12-Inch Collection & More
Cameo's loopy, angular yet supple funk provided some supreme remix moments, as this stellar disc makes plain. Nurtured in the late-'70s funk scene, the group eventually expanded its sound to include new-wave and other rock influences while making a left turn in attitudinal terms: "Word Up"'s rejection of "psychological romance" became nearly as famous as itsGood, the Bad and the Uglykeyboard whistle or frontman Larry Blackmon's red codpiece. Despite the absence of the anti-Reagan "Talkin' Out the Side of Your Neck,"The 12" Collectionall but rendersThe Best of Cameomoot.--Rickey Wright