Brand New Heavies, The - Brand New Heavies

Advantages: Funk is also popular in the 90ies, thats what they show us
Disadvantages: ??

...First I need to say that I love Funk. Unfortunately Funk had its best time in the 70ies but the Brand new Heavies always show that Funk is popular today as well. With their Smash Hits like "Midnight at the Oasis" , "You are the Universe" or "Never stop" they top the standard chartbreaker bands and show the actuality of Funk nowadays. The melodies are fantastic and after 2 or 3 times of listenig to their songs you can already sing it. In my opinion the "Brand New Heavies" are one of the greatest Funk Bands in the 90ies and it is very important that bands like theirs are supported by all teh funk fans!... Read review

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Advantages: Musical Excellence
Disadvantages: Couple of weaker tracks

...Acid jazz is one of the minorities in terms of quantity of genre in my collection. But let’s not take anything away from it – this is only because I’m a relative newcomer to the scene, and after all, there’s much less acid jazz out there than other types of music. This Brand New Heavies album is a kind of ‘originals’ album, containing all the original verisons of many of their best hits, including the title track ‘Dream Come True’, ‘Stay This Way’ and ‘People Get Ready’. Tight guitar work and drums prevail throughout, with the occasional welcome addition of that wonderful sax sound we’ve all come to love. And the use of wah-wah and filtering on the guitar is just out of this world. This is all shown to good effect in the many instrumental tracks that litter the album – ‘BNH’, the wonderfully freeform ‘Shake Down’, ‘Sphynx... Read review

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Advantages: Good all round album
Disadvantages: Quite similar too previous offerings, but still good

...The album "Shelter" is so funky !"The Brand New Heavies "have done really well with their mix of funky beats and laid back melodies. Such tracks as "Shelter" & "You are the Universe" are brilliant and some of the best I have heard in a long time. The album is made up of catchy tunes and time enduring lyrics which really make you get up and groove!. I have listened to this album over and over again and I never get tired of it, infact, it seems to just get better and better! I would recommend this album to those who are already fans of the New Heavies but also to those who have never heard of them as this is a type of music nearly everyone will enjoy, and continue to enjoy for a long time to come! I take my hat off to them as they have really out done themselves with this musical offering.... Read review

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