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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 Ruth
BLIND BOYS OF ALABAMA
TAKE THE HIGH ROAD
MISSISSIPPI HEAT
HATTIESBURG BLUES
Bob Margolin
My Road
SAMUEL JAMES
THE RETURN OF SUGAR SMALLHOUSE
HANS THEESSINK
SLOW TRAIN
ELVIN BISHOP
ELVIN BISHOP'S BIG FUN TRIO
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