22 Jun 2016
Black Merda – 1970 – Black Merda
Heavy duty fuzzy funk and a landmark album from one of the most Hendrix-inspired groups of the early 70s! The style here is guitar funk with plenty of rock thrown in – all really fuzzed-up in production, and often a bit distorted – so that...
18 Apr 2016
Tommy Stewart – 1976 – Tommy Stewart
Funky genius from the Hotlanta scene of the 70s – the one and only album recorded by Tommy Stewart, a huge force in some of the greatest club tracks of the south, including the massive Spirit Of Atlanta album! The record’s a stone winner all...
28 Feb 2016
The Brothers Johnson – 1976 – Look Out For #1
Review by Andre S. Grindle When funk was just entering the music scene in the late 60’s/early 70’s it was as a new hybrid music created by a number of different people with an already establish sound based in other styles such as James Brown...
09 Jan 2016
Bobby Hebb – 1970 – Love Games
The voice and pen that crafted the multi-format standard “Sunny” took four years to create as exquisite an album of adult contemporary R&B as you’ll find. This was recorded a full year before Lou Rawls would hit with the Bobby Hebb/Sandy Baron composition “A Natural...
06 Jan 2014
B.T. Express – 1974 – Do It (Til You’re Satisfied)
The monumental debut of BT Express, an excellent funk album that often gets overlooked by fans of the music because of the band’s bigger fame as a disco group! This first record has the combo grooving hard and instrumentally – in the mode of a tight...
25 Mar 2013
Don Bryant – 1969 – Precious Soul
Rip & Intro by Raphy Review & Research by Groovegirl Posting & additional infos by Nikos DON BRYANT! Who? Don Bryant!!! That’s the question, never judge a question before it is answered. Here in my little world of ignorance, I thought Don Bryant was an...
16 Mar 2013
Lyn Collins – 1972 – Think (about it)
Intro by AMG Review by RDTEN1 Rip, posting & additional infos by Nikos At the time of the release of Think (About It) in 1972, Lyn Collins had been a member of James Brown‘s performing revue for about two years. Her full-throated voice had earned...
13 Mar 2013
Betty Davis – 1973 – Betty Davis
Review by Soulmakossa Rip, posting and additional info’s by Nikos You have not heard funk until you’ve heard the albums of Ms. Betty Davis. Yes, she was once married to Miles Davis — but she’s so much more than that. After listening to her albums...
20 Aug 2012
William Bell – 1972 – Phases Of Reality
Rip and research by Mr.Moo Intro Review by RDTEN1 Main Review by Soulmakossa Posting & additional info’s by Nikos Today, if most people recognize the name William Bell, its probably for his work as a writer (‘Born Under a Bad Sign’, ‘You Don’t Miss Your...
21 Jul 2011
The Everyday People – 1972 – The Everyday People
Rip and research by Mr.Moo An excellent bit of funk that sounds a heck of a lot like early Kool & The Gang! It’s no surprise, too, because the album was produced by Gene Redd, has a few Kool & The Gang covers (like “Funky...
08 Jun 2011
Graham Central Station – 1973 – Graham Central Station
The legendary first album by Larry Graham and Graham Central Station – Larry’s bold move away from Sly & The Family Stone, and the beginning of a new dynasty in mainstream funk! Larry’s bass work really drives the set along – pushing the riffing guitars...
23 May 2011
Syl Johnson – 1970 – Is It Because I’m Black
This album is one of the best ever soul albums to come out of Chicago – and it may well be one of the best soul albums to ever come out of the 60s! Syl Johnson mixes west side bluesy soul with some great Chicago...
