I know the org has tons of George Michael fans. (He probably has the most appreciation threads in the history of the org....with good reason I suppose)

That being said..all GM fans..this is for you! Listen up.

I'm a USA based George Michael fan. I love a lot of his stuff. I recently bought, "Twenty Five." It was an import and it was almost $30.00. I haven't opened it yet. I'm considering taking it back.

The only new tracks I'm really getting that I don't already have are:

An Easier Affair
As (Featuring Mary J. Blige)
Heal The Pain (New Version with Paul McCartney)
This Is Not Real Love (With Mutya)
Safe
Brother Can You Spare A Dime (Live)

Now those are what it does come with. Beyond a fancy cover, I don't see that it offers much better than Ladies & Gentlemen. (Infact, it seems to be missing "Star People 97'" which I love!)

So my question is..considering I have Ladies & Gentlemen and various Wham CDs and all of his solo albums, is this new expensive compilation worth keeping?

Thank you for your help guys!

i had to choose between the deluxe set and the twentfive dvd collection. i chose the video collection (it's like 3 1/2 hours long on two discs)...pretty much the same songs and i just pop it into my dvd player in the car and jam out

30 of 30 people found the following review helpful:
"Twenty Five" is the Real Deal, January 15, 2007
By Carl Peterson - See all my reviews


Note: This review is based on the UK release of "Twenty Five."

"Twenty Five" is George Michael's 'Best of' music video collection to accompany the album of the same name. Simply put, it's fantastic. George Michael has created some of the best pop music out there in his 25 years in the business and his videos are every bit as good. Ever emotionally engrossing and visually stimulating, few of these videos aren't worth watching again and again.

Everything you would expect to be here is, and some things you wouldn't expect are pleasant surprises.


Disc 1:

Club Tropicana (WHAM!)
Wake Me Up Before You Go Go (WHAM!)
Freedom (WHAM!)
Last Christmas (WHAM!)
Everything She Wants (WHAM!)
I'm Your Man (WHAM!)
The Edge of Heaven (WHAM!)
Careless Whisper (on a WHAM! album, but it was his first solo gig)
A Different Corner
I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)
I Want Your Sex
Faith
Father Figure
One More Try
Monkey
Kissing a Fool
Freedom '90
Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me (Live With Elton John)
Too Funky

Disc 2:

Fastlove
Jesus to a Child
Spin the Wheel
Older
Outside
As (with Mary J. Blidge)
Freeek!
Amazing
John and Elvis are Dead
Flawless (Go to the City)
Shoot the Dog
Roxanne
An Easier Affair
If I Told You That (with Whitney Houston)
Waltz Away Dreaming (Toby Bourke)
Somebody to Love (live with Queen)
I Can't Make You Love Me (live)
Star People (live)
You Have Been Loved (live)
Papa Was a Rollin' Stone
Round Here

I'm feelin' the DVD for Twenty Five, but, yeah, for CD I'm good with Ladies And Gentlemen.

"I'm goooood" (c) T-Pain

I bought mine at a flea market for $15.00, brand new that nobody wanted.

If you have the three disc set...KEEP IT! If it's the two disc you can always find it on the net considering it isn't as hard to come by like the deluxe edition.

SAFE IS THE BEST SONG EVER!!!

If you got the 3 Disc thingy, I say keep it. There is actually a lot on it that isn't on Ladies and Gentlemen.

The 2 disk isn't really needed if you have everything so far.

I got the DVD and have been VERY VERY pleased with it.

superspaceboy said:

What is so great about the third disc? A lot of it looks like Patience just with a different title.

Fury said:

The only thing missing for me is Bad Boys and Young Guns

Vanilli said:

If you have all his stuff, there is nothing you need to get...or very little

And the Break Down of Songs not included on either...

25

Disc: 1
1. Everything She Wants - Wham!,
2. Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go - Wham!,
3. Freedom - Wham!,
10. As - Mary J. Blige, George Michael*
11. Freeek!
12. Shoot the Dog
13. Amazing
14. Flawless (Go to the City)
15. Easier Affair

Disc: 2
2. Last Christmas - Wham!,
7. Heal the Pain - Paul McCartney, George Michael
10. Older
11. Round Here
13. John and Elvis Are Dead
14. This Is Not Real Love - Mutya Buena, George Michael, Mutya

Disc 3
1. Understand
2. Precious Box
3. Roxanne
4. Fantasy
5. Cars and Trains
6. Patience
7. You Know That I Want To
8. My Mother Had a Brother
9. If You Were There
10. Safe
11. American Angel
12. My Baby Just Cares for Me
13. Brother Can You Spare a Dime?
14. Please Send Me Someone (Anselmo's Song)
15. Through

NOTE: NONE OF THESE SONGS ARE ON LADIES AND GENTLEMEN. IT'S ENTITLED FOR THE FAITHFUL (I THINK)

*Depending on which L&G you got, As might have been on there

Ladies and Gentlemen..

Disc: 1

6. Kissing a Fool
7. I Can't Make You Love Me
8. Heal the Pain
9. Moment With You
11. Cowboys and Angels

Disc: 2
5. Star People 97
6. Killer / Papa Was A Rollin' Stone
7. I Want Your Sex
11. I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me) (with Aretha Franklin)
12. Hard Day
14. Somebody To Love (with Queen)



SO it looks like there are reasons to get the new one esp if you don't have everything

Vanilli said:

Mostly, but it does have "Understand," "Fantasy," "Safe," and the Wham! cover of "If You Were There." All of those are worth owning.