Bring the funk! It starts with a funky hipsway instrumental–a cover of an old Roy Ayers tune, “Black Five,” which serves as the lead in to a blazing, guitar-and-vocal driven funk cover of “Cynthy-Ruth.” From there, it keeps you moving, nonstop, through covers of The Meters, Otis Redding, and even that most ballsy of attempts: A faithful cover of one of Aretha’s greatest works, “Think.” This is a rootsy, soulful throwback to a time when music had muscle and groove.
Highest recommendation. Get it free here.
Tracklist (Orginal Artist in Parenthesis):
1, The Black Five (Roy Ayers)
2. Cynthy-Ruth (Black Merda)*
3, Look-A-Py Py (The Meters)
4. Think (Aretha Franklin)**
5. Nobody’s Fault But Mine (Otis Redding)+
6. The Breakdown (Rufus Thomas)^
7. All This Love I’m Giving (Gwen McRae)**
8. Melting Pot (Booker T & the MGs)
9. Its Serious (Cameo)
10. Neither One of Us (Gladys Knight and the Pips)**
11. Ain’t No Use (The Meters)**
12. Let Me Be Your Lovemaker (Betty Wright)**
13. Cosmic Slop (P-Funk)*
* w/Terin Ector
** w/Adryon De Leon
+ w/Kelly Finnegan
^ w/Mixmaster Wolf
