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Rudolph The Funky-Soul Reindeer? It Gotsta Be Boosty, Baby

Advantages: The Funk
Disadvantages: Few songs sound 'Christmas'y'

...2006 and came as a Christmas album from Funk legend Bootsy Collins (known for his work as a bassist in The J.B.'s, Funkadelic, Parliamnet and Boosty Collins' Rubber Band). It finds him bringing his own P-Funk twist on a variety of Christmas hits in that style as well as Hip Hop and Soul as we get him producing and singing with guest appearances from Gary Shider, Fred Wesley, Bernie Worrell and Snoop Dogg. 1.“N-Yo-City” Starting the album we see that ...
...**Four Stars** 2.“Merry Christmas Baby” Here we find that we get a track that brings the Funk out in a way that you really wouldn't have ben able to anticipate (even with the introductory cut) as we see that here we have synth joining some live instrumental bass work from his brother Catfish Collins, and Boosty himself makes his first apparent on the record by coming to deliver a fly hook and half-developed verses that take you back to the times ...

XICripZ 09.12.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Christmas Is 4 Ever - Bootsy Collins

Organized Con-Funk-Shun And Their Great Hits

Advantages: Some big tunes
Disadvantages: Slower tracks are generally weaker

...The Album “The Best Of Con Funk Shun” originally dropped in 1993 and it finds a compilation of all the biggest hits from the R&B, Soul and Funk collective spanning from 1977, up to as far as 1985 (and so features only the work during their peak years) and none of the experimental years or when they had seen all that they had to offer. The tracks don’t come out chronologically here, but do include all the most well-known singles. Track Listings ...
...the essential elements to the best Funk tracks and waters it down to the perfect place to bring out the most of its potential. It hits hard here and stands as one of the freakiest dance cuts from them on this album. **Five Stars** 7. “By Your Side” Year: 1980 Album: “Spirit Of Love” They are seen to change the pace as they move on into this one and go from the hyped material, down into something much more manageable here as you get them doing one ...

XICripZ 09.11.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Best Of Con Funk Shun Vol.1, The - Con Funk Shun

Kool's Gang And Their Great Hits (The Early Years)

Advantages: Bangers throughout
Disadvantages: Nothing specific

...to assist it in the best way he can. It is a fly groove and does its job well. **Five Stars** 14. “Pneumonia” Album: “Live At The Sex Machine” Year: 1971 I have to say that this was a pretty unmemorable one here and one which needs a little more time to get into as although it sees the band getting down to the same sorts of stuff which made them so big in the game, it wasn’t really until I heard the funky George Brown breaks in the drumming where ...
...did the music in a pure manner (before choosing to move towards the Disco style) then you are bound to enjoy what you get here as all of the best work is brought together to the point where you question whether they could have made a weak one at all. ...

XICripZ 20.09.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Best Of Kool & The Gang 1969-1976, The - Kool & The Gang

Don't need a best of

Advantages: Many a cracking tune
Disadvantages: better off getting albums

...concept albums, so you do get into the swing of certain albums so this album can pull you in two different directions. Having said that, there is a degree of chronilogical ordering so its not to bad. I recomend you get hold of some of their best albums though, because if you don't like these, you won't like Parliament at all, and if you do, you'll be on your way to a fuller collection. Mothership Connection - every tracks a winner. If you don't ...

King_Dom 29.09.2005 · Read full review
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Review of Get Funked Up (The Ultimate Collection) - Parliament

The wrong years to focus on

Advantages: Many famous songs
Disadvantages: Many of their best missed out

This best of covers the period after Kool and the Gang changed their style drastically. Commercially, this meant higher sales, but musically they suffered. This album includes some of their most well known songs such as 'Celebration' , 'Tonight' and songs of a similar ilk to this. These songs sold extremly well and made kool & the gang a lot of money. However, they were one of the finnest funk groups of the early 1970's before they sold out. The ...
...could truely be called FUNK. This music was made to be popular and to sell. Its just a shame that what they had before, didn't do as well. Check out the best of for their formative years, and give this one a miss if your after something truely funky ...

King_Dom 29.09.2005 · Read full review
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Review of Best Of Kool & The Gang, The - Kool And The Gang