I wish all the albums from this era were put on CD. I am glad this one was.
June 18, 2008 |  | A bit of a comedown after the last two... |  |
Okay, there's nothing on this record that's an unreachable high, something it does not have in common with the first two. I mean, there's no real low points (other than "Very Yes (The Player of the Year)", which is basically the sound of Bootsy taking a dump on plastic), but at the same point there's no "Munchies for Your Love" or "Stretchin' Out in a Rubber Band" or "I'd Rather be with You" on this one. And there are way too many helium vocals - they're there on "Bootzilla", and they screw "Very Yes" and "As In I Love You" hopelessly. Oh yeah, I don't like "As in I Love You" either. The good news is that most of it's great; "Bootzilla" is a tremendous dance track, or at least would have been one without the helium vocals; "Hollywood Squares" is clever, funky satire; "Roto-Rooter" continues in the "constipated notions" direction Parliament had began, adding some funny vocalizing; "May the Force be With You" has some of the best P-Funk drumming ever. And "What's the Name of This Town" is funny, though not as funny as the songs on the last two. Really this is more 3.5 stars than 4, because of bad ballads and rather lack of any real highs. But I'm nice, so I give it 4.
November 26, 2007 | | How Bootsy Got His Groove On | |
This was Bootsy's third successful effort on LP. It came at the height of his popularity when people were trying to capitalize on his sound (ie. Rick James, George Duke,...). Nearly every song is word perfect in terms of his style and execution. This CD is a must for any student of true funk music.
April 2, 2007Used to listen to bootsy in high school (way back when). It was great then and still holds up well today. Some of the instruments sound a bit dated, but overall he still has that feeling.
I think it is hilarious that Amazon recommends actual "rubber bands" as something I might like to buy after I view bootsy's cd's page. Shows that these "intelligent" computers still have some way to go...hehe March 28, 2004
I just bought this CD last night,and I love it. "BOOTSY WHAT'S THE NAME OFTHIS TOWN" and "BOOTZILLA" are my two favorite songs from this CD. "HOLLYWOOD SQUARES" almost made it, but all the songs are really good. Bootsy's liquid space bass is very good in this CD.
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