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BABE
RUTH
First Base (EMI 72)
Reviewed
by: Motown67
I always knew about The
Mexican but never really thought
about finding the original until
I saw a copy of the Babe Ruth LP
in NYC during Spring Break. Of
course, it was being sold for $25
so I passed on that shit. I read
that The Mexican was a big hit in
Canada so I expected to run into
a cheap copy up there. I struck
out in Toronto and Quebec City,
but I found at least six copies
in Montreal. This is an English
pressing on EMI Records. A really
unimpressive rock record with the
exception of The Mexican. Just
goes to show you how the original
DJís in the 70s could make
something out of nothing.
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Back
Door
8TH STREET NITES (Warner
Brothers 73)
Reviewed
by: Motown67
Back Door was a
three-piece outfit from England.
8th Street Nites was recorded on
a trip to New York City. While
the singing is in the Blues-Rock
mold popular at the time, the
music is a mix of Rock, Funk,
Jazz and Blues. That mix provides
for some interesting songs like
Linin Track that has a great
bouncing bass line during the
instrumental parts, which are
quite long in between the
singing. Despite the name, Blue
Country Blues is a good Soul-Jazz
instrumental, as are Dancin In
The Van and Itís Nice When
Itís Up. The instrumental
One Day Youíre Down, The
Next Day Your Down is more on the
Rock side, but nonetheless sounds
good. There are a couple other
instrumentals worth a listen,
making Back Door a very
interesting album.
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BAD
BASCOMB
Black Grass Music
(Paramount 73)
Reviewed
by: Motown67
Looking for some country
funk? Well you got it here. Black
Grass Music is probably best
known for the song Black Grass
because it was featured on UBB.
The tune is a perfect example of
Bascombís country funk
aesthetics with a country sound
right down to a banjo player, but
with a funk backbeat and a little
drum break to boot. Fire And Rain
is a bit of a contradiction. It
starts off as a pretty bad love
song, but then half way through
the singer calls out for
ìFireî and the thing
turns into a funky get down. Not
sure what the thinking was behind
that arrangement, but the second
half is definitely worth
listening to. Soul Hoe Down and
the instrumental Give The Bass A
Taste, that has a really short
drum break, are also pretty good.
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BALLINíJACK
Balliníjack
(Columbia 70)
Reviewed
by: Motown67
When I first learned about
the Sample FAQ I printed out the
entire thing and read it from end
to end, noting all of the samples
used by my favorite artists.
Balliníjackís
self-titled album contained a
sample for Gangstarrís
Step In The Arena on the cut
Never Let Em Say, which is why I
bought it. To my surprise, the
album also had the guitar line
used by Young MC for Bust A Move
on Found A Child. The song also
starts off with a strong drum
break. Most of the album is
soulful Rock with some hints of
Jazz such as Festival. There are
plenty of nice listening points
throughout the record, but the
singing is a little bit of a
letdown like the slow and mellow
Carnival that has a flute break
in the middle, and the faster
paced Hold On with a nice funky
guitar intro. This was probably
one of the first ten things I
ever bought off eBay.
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BALLINíJACK
Buzzard Luck (Columbia
72)
Reviewed
by: Motown67
Buzzard Luck saw
Balliníjack return with a
harder, more soulful sound
epitomized by the first cut, So
Do I. In fact, the whole first
side is pretty catchy Soul-Funk
with strong horn lines and a
supporting rhythm section on Good
Man, (Come Round Here) Iím
The One You Need and Trouble. The
funky goodness continues onto the
B-side with Telling Lies and
Playin The Game.
Balliníjackís first
self-titled LP gets a lot of hype
because of the samples it
contains, but Buzzard Luck is
much better and more consistent
record.
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BALLINíJACK
Special Pride (Mercury
73)
Reviewed
by: Motown67
LAís, via Seattle,
Ballin Jack is best known for its
self-titled LP that was sampled
and full of breaks. The
bandís other albums also
offer something for listeners.
Thereís some nice parts
like the short, but funky
beginnings to This Song, Try To
Relax and Special Pride, the
Latin sounding rhythm to Good
Feeling, and the quick conga
break by King Errison that starts
Sunday Morning. Overall, Special
Pride is worth a listen, but not
essential.
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BAND,
THE
The Band (Capitol
69)
Reviewed
by: Motown67
The Band became famous as
the supporting group for Bob
Dylan when he decided to go
electric. Later, when they
released their own albums, they
became critically acclaimed and
made a couple hits like The Night
They Drove Old Dixie Down
included on this record. For beat
diggers, thereís Up On
Cripple Creek that has a funky
beginning that Gangstarr sampled.
The last song, King Harvest (Has
Surely Come) also has some catchy
moments. You can find this record
everywhere for very cheap.
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BAR-KAYS
Coldblooded (Stax
73)
Reviewed
by: Motown67
Coldblooded saw a big
change in the sound and look of
the Bar-Kays. In the two band
pictures, including the large
gatefold picture on the inside
cover, the band is in full
costume with face make-up and two
with bleached blond hair. The
music is also different with
strong hints of rock such as the
opening title track.
Thereís a soft drum break
at the beginning of In The Scheme
Of Things. Smiling, Styling &
Profiling has a slow and funky
guitar and drum intro before a
harmonica and the rhythm section
join in. The whole album is
extremely laid back and has early
Parliamentfunkadelic tendencies.
Really, a big fall off from their
earlier work in my opinion.
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BAR-KAYS
Do You See What I See?
(Volt 72)
Reviewed
by: Motown67
The Bar-Kays started off
as the backing band for Otis
Redding before signing their own
deal with Stax Records and
becoming the new set of session
musicians, along with the horns
of the Mar-Kays, to work with
Steve Cropper and Booker T.
Unfortunately, almost the entire
band was killed along with Otis
Redding in a plane crash in 1967.
Two members survived to reform
the band. Do You See What I See?
was the bandís 4th album
and reflects the political
changes going on in the country.
The cover is full of drawings of
issues from the times like Native
Americans, busing of black
children, the anti-War movement,
student protests, drugs,
violence, etc. The music is as
good as the cover with hot funk
songs like the title track, It
Ainít Easy the
instrumental Love Pollution, and
People, Unite To Save Humanity.
The funky stuff is tempered by
power ballads like God Is
Watching. Youíre The Best
Thing That Ever Happened To Me
starts off like another power
ballad, but half way through the
band turns funky with a catchy
guitar line and horn stabs for
the rest of the song.
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BAR-KAYS
Flying High On Your Love
(Mercury 77)
Reviewed
by: Motown67
Despite the late date, the
Bar-Kays were still able to
produce some good songs on Flying
High On Your Love. For example,
Shut The Funk Up is a catchy
dance song. Letís Have
Some Fun has an upbeat
Parliamentfunkadelic sound to it
and itís been sampled
several times.
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