Bar-B-Que Soul-A-Bration [Box set]

Editorial Reviews
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Despite heavy industry competition, Rhino Records has yet to cede its title of "Label Most Likely to Make a Silly Idea Work." Latest case in point is the new "Party Packs" series' double-CD selection of grill-soundtrack sides packaged with recipes for ribs, catfish, and other delicacies, manufacturer coupons included. The music leans hard toward '60s soul (Otis, James Brown), often with a food-related bent (King Curtis's "Memphis Soul Stew," Little Milton's "Grits Ain't Groceries"). Left-field entries by Tony Joe White (who schools those of "y'all never been down south too much" on the mythical "Polk Salad Annie"), the Clovers, Willie Bobo, and Betty Wright ("Clean Up Woman" closes the set, naturally) assure that the discs avoid the over-familiar: They go down real easy, don'tcha know. --Rickey Wright

Bar-B-Que Soul-A-Bration,Various Artists,Rhino / Wea,60's,70's,Box Sets (Audio Only),Deep Soul,Instrumental Rock,Pop,Pop-Soul,Pop/Rock,R&B,Soul,Soul/Reggae/Rhythm & Blues,Southern Soul

Tracks:

Memphis Soul Stew - King Curtis
Sweet Soul Music - Arthur Conley
Bar-B-Q - Wendy Rene
Hot Barbecue - Brother Jack McDuff
Watermelon Man - Mongo Santamaria Band
Green Onions - Booker T. & The MG's
The Nitty Gritty - Shirley Ellis
Grits Ain't Groceries (All Around The World) - Little Milton
Grits - James Brown
Soul Food - Asylum Choir
Soul Food - Albert Collins
Polk Salad Annie - Tony Joe White
The Happy Song (Dum-Dum) - Otis Redding
Summertime - Billy Stewart
Chicken Strut - The Meters
Let The Good Times Roll - Bobby Bland, B.B. King
The Oogum Boogum Song - Brenton Wood
Soul Man (Special Karaoke-Mix Track) - Sam & Dave
Respect (Special Karaoke-Mix Track) - Aretha Franklin

Tracks:

Red Beans - Professor Longhair
Jambalaya (On The Bayou) - Fats Domino
Smokey Joe's Cafe - The Robins
Millie Make Some Chili - Billy Vera & The Beaters
The 'In' Crowd - Ramsey Lewis Trio
But It's Alright - J.J. Jackson
Soul-Limbo - Booker T & The M.G.'s
Rock Steady - Aretha Franklin
Cool Jerk - The Capitols
One Mint Julep - The Clovers
Compared To What - Les McCann & Eddie Harris
Tighten Up - Archie Bell & The Drells
Mama's Cooking - Marcia Ball
The Rubberband Man - Spinners
Land Of 1000 Dances - Wilson Pickett
Fried Neck Bones - Willie Bobo
Too Much Barbeque - Big Twist & The Mellow Fellows
Clean Up Woman - Betty Wright

Amazon.com

Despite heavy industry competition, Rhino Records has yet to cede its title of "Label Most Likely to Make a Silly Idea Work." Latest case in point is the new "Party Packs" series' double-CD selection of grill-soundtrack sides packaged with recipes for ribs, catfish, and other delicacies, manufacturer coupons included. The music leans hard toward '60s soul (Otis, James Brown), often with a food-related bent (King Curtis's "Memphis Soul Stew," Little Milton's "Grits Ain't Groceries"). Left-field entries by Tony Joe White (who schools those of "y'all never been down south too much" on the mythical "Polk Salad Annie"), the Clovers, Willie Bobo, and Betty Wright ("Clean Up Woman" closes the set, naturally) assure that the discs avoid the over-familiar: They go down real easy, don'tcha know. --Rickey Wright

Customer Reviews:

Bar-B-Que Fun.......2005-07-05

This album is just plain fun -- a mixture of R&B, Zydeco, jazz. It is a hodge-podge and whether or not you agree with all the selections -- and I am fine with every one of them -- it's still fun. If you don't have an extensive collection of these kinds of music, this is a fine "starter."

Fair-So many tunes don't really belong on here!.......2002-06-05

OK, so far I am the first(and perhaps only)one to review this BBQ collection of soul/r&b tunes. Luckily I borrowed this collection from a co-worker; I am glad I didn't actually have to pay for it. I've put together better collections of fun tunes for picnics, barbecues, hanging at the beach parties, etc. than Rhino did with this boxed set. The karaoke tunes alone shouldn't be on here-what were the folks at Rhino thinking when they slapped together this haphazard collection? Don't get me wrong, I love Rhino, thanks to them at least half of my sizeable music collection consists of stuff put out by them. Skip this one no matter what, just dig out your favorite party tunes & your guests will have a terrific time.

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