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The Message: Expanded Edition [CD]

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Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five Audio CD
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  • Audio CD (19 July 2010)
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Format: CD
  • Label: Sanctuary
  • ASIN: B003SMDZQ8
  • Other Editions: MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 29,182 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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Song TitleArtist Time Price
Listen  1. She's FreshGrandmaster Flash & The Furious Five 4:55£0.69  Buy MP3 
Listen  2. It's NastyGrandmaster Flash & The Furious Five 4:18£0.69  Buy MP3 
Listen  3. ScorpioGrandmaster Flash & The Furious Five 4:53£0.69  Buy MP3 
Listen  4. It's A Shame (Mt. Airy Groove)Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five 4:56£0.69  Buy MP3 
Listen  5. Dreamin'Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five 5:43£0.69  Buy MP3 
Listen  6. You AreGrandmaster Flash & The Furious Five 4:47£0.69  Buy MP3 
Listen  7. The MessageGrandmaster Flash & The Furious Five 7:09£0.89  Buy MP3 
Listen  8. Message II (Survival) [feat. Melle Mel, Duke Bootee]Grandmaster Flash 6:52£0.89  Buy MP3 
Listen  9. New York, New York [feat. Melle Mel]Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five 7:24£0.89  Buy MP3 
Listen10. The Adventures Of Grandmaster HimselfGrandmaster Flash 5:45£0.69  Buy MP3 
Listen11. The Message (Instrumental)Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five 7:07£0.69  Buy MP3 


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1982's The Message has a good claim to being the greatest rap album of the old school years. It was the first politically radical rap album of its era exploring the various inequalities of 1980s America. No rap act at that point had channelled the mood and struggles of the streets onto record. Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five became the first to address the reality of inner city life in New York's boroughs. Tracks such as the renowned "The Message" certified them as one of the most influential groups in hip-hop's history.

This Expanded Edition of their classic album now includes additional bonus such as "The Message II", "New York New York", the instrumental of the "Message" plus "The Adventure Of Grandmaster Himself", a cut up of various classic breaks that only appeared 20 years after the original recording. Also included are new extended sleeve notes and brand new photos.

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6 of 8 people found the following review helpful
2.0 out of 5 stars NOT what it could have been... 20 Nov 2010
Format:Audio CD
Maybe you're thinking it's about time that hip hop's seminal album got an expanded edition? Maybe you'd love those classic early party jams on one disc? Maybe that this legendary classic album is at last treated with the respect it is long overdue? And you'd be right. But this CD ain't it!
First of all, the artwork has a strange purple hue to it and the layout has been altered from the original. Why? Secondly, the liner notes by Dean Rudland (who really should know his subject better) are littered with spelling and grammatical errors. It doesn't seem as if even a cursory proof read was ever done! Although the history of the group is accurate (after all, this is easy enough to discover), the biggest mistake is reserved for the track "The Adventures of Grandmaster Himself". The notes describe the track as being the intended follow-up to "The Adventures of Grandmaster Flash On The Wheels of Steel" and as only appearing "20 years later on a compilation". Now, if you're waiting with baited breath to hear a long lost GMFF5 obscure rarity, you will be massively dissapointed! This number is actually the un-faded track "The New Adventures Of Grandmaster" that originally closed the album 'Grandmaster Melle Mel and the Furious Five' (aka 'Work Party'), being composed by Melvin Glover (Melle Mel) and the Furious Five. As such it had no involvement from Grandmaster Flash at all and was actually released in 1984! How such a huge error can be made is beyond me and shows the author's complete lack of knowledge regarding his supposed subject. To compound this, more mistakes regarding the bonus track titles and credits have been made on the rear artwork. These are :- "Message II (Survival)" was originally credited to Melle Mel and Duke Bootee - prior to Mel's appropriation of the title 'Grandmaster' and "New York New York" did not originally feature a comma. Minor? Maybe. Sloppy? Certainly.
The only saving grace for this entire project is the instrumental version of 'The Message' which makes its first appearance on CD. For a decent 'Expanded Edition', the bonus tracks should have included (in addition to "New York New York") - "The Birthday Party", the 12" version of "It's Nasty", "Freedom", "Flash To The Beat" or even "Super Rappin'" or the mega rare "We Rap More Mellow". "Message II (Survival)" and "The New Adventures Of Grandmaster", not being actual GMFF5 tracks, shouldn't even be here.
To sum up, a wasted opportunity ruined even further by some truly shocking errors. The co-released "Kings Of The Streets" compilation is even worse. But that's another story...
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4.0 out of 5 stars revisiting the 80's 8 Feb 2012
By Job
Format:Audio CD
Wonderful record. Heard "White Lines" on the radio and bought the album.
Still valid content and still great music! Enjoy!
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2.0 out of 5 stars Not what I thought 4 Feb 2013
By Neil Stephens - Published on Amazon.com
Format:Audio CD|Amazon Verified Purchase
Grandmaster Flash is one of the founding fathers of rap but this record is not representative of what you would call "old school" hip hop. The title track, is one of the all-time great classic early rap songs. For that one song, my rating bumps up to 2 out of 5 but the rest of the album has some really unexpected soul ballad Stevie Wonder wannabe stuff mixed in and it throws it completely off. About half of the rest of the songs are decent hip-hop/rap but the other half I could really do without. Maybe go with a different compilation album that has "The Message" on it rather than this one.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Just plain awesomeness! 10 Oct 2012
By bev - Published on Amazon.com
Format:Audio CD|Amazon Verified Purchase
I love this album. It is so innocent, so pure. The roots of hip hop. It has a happiness and also a pathos that is very interesting. A total classic.
5.0 out of 5 stars The Message is still on point 7 May 2013
By Cheryl Grinston - Published on Amazon.com
Format:Audio CD|Amazon Verified Purchase
This CD brought back a lot of fond memories from my youth. This group stands out as a class act in delivering a message that is still relavant in today's world of confusion, graft and greed by the powers that be.
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