I like this song 'Glow' is a very underrated album.It's not a classic but there are some good songs on it.

I listen to "Moonchild" more than any other Rick James song. I love it.

SoulAlive said:

I actually dig the whole album except Can't Stop.

I LOVE Moonchild beyond words. It's one of those songs that made a lasting impression on me the first time I heard it.

Definately one of Rick's best

Harlepolis said:

I played this to death when it first dropped too. One of my fav Mary joints to this day

Shiningstarr26 said:

That song,,,,along with


Are the reasons why I got into Slick Rick in the 1st place

Harlepolis said:

Yesssss

phunkdaddy said:

I love "Can't Stop".It's one of Rick's best "pop" songs and should have been a much bigger hit.

It's one of the few songs that I listen to from that album. "Can't Stop", "Melody Make Me Wanna Dance", "Rock And Roll Control", and "Glow".

SoulAlive said:

It was too cheesy for me. It sounded like a leftover that didn't
make the cut for the Beverly Hills Cop soundtrack.

vainandy said:

Mr funkateer you're forgetting Spend the Night and Girl's Got Somebody.

I did good to remember the ones I listed. I don't usually play many Rick James songs very often after the "Cold Blooded" album. Every blue moon I may play a few songs from "Glow", "The Flag", and "Wonderful" albums but I don't think I've ever just sat down and listened to those albums in their entirety except for the time that I recorded them onto CDs.

phunkdaddy said:

Yup the two best songs on the album IMO

One of Rick's brightest gems. It shows that he still had some fire in him at that point.

Abdul said:

My favorite from the Glow album

vainandy said:

'The Flag' is a disaster....an over-synthesized mess

SoulAlive said:

'The Flag' is synth heavy, but it is NOT a disaster, its actually one of my favorite albums by him. Not one of his best albums, but a favorite none the less. It has some great songs on it.

And I do think that he didn't live up to concept of the album. Had he ben sober, this album could've been a masterpiece. But still good none the less.

Harlepolis said:

I see yr Mary, and raise u a Jigga

mrpunkfunk said:

I'll have to pull it out and listen to it again.Last time I gave it a spin,I thought all of the songs sound alike.Everything has that synth-heavy,drum-machined sound.It's like he took the basic sound of "Party All The Time" and expanded it into a whole album He was running low on inspiration at this point,plus he was feuding with Motown.The drugs didn't help,either.

SoulAlive said:

The Flag album wasn't classic by no means but it had it was still
cool 2 me. Sweet and Sexy Thang had the classic Rick sound, Save it for Me,
Free to be Me, R U Experienced, and Slow and Easy was an excellent ballad.
Wonderful on the other hand was a yawner for me except for a few songs.

Cinnie said:

I don't think I EVER disliked a Rick James sampled song

Oh wait, I do Can't Touch This

phunkdaddy said:

I never said it was a classic, and I totally agree with you about 'Wonderful'.

Agreed with Soul & Phunk on this.....

Even now, if you listen to Rick's earlier stuff ("Come Get It" thru "Glow")...and the 3 Stone City Albums.....there's no comparison when you get to "The Flag" & "Wonderful".

I'd spin em again, but already know my reaction: Sadness. Rick was so far gone on drugs...he was phoning it in to pay his dealers. Gone was the passion, groove, horns....it's just sad.

I can't listen to those anymore.

Now....."Love Gun"(album).....THAT'S fuckin Rick James & the boys.....

I have all of Rick's albums... ya'll know I love me some Rick...

I can't play "The Flag" or "Wonderful" either.
I remember when I got "The Flag". I just sat there like I don't think I've played "Wonderful" more than 3 times.

Juat outta respect for Rick.....I spoke of "Fire It Up"....not Love Gun, the track.

Yeah .....same here. I remember buying "The Flag" & just about crying at how he'd fallen (before even hearing the album).

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