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Much more than a SUPER FREAK!!

Jabbo edwards | SAG HARBOR NEW YORK United States | 04/01/2009

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Unfortunately many people remember Rick James for all the WRONG reasons...his crazy life, drug use and early death from the same...HERE we have the part of Rick James that even Rolling Stone Magazine does not seem to acknowledge, given their juvenile review of this dvd....his musical and performance GENIUS!! Most of the clips on this set i have NEVER seen and the production/direction from Joe Lauro at Historic Films and Universal/Motown is the highest quality....this entire Motown artist series that seems to be coming out of Universal is awesome and this one is among the best!!!!"

Great DVD

Mike Rules | Knoxville, TN USA | 04/17/2009

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Charismatic punk-funkster Rick James helped Motown Records build a new sound and level of success in the 1980's Bridging soul, pop, punk and funk, Tick delivered numerous hits like Super Freak" and "Give It To Me Baby" that continue to rock parties world wide. I'M RICK JAMES THE DEFINITIVE DVD highlights the illustrious career of this award-winning producer, artist & songwriter with 18 exceptional performance clips from popular television shows. Sprinkled throughout are rare interviews and all 8 of his music videos plus three unreleased videos: "Throwdown," "She Blew My Mind," and "Hard to Get."





PERFORMANCES OF:

1. You And I Soul Alive - 1978

2. Mary Jane Don Kirshner's Rock Concert - December 19, 1978

3. Hollywood Don Kirshner's Rock Concert - December 19, 1978

4. Love Gun Dinah! - September 19, 1979

5. Fire It Up Don Kirshner's Rock Concert - October 10, 1979

6. Fool On The Street Don Kirshner's Rock Concert - October 10, 1979

7. Mary-Go-Round Don Kirshner's Rock Concert - August 26, 1980

8. Big Time Don Kirshner's Rock Concert - August 26, 1980

9. Come Into My Life Don Kirshner's Rock Concert - August 26, 1980

10. Give It To Me Baby Rockpalast - April 3, 1982

11. Standing On The Top Rockpalast - April 3, 1982

12. Throwdown Motown Promotional Video - 1982

13. She Blew My Mind (69 Times) Motown Promotional Video - 1982

14. Super Freak Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve - December 31, 1982

15. Ebony Eyes - Rick James Featuring Smokey Robinson 16. Motown Promotional Video - 1983

17. Cold Blooded Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve - December 31, 1984

18. Glow Motown Promotional Video - 1985





BONUS PERFORMANCES:

1. Mary Jane Soul Alive - 1978

2. Sexy Lady Don Kirshner's Rock Concert - December 19, 1978

3. Love In The Night Dinah! - September 19, 1979

4. Summer Love Don Kirshner's Rock Concert - August 26, 1980

5. You And I Rockpalast - April 3, 1982

6. Give It To Me Baby Motown Promotional Video - 1981

7. Super Freak Motown Promotional Video - 1982

8. Hard To Get Motown Promotional Video - 1982

9. Standing On The Top - The Temptations Featuring Rick James

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Great perfomances I never saw!

Christopher | New Haven, CT | 10/04/2009

(4 out of 5 stars)

"This is good to see his performances. You more or less get the full idea of what Rick James was about. The only flaws are the quality of the TV show performances. While not bad, they are not pristine either. I comapre it to The Temptations "Get Ready" DVD where you had video from the mide 60's to the mid 70's and they all looked like they were filmed yesterday! The Rick james DVD was from the late 70's to the 80's and it was not the finest quality, but not bad either. The ONLY BAD video was the "Ebony Eyes" video. One of the reason I bought this is because everytime I find a verison on the net, it is and old "Video Soul" VHS low quality copy. Sadly, that is what we get here! The other official vidoes are DVD quality. Still worht a buy."

Rick James Lover

Music Video Lover | Houston, Texas | 06/02/2009

(2 out of 5 stars)

"This dvd is not the best. Although it allows you to see Rick from a very young musician until he hit the big time, I expected a little more insight on Rick -- maybe a little more upclose and personal. If you need a reason to buy this dvd, then buy it for the mere fact that the Temptations ("Standing On The Top") perform with Rick -- which is the best segment of the dvd. The dvd is worth the purchase simply because of this performance; otherwise, pass it by."