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Its raw. You can't help but move to the great baseline and rythyms. Its fun.
You can hear musicians trying different riffs. Its got that special electricity that you just don't find in most modern music. You can be sure most tracks were recorded with a full band playing at once, getting into and changing their own groove.
This is what's missing from most of todays sterilized corporate driven music. You can hear James Brown directing the band in the middle of the songs with his usuall flare. Great Great collection.
Its on the edge. But its addictively fun.
That's right, most of the catchy baselines from hip-hop tunes have been hijacked from old school funk. This set is a must have for any fan of the most underappreciated genre of music around: funk. Either way.buy this set, it well worth the price of admission. If you don't believe me give it a listen.you will be amazed. It is old school to the core, covering the evolution of the music we know and love. And for you new school, hip-hop kids: give a listen to this set and tell me you don't recognize the hook from just about every song in this set.
This set is so hip it hurts. The selections are right on and far out, brother, and the package and annotations are solid, Jackson.
This is the real deal, hipper than hip, the best mix of old school funk I have ever heard. Just feel the velveteen and the rubber comb on the cover.
OH MY GOD. It does it to death, and if it don't make you move, you're dead.
Word. OOOHHH MMMMMYYYYY GAAAAAWWWWWDDDD.
It puts the fun in funky.
Johnson this cd shows how to rock the house. From Rick James to Bros. You guys I wonder why you didn't mention Cameo as a funk legend and one of funkiest song that ever made by themselvesOh yeah here is an extended version of 'I just want to be' which was never released , I suppose, perhaps you can hear it on their 12'' collection. The latter sounds still amazing to me and I'd like to know how they made the unbelievable, thumping bass line which can make you deaf.and of course 'Shake Your Pants' and 'Rigor Mortis' also deserve a place on this great box set.Moreover all the funk masters are here with us.
Most famously sampled by the Fugees, De La Soul ,EPMD and many others. Dive in and feel the Funk. And one of these bands is CYMANDE. This is an anthology of their most memorable material from the original 3 LPs recorded the between 1972-1974 in London, UK. They included the track ''The message'' which was a hit for Cymande in 1973.
Its unfortunate that their amazing musicianship was too unique for the period. On a newly released album Cymande ''The Soul of Rasta'' all of their funk driven tracks are included. Yet today people are rediscovering and grooving to these hidden jewels. Also Cymande is one of the most sampled bands in Hip Hop ever. This album allows new listeners to hear the great original tracks in a re mastered format.
This is a great box set for the intermediate Funk lover. Featuring: ''Brother's on the Slide'', ''Bra'', ''FUG'', ''Genevieve'' and the mesmorizing ''DOVE'' which flows over 10 minutes. Featuring ''Brother's on the Slide'' and ''Listen''. It offers some stuff that is unkwown to the non- DJ public. However, no longer is this band hip hop's little secret. These original funky rastafarian brothers all hailing from the West Indies created the most amazing and invigorating fusion of funk and african reggae ever heard.
However the FUNKiest of their catalog are not included here. This is an essential CD for any fan of Funk and soul.
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