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- Date Released: November 10, 1998
- Genre: Hip-Hop/R&B
- Style: Funk, Acid Jazz, Soul
- Label: Desco / RoyaltyShare
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We Say...
Anyone whose tastes are shaped solely by radio gets an extremely warped, inaccurate and incomplete portrait of American music. This 24-song collection of '90s soul and funk tunes features musicians with faithful followings who belie the notion these styles are commercially dead. Sharon Jones, Lee Fields or Ravi Harris & the Prophets among others are cutting rousing, exuberant tunes celebrated at house parties and during concerts on the underground funk circuit. Jones' sultry, appealing voice gets impressively showcased on "Hook and Sing Meets the Funky Superfly (Part 1)," "Bump N Touch (Part 1)," "Damn It's Hot (Parts 1 & 2)" and the covers of "I Got the Feeling" and "You Better Think Twice." Indeed, James Brown's mighty '70s funk records are the set's primary reference point, from the Harris crew's "Hot Pants Road" to "Freddy's Ribs" featuring the Soul Providers/Bosco's Billionaires and Sugarman's Three "Double Cross." The Sugarman Three also pay homage to Brown's soul period with their cover of "Papa's Got a Brand New Bag." Lee Fields' "Let a Man Do What He Wants" and "Take It or Leave It" as well as "Hey Sallie Mae Get Off My Feet" and Joseph Henry's "I Feel Right" are other anthology high points.
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They Say...
Classic '70s-style funk enjoyed a massive resurgence in popularity during the '90s, not only providing the basis for the vast majority of hip-hop recorded during the decade, but also becoming a party music of choice on college campuses otherwise dominated by politically correct alternative rock; moreover, funky jazz acts like Medeski, Martin & Wood moved into the good graces of neo-hippie, jam-band audiences, and even most alternative metal bands bore some semblance of the music's stamp, thanks to predominantly rock-oriented acts like Faith No More and the Red Hot Chili Peppers. So it's somewhat surprising, even with the advent of sampling technology, that a full-scale funk revival movement, centered around old-school bands who played live instruments, never quite took shape. Thankfully, the New York-based Desco Records, founded by Philippe Lehman and Gabriel Roth, moved in to fill that vacuum in 1997, releasing a series of 45 rpm records devoted to funk of every flavor. The company moved into the CD market in 1998, and anyone who missed out on those vinyl issues can easily catch up with Spike's Choice: The Desco Funk 45 Collection, which collects the A and B sides of the company's first 12 singles. The dominant influence here is James Brown, both in the straight-ahead, late-'60s-style funk of singers like Sharon Jones, Joseph Henry, and the masterful Lee Fields, and the J.B.'s-derived instrumentals by the Other Side and the label's house band, the Soul Providers. Elsewhere, the groundbreaking Ravi Harris and the Prophets deliver a trancey, sitar-driven variation on the sound, and the Sugarman Three proffer a greasy brand of soul-jazz boogaloo reminiscent of artists like Lou Donaldson. It's all performed live, and it all sounds astoundingly authentic and organic, which makes this already enjoyable music even more infectious. Whether the singles collected on Spike's Choice prove to be the start of something big or not, they stand on their own as some of the funkiest of the decade.
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| 01. |  |
Let A Man Do What He Wanna Do
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3:04 |
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| 02. | |
Steam Train
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3:09 |
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| 03. | |
Diggin' Up The Yard
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3:04 |
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| 04. | |
You Do Something I Don't Do Nothing
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2:46 |
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| 05. | |
Path Of The Blazing Sarong - Ravi Harris & The Prophets |
3:01 |
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| 06. | |
Hot Pants Road - Ravi Harris & The Prophets |
2:55 |
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| 07. | |
Damn It's Hot (Part 1) - Sharon Jones |
2:34 |
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| 08. | |
Damn It's Hot (Part 2) - Sharon Jones |
3:35 |
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| 09. | |
Bump N Touch (Part 1) - Sharon Jones |
2:43 |
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| 10. | |
Hook And Sing Meets The Funky Superfly (Part 1) - Sharon Jones |
2:55 |
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| 11. | |
Thunderbird (Part 1) - Ravi Harris & The Prophets |
3:29 |
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| 12. | |
Thunderbird (Part 2) - Ravi Harris & The Prophets |
3:48 |
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| 13. | |
Earl's Backywad Barbecue - The Soul Providers/Bosco's Billionaires |
3:03 |
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| 14. | |
Freddy's Ribs - The Soul Providers/Bosco's Billionaires |
2:52 |
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| 15. | |
Soul Jasper - The Soul Providers |
3:18 |
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| 16. | |
Let The Music Take Your Mind - The Soul Providers |
2:45 |
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| 17. | |
Who's The King? (You Know That's Me) - Joseph Henry |
3:00 |
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| 18. | |
I Feel Right - Joseph Henry |
3:10 |
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| 19. | |
You Better Thing Twice - Sharon Jones |
2:51 |
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| 20. | |
I Got The Feeling - Sharon Jones |
2:34 |
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| 21. | |
Take It Or Leave It
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4:48 |
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| 22. | |
Hay Sallie Mae Get Off My Feet
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3:09 |
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| 23. | |
Papa's Got A Brand New Bag
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2:24 |
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| 24. | |
Double Cross
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2:53 |
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24 Total Tracks, 73:50 Total Length
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Credits
- Lee Fields - Performer // Sharon Jones - Performer // Sharon Jones - Performer // Soul Providers - Performer // Soul Providers - Performer // The Other Side of Space - Performer // Other Side - Performer // Bill ''Ravi'' Harris & The Prophets - Performer
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