No fan of classic funk (or of the "rare groove" school of dance music) will be able to
look at this album without starting to drool the period-piece cover art; the Jimmy
Walker hats and bell-bottoms; and the presence of such magic names as Fred
Wesley, Pee Wee Ellis, Bobby Byrd, and Clyde Stubblefield (not to mention the
insanely funky bassist Bootsie Collins, who is better known as a charter member of
Parliament/Funkadelic but is also a J.B.'s alumnus) all of it will lead the perceptive
groovehound to anticipate an hour or so of irresistibly booty-shaking funk. And that's
exactly what you get: no frills, no synthesizers, basically no acknowledgement of
change in the pop music world. From the greasy "Do the Doo" to the CD bonus
track, "Mistakes and All," which ends the program, Bring the Funk on Down delivers
almost nothing but hardcore, horn-heavy old-school funk (with a couple of brief and
uninspiring excursions into ballad territory, another James Brown tradition). Highlights include the slowly simmering title track and the archetypal "Born to
Groove," but the album is really pretty consistent. The only downside is the absence
of Maceo Parker, who plays only on the final track.
Highly recommended.

The JB's - Bring the Funk on Down - 2002


The JB's - 01 - Do The Doo.MP3
The JB's - 02 - On The Spot.MP3
The JB's - 03 - Up On 45.MP3
The JB's - 04 - Carry On.MP3
The JB's - 05 - Bring The Funk On Down.MP3
The JB's - 06 - Dynaflo.MP3
The JB's - 07 - Why Did You Have To Go.MP3
The JB's - 08 - What about the music.MP3
The JB's - 09 - There's a price to pay to live in paradise.MP3
The JB's - 10 - Tag alone.MP3
The JB's - 11 - Born To Groove.MP3
The JB's - 12 - Who Do You Think You're Fooling-.MP3
The JB's - 13 - Soul Men.MP3
The JB's - 14 - Mistakes and All [-].MP3

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