Funk Overload

Artist: Maceo Parker
Label: What Are Records
Category: Music

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Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1

UPC: 744626003228
EAN: 0744626003228
ASIN: B000009QD2

Release Date: 1998-08-25

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Tracks:

Uptown Up
Sing A Simple Song
Maceo's Groove
Elephant's Foot
Let's Get It On
Tell Me Something Good
Youth Of The World
We're On The Move
Inner City Blues
Do You Love Me
Going In Circles

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Customer Reviews:

Funky, but... I give this one 3 1/2 stars........2006-05-22

Where would James Brown be without Maceo Parker, and the rest of the Horny Horns?

The answer is that he'd probably still be James Brown. Unfortunately, Maceo's solo albums just don't have the sharp-tuned edge that highlights the best of his work with the Soulbrother #1, as evidenced here.

Don't get me wrong - Funk Overload has its share of funky tunes, and it grew on me after a few listenings. Half the songs are right up there - the remake of Rufus's classic Tell Me Something Good is nice and tight, Children of the World has a great highlight chorus that'll set your bootie groovin', and Do You Love Me goes right along with the slick cover of Sly Stone's Sing a Simple Song.

And then, the flip side. The rapped lyrics on a couple traks are so groaningly weak they're all but unlistenable, especially on the lame Let's Get it On. Elephant's Foot is a cute tune, but sounds like it belongs on another album altogether (A kid's disc? Maybe Maceo was trying to pull in that coveted 5 to 10 year old crowd, tossing it in with the above-mentioned Children of the World).

Anyway, this is a mixed bag, with one or two clunky stinkers mixed in with the funky gems. So instead of buying the album new and spending fifteen or sixteen bucks, save some cash and listen to the song samples, then buy a cheap used copy from Amazon Marketplace, or if you're really picky, download the songs you like from iTunes or wherever.

The funkiest CD ever!!! Nothing but great grooves!!!.......2005-12-17

If this doesn't get you smiling, your feet tapping, and your ass shaking, you shouldn't be listening to music. - Go see a doctor, because you are deaf or missing your rythym bone!!

Simply put - Maceo IS Funk, and this is his best ever.
Buy this NOW!!!

I'd also advise getting extra copies for your friends.
I guarantee they will thank you!

DEFINITELY PURCHASE THIS ALBUM!!!.......2003-06-05

This is probably the most groovy album I have heard in almost ten years. Every single track is absolutely seamless, and extremely funkly. My friends and I have cut the rug to this album so hard and so many times that we had to refinish the floors underneath it due to repeated wear and tear! No, I am not kidding; dancing to this album is the cause of our having to spend lots of money to fix our living room floor! This album is all about having fun, and if you buy it, I personally guarantee that you will be satisfied to the fullest extent.

Ooh. LET'S FUNK!!!!!.......2001-08-05

This album represents one word. ULTRA FUNK (sorry, that was two..) I read somewhere; 'Maceo Parker is one of the funkiesk man alive'. If you're in doubt, listen to one of the samples above. If you're not convinced, buy it anyway.

somebody slap me........2000-06-19

Maceo is a god. It's too bad he's not received the recognition that he deserves. Songs like "Elephant's Foot" and "Youth of the World" will get your feet moving. If not, you're dead. This is a great antidote to the rainy weather we get here.

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