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This Boot Is Made for Fonk-N

Bootsy's Rubber Band - This Boot Is Made for Fonk-N Audio CD

A fair review of the Bootsy's Rubber Band "This Boot Is Made for Fonk-N" Audio CD. Please note that the below review is the views of the authors, and authors only. You can get a complete list of all Bootsy's Rubber Band reviews here, or go back to the Bootsy's Rubber Band tabs.

Band: Bootsy's Rubber Band
Title: This Boot Is Made for Fonk-N
Rating:

Release Date: 1999-11-16
Media: Audio CD

Tracks: 1: Under the Influence of a Groove 2: Bootsy Get Live 3: Oh Boy Gorl 4: Jam Fan (Hot) 5: Chug-A-Lug (The Bun Patrol) 6: Shejam (Almost Bootsy Show) 7: Reprise (Get Live)

SIZZZALEANN!!!!! SMOKE UP THE DOUGH With BOOTSY
Jam Fan will seriously melt your face off, you have to buy this album, bootsy's improv on "bootsy get live" is thunderous, this album bumps back hard, BUy this album it will make your life 10 times funkier than it was before, did i mention there is acid freakouts in the middle of bun patrol.

Bring Back a Bootsy Classic!
Laswell can outdo the rest. Bucket, Bootsy, George and B. Don't settle for superficial solutions right now. The stars give you the ability to go deep when you're plumbing for answers. If your instincts are telling you that all is not as it seems, listen to them for Praxis is no Joke nor are the talents of thunder bass of Bootsy, Graham Central Station, Ronkat, Stanley Clarke, George Bro. Johnson. It's a "Transmutation & Funkcronomicon Axiom Funk cd. " Demand straight answers rather than hiding your head in the sand. You know that you need the cold, hard facts, but remaining blissfully ignorant will just result in more (and easily avoidable) problems.
Muslim Daily Wisdom
'Behold the Wicked' who used to mock the believers, and gestured at one another in contempt as they passed them by, and ridiculed them as they returned home, and claimed when they saw them, "Look at those who have gone astray. " Yet they were never sent as their guardians. So on that day the righteous will slight the unbelievers as they recline on the couches looking around (in wonder). ___

-Qur'an, Al-Mutaffifin, Surah 83:29-35_____

WE FUNK WITH THE `WE'___

? 2006 written by I. I. `Inky' Love, Daryl Moon and George `P. Funk' Clinton____

Don't be scared to dance!

Just focus yourself on me!

We Funk with the Best (cd)

We Funk With The `We'

the wee, wee trinity of 3.

We're Party believer's in the

Parliamental 'P. ' Why are you

wearing those outfits you see? Garry's been
married to the Starchild Playing
guitar since the beginning of (the)
Funk. Lace music & fun with
George at the helm. We Funk With
the 'We. ' Shining eyes & marching
feet. Watchout Politician's we're
the diaper dandy one's. We can
penetrate the paint as we serve
you the Voices of Freedom. We
raise the level, We Funk With
the Wee. We're Party believer's
in the Parliamental 'P. '___

FRIENDS WITH MONEY
(Honest James was One)
? 2006
written by Michael "Sufi Sun Star Ali" Love X

Some seek the `Spear of Destiny' and Honest James was One.
From Atlantic City to Las Vegas there are these Rich Men
Who travel in L. A.
Super Rich Fannie or Nanny's who fancy themselves
Indeed.
"FRIENDS WITH MONEY" who else can you call
Your friend?
Still Honest James; is the only safe and sound policy.
Wiggle it, Wiggle that thang for me!
The `Spear of Destiny' isn't only in the hands
of Constantine.
Below is the Fire that awaits so many
and cats are half in and half out of that
place of Eternal damnation,
that place where such Friends will be
pitted in hell.
I too probably popped 10 keys so many times,
as all around the World our Friends
are "FRIENDS WITH MONEY. "
Nobody likes throwing away Money;
Especially Rich Men and Super Rich Friends
With Money.
O' Baby the boogie woogie and Money is the
Means to Equality.
Some seek the `Spear of Destiny' and
Honest James was One. _____

KIDPFUNK
___
Michael "Sufi Sun Star Ali" Love X____

Copyright ?2006 Michael "Sufi Sun Star Ali" Love X
.

Musically deep, lyrically weak
Rumours abound of drug trips gone bad, business problems, power struggles within the band, and the like. The story: after three years of mega-successful concert tours and recordings at the height of George Clinton's P-Funk empire, the fast life begins taking it's toll on Bootsy and the Rubber Band and the darker side of stardom rears its head. So, "This Boot. . . " was released in late spring 1979, during Bootsy's retreat from the front lines as a result of these problems. And even though Bootsy did an aborted tour for this LP, the glory days of Bootsy's Rubber Band were clearly over. He never really got back out there as a touring artist until the 1990s, and then only sporadically. Same for his recordings.

This album is mixed, overall. Some of the musical arrangements are brilliant. In fact I would say that musically, the album is one of Bootsy's most sophisticated statements. "Under the Influence of A Groove" and "Bootsy Get Live" are the standout tracks in this regard. Bootsy has moved his psychedelic-funk bass playing to a new level, and the rest of the music features some very complex and layared guitar, horn and keyboard parts. Catfish Collins and Garry Shider contribute some amazing guitar arrangements, and Bernie Worrell and Razor Sharp Johnson do the same on the keyboards. At times (such as on the opening track "Under the Influence. . . "), the rhythm parts are incredibly lush and almost dizzying in their complexity. Bootsy is offering a kind of psychedelic funk-rock that he would also develop on his next album "Ultra Wave" (from 1980). "Oh Boy Girl" is another very strong track, musically. Also, the album definitely represents a solid advance forward in terms of production. Musically, it's possibly Bootsy's deepest album. It sounds as if he was trying to get a bit more experimental with his style. I don't remember the LP getting much radio play at the time, but how could it - the sound and concept were miles away from the disco and funk-disco that was dominating black radio in 1979?

Lyrically, however, the album suffers from an over-extension of Bootsy's vocal persona. "Jam Fan" is an example of this: the 45 single edit is one of the tightest and deepest slabs of funk anyone in P-Funk EVER released, but the extended album version suffers from too much silly rapping on Bootsy's part, which makes the song diffuse and detracts from the musical impact. The flip side of the "Jam Fan" 45 offered an instrumental take of "She Jam (Almost Bootsy Show)" which was a sweet, charming, disco-funk track with a great horn arrangement by Fred Wesley. The album version, with vocals, is silly to the point of being almost unlistenable (at least to me). "Chug-A-Lug" suffers from the same syndrome - the groove and bass playing are deep, but Bootsy sounds like he's grasping for lyrical ideas. It is said that Bootsy was pulling away from George Clinton during this period, and maybe this is a reason that the vocal ideas are somewhat lacking, since Clinton was a genius at vocal arrangements, witty catchphrases, and lyrical hooks. Bootsy himself later admitted that the album was rushed out and not thoroughly thought-through.

So, this album graphically displays Bootsy's strengths and weaknesses. If you are a fan of his very innovative bass playing (which is very elastic, liquid, and stretched out on this album), his style of druggy bass-driven funk-rock, or the increasingly complex production styles P-Funk got into during 1978 and 1979 (Parliament's "Motor Booty Affair" is another example), you will find a lot to appreciate about this album. But don't expect to find his best-crafted songs. On the strength of the music the album could have been a masterpiece, but it would have benefitted from a stronger editorial hand.

I'll leave the reader with one of Bootsy's wittiest lines from the album: "If the funk gets too hot for your rump, turn the other cheek!".

go for your bunns!!!!
Under the Influence of a Groove, Chug a Lug and Jam Fan are 3 of the best Bootsy jamms anywheres. Wipe out music at its rowdiest perhaps. They really get me funked up. Bootsy says he rushed this lp and this is the result. I remember getting this one for my 13th birthday and flat wore out the grooves on the record. Also worth seeking out is the single release for Jam Fan which contains an instrumental version of She Jam. And the single for Bootsy Get Live contains an alternate take that reflects the printed lyrics on the liner notes. Go for your Funk!!.

Heavily Groove Inflected!
But on such tracks as "Shejam" and Jam Fan (Hot)" this
album does have a memorable twist. Like his other stuff Bootsy makes "This Boot Is Made For
Fonk-N" a somewhat overly funk affair-all groove,little songcraft. . . sort of.

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