Now, I’m very partial to some funk whether it be of the hard rockin’ variety or super slick dance grooves like on Cut The Cake. Average White Band just don’t get mentioned as a great funk band as I guess no one expects killer grooves like this to come from Scotland.
This album appeared in ’75 and was their third release, it actually reached number 1 in the US. The tilted track leads off the album and what a killer groove it is, and was a huge hit. Superb sounding track and the production is stellar. School Boy Crush follows and the tempo is slower but the groove is just superb. The music flips from serious groovin’ uptempo to slower soul/funk Philly style.
I have two favourites off the album: the aforementioned Cut The Cake, and the wicked grooves of Groovin’ The Night Away, which is very reminiscent of James Brown at his finest.
If your a fan of 70’s funk then you may already have this but if not, give it a spin and put some happiness in your life.
9/10 from The Grooveman.
