Category Archives: Records

This is a classic electro song that Sylvester released in 1984, and nothing else really sounds like Sylvester. I am always impressed when I listen to Sylvester’s music because its better than I expect, every time. A truly unique artist that was never afraid to take chances, and in my opinion, nailed it again and […]

More funk from the Ohio Players, their eighth album overall and fourth on Mercury, Contradiction was released in 1976 and followed Honey. Like other Ohio Players albums, Contradiction carries the non-compromising funk that they pioneered throughout the 70s and stands apart from the burgeoning disco-funk that funkateers would vilify in later years. While it contains […]

I found this for one dollar, and well, I had to have it. Anyone who doesn’t love Funkytown is definitely stiff. I’m sure you started hearing this song in your head when you saw the title. I’m not sure if the pressing that I got from Singles, Eps and X-hits in Toronto is that great, […]

Ah, my favorite L’il Kim song. The rapping is great from the original Queen B and the production from Timbaland is very catchy, and this single was released in 2003 around the height of both artists’ popularity. Its a really fun club song, and was added to my collection of 12″ that would work with […]

All I knew about this album is that the Beastie Boys had a song called Groove Holmes on their Check Your Head album, and it was a great cut that featured Money Mark Nishita’s organ playing. Along with the fact that Idris Muhammed plays drums on this record, I was intrigued enough to pick this […]

I first heard Boogie Oogie Oogie a while ago, and I knew nothing about the group or their music. I loved the funky bass, organ and guitar parts and fuzzed out solo. The song spent three weeks at number one, sold over two million copies and is considered a disco classic. But 1978’s A Taste […]

The Cuervo Gold, the fine Colombian, the slickest Steely Dan album. 1980’s Gaucho, named after an Argentinian Cowboy, was released three years after Aja and took about two years to record due partially to Fagan’s and Becker’s perfectionism and personal problems. Becker was hit by a taxi in NYC and remained in a wheelchair during […]

The followup to Pretzel Logic and released the next year, Katy Lied picks up with the same style of elaborate arrangements and absolute best from every musician involved. And the songs average about three and a half minutes, which is unbelievable for all that’s packed into each song. The musical styles range from overdriven and […]

1974’s Pretzel Logic was the group’s third album, and second with only Donald Fagan performing vocals. The music is incredible, with some of the musicians in the session business, and the songs are all terrific. Listening to it again, I’m still surprised how uniformly excellent each song is, with most about three minutes. The B-side […]

You may be thinking, Henry, you jackass. Whatever you paid for this, you paid that much more than it’s worth. And it’s true, it’s tough to listen to. The drum machines sound like really cheap drum machines, the FM synths on some songs sound like they were recorded in a Sam Ash. It sounds like […]