This is one of the better compilations I've picked up in awhile. Definetly the best of what's going around now. All the songs are deliciously juicy. The tempos vary but it's all head boppin'- ye know when the groove gets in you? I knew a few songs off the album before I listened to it and the rest of the album is great. Almost every tune is madness.
This is a great way to sample a large range of funk. This is REAL funk, besides the same James Brown and George Clinton songs you've heard over and over. Not to say that those two guys aren't important to how funk came about but they are just the snowflake at the tip of the iceberg. This collection (and I highly recommend the second collection as well) will give you a feel of what exists under the tip of the iceberg. Great, great selection and hours of stellar off-the-radar funk. Do yourself a favor and discover funk once more.
CD1
1 Bobby Womack - Across 110th Street
2 Sound Experience – It’s A Funk Thing
3 Ike & Tina Turner – Cussin’, Cryin’ And Carryin’ On
4 Jimmy Mcgriff - Dig On It
5 Curtis Mayfield - Pusherman
6 Lightnin’ Rod - Sport
7 Ann Sexton – You’re Losing Me
8 Gil Scott-Heron - The Bottle
9 Joe Thomas - Thank You (Fallettin’ Me Be Mice Elf Again)
10 Eddie Bo - If It’s Good To You (It’s Good For You) Part 1
11 S.O.U.L. - The Joneses Part 1
12 The Backyard Heavies – Chitlin’ Strut
13 David Batiste & The Gladiators - Funky Soul Part 1
14 Sir Joe Quarterman & Free Soul - The Way They Do My Life
15 Richard “Groove” Holmes - Flyjack
16 Chuck Brooks - Behind Closed Doors
17 The Notations - Superpeople
18 O’donel Levy - Bad Bad Simba
CD2
1 Patti Jo - Make Me Believe In You
2 Curtis Mayfield – Freddie’s Dead
3 Maceo And All The King’s Men - Better Half
4 Betty Harris – There’s A Break In The Road
5 Moody Scott - (We Gotta) Bust Out Of The Ghetto Part 1
6 Jamo Thomas – Jamo’s Soul
7 Timmy Norman And The O’Jahs - Let It All Hang Out
8 Ike Turner & The Kings Of Rhythm - Thinking Black
9 The Skullsnaps – It’s A New Day
10 Dawson Smith - I Don’t Know If I Can Make It Part 1
11 J. J. Johnson & His Orchestra - Harlem Clavinette
12 Lloyd Price - They Get Down
13 Ramon Morris - Sweet Sister Funk
14 Rasputin's Stash - The Devil Made Me Do It
15 General Crook - Fever In The Funkhouse
16 Reuben Wilson - Superfly
17 Sound Experience - 40 Acres And A Mule
18 Curley Moore & The Kool Ones - Funky, Yeah
19 The Afro-American Ensemble - Gone Is The Laughter Of You
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