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Bootsy's Rubber Band - Ahh...The Name Is Bootsy, Baby! Audio CD

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Title: Ahh...The Name Is Bootsy, Baby!
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Media: Audio CD

Tracks: 1: Ahh...The Name Is Bootsy, Baby 2: Pinocchio Theory 3: Rubber Duckie 4: Preview Side Too 5: What's a Telephone Bill? 6: Munchies for Your Love 7: Can't Stay Away 8: Reprise: We Want Bootsy

An Instant Classic
The title song is as funky as a song can get, and there's no way anyone can listen to the first 10 seconds and not bob his/her head. This CD (album) is solid and it's pure of funk, musical genius, smooth rhythms, and Bootsy's swagger (which was only second in the 70's to Muhammad Ali's swagger). Eazy-E basically added a few words to the track and left the music in place for his first single "We Want Eazy. " For a long time I never got past this song to hear the rest of the CD. "The Pinocchio Theory" is a nice, funky track, and "Can't Stay Away" is a smooth song that puts music lovers where they want to be. Those three songs alone are worth buying this CD. Now, there are two more songs that are off the chain. The first one is "What's a Telephone Bill?" Man, Bootsy's smooth rap, the slow, steady groove, and the chorus come together for a masterpiece. And if that's not enough, my favorite slow song on here is "Munchies For Your Love. " I had to save the best for last. This song is 9 1/2 minutes of slow, sexy, steady-flowing funk that, whether you smoke weed or not, will make you think you're high because so much is going on with the music that you'll either become hypnotized by the music or the words. Bootsy is the man for this CD, and he even created another classic album on his next release and a few classic songs on his next two. This CD is off the hook for real.


Great album and great CD
I think this was his best album and it is even better as a CD.


CLASSIC
Why should we try. James Brown couldn't control Bootsy. Just gotta let him do his thing and take us along for the ride on the space bass.


Bootsy shows no sign of sophomore slump
Or at least that's how the "Pinocchio Theory" goes. If you fake the funk, your nose will grow. And if you don't fake the funk, something else is gonna grow. Now, I actually have a reason for whipping out a (bad) joke like that: the second side of this album is, like on the last album, made up of slow sex songs. The epic "Munchies of Your Love" is the best of these, a slow, entrancing song with a fantastic bass solo. And the use of dynamics is brilliant - the song gradually crescendos throughout, rather than the traditional piano/forte/piano dynamic changes. Anyway, let's save the ballad side for later. The funk workouts are the one to focus on now. Like last time, Collins introduces the album with the hilarious title song, pretty much him shouting assorted catchphrases over one of the funkiest grooves ever laid down to man. But hey, let's give the Horny Horns their dues! Especially Maceo. Blow your horn. I don't want no trash. Play me some popcorn! Wait? What? Oh, sorry, Bootsy and Maceo on the same record makes me think James Brown. By the way, buy some James Brown. Trust me. Anyway, though, that title track is something to hear. Plus Bootsy plays his charisma card for all it's worth (which is plenty), and the "Auld Lang Syne" interpolation is random but pretty inspired. Speaking of inspired, that's a damn creative keyboard/bass part on "The Pinocchio Theory", too! And again, the Horny Horns shine. Plus, when Bootsy declares himself the "Funkiest singer on Earth", it's no idle boast. I also enjoy the random shift it goes through, where it suddenly turns from funky to jazzy. Go Bootsy! Those freakout noises in "Rubber Duckie" do kinda get to me, but the beat covers that up. Now, back to ballads. I already discussed how much I love "Munchies". But "What's a Telephone Bill?" deserves mention Besides the obvious fact that the bass is a highlight, that little flute line that pops up occasionally is excellent, and the lyrics are amusingly dirty, as you'd expect. It goes on a bit too long, though, and is one of the relatively weaker songs on this album. In sharp contrast is the much more traditional funk bedroom jam "Can't Stand Away". It's almost like a sequel to "I'd Rather be with You", but in my mind, that is reason for celebration. Another great is the spoken bit, where he references his newest conquest as being "Number one with a bullet! You're pop, you're R&B, you're MOR, you're easy listening. . . " To me, asides like that are every bit as good as the normal lyrics on Bootsy albums. Oh, may I remind you of the number of classics Bootsy was responsible for co-writing in 1977 alone? That was the year of the P-Funk! Funkentelecy vs. the Placebo Syndrome, One Nation Under a Groove and this one. What's not to like?.


Bootsy's best work!
Every song on here was slammin'. This is one straight up funky classic album by Bootsy Collins. This is definitely his best work in my opinion and he's a couple of nice funky recordings. I remember getting this lp with my alliance back in 77.


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