Funk U [Import]

Product Description
Debut Album. Quartet from Rio De Janeiro Promoted by Nelson Motta, Cassiano and Sandra De Sa.

Funk U,Naipe,Tratore Music Brasil,Brazilian,Pop,Rock,World Music

Average customer rating: The Best Posthumous Pac Album............. What would Jezus do? Real Life The Last Great Pac Album Hip Hop

R U Still Down? (Remember Me) 2Pac Manufacturer: Jive ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music General | Funk | R&B | Styles | Music Gangsta & Hardcore | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music West Coast | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Pop Rap | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Me Against the World Until The End Of Time Better Dayz Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z. All Eyez on Me ASIN: B00000055E Release Date: 1997-11-25

Tracks:

1. Redemption
2. Open Fire
3. R U Still Down? (Remember Me)
4. Hellrazor
5. Thug Style
6. Where Do We Go From Here (Interlude)
7. I Wonder If Heaven Got A Ghetto
8. Nothing To Lose
9. I'm Gettin Money
10. Lie To Kick It
11. F**k All Y'All
12. Let Them Thangs Go
13. Definition Of A Thug N**ga

Tracks:

1. Ready 4 Whatever
2. When I Get Free
3. Hold On Be Strong
4. I'm Losin It
5. Fake Ass Bitches
6. Do For Love
7. Enemies With Me
8. Nothin But Love
9. 16 On Death Row
10. I Wonder If Heaven Got A Ghetto (Hip-Hop Version)
11. When I Get Free II
12. Black Starry Night (Interlude)
13. Only Fear Of Death

Amazon.com

26 cuts of "gangsta rap" that only increase in doom when you realize the guy talking it didn't live to laugh about it. Perhaps he now knows the answer to his question, "I Wonder If Heaven Got a Ghetto," which shows up here twice. Shakur, like most hard rappers, liked to sound tough, kicking it with song titles unprintable in a family newspaper. But, underneath the braggadocio, there was fear. "Only Fear of Death," "Nothing to Lose," and "I'm Losin' It" tell a far different story than "Fake Ass Bitches." His artistry could never, however, catch up to the sad fate of his life. --Rob O'Connor

Customer Reviews:

The Best Posthumous Pac Album....................2007-04-19

Top Joints:
R U Still Down? (Remember Me)
Hellrazor
Thug Style
I Wonder If Heaven Got A Ghetto
Nothing To Lose
I'm Gettin Money
Lie To Kick It
F**k All Y'All
Definition Of A Thug N**ga
When I Get Free
Do For Love
Nothin But Love

What would Jezus do?.......2007-02-03

If Jezus was riding alongside 2Pac would he have shot back at the snipers who took down hip/hop's only real martyr? Ok, Biggie's a martyr too, and Jezus would not have taken Biggie out either. The hits on these two men were not by true hip/hop fans. But Jezus would have picked this CD up if he was shopping at Circuit City when it came out, without having listened to it just because 2Pac was praying on the cover, and we all know who he was praying to. 2Pac made a lot more sense to ghetto youth than some white guy from 2000 years ago, plain and simple, so Jezus owes him respect!

Real Life.......2007-01-24

This is Tupac's third best album. #1 All eyez on me, #2 Until the End of Time. Put this cd in the player and listen to it from start to finish. If you dont get goosepimples, check your pulse! This cd got me through many hard times growin up, its that real.

The Last Great Pac Album.......2006-09-07

RU Still Down first posthumus 2pac album is my favorite one created after he died. Pacs vocals are not sped up and the production sounds like a 2pac album. I could list this whole album as the best songs but the standouts to me are RU Still Down, Hellrazor, Wonder If Heaven Got A Ghetto hip hop version, Open Fire, When I Get Free 1 and 2, Do For Love, F=== All Yall, well just forget it. Every song on here is a standout in my eyes. Pac's albums would go downhill from here.

Hip Hop.......2006-07-09

I'm surprised how this album has been accepted. Lets not get carried away with "his legacy" and his tragic death and all the controversy surrounding 2Pac. Everybody already knows about all that.

R U Still Down is my favorite album by 2Pac. Makaveli and All Eyez are both 5 stars to me, but R U Still Down is more raw. Especially as far as the production is concerned. A lot of people are apparently disappointed by the production on this album. I find it to have a sense of being more genuine, and more fitting than the other posthumous releases. This is probably since Pac actually had some input on creating these tracks. Overall, the sound of the album (and individual tracks) is more whole. Listening to R U Still Down helps to show how much of a project Makaveli and All Eyez On Me were. Those two albums were obviously much more orchestrated and calculated, and designed to provoke in every way. They were much more surgical and precise.

R U Still Down, however, is just straight hip-hop. There's scratching on here! There's no name dropping, or disses aimed at specific people. Just general expression of different emotions. Instead of a song about Tipper Gore or Bad Boy (for example) specificly, you get the more general (and undated) song about the struggles in general with government oppression or social commentary or anger or whatever. This is technically easier for a listener to relate to, since hardly any of us actually know Tipper Gore or Puffy, etc.....but somehow the audience doesn't want that. wtf?

"Thug Style" is probably the single song by Pac to most adhere to the street chronicling and nostalgic waxing scenarios in hip-hop. And at the same time, he's replying directly to everybody giving this album bad reviews: 'you don't know my style.'
Just because All Eyez sounded one way, or Makaveli sounded one way, or Strictly 4 My sounded one way....don't get it twisted. Its art. You gotta be open. Don't expect artists to be how you want them to be. You cannot expect anything from art, all that does is turn it into a product instead of art.

The lyrics on this album are of things more accesible to the common listener. The production is reminiscent of earlier 2Pac and more of a east-coast style of the early 90's (pre-Death Row). There's more lyrical acrobatics than usual (Let Them Thangs Go), and more of the same techincal (Lie to Kick It) and simple formats (F*** All Y'All) we're used to from 2Pac.

If you ignore all the hype and controversy surrounding the artist, and drop your expectations of him...just listen to the music on R U Still Down for the music, then maybe you can re-discover the best MC with this album.

Average customer rating: Just sit back and relax Totally bizarre we need some discipline in here... still interesting Hot On The Heels Of TG

20 Jazz Funk Greats Throbbing Gristle Manufacturer: Mute U.S. ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Alt Industrial | Industrial | Goth & Industrial | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Indie Rock | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Experimental Music | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Indie & Lo Fi | Alternative Rock | Indie Music | Stores | Music Industrial | Goth & Industrial | Alternative Rock | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: D.O.A: The Third and Final Report of Throbbing Gristle The Second Annual Report of Throbbing Gristle Heathen Earth Part Two. The Endless Not Throbbing Gristle - Greatest Hits ASIN: B000003Z5E Release Date: 1993-12-02

Tracks:

1. 20 Jazz Funk Greats
2. Beachy Head
3. Still Walking
4. Tanith
5. Convincing People
6. Exotica
7. Hot On The Heels Of Love
8. Persuasion
9. Walkabout
10. What A Day
11. Six Six Sixties
12. Discipline (Berlin)
13. Discipline (Manchester)

Amazon.com

The best English rock & roll has always been made by art students; this sometimes-pretentious, always-engaging foursome is no exception. Throbbing Gristle's unprecedented alignment of collage, propaganda, and noise even spawned an entire genre. This 1978 full-length (originally the third release on the group's Industrial label) was their uncharacteristically accessible electro-pop album. It's survived rather well--of note are the pleasantly monotonous, noisy synth-pop of "What a Day," the wholly improvised two-tracks of "Discipline," and the playful, ambient "Exotica," a tribute to Martin Denny that prefigures hipster cocktail culture by two decades. The group wasn't only boundary-pushing, they had a sense of humor (easily glimpsed in the cover art) that's sorely lacking in the industrial music created since Throbbing Gristle's demise in the late '70s. --Mike McGonigal

Customer Reviews:

Just sit back and relax.......2007-07-31

Of TGs works, this is easily one of a select few that really feels like an album of music, rather than something you have to strap yourself in for. It's far more polished than their earlier albums. While not representative of their more nightmarish soundscapes from earlier years, it's something you can casually throw on and enjoy without having to commit yourself to the "experience" of something such as Second Annual Report or CD1, and unlike D.O.A, none of the tracks really feel like throwaways.

Totally bizarre.......2006-05-28

I'm not sure whether I like or dislike this...the music is incredibly strange, it makes no sense really. Not what I expected from a band in the industrial genre. The album goes from sounding like 70's psychadelic ambient to on the verge of unlistenable noise on the last two (live?) tracks. "we need discepline in here!!" ...What the hell?

If you're into strange stuff, or the 'avant garde', give them a try.

we need some discipline in here..........2006-04-08

you can't go wrong with this album...very accessible, good place to start if you're new to Throbbing Gristle.

Mainstream music has nothing to offer. Listen to Throbbing Gristle.

still interesting.......2006-03-12

I first heard this album years ago, but never got around to owning a copy. It is Throbbing Gristle at their most commerical, I guess... but still a faaaaar cry from being truly commercial.

Hot On The Heels Of TG.......2006-01-18

The poppiest Throbbing Gristle release ever, this is enjoyable from start to finish. They kept their arty pose, their performance artists pedigree and their weird lunatic essence, but the tunes are more accessible and traditionally melodic in its minimal fashion. This time they decided to create a listenable record without losing their integrity and indie-industrial credibility, and we have to give them credits for achieving this purpose so successfully. After listening to ''Exotica'', both ''Disciplines'' and ''Hot In The Heels Of Love'', it's hard to swallow contemporary minimal acts with nothing new to add to this noisy way paved by its masters.

Average customer rating: utterly dissapointing R U Absent? The Return of Dr. Funkenstein and his Clones Surprisingly Dope Is this "funk-hop"?

How Late Do U Have 2 B B 4 U R Absent? The P-Funk All Stars Manufacturer: The C Kunspyruhzy ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | R&B | Styles | Music General | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music General | Funk | R&B | Styles | Music General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: George Clinton and Parliament Funkadelic - Live at Montreux 2004 George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic - Live at Montreux 2004 The One Giveth, The Count Taketh Away T.A.P.O.A.F.O.M. (The Awesome Power of a Fully Operational Mothership) Mothership Connection ASIN: B000AHJ8U6 Release Date: 2005-09-06

Tracks:

1. Bounce 2 This - Kendra Foster
2. Su, Su, Su - P-Funk Allstars
3. Paradigm - George Clinton
4. U Can Depend On Me - Kendra Foster
5. U Ain't Runnin' **** - George Clinton
6. Inhale SLow - P-Funk Allstars
7. Because/Last Time Zone - Funkadelic
8. Never Ending Love - Funkadelic
9. Sexy Side Of You - George Clinton
10. Saddest Day - Belita Woods
11. I Can Dance - P-Funk Allstars
12. I'll Be Sittin' Here - George Clinton

Tracks:

1. Don't Dance Too Close - Belita Woods
2. More Than Words Can Say (Live) - Belita Woods
3. Butt-A-Butt - Parliament
4. Somthing Stank - Sativa
5. Our Secret - P-Funk Allstars
6. Viagra - Funkadelic
7. Gypsy Woman - George Clinton
8. Whole Lotta Shakin' - P-Funk Allstars
9. Goodnight Sweetheart, Goodnight - Parliament
10. Watchamacallit - George Clinton
11. Trust In Yourself - Kendra Foster
12. Booty - Louis 'Babbling' Kabbabie

Customer Reviews:

utterly dissapointing.......2007-02-25

Honestly, when it comes to the master of funk, i expect so much more. i bought this album to add to my p. funk collection expecting to hear some classic bass lines, and funky grooves but instead got a hip/hop infused, almost completely funkless, soulless album. i actually considered throwing it out the window after a first listen, the second listen saved its life. to say ive never been this dissapointed in an album is an understatement. RIP to the funk....

R U Absent?.......2006-09-14

This CD is bomb. I love to hear a good compilation. It's all about the art in generating a disc that flows.

I've been a fan of Clinton's work for a long time (two concerts). These other reviews are just from critics stuck in the 70's. It's called G Funk not Funk Hop and it's only a couple of songs. Clinton's songs and production with people like Outkast, Too $hort, or Dre... You can't denie that this funkster has Hip Hop in his soul.

The whole CD is crazy bomb, Del's Hip Hop is hit or miss really (excentric)... heance the 4 star rating. The reason I bought this CD is because of the song Somthing Stank. I heard that song at the concerts and loved it and loved Shondra for rapping it, but never saw it recorded until now. It's completely different besides the some of the lyrics. I liked it better done over the 808 but now it's just a funk song, oh well - it's fine.

Buy the CD if your a die hard fan, buy it used if you want to hear a good colaberation of funk love.

The Return of Dr. Funkenstein and his Clones.......2006-02-21

As a long-time rabid PFunk fan, in my fear that the best of the mob may well be in the past I've contented myself during the last several years with nostalgia over the mob's great recorded hits of the 70s thru' the 80s (from "The Mothership Connection" through to "Trombipulation" for Parliament, "Let's Take it to the Stage" through "Electric Spanking..." for Funkadelic and the great output of the past from the myriad other spin off acts of the mob, including the eventual solo albums of George Clinton (the Funk overlord himself), Bootsy's Rubber Band, Parlet, the Brides, etc.. and even the renegade Funkadelic (Shady Grady, Fuzzy haskins and the (now good Rev) Calvin Simon). The last real new new material I heard was about 7 years ago "US Customs Coast Guard Dope Dogs" of 1998 which was a great disappointment overall. "How Late Do U have 2B..." however has re-energized my faith in "the One" and I must happily say the good Dr.Funkenstein is indeed really back with a bang. And in addition to a few of the amazingly talented clones of the old brigade who seem to have survived with him (Bernie Worrel, Michael hampton, Gary Shyder, Billy Bass etc..) there are fresh new faces whose individual talents make for a healthy regeneration of Pfunk. Belita Woods' voice is out of this world and so are the vocalizing skills of Kendra and the rapability of the first grand daughter of funk, sativa. I love a good number of the tracks including "Bounce to this", Whatchamacallit", "Something Stank, "Sexy Side of you", Paradigm (which features Prince), and the everlasting "I can Dance" which goes on and on. The track that however blows the cobwebs that have settled over the years of PFunk stagnation right out my mind is "U Ain't Running Sh*%t". Rejoice all believers, Pfunk is back!!!!

Surprisingly Dope.......2006-02-08

What is a booty, and how do you know if you're shaking it? Thank God for George Clinton so that we will always have an answer to that question. ...Absent is a sprawling conglomeration of P-Funk-related tracks, great and small. In all honesty, this album really deserves around 3 stars, but the pieces and parts can be removed and built into a 4-4.5 star funk opus. There is no question that some songs drag down the average a bit.

One thing that concerned me before I bought this album was the wide variety of artists credited to different songs. Kendra who? Sativa? Don't worry. GC is all over this thing, and when you listen to it you won't be able to tell the difference. There are a variety of flavors here, just take your pick. "Watchamacallit" sounds like a TAPOAFOM-era jam. "Because/Last Time Zone" is a trippy, Funkadelic-style piece that borrows from the Beatles. "Sexy Side of You" is the perfect semi-sleazy slice of funk/pop that you didn't even know you've been waiting for. Its arguably the best thing Clinton has done in a decade.

One aspect that I really liked about this album was the integration of hip-hop, throughout. P-Funk and Hip-Hop have been intertwined since DJs began sampling Parliament in the early 80s (or late 70s, maybe) but never has it been married together as convincingly as "Trust in Yourself", for example. Another selling point are the guest spots, with two in particular standing out. While the Prince collabo, "Paradigm", doesn't exactly live up to the billing of the two greatest funkateers this side of Sly Stone, it is a can't-miss moment nonetheless. Del the Funkee Homosapien's freestyle over Funkadelics sludgy metal is the reason I picked this up in the first place. Ultimately, if you love the funk, you can do worse than this release.

Here is my ultra-sleek streamlined version:

1. Bounce 2 This
2. Butt-A-Butt
3. Paradigm
4. Gypsy Woman
5. Inhale Slow
6. Viagra
7. Because/Last Time Zone
8. Su, Su, Su
9. Sexy Side of You
10. Watchamacallit
11. Trust in Yourself
12. I'll Be Sittin' Here

Of course, you'll want to cater yours to your specific tastes.

Is this "funk-hop"?.......2006-01-27

This album took me some time to get into. My first impression was frustration because it felt like a rap album, largely devoid of funk. But after a few listens there are several gems to be discovered and it has grown on me. This is certainly a mixed bag though, heavy on rap/hip-hop and light on funk.

My biggest problem with the record is how rap/hip-hop seems to be extinguishing the life out of funk music, at least in my opinion. I like my funk uncut. There are numerous times where a great song gets going and then rap music trashes the song. For example, "Viagra" (Viagravation?) starts out with an excellent, exciting riff and then goes limp the moment the rapping begins. What a waste of an otherwise outstanding guitar track! This would have been my favorite track if it wasn't for that dreadful rapping. Too bad it wasn't just an instrumental like an out-of-control "Maggot Brain" in high gear. Nice lyrics at the end though.

Another great funky track is "Something Stank." The beginning and ending are great but the middle takes a sharp nosedive into an annoying rap song which defuses the good groove they had going. Mercifully, the rap part is only a minute long before the funk is restored.

"U Ain't Runnin Sh#t" is a gangster rap song that I find quite unpleasant. "I'll Be Sittin' Here" is a decent song that would be far better without the rap interlude. "Trust in Yourself" is easily the worst song on the album. It has crass and sexist rap lyrics that just don't belong on a funk record. This song is the anti-funk! "Otherside," a bonus track after the puerile "Booty," is another rap song with a profane chorus. What's the deal with all the foul language on these rap songs? Innuendo is fun but I don't want to hear cussing all song long. No class. "Butt-a-Butt" is too hip-hop for my tastes, but not as bad as other rap tracks on the album.

But there are some great moments as well making this album worth checking out. "Bounce 2 This" is the type of song that reminds you why you love funk so much. It's up-tempo and fun. "Su, Su, Su" has a nice funky slow groove. "U Can Depend On Me" doesn't have much in the way of funk but is one of my favorite tracks on the album. It's got some nice guitar weaving its way through the song and a lovely chorus. The Belita Woods songs are all outstanding. My favorite song though is "I Can Dance." It's a 15-minute loop of "Nappy Dugout" with Sue Dog having a conversation with George. Bad language aside, the track is pretty damn funny. Other favorites include "Gypsy Woman" and "Watchamacallit."

If you are new to funk skip this one for now and start elsewhere, but for long-time fans I'd say there are enough satisfying tracks to make it worth picking up. There are more positives than negatives. However, I have an impending sense that the Mothership is going in the direction of rap and hip-hop, and if that be the case, it feels like the beginning of the end to me.

Average customer rating: Free Flesh N' Bone!!!! Not Just About the Lyrics A CD worth buying Good album but not a classic Knocc Out and Flesh, my glocks to techs, we comin 2 serve ya

T.H.U.G.S.: Trues Humbly United Gatherin' Souls Flesh N Bone Manufacturer: Def Jam ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | R&B | Styles | Music General | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music General | Funk | R&B | Styles | Music Gangsta & Hardcore | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music West Coast | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Pop Rap | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Similar Items: 5th Dog Let Loose Thug By Nature Alpha and Omega The Gift Bizzy Bone Presents Double R ASIN: B0000024LT Release Date: 1996-11-19

Tracks:

1. Prayer Intro
2. T.H.U.G.S.
3. Reverend Run Sermon
4. World So Cruel
5. Northcoast
6. Nothin But Da Bone In Me
7. The Silence Isn't Over
8. Crazy By The Flesh
9. 51/50 Skit
10. Mystic Spirits
11. Coming To Serve You
12. Tha Killin Skit
13. Live Soil
14. Sticks And Stones
15. Empty The Clip
16. No Mercy
17. Playa Hater

Customer Reviews:

Free Flesh N' Bone!!!!.......2006-05-24

Flesh N' Bone was like the sweetest off Bone Thugs next to Bizzy because he had that skill to just have you like oooohhhhh that's hard. He did a great job on his first CD this is like a classic for me. There's alot of a good songs on here like "Sticks and Stones", "Empty The Clip", and "World So Cruel". Great album off da bones archives. A lot of people startin' to think Bone Thugs gettin' too old now but I tell them to hate on the Thuggish Ruggish. This is a must have album. Free Flesh N' Bone and free my cousin Quincy!

Not Just About the Lyrics.......2006-04-29

I'm a huge bone thugs fan, one thing that always strikes me is their variation of the stuttered flow and speed. As opposed to Twista who raps only at his speed without much variation.

It goes without out saying that Flesh is heavily underrated. If some of you so called Hip/Hop, Rap fans listen to the rapping style (flow) rather than just the lyrics you might appreciate the style better.

For example has any of you heard Flesh at the end of Handle the Vibe (no, it's not on the album). As somebody mentioned elsewhere on these reviews; listen to Mystic Spirits - he maintains a steady flow with ease over the beat.

On another note Bone were very experienced rappers for their age, also before Bizzy became spiritual Flesh was doing the spiritual stuff first just go through the albums and listen!!!!

For those who still think what the hell is he talkin' about listen to Deadly on 5th Dawg Let Loose.

Check these songs out, also feat Flesh:

Too Greedy - Skit
BYOB - Last track from 5th Dawg (japanese import)
Roof is Leaking
Untouchable - RWO feat Flesh (his final verse is awesome)

A CD worth buying.......2006-02-25

This Cd is one of the best CD's ever, no doubt. My favorite track is "Northcoast" because it has one of the sickest most relaxing beat that i have ever heard. I like the little Jazz sound it has in the chorus. this CD is worth buying because Flesh really shows his talent as a rapper. Believe me you wanna get this album because it is a jewl.

Good album but not a classic.......2006-02-19

"T.H.U.G.S." was the first Bone solo and displayed a similar style to the classic "E. 1999 Eternal" album. However, it falls short when trying to stack up with that album. Flesh wasn't really a big part of that album, so on "T.H.U.G.S." we finally see what he is truly capable of. There are a handful of really great songs on this album, and there are also some unnecessary filler tracks. Flesh-N-Bone is interesting to listen to on this album because he tries to walk the line between a spiritual, god fearing rapper and a murderous criminal, which makes some tracks less convincing than others. Overall, "T.H.U.G.S." is a good album by all means but doesn't really stack up to a lot of the other Bone Thugs releases.

"T.H.U.G.S." starts out with a few very spiritual tracks. The intro is just the Lord's prayer over some scary music. This gives way to the title track, a pretty spiritual track with a good chorus and beat. "Rev Run Sermon" lets the great Joseph Simmons get a little preaching in. "World So Cruel" is one of the better songs here, a message track with good verses by Flesh and Run and a nice hook. The best track on the CD is "Nothin But Da Bone In Me". It's a very raw, hard song, with a great piano and instrumental beat, it's got an almost g-funk style and Flesh rips his trademark triple time rhymes. "Northcoast" is another of the best songs, a very laidback track with great instrumentals and a relaxed singing sample. "The Silence Isn't Over" is a very hard song, but like a lot of the songs on the second half of the album, it goes on for too long (6+ minutes). "Crazy By The Flesh" is a good song, a weird chorus supplied with a great bassline makes it worth it. The second half of the album is much worse than the first, plagued by unnecessarily long and repetitive filler tracks. The exception is "Comin to Serve You" where Flesh and BG Knocc Out display great chemistry. The album ends with two pretty strong tracks, "No Mercy" with Fat Joe and Big Pun and "Playa Hater with Layzie and Krayzie Bone.

This album had the potential to be a really great album but fell short. Flesh-N-Bone is a pretty talented rapper, he has a lot to say but sometimes he's so fast that he kind of leaves your head spinning. His voice is good to listen to, kind of between Layzie and Bizzy Bone's voice. "T.H.U.G.S." is a good album to listen to if you can find it, but don't expect any "East 1999 Eternal" or the like here.

Knocc Out and Flesh, my glocks to techs, we comin 2 serve ya.......2005-12-23

This cd is bangin! I just found the damn thing and i luv it. Comin 2 serve ya is the best but all the songs are hard as hell. Live soil and world so cruel r tight 2. Very overlooked cd, I don't know about the fifth dawg let loose cd but definitely get this 1

Average customer rating: When a good live sound meets studio production if not echt, at least excellent

Livin' Large E.U. Manufacturer: Atlantic / Wea ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | R&B | Styles | Music General | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music General | Funk | R&B | Styles | Music General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Cold Kickin' It The World's Greatest Entertainer Michel'le The Best of Chuck Brown It Takes Two ASIN: B00000DP5S Release Date: 1990-10-25

Tracks:

1. Buck Wild
2. Livin' Large
3. Shake Your Thang
4. Taste of Your Love
5. Shaka Zulu
6. Come to the Go-Go
7. Shake It Like a White Girl
8. Butt '89
9. Don't Turn Around
10. Express

Customer Reviews:

When a good live sound meets studio production.......2005-10-11

E.U. and most Go Go bands should always a live experience. This album is what happens when a local style of music gets a little national airplay and then someone thinks they can translate that live sound and energy into a studio recording. This album sounds produced...over produced. It sounds like on many tracks there was someone in the studion saying "wow, we can do that? well lets try this and this and that!" Missing the mark of capturing the energy and feel of Go Go music.

The best recording of Go Go I have ever heard are live. Usually off the board no less. What is missing in this album is the energy, the banter with the crowd and the feel that live recordings give you. The only one that even sounds vaguley like Go Go is Livin' Large, but even that is studio polished in a wierd way. The only one worth anything on this disk is "Shake Your Thing" and that is only because Herbie Luv Bug took the beat of Go Go, the sound of E.U. and shaped it into a hip hop song....so therefore it is not Go Go. Since almost every song has a different producer the album is an incohesive mess.

One track on this album says it all "Come to the Go Go." Yes, go on down, cause this recording is sterile and E.U has done much better. You want to here a good Go Go recording? See if you can find yourself a copy of "Go Go Live at the Capital Center."

if not echt, at least excellent.......2005-03-10

EU is one of the stalwarts of '80s house in DC, and this album is an excellent introduction, as well as an evergreen house party / weekend bbq favorite. If you like Digital Underground, de la soul, or Fresh Prince (think "summertime"), you'll love EU.

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Now Do U Wanna Dance Graham Central Station Manufacturer: Collectables ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | R&B | Styles | Music General | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music General | Funk | R&B | Styles | Music Similar Items: Mirror Ain't No 'Bout-A-Doubt It My Radio Sure Sounds Good to Me Graham Central Station Release Yourself ASIN: B000CQM4X8 Release Date: 2006-02-14

Tracks:

1. Happ-E-2-C-U-A-Ginn
2. Now Do-U-Wanta Dance
3. Last Train
4. Love and Happiness
5. Earthquake
6. Crazy Chicken
7. Stomped Beat-Up and Whooped
8. Lead Me On
9. Saving My Love for You
10. Have Faith in Me

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Thank You...For F.U.M.L. (Funking Up My Life) Donald Byrd Manufacturer: Wounded Bird Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Jazz | Styles | Music Smooth Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music General | R&B | Styles | Music General | Funk | R&B | Styles | Music ASIN: B000QJLQP8 Release Date: 2007-07-17

Tracks:

1. Thank You for Funking Up My Life
2. Sunning in Your Loveshine
3. Your Love Is My Ecstasy
4. Loving You
5. Have You Heard the News?
6. In Love with Love
7. Cristo Redentor
8. Close Your Eyes and Look Within

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Thank You...For F.U.M.L. (Funking Up My Life) Donald Byrd Manufacturer: Elektra ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Jazz | Styles | Music Smooth Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music General | R&B | Styles | Music General | Funk | R&B | Styles | Music Jazz | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Donald Byrd and 125th Street, N.Y.C. Black Byrd ASIN: B00005V53D Release Date: 2002-09-09

Tracks:

1. Thank You for Funking Up My Life
2. Sunning in Your Loveshine
3. Your Love Is My Ecstasy
4. Loving You
5. Have You Heard the News?
6. In Love with Love
7. Cristo Redentor
8. Close Your Eyes and Look Within

Album Description

Remastered reissue of 1978 album. Produced by Donald Byrd himself and featuring his 125th Street Orchestra including Wah Wah Watson and Ed Atkins, this first album for the Elektra label brought the trumpeter back to the US charts. Digipak. Warner.

Album Details

Available in Digipack, Re-mastered with New Liner Notes by Leading Jazz Writers.

Average customer rating: There's no such thing as too many drums. Next Best Thing To "All One" THE BEST CD EVER! This CD is SUPERB! This CD is SUPERB!

Can U Get It Entrain Manufacturer: Dolphin Safe Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Rock | Styles | Music Rock Jam Bands | Jam Bands | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: All One Rise Up: Live, Vol. 1 No Matter What Modern Times ASIN: B00000K34E Release Date: 1999-08-24

Tracks:

1. Tarbosh (Dancin' In The Light)
2. River Run
3. North Shore Drift
4. A-La-Hey
5. Anyway
6. Mother Street
7. Annie
8. House On The Hill
9. One Earth
10. Scatter The Fire
11. Hear My Prayer
12. Mo' Drums
13. Can U Get It

Customer Reviews:

There's no such thing as too many drums........2001-03-13

I first heard cuts from this CD on WXPN in Philadelphia, then saw the band live at WXPN's Singer/Songwriter Weekend in 1999. They blew every other band away. Fortunately, the band was selling the CD at the concert, so I bought it there and then. It is one CD meant to be played LOUD. I had it playing on my van's sound system one day; an acquaintance demanded to know who it was because "That's the best music I've heard in a long time."

Next Best Thing To "All One".......2000-06-14

After seeing Entrain in New Bedford at the Blues Festival, I'm wondering how long it will take the world to recognize them as the greatest band since Santana (whose CD "Supernatural" was playing between sets that day) They are phenomenal, and the PERCUSSION! You've gotta hear it to believe it. Live is best, though.

THE BEST CD EVER!.......2000-01-31

This CD is AWESOME! Entrain is absolutely the best band ever to play on the face of the Earth! YOU MUST TRY IT! Track number one is the best!

This CD is SUPERB!.......1999-11-23

I had never heard of Entrain until I listened to "Anyway" on DMX. I ordered the CD and was blown away when I played it. No matter what kind of music you like, it would be hard not to get into this one. Every song is great. It will make you dance.

This CD is SUPERB!.......1999-11-23

I had never heard of Entrain until I listened to "Anyway" on DMX. I ordered the CD and was blown away when I played it. No matter what kind of music you like, it would be hard not to get into this one. Every song is great. It will make you dance.

Average customer rating: A review for other rabid Gilles Peterson fans... welcome to Brownswood...

Gilles Peterson Digs America: Brownswood U.S.A. Gilles Peterson Manufacturer: Luv N Haight ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Compilations | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music | Ambient | Dance Pop | Disco | Drum & Bass | Electronica | Freestyle | Techno-House | Trance | Trip Hop General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Jazz Fusion | Jazz | Styles | Music General | R&B | Styles | Music General | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music General | Funk | R&B | Styles | Music Jazz Funk | Funk | R&B | Styles | Music Similar Items: BBC Sessions Journeys By DJ: Desert Island Mix Gilles Peterson in Africa Gilles Peterson in Brazil Back in Brazil ASIN: B000BFHVWO Release Date: 2005-11-08

Tracks:

1. Didn't I - Dorando
2. Tribute To Wes - Moses Dillard
3. He Does It Better - Marya Josie
4. Ya Ya Cha Cha - Lonnie Hewlett And The Little Sister & Co.
5. Search For Inner Self - Jon Lucien
6. A Perfect day - Bobby Cole
7. Get Off The Ground - Baaska & Scavelli
8. Higher Ground - Ellen McIlwaine
9. Just As We - Caroline Peyton
10. Lover's Theme - Bob Cunningham
11. The Kingdom With You - Ira Sullivan
12. Just Me' N' You - JR Bailey
13. The Prayer - The World Experience Orchestra
14. Ode To Africa - Harold McKinney
15. 47 X It's Own Weight - March Of The Goober Woobers
16. Cirlces - The Ensamble Al Salaam

Amazon.com

Gilles Peterson is of course one of very few dance, soul and funk-based musician/ DJs to have brought "world music" to a larger, dance-oriented audience without being cheesey about it. This is a pretty big deal, and has garnered Peterson comparisons to John Peel. His fan base is large, worldwide, and rabid. As you might guess by the title, the jazz, funk and soul tunes on this album were all compiled for the crate-digging Ubiquity label's Luv N' Haight series. These sixteen tunes are some of the rarest and heaviest Gilles was able to dig out of his Brownswood estate, a mini-mansion that holds nothing save Peterson's massive record collection. For funk fanatics and beat-seekers who don't have thousands of dollars laying around, this is pretty necessary. --Mike McGonigal

Album Description

This is the first in a series of "Digs" compilations raiding the record racks of some of the most outrageous music collections. Over the years, Peterson has delighted dance floors and listeners of his radio show (his weekly BBC Radio 1 show is syndicated worldwide) by joining the dots between musical styles and eras. His record collection is so serious he keeps it in a separate house known as Brownswood and his regular listeners are occasionally treated to a Brownswood Basement selection (where all the records are oldies, all are on vinyl, and none have been re-issued). This comp features some of the Brownswood Basement rarities from the US. Peterson selects and blends choice tracks from around the world, from swinging vocal jazz selections to ultra rare funk nuggets to sweet soul to super rare manic breakbeat funk. He's the listeners' listener and the collectors' collector. Comp includes liner notes, artist images, and quotes from Gilles. For fans of "Under The! Influence" and "Back To Mine" comps, Jazzman, and world psychedelic classics.

Customer Reviews:

A review for other rabid Gilles Peterson fans..........2006-10-31

I am one of the rabid fans the Amazon reviewer describes. Hooked by the Double CD version of INCredible, I set out to buy almost everything he's put out... which is quite a lot these days. When something new comes out, I desparetly wait for a review with one finger on the buy now button. As I don't have unlimited funds to splash into buying music, I appreciate the reviews so that I can spend my money on the best music possible. This one became available at a discount price, so I decided to nabbed it.

This particular CD is of unmixed rarer older Jazz tracks, and as the other reviewer says, 'Some you'll love, some you'll like, and some are completely disposable' is I think by far the most appropriate description that could be given for this CD. The music is good for background music or would be suitable for a dinner party.

With many of his other releases, Gilles has set the bar very high for himself and, I might add, he rarely fails to deliver. While I consider this to be a good CD, and really there's nothing wrong with it, and any artist would be more than happy to put together a collection of tunes like this, however, there are still thousands of CDs out there like this (and many that are better, including from Gilles' own collection) so I doubt it will get a very high rotation from my collection. This disc is a solid 4 (definately not 5) rating. Personally, for something that's stylistically similar, I'd go for his Impressed Vol. 2 over this CD.

If you're new to Gilles Peterson and curious having heard good things about him - run, don't walk for the Double CD of INCredible, the Desert Island mix and his wonderful Brazilian (both) and African compilations. I have each of the Worldwide CDs which I very highly recommend as well (although, it's important to note that Vol. 4 is quite different to the first three). All of which will give you hours of listening pleasure... and begging for more!

If you're a rabid fan, you'll probably going to grab this anyway, and it wouldn't be a bad buy, it just doenst leave a lasting impression on me in the same way most of his other CDs do.

welcome to Brownswood..........2005-11-20

... as in "digs" through record crates (for those in the over 30 set like myself). Legendary British DJ Gilles Peterson's compilations and mixes are almost always dependable sources of not only "rare" but interesting "groove" music from across the stylistic spectrum. For the most part, this CD is no exception with 16 tracks culled from a record collection so large that Mr. Peterson has a seperate house for it (known as "Brownswood" according to the liner notes... which is not located in the U.S.A... but the albums/artists presented here are apparently all American... thus the title...I guess.)

These tracks are not "mixed" in any way, just compiled... several fade out but I imagine that's because the source tracks do also. All are of 1960s-70s vintage and the sequencing is good, moving from soul/R&B-ish tunes through vocal-jazz-grooviness into psych-jazzy-pop toward disco-soul ending up with pseudo-african-mystical-jazz/pop with a bit of freak-funk-fusion along the way. Some common threads include a thing for piano-driven rhythms, jazz touches even on "pop" tracks, light orchestral instrumentation, flute solos, wordless vocals/chants/choruses, and (unfortunately) electric violin solos (on two back to back tracks... each of which I had to skip past at about the mid-point...)

Do any of these tracks qualify as "forgotten classics?" Not really. Some you'll love, some you'll like, and some are completely disposable. Will young club-goers enjoy this one? Probably not... Is this on the level of Peterson's INCredible or Desert Island Mix? Not even close -- this is more comparable to his Impressed series of rare UK jazz tracks. So... if you have an unquenchable thirst for (very) obscure vintage jazz/soul/funk/etc. tracks, be happy that Gilles shares his finds with us on CD compilations like this and enjoy the ride... short of spending a few months digging through the crates at Brownswood yourself, this is the next best thing.

(Extra credit points: there is interesting commentary for each track in the liner notes and many even include the album cover art. Nice work, Ubiquity!)

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3. Guerra E Amore [Import]
4. Haciendo Trampas [Import]
5. Hamenes Agapes [Import]
6. I Grandi Successi Originali [Import]
7. In Concert [Live] [Import]
8. International Music Series: Carnival in Trinidad
9. Inuusivut- Our Ways (Eskimo, Inuit Music)
10. Jacobites by Name

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