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Culture Club VICTIMS 2002 (Extended Version)

The Culture Club box set of 2002 was not exactly well-received by fans. I think the anticipation of what we WANTED to be there overshadowed what was ultimately included. Jon Moss and producer Steve Levine began work on it as a 2-CD endeavor called "Strange Cargo", but Boy George took over and changed most of disc two while adding two more discs of his own; one of mostly solo material and the other of brand-new versions and songs produced by "Drumhead". One of those new tracks was a new, beautifully orchestrated and arranged version of "Victims", which is beautiful in its own way. The vocals are sad, drama-wrought and beautiful, yet seem to miss the glamour of the original version. That's not a bad thing, if George was going to re-record it, having them be different makes it worth the effort- from a creative standpoint if nothing else. Having said that, I will say his vocal style here is an acquired taste. I took the track, and working just with an instrumental and album version nearly doubled the length without (I hope!) being too repetitive, or god forbid, boring. What's your thoughts? Did George give us a new classic or was the original too good to be messed with? Did I do this version justice by stretching it out and focusing on the orchestral parts?