Glory B Da' Funk's on Me! The Bootsy Collins Anthology

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William "Bootsy" Collins cut his teeth playing bass with the James Brown band in 1970, but when he landed in George Clinton's Parliament/Funkadelic crew in the mid-'70s, he quickly became a figurehead of Clinton's messier, trippier cartoon funk. Throughout the 1976-82 period condensed into this two-disc set, Bootsy and his Rubber Band were essentially P-Funk for kids. His records had all the stage-crowding chaos of the Mothership, with the politics and priapism replaced by goofy spiels about the excellence of, well, Bootsy, plus squelchy, googly sounds and his infamous star-shaped shades. The tone he got out of his star-shaped bass, like huge bubbles surfacing from the bottom of a lake, was heavy enough that he could slow things way, way down--"Jam Fan (Hot)" crawls like no other hard-funk record. That, in turn, let him be the half-serious loveman Clinton couldn't risk being (check out the wacky, spacy slow jam "Munchies for Your Love"). Glory B mostly collects unedited album tracks, though it also throws in 1980's lost demi-hit "Freak to Freak" (credited to Sweat Band) and the '82 single "Body Slam!" --Douglas Wolk

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THIS AIN'T NO HOLLYWOOD SQAURE!
Mr. Bootsy, Why Your Eyes Like Stars?
Sexiest Bass Playa on the Planet!
GLORY BE!, THE FUNK'S IN ME!
The 2nd best Bootsy Collins Collection

Glory B Da' Funk's on Me! The Bootsy Collins Anthology
Bootsy Collins
Manufacturer: Rhino / Wea
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Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00005JG94
Release Date: 2001-06-05

Tracks:

Stretchin' Out (In A Rubber Band)
Psychoticbumpschool
I'd Rather Be With You
Vanish In Our Sleep
Ahhh...The Name Is Bootsy, Baby
The Pinocchio Theory
Munchies For Your Love
What's A Telephone Bill?
Can't Stay Away
Very Yes
Roto-Rooter

Tracks:

Bootzilla
Hollywood Squares
Shejam (Almost Bootsy Show)
Bootsy Get Live
Jam Fan (Hot)
F-Encounter
Mug Push
Freak To Freak (single version) - Sweat Band
Shine-O-Myte (Rag Popping)
Landshark (Just When You Thought It Was Safe)
Countracula (This One's For You)
#1 Funkateer
Take A Lickin' And Keep On Kickin'
Body Slam! (12" mix)

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William "Bootsy" Collins cut his teeth playing bass with the James Brown band in 1970, but when he landed in George Clinton's Parliament/Funkadelic crew in the mid-'70s, he quickly became a figurehead of Clinton's messier, trippier cartoon funk. Throughout the 1976-82 period condensed into this two-disc set, Bootsy and his Rubber Band were essentially P-Funk for kids. His records had all the stage-crowding chaos of the Mothership, with the politics and priapism replaced by goofy spiels about the excellence of, well, Bootsy, plus squelchy, googly sounds and his infamous star-shaped shades. The tone he got out of his star-shaped bass, like huge bubbles surfacing from the bottom of a lake, was heavy enough that he could slow things way, way down--"Jam Fan (Hot)" crawls like no other hard-funk record. That, in turn, let him be the half-serious loveman Clinton couldn't risk being (check out the wacky, spacy slow jam "Munchies for Your Love"). Glory B mostly collects unedited album tracks, though it also throws in 1980's lost demi-hit "Freak to Freak" (credited to Sweat Band) and the '82 single "Body Slam!" --Douglas Wolk

Customer Reviews:

THIS AIN'T NO HOLLYWOOD SQAURE! .......2007-03-29

Bootsy got more soul than that show and the proof is in this anthology. When I think of Bootsy, I always think of Jimi Hendrix as a mental patient! He takes the soulful singing of the guitar legend and exaggerate it to humorous affect.

When you look at Bootsy's customes, and listen to his voice, You may be destined to dismiss his music a novelty. But once you get pass all of the humorous vocals, you'll find out that he has the deep grooves and even deeper bass chops that made him a legend in the first place. His ability to improvise on the bass is unparalelled in the R&B. In fact he's only rivaled by Ron Carter in this style of bass playing. His bass style goes beyond just finding "the perfect groove". He finds the perfect groove and expand its possiblities (listen to "What's a Telephone Bill" to find out how deep he is). In other words, he doesn't keep his basslines locked into the same groove that sounds "exactly the same way" throughout the whole song.

What also makes this anthology great is that bootsy comes across convincingly as a goofy playboy. He's the first artist to my knowledge that doesn't take himself seriously in his loverman role. He has fun with it without making attempts to this pretentious, clean cut, smooth talkin ladies man.

I can't give away all the goodies, you gotta buy this anthology to believe because thie guy sure likes to play!

Mr. Bootsy, Why Your Eyes Like Stars?.......2006-11-27

Man, this compilation brings back so many good memories
of the days when "DA' P-FUNK" revolution was a staple on
black radio all over the country and
Parliament / Funkadelic & Bootsy's Rubberband
was turnin' the house parties and the concert arenas out
with the spectacular "P-FUNK EARTH TOUR '76-'78 A.D.
(A Funk Opera!!)" which sold out almost as soon as it
was announced on the radio!
This was my era!...This was where I was coming from as
a 7th, 8th & 9th grader during this time.
Disco was okay on a per song / per artist basis..
but it was DA' FUNK that had my heart & mind hooked!
Everything on here is a jam...I only wish they could've put
a few of the other slow jams like "Physical Love",
"Love Vibes" and "As In (I Love You)" on here to show
Bootsy's mack-a-docious side, but they still did a good job
with the songs they chose.
If you love the funk, love strong grooves and music with
imagination, this is a comp to get!
**Also get the Parliament comp
"Tear The Roof Of The Sucker (1974-1980)" to round it out.
Sorry, but a complete Funkadelic comp has not been made
to my liking that truly encompasses the early
anti-establishment Funkadelic period (1969-73) with the
Mothership era stuff from (1974-1979) effectively!
So once they get it together on that one, then you
can really experience "FUNK BEYOND COMPARE!!"

Sexiest Bass Playa on the Planet!.......2006-08-29

Funk music is the original underground black pop music. Unlike soul, r and b, Motown and other pop genres, funk never really caught on popularly. Though disco borrowed from it and many new wavers paid lip service, the music itself remained stubbornly underground, even in it's most popular incarnations such as EW&F or the Average White Band. But the nasty groove, propelled by a solid bass and drums foundation with a layered stew of blues and jazz licks over top, is perhaps the most important sound in the music of the last 30 years, influencing artists as diverse as the Talking Heads, Dr. Dre, Miles Davis, Ornette Coleman and even arguably jam bands like Phish. And of course there was no bass player as important in the music as Bootsy Collins, who was responsible even more than any drummer for the "bomb" that characterized funk.

As a member of P-Funk, Bootsy was a major player in the development of late 70s funk...psychedelic funk if you will, which mixed elements of James Brown, jazz and acid rock to create a potent music for dancing and social statement. But on his own, Bootsy was perhaps less interested in creating a black mythology and was more of a down home groove merchant. This anthology is filled with some of the Rubber Band's funkiest work from the mid 70s until about 1982. Bootsy's jams are potent and fun. Tracks like Stretchin' Out, Psychoticbumpschool, Freak to Freak or Countracula are as funky as anything that came out of the P-Funk Universe and will both get your booty moving and will have enough musical content to move your mind.

But Bootsy's real strength to me is his ballad work. His love songs are slow, sexy, and very very nasty. The Rubber Band was blessed with a few wonderful singers such as Mudbone Cooper, who's falsetto dripped sex and gospel at the same time. But what makes the tracks work is the slow hypnotic grooves set up by Bootsy and drummer Kash Waddy, which build slowly but inevitably to orgasmic conclusions. Stand out tracks include Vanish In Our Sleep, which is soooo smooth that it should be X rated, What's a Telephone Bill featuring amazing vocal work from Mudbone and other singers, Can't Stay Away, in which some great nasty funk work is hidden behind what could be mistaken for a top forty hit. But the masterpiece of the anthology is Munchies for your Love. The ten minute track is deeply hypnotic, based on a long two chord jam. As the track builds Bootsy launches a bass solo that quite literally explodes with passion, and by the end the bass and drums sound as if they are making love to each other. It's the most amazing recreation of the erotic experience I've ever heard musically outside of Wagner's Liebestod.

This is a very well done double compilation. The artwork captures the visual aesthetic of the P-Funk family very well, with shots of Bootsy and his wild glasses, and other cartoon shots of the band. The pressings are excellent and selection is also top knotch. However, this should be thought of as a way to sample the Rubber Band. Once you are hooked it's important to hear the albums AS albums. Funk music is album-oriented music. Often the albums are unified by themes and concepts which are really best experienced as a whole and not in bleeding chunks. Still...if you are new to Bootsy, or just want much of the best music on two convenient CDs this is a great way to go. This CD will rock a party, or a party of just two...just what the Funk is supposed to do!

GLORY BE!, THE FUNK'S IN ME! .......2005-08-29

I'm 24 years of age and even I can't resist the funkiness of bootsy's music. He did more than anybody to bring the bass to the forefront of popular music and this compliamation proves it. In an era of music that's dominated by commercial thugs, bootsy's music still cuts above the hip-flop music that dominates the airwaves. The first disc is a pure funkdafied thriller. There's no weak tracks and it's loaded with enough funk to make your speakers smell like silk satin sheets after making love( now that's funky in a good way!)

The second disc is equally as funky. Even though it doesn't reach the potency of the first disc, it comes pretty close with tracks like "Bodyslam","Shyne-O-Mite", "Mugpush", and a lot more.

All I gotta say is buy this complimation and let bootzilla take you on the ride to the mothership.

The 2nd best Bootsy Collins Collection.......2003-05-09

Glory Be Da Funk's On Me: The Bootsy Collins Anthology is the 2nd best anthology from Rhino Records. It's more better than Back In The Day: The Best Of Bootsy because you get a better story on his life. Today, I'll like to tell you about the package and the understanding of the anthology.

The Package
Well, first of all the package is better. It is all about unfolding and folding the digipak. When you unfold the first layer of the package, you'll see his band, Bootsy's Rubber Band in cartoon form. The best of all, when you unfold the other layer of the package you will see Bootsy happy and joyful, with his old little costume. The plastic disc holders are wonderful because you see another Bootsy photo. You also get a special and funny message but, I'm not going to tell you what it is.

The Understanding
You have to understand that this covers Bootsy's Warner years from 1976 to 1982. This doesn't feature highlights from his 1988 comeback album on Columbia Records. The sound masters are very great. The booklet is very informative and it's fully cocked with rare photos and liner notes. It also has a selected discography... I think Rhino Records is the best.

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