The Best: How’s Your Loose Booty? (Compilation)
Under the leadership of Jerome Brailey, Mutiny was one of the few acts with roots originating from the P-Funk empire to establish an identity independent of George Clinton. Brailey was the drummer during Parliament’s crucial 1975-77 years, laying the rhythmic foundation on the landmark jams “Funkentelechy,” “Do That Stuff” and “Tear the Roof Off the Sucker,” which he co-wrote. His contributions to the band have earned Brailey a reputation as one of the best funk drummers of all time.
Brailey was already an industry veteran by the time he joined Parliament, having played with the Five Stairsteps and Chambers Brothers, so he was more business-minded than many of P-Funk’s members. A financial dispute with George Clinton led to Brailey and Glenn Goins leaving Parliament during the 1977 Earth Tour, and Brailey maintains he is still owed money by Clinton.
He wasted no time in taking out his frustrations in the studio, helping Goins complete the album from Quazar while establishing his own band, Mutiny. The 1979 album Mutiny On The Mamaship was a devastating diatribe against Clinton’s arrogant and manipulative ways, set to a relentlessly funky backing. Clinton was so impressed with the album that he said he would have released it himself! Brailey had made his point.
Mutiny delivered a strong follow-up LP Funk Plus The One, but with no hits forthcoming, Columbia droppled them from the label. The independent Night With the Boys was issued in 1983 and Brailey keeps busy with production and studio work. Mutiny had a brief comeback on Aftershock 2005. (www.allthingsdeep.com)
Tracks:
1. Go Away From Here
2. What More Can I Say
3. Lump
4. Funk ‘N’ Bop
5. Burning Up
6. Voyage To The Bottom Of The “P”
7. Romeo (Hope You’re Feeling Better)
8. Will It Be Tomorrow?
9. Anti-Disco
10. Don’t Bust The Groove
11. Reality
12. Semi-First Class Seat
13. One on One
14. Funk ‘N’ Roll
15. Just Want To Know
16. How’s Your Loose Booty?
17. Electric Hot Dog (Red Hot)
**Listen**
Mutiny – The Best: How’s Your Loose Booty? (2000)
Julio 21, 2009 a 10:37 pm (Funk)
Brick – After 5 (1982)
Julio 21, 2009 a 10:12 am (Funk Jazz, R&B)
Brick.
Brick was an Atlanta band that created a successful merger of funk and jazz in the ’70s they called “dazz.” Brick’s roster included lead vocalist/saxophonist/flutist Jimmy Brown; guitarist/bassist/vocalist Regi Hargis Hickman; lead singer Ray Ransom, who doubled as a bassist/keyboardist/percussionist; and Eddie Irons, who did lead vocals and played drums and keyboards. They recorded “Music Matic” for Main Street in 1976, before signing to the CBS-distributed label Bang. Their first Bang single, “Dazz,” topped the R&B charts and was number-three pop in 1976, and they continued on Bang until 1982. Brick scored two more huge hits in 1977, “Dusic” and “Ain’t Gonna’ Hurt Nobody,” each with a chunky, propulsive beat and catchy, light pop-jazz refrain. Their last Top Ten R&B hit was “Sweat (Til You Get Wet)” in 1981. (All Music Guide – Ron Wynn).
After 5 (1982).
Personnel & Credits:
Arranged By [Strings], Conductor [Strings] – Skip Lane
Artwork By [Album Design] – Barnes & Company
Artwork By [Art Direction, Concept] – Bill Barnes
Artwork By [Design] – Deb Mahalanoris
Bass, Keyboards, Percussion – Ray Ransom
Drums, Percussion, Keyboards, Glockenspiel – Eddie Irons
Electric Piano, Synthesizer [Prophet-5, Synclavier] – Ambric
Bridgeforth, Jr.
Engineer – Richard Wells (2) (tracks: B1)
Flute, Trumpet, Saxophone, Trombone – Jimmy Brown
Guitar [Lead, Rhythm] – Regi Hargis Hickman
Mastered By – Wally Traugott
Other [Management] – Budd Carr
Photography – Parish Kohanin, Inc.
Producer – Brick , Phil Benton
Written-By – A. Bridgeforth, Jr. (tracks: A1, A2, A4, B3, B4) , E.
Irons (tracks: A1 to B3) ,
J. Brown , R. Ransom , R. H. Hickman (tracks: A1 to A4, B3)
Notes:
Recorded at: Monarch Sound, Inc., Alpharetta, Georgia, except “Anymore”.
Basic tracks (not including drums) recorded at Studio “B.”
Synclavier recorded at Moleman Labs, Roswell, Georgia
Mastered at Capitol Records, Hollywood, California
Management: The Carr Company
Manufactured and distributed by CBS Records.
Tracks:
01. Stick By You
02. It’s A New day
03. Let It Roll
04. Wild & Crazy
05. Peace Of Mind
06. When You Believe
07. Free Dancer
08. Anymore
