- Audio CD (Jun 28 1994)
- Number of Discs: 1
- Format: Import
- Label: Rykodisc
- ASIN: B0000009P9
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
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Product Details |
Track Listings
| 1. Got A Feelin' |
| 2. Waiting On You |
| 3. What's Goin' Down |
| 4. Love Obsession (When The Eagle Flies) |
| 5. Hard Look |
| 6. Shake It |
| 7. The Walls Come Down |
| 8. 500 Years |
| 9. Tell Me |
| 10. Leakin |
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Bootsy and Buddy rock out big time!
Jan 9 2004
Format:Audio CD
This album rocks hard and it is ridiculous that it went by largely unnoticed by the rock community at large. Guitarist Steve Salas is great and really screams. Produced by Bill Laswell, there is an interesting mixture of hard rock, funk and some freaky experimental textures. Overall the songwriting is strong -- strong enough to have gotten some radio play on any progressive rock station ("But oh, wait. They're Black and Native American. Only white guys play rock. We don't know what to do with this.") Play it you morons! Oh, poor ignorant radio, one of the last bastions of segregation in America. "Walls Came Down" is a great song which applies to that situation quite well.
Definitely has a Band of Gypsys vibe combined with Funkadelic, but with some slightly pop-edged songs (in a good way.)
Salas' vocals are also very strong.
Overall this is a solid release worthy of attention.
For me, the best part of this disc is hearing Bootsy just jammin out on some balls-out rock n roll. You know him & Buddy had a good time making this. I was hoping they'd tour and/or do a follow-up but no go as of yet... Oh well. (I can dream can't I?)
Definitely has a Band of Gypsys vibe combined with Funkadelic, but with some slightly pop-edged songs (in a good way.)
Salas' vocals are also very strong.
Overall this is a solid release worthy of attention.
For me, the best part of this disc is hearing Bootsy just jammin out on some balls-out rock n roll. You know him & Buddy had a good time making this. I was hoping they'd tour and/or do a follow-up but no go as of yet... Oh well. (I can dream can't I?)
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Bootsy and Buddy rock out big time!
Jan 9 2004
Format:Audio CD
This album rocks hard and it is ridiculous that it went by largely unnoticed by the rock community at large. Guitarist Steve Salas is great and really screams. Produced by Bill Laswell, there is an interesting mixture of hard rock, funk and some freaky experimental textures. Overall the songwriting is strong -- strong enough to have gotten some radio play on any progressive rock station ("But oh, wait. They're Black and Native American. Only white guys play rock. We don't know what to do with this.") Play it you morons! Oh, poor ignorant radio, one of the last bastions of segregation in America. "Walls Came Down" is a great song which applies to that situation quite well.
Definitely has a Band of Gypsys vibe combined with Funkadelic, but with some slightly pop-edged songs (in a good way.)
Salas' vocals are also very strong.
Overall this is a solid release worthy of attention.
For me, the best part of this disc is hearing Bootsy just jammin out on some balls-out rock n roll. You know him & Buddy had a good time making this. I was hoping they'd tour and/or do a follow-up but no go as of yet... Oh well. (I can dream can't I?)
Definitely has a Band of Gypsys vibe combined with Funkadelic, but with some slightly pop-edged songs (in a good way.)
Salas' vocals are also very strong.
Overall this is a solid release worthy of attention.
For me, the best part of this disc is hearing Bootsy just jammin out on some balls-out rock n roll. You know him & Buddy had a good time making this. I was hoping they'd tour and/or do a follow-up but no go as of yet... Oh well. (I can dream can't I?)
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Smoking Combination ... RIP Buddy!
Feb 27 2008
Format:Audio CD
The clear attraction of this, yet another Bill Laswell 90's era ex-Parliament mutation here, is funk giants Bootsy Collins and Buddy Miles together, who come right out the gate on "Got A Feelin'" with such ferocious groove and laid-back bad intent, the rest of the album can't possibly hope to compete. Even if you don't dig the vibe of this album, Buddy is going to get your attention for sure right around 0:45 of this lost Band of Gypsies track. All three musicians are magnificent here, "Sugah Bear" Miles wailing like a banshee, Bootsy and Salas driving it HARD and then bringing the song back into a nice little blues jam at the end, which Stevie proceeds to slowly chew to pieces, like a hungry blues bobcat. There are two clear Bootsy-dominated tracks, the slinky space sounds on "Hard Look," and the hard funk of "Leakin" where Collins also takes a vocal turn. Revisiting this album after a few years, its clear that Salas is the underappreciated element here. A well-traveled player who does not have nearly the pedigree of his bandmates, he nonethess holds his own, providing a very low-key presence and driving these monster funk excursions with sure-footed riffing, sweet Hendrixy tones, and respectful, low-key solos. Elsewhere he does a nice Electric Ladyland impersenation on "500 Years". Producer Bill Laswell and Salas's mix is nice and raw, especially around the kit, with some trademark Laswell psychadelic touches. Just for good measure there Gary Mudbone Cooper, and George Clinton add some vocal touches. Fans of Hendrix, any incarnation or refraction of P-Funk, and driving soulful hard rock are going to want to give this a listen. If you're lucky enough to find a copy of this out-of-print gem, don't even think about it, just buy it. And crank it.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Bootsy and Buddy Miles perfect combination
Jan 18 2002
Format:Audio CD
If you wanna hear Bootsy from a hard rock point of view get this Casper fans would be surprised to hear another side of boot, also pick up Zillatron, and praxis.
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