Thursday 12 August Friday 13 August Saturday 14 August Sunday 15 August Monday 16 August Tuesday 17 August Wednesday 18 August Thursday 19 August Friday 20 August Saturday 21 August Sunday 22 August Monday 23 August Tuesday 24 August Wednesday 25 August Thursday 26 August Friday 27 August Saturday 28 August Sunday 29 August Monday 30 August Tuesday 31 August Wednesday 1 September Thursday 2 September Friday 3 September Saturday 4 September Sunday 5 September Monday 6 September Tuesday 7 September Wednesday 8 September Thursday 9 September Friday 10 September Saturday 11 September Sunday 12 September Monday 13 September Tuesday 14 September Wednesday 15 September Thursday 16 September Friday 17 September Saturday 18 September Sunday 19 September Monday 20 September Tuesday 21 September Wednesday 22 September Thursday 23 September Friday 24 September Saturday 25 September Sunday 26 September Monday 27 September Tuesday 28 September Wednesday 29 September Thursday 30 September Friday 1 October Saturday 2 October Sunday 3 October Monday 4 October Hazel comes across much better on Funkadelic 's records than he sounds here.
The instrumentation is closer to mainstream soul than most Parliament or Funkadelic, and even includes high-pitched female backing vocals. The band is all P-Funkers, though Clinton wasn't involved, and they often make something out of second-rate tunes "Not Yet," "Woman". On the down side, Fuzzy's vocals aren't interesting or compelling, and his lyrics are usually just terrible: straightforward and dull.
But you'll hardly notice him, particularly on the bouncy "This Situation Called Love," written by Glen Goins and driven by fantastic bass licks and Bernie's voice-bag work that intentionally recalls early 70s Stevie Wonder , or on the eerie, Funkadelic- style "Silent Day.
Apparently George was taking this project reasonably seriously: "Amorous" and "Birdie" are two of the best P-Funk compositions to be found on a "second-string" release, and he gave them one of his best ballads, "Just Like You. This first disc is all over the map: "Cookie Jar" earlier recorded by Haskins sounds like a Funkadelic outtake; "Mr. Melody Man" is a dreadful overproduced ballad; the title track is an overlong, hookless funk workout.
I'm all for variety, but this sounds more like odds and ends at the bottom of a desk drawer, partly because the vocalists sound like they're just along for the ride, partly because every tune is twice as long as it needs to be. There are a couple of exceptional grooves here: the slippery funk "Love Amnesia" and a funk ballad, "Misunderstanding," though that too is run into the ground. Produced by Clinton, with horn and string arrangements by Worrell.
Oh, plus the highly questionable comedy stylings of James Wesley Jackson. This time out, the band has a consistent sound. Unfortunately, it's consistently slick, toothless disco: the single "Ridin' High" is exactly the kind of bass-popping pap Clinton complained about on "Placebo Syndrome," and "No Rump To Bump" is worse.
Produced by Clinton and Ron Dunbar, who wrote most of the material. But George got the last laugh: Brailey wasn't able to lure any other front-line talent away with him, and he ended up writing and producing most of this dull, rehashed blob of would-be funk "Lump," an unfortunately accurate description. There's plenty of energy horns 'n' handclaps on "Funk 'N' Bop" but not much else: there's little or no originality, melodicism or wit. On the lighter side, the ballad "Everytime You Come Around" is a soggy ordeal.
Like most of P-Funk's output it's heavily discofied, and clearly not as good as its predecessor: the title track takes up almost half the album, and though it has a killer riff, after fifteen minutes you're sick to death of it. The other tracks are effective, but nothing eargrabbing except for Bootsy's contribution, "Smoke Signals. The disco sheen is gone, replaced with blaring horns, greasy bass lines, instruments in different keys. The lyrical catchphrases aren't much, and there are no must-have tunes, but it's a solid investment for Funk Mob fans.
Stevens — Shocka Zooloo: T. Zoveel platen waar Bernie aan heeft meegewerkt en niet genoeg geld voor zijn behandeling waardoor er op 4 april in New York een benefietconcert voor Bernie werd georganiseerd. Dat geeft toch te denken. Waar zijn alle inkomsten van het P-Funk circus naartoe gegaan? Case Type:. Cardboard Sleeve. Inlay Condition:. Excellent EX.
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