Now I don’t step out of my rock and metal comfort zone too often, but when I do it’s usually for something funky and groovy. So, when the whole funk metal crossover thing happened in the early nineties I was in heaven because bringing together two of my favourite styles was nirvana for me.
The music press didn’t care however, because they tried to kill it before it kicked off. I bought this on CD at the time because I was soaking up all these bands that had grooves. The whole vibe is almost punk rock with a very raw stripped down sound that mixes in rap with the funk and raw rock. It is something I would not cross the road for today.
However, after having not played this in a while, the groovy part of my brain is totally down with the groove with attitude vibe. Big Mama has the heavy riffing guitar mixed with a great funky groove, but it’s the Chilli Peppers influenced Happy Cats that shakes my tree the most. The smooth grooves of #3 are a close second however, as that funky groove is so cool.
Produced by Blue Oyster Cult’s Albert Bouchard, I find this record still hits the spot for me. If you’re looking for a hard, raw grooving record then give it a try.
8/10 from The Grooveman.
