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Even with single edits substituting for full-length versions in a handful of cases, The Hits/The B-Sides is a mighty testament to the man we once called Prince. (For that matter, we still do.) In addition to most of his singles, from "I Wanna Be Your Lover" to "Thieves in the Temple", from "When Doves Cry" to "7", this triple-CD set throws in some worthwhile new music and a full disc of the fantastic flips that made buying 7- and 12-inches a must even when you already owned the A-side. "You can be the side effect," he mutters herein. "I'd rather be the dope." Witness some of the funkiest pharmaceuticals around. --Rickey Wright
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
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if the 12 best tracks off the b sides disk were released as an album, it would be up there with all his classic records. they really are that good.more experimantal than the hits and fans should buy this even if they own all the albums.
24 of 27 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
In the last year and a half i had decided to investigate the genius of Prince having heard Purple Rain the song and a few others. Having grown up in the 90's and liked Britpop the 80's seemed so far off to us and i just believed that the main man in 80's music was Michael Jackson. Of course some of his music is also tremendous but when you hear the three CD's worth of music on offer here it makes you realise that Michael Jackson isnt even close to the genius of Prince. CD1 has an astonishing range of songs. The brilliant early work of 'When you were mine' and 'Uptown' and the original 'I feel for you' to the classics 'Sign o the times', 'Alphabet St', 'Adore', 'Lets Go Crazy', 'When Doves Cry', '1999', 'I could never take the place of your man' and 'Pop life'. 1 also includes a beautiful original song called Pink Cashmere. To top it off is the stunning 'Nothing compares 2 u' which for me in one song puts Prince ahead of Michael Jackson because Jackson could only dream of writing this and then just giving it away. CD2 is so funky. The naughty stuff starts appearing here. 'Dirty mind', 'Head', 'Do me baby', 'Sexy M.F.', 'Gett off', 'Cream'. Of course the classics keep coming too. 'Purple Rain', 'I wanna be your lover', 'I would die 4 you', 'Little Red Corvette', 'Kiss', 'U got the look'. The crowning moment of CD2 is the untouchable 'Raspberry Beret' which is surely the greatest pure pop song of all time. CD3 takes us into the realm of hidden gems Prince puts out there. Amazing songs like '17 days', 'I love u in me', 'Girl', 'Scarlet Pussy', 'She's always in my hair', 'Erotic City', 'Horny Toad' and 'Feel u Up'. Also included on this disc is the fantastic christmas song 'Another lonely Christmas' which is just classic Prince. While everyone is singing about snow, holly and bells he sings about losing someone on the 25th of December. So if you want rock, rap, funk, soul, dance, pop and almost any other musical genre wrapped into one then buy this triple CD. The amazing thing is i have missed out some brilliant songs in this review which highlight his brilliance. Remember this only goes up to 1993 and doesnt include 'The most beautiful girl in the world', 'Gold' or any of the recent material from the brilliant album 'Musicology' which is a shame but dont let that stop you in your tracks, you have come this far. So do yourself a favour and check out the greatest solo artist in the history of music. You wont regret coming and joining the rest of us under the PURPLE RAIN.
9 of 10 people found the following review helpful
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At this price you pretty much cannot go wrong; this triple CD is packed with great music.
This a slightly odd offering - it is exactly what the title says it is - a collections of hits and b-sides gathered into a triple CD. The sequencing is a bit of a mystery to me and (for me) often does not work but it does not matter, you are only ever a couple of tracks away from another great song.
Personally, I think that Prince is best appreciated by listening to the albums (although he has been so prolific it would be rather expensive to buy them all) so this is great compromise. I have listened to it all the way through once and I do not think I will do it again - but the tracks have already permeated most of my iPod playlists.
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Lyrics are Censored
Great album. Specially cd1 and cd2. Unfortunately some lyrics have been censored. "If I was your girlfriend" is presented as the album version (lasting a bit over 3'30" when in... Read more
Published 6 months ago by bb
People still never understood it was for the real Prince fan.
I never believed in my life that a greatest hits album would be released by Prince. His catalog was so large, and his songs were just too good and complex. Read more
Published 13 months ago by Joseph J. Brigante
All the hits and a load of gems
PRINCE. What can i say?? Loads. I have 2 copies of this.... 1 thoroughly used to within an inch of life, and 1 still in its factory seal (for the collection). Read more
Published 19 months ago by Matt
The Question That Plagues All Pop Academics
The question that plagues all pop music academics: Can there ever be a perfect compilation?
Can a 'Greatest hits' - even by a supernaturally talented musician like... Read more
Can a 'Greatest hits' - even by a supernaturally talented musician like... Read more
Published on 24 May 2010 by Mr Gene Anthony Gin
The Hits / The B-Sides
The greatest Greatest Hits album in the history of popular music, although 'Best Of' would have been a more suitable title than 'The Hits' - there's a number of classic Prince... Read more
Published on 15 April 2010 by RJS
All the Prince you need
I'm a huge Prince fan, and I bought this collection purely for the third CD - a collection of some of his legendary B-sides (some will probably be frowning now, muttering "what's a... Read more
Published on 17 Mar 2009 by Peter Lee
Realy Momentous Triple Whammy
My 2nd favourite Prince album after Batman.
Well, back to this collection. It is a shame that some of these songs were edited down, but you gotta remember that they... Read more
Well, back to this collection. It is a shame that some of these songs were edited down, but you gotta remember that they... Read more
Published on 20 Mar 2007 by Jay
Cracking set, and a bargain for a tenner
You get all this for just 10 quid? Prince is one of the most incredible pop artists that has ever lived, and you get to pick up all his best stuff for a tenner? Read more
Published on 5 Mar 2006 by Stuart Fleming
Funky!
this CD is really great and a must have for Prince fans, it complies his greatest hits including Purple Rain, Kiss and (my favourite)When Doves Cry and many many more. Read more
Published on 17 May 2005 by R. K. Harvey
FUNKY!
This is princ'es first rellease of 2005, its a shame there are no new songs on here but there a still all the classics such as
-The electrifyingly energetic... Read more
-The electrifyingly energetic... Read more
Published on 12 Mar 2005 by driver1
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