2009-09-06
Out of Kalamazoo, Funktion offers soul-tinged blues on this, their debut release. Andrew Schrock does a nice job with the vocals, sometimes doing it soulfully, such as on "Hypnotyze" and sometimes doing it hip-hop style, such as on the title track. Horn solos abound, but are kept tastefully short, such as Terrence Massey's trumpet solo on "#4". Funky soul can be had on the track "Funk Spot" and on the slightly slower "Make You See". All in all, this is a fine debut album of dance floor-filling, radio-friendly blues. Rebecca RuthKENNY "BLUES BOSS" WAYNE
JUMPIN & BOPPIN'
ROOMFUL OF BLUES
45 LIVE
LIZ MANDEVILLE
HEART 'O' CHICAGO
ALBERT KING WITH STEVIE RAY VAUGHAN
In Session
VARIOUS- TRIBUTE TO DOUG SAHM
SAVE YOUR SOUL
JAMES HARMAN
FINE PRINT
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