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 RuthPOPA CHUBBY
ESSENTIAL
MISSISSIPPI HEAT
HATTIESBURG BLUES
TRAMPLED UNDER FOOT
Wrong Side of the Blues
Eugene "Hideaway" Bridges
Eugene "Hideaway" Bridges
Peter Ward
Blues On My Shoulders
The Phantom Blues Band
Out of the Shadows
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