Am I the only person that really liked Glow? Nope. I love Glow.
Big Time You Bring The Freak Out Standing On The Top w/The Temptations I'm Just a Sucka For Your Love w/ Teena baby Glow Ghetto Life You and I Bustin' Out Spacey Love 17 Cold Blooded And I forgot Hard To Get. | |
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in no order
fire it up fool on the street when love is gone fire & desire super freak *long version you and i *long version below the funk bustin out come into my life dance wit me Keep your headphones on. | |
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in no order dream maker fool on the street (man i loved this song when i was a lil shorty) spacey love (great tribute to Patti Labelle) hollywood dance wit me 69 times give it to me baby happy fire and desire ghetto life | |
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[quote] Handclapsfingasnapz said: not in order:
spacey love (this is my saaaaawng!) Alright Handclaps, you brought up one of my FAVORITE Rick James slow jams! I'm glad to see someone else likes it too. I gave my list of my favorite fast jams but I need a second list for my favorite slow jams. These are my top 10: 1. Hollywood 2. Spacey Love 3. Love In The Night 4. Make Love To Me 5. When Love Is Gone 6. Dream Maker 7. Fire And Desire 8. Tell Me What You Want 9. Happy 10. Ebony Eyes Andy is a four letter word. | |
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Alot of you keep mentioning "Spacey Love" but i've never heard that song 
It's from his 'Bustin Out Of L Seven' CD,which has been out of print for years.I won't rest until i have ALL of his CDs.I've never heard that album before! | |
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DavidEye said: Alot of you keep mentioning "Spacey Love" but i've never heard that song WTF? I just lost all respect for you, DavidEye. Get out here punk, you ain't funky!
It's from his 'Bustin Out Of L Seven' CD,which has been out of print for years.I won't rest until i have ALL of his CDs.I've never heard that album before!  | |
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Got to be more shouts for 17. An absolutely killer track “If I can shoot rabbits/then I can shoot fascists” | |
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TheOrgerFormerlyKnownAs said: DavidEye said: Alot of you keep mentioning "Spacey Love" but i've never heard that song WTF? I just lost all respect for you, DavidEye. Get out here punk, you ain't funky!
It's from his 'Bustin Out Of L Seven' CD,which has been out of print for years.I won't rest until i have ALL of his CDs.I've never heard that album before! That's right DavidEye, I'm disappointed in you! "Bustin' Out Of L Seven" is a great album, you're definately missing out. Wait till you hear "High On Your Love Suite".Andy is a four letter word. | |
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vainandy said: That's right DavidEye, I'm disappointed in you!
"Bustin' Out Of L Seven" is a great album, you're definately missing out. Wait till you hear "High On Your Love Suite".What really makes me mad is....in the mid-90s,not too long after the release of the 2-CD 'Bustin Out' compilation,Motown actually remastered the 'Bustin Out Of L Seven' CD but it was only available for a brief time!! I remember seeing it in the record stores,and I was gonna go back and get it.But it soon disappeared and I could just kick myself for not picking it up when i saw it.I have major problems with the way Motown/Universal handles the back catalogs of their artists,but that's another thread,lol. | |
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Super Freak
Mary Jane Give it To Me Baby You And I Cold Blooded Fire And Desire Ebony Eyes Hard To Get Money Talks Big Time | |
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DavidEye said: Alot of you keep mentioning "Spacey Love" but i've never heard that song
It's from his 'Bustin Out Of L Seven' CD,which has been out of print for years.I won't rest until i have ALL of his CDs.I've never heard that album before!  | |
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Handclapsfingasnapz said: DavidEye said: Alot of you keep mentioning "Spacey Love" but i've never heard that song
It's from his 'Bustin Out Of L Seven' CD,which has been out of print for years.I won't rest until i have ALL of his CDs.I've never heard that album before! So you've heard it too? | |
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DavidEye said: Handclapsfingasnapz said: So you've heard it too? i have a copy of it on vinyl at home! | |
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DavidEye said: vainandy said: That's right DavidEye, I'm disappointed in you!
"Bustin' Out Of L Seven" is a great album, you're definately missing out. Wait till you hear "High On Your Love Suite".What really makes me mad is....in the mid-90s,not too long after the release of the 2-CD 'Bustin Out' compilation,Motown actually remastered the 'Bustin Out Of L Seven' CD but it was only available for a brief time!! I remember seeing it in the record stores,and I was gonna go back and get it.But it soon disappeared and I could just kick myself for not picking it up when i saw it.I have major problems with the way Motown/Universal handles the back catalogs of their artists,but that's another thread,lol. I guess i was one the lucky ones.. when i was working for HMV records about 2 yrs ago i snatched it up the moment i saw it  | |
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