The Budos Band - The Budos Band II
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Free Music Review: Better than the first one
Hit: 4 Stars
The Budos fixed the main problem I had with their first album (being that it was mostly rhythm beds without much melodic interest.) The songs on this album are much tighter and more elaborately crafted. There are horn solos, which were noticeably lacking from the first album. The Band lays down a funky groove and then actually TAKES it somewhere, making the whole album very satisfying to listen to. The mix oozes with faux-retro lo-fi beauty, like the band went back in time to 1970 to record this (how did they get that sound???)
My only complaint - which keeps me from awarding the full 5 stars - is still the organ. This time Mr. Deller has upgraded from whatever sorry piece of junk he was using on the first album, to a vintage Farfisa ... he plays it well, but the Farfisa has a transistorized, electronic, synthy-plastic sound far more suited to psychedelic rock than to afro-beat and soul jazz. In this genre my ear really wants to hear the gutsy, grinding tone of an overdriven Hammond B-series organ. The Farfisa sound (though better than the previous organ) was a poor fit and dragged the mix down from the perfection to which it aspired.
Anyway, that's my opinion. The fact is, the Budos Band gets better every time I listen, and if they keep improving, maybe the third time will be the charm. Please, Budos, try again! I may be a critic but I'm also a fan. These guys are doing stuff I wish I could do.
Free Music Review: in love all over again!
Hit: 5 Stars
i am a huge fan of the first album. this one is just as good with a different feel. i cant express in words how good this album is. i love it!Free Music Review: Bring on the funk
Hit: 5 Stars
A mind blowing album - a tonal tapestry weaved in heart thumping funk, intoxicating soul and hypnotic rhythms.Free Music Review: A taste of something different
Hit: 4 Stars
I listen almost entirely to rock or rap (more rock), so this CD doesn't really fit in with the rest of my library. Nevertheless this disc, full of pulsing, driving rhythm, has been in constant rotation. It's not really worth evaluating each song, since they tend to flow into another. Rather, the disc as a whole resonates with a driving energy totally unlike anything that I'd listened to previously.Free Music Review: Back it up & take a listen.
Hit: 5 Stars
I buy music almost constantly, but this is the first time I've been prompted to write a review. If you listen to a lot of funk, it can occasionally blend together, sounding too familiar or similar. Sometimes even the good stuff doesn't distinguish itself enough to truly stand apart head and shoulders above the rest.
But the Budos Band's latest offering is just that - aces above the rest. It's a real burner, with more horns than you could ever hope for, sounding wickedly devilish yet bright and ebullient. At times it even sounds like the quality 'Ethiopiques' CD series. Don't sleep on this - you won't be able to STOP listening to it. I enjoyed their first release, but II pushes them into the realm of brilliance. Their take on 'My Girl,' never one of my favorite songs, is stunning.
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