How Late Do U Have 2 B B 4 U R Absent?

How Late Do U Have 2 B B 4 U R Absent? Artist: The P-Funk All Stars
Label: The C Kunspyruhzy
Category: Music


Average customer rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 2


UPC: 882137001026
EAN: 0882137001026
ASIN: B000AHJ8U6


Release Date: 2005-09-06

How Late Do U Have 2 B B 4 U R Absent?


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Tracks:

  1. Bounce 2 This - Kendra Foster
  2. Su, Su, Su - P-Funk Allstars
  3. Paradigm - George Clinton
  4. U Can Depend On Me - Kendra Foster
  5. U Ain't Runnin' **** - George Clinton
  6. Inhale SLow - P-Funk Allstars
  7. Because/Last Time Zone - Funkadelic
  8. Never Ending Love - Funkadelic
  9. Sexy Side Of You - George Clinton
  10. Saddest Day - Belita Woods
  11. I Can Dance - P-Funk Allstars
  12. I'll Be Sittin' Here - George Clinton

Tracks:

  1. Don't Dance Too Close - Belita Woods
  2. More Than Words Can Say (Live) - Belita Woods
  3. Butt-A-Butt - Parliament
  4. Somthing Stank - Sativa
  5. Our Secret - P-Funk Allstars
  6. Viagra - Funkadelic
  7. Gypsy Woman - George Clinton
  8. Whole Lotta Shakin' - P-Funk Allstars
  9. Goodnight Sweetheart, Goodnight - Parliament
  10. Watchamacallit - George Clinton
  11. Trust In Yourself - Kendra Foster
  12. Booty - Louis 'Babbling' Kabbabie

Similar Items:

  1. George Clinton and Parliament Funkadelic - Live at Montreux 2004
  2. George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic - Live at Montreux 2004
  3. The One Giveth, The Count Taketh Away
  4. T.A.P.O.A.F.O.M. (The Awesome Power of a Fully Operational Mothership)
  5. S.S.T./Brand New Orleans

Customer Reviews:

2 out of 5 stars utterly dissapointing.......2007-02-25

Honestly, when it comes to the master of funk, i expect so much more. i bought this album to add to my p. funk collection expecting to hear some classic bass lines, and funky grooves but instead got a hip/hop infused, almost completely funkless, soulless album. i actually considered throwing it out the window after a first listen, the second listen saved its life. to say ive never been this dissapointed in an album is an understatement. RIP to the funk....

4 out of 5 stars R U Absent?.......2006-09-14

This CD is bomb. I love to hear a good compilation. It's all about the art in generating a disc that flows.

I've been a fan of Clinton's work for a long time (two concerts). These other reviews are just from critics stuck in the 70's. It's called G Funk not Funk Hop and it's only a couple of songs. Clinton's songs and production with people like Outkast, Too $hort, or Dre... You can't denie that this funkster has Hip Hop in his soul.

The whole CD is crazy bomb, Del's Hip Hop is hit or miss really (excentric)... heance the 4 star rating. The reason I bought this CD is because of the song Somthing Stank. I heard that song at the concerts and loved it and loved Shondra for rapping it, but never saw it recorded until now. It's completely different besides the some of the lyrics. I liked it better done over the 808 but now it's just a funk song, oh well - it's fine.

Buy the CD if your a die hard fan, buy it used if you want to hear a good colaberation of funk love.

4 out of 5 stars The Return of Dr. Funkenstein and his Clones.......2006-02-21

As a long-time rabid PFunk fan, in my fear that the best of the mob may well be in the past I've contented myself during the last several years with nostalgia over the mob's great recorded hits of the 70s thru' the 80s (from "The Mothership Connection" through to "Trombipulation" for Parliament, "Let's Take it to the Stage" through "Electric Spanking..." for Funkadelic and the great output of the past from the myriad other spin off acts of the mob, including the eventual solo albums of George Clinton (the Funk overlord himself), Bootsy's Rubber Band, Parlet, the Brides, etc.. and even the renegade Funkadelic (Shady Grady, Fuzzy haskins and the (now good Rev) Calvin Simon). The last real new new material I heard was about 7 years ago "US Customs Coast Guard Dope Dogs" of 1998 which was a great disappointment overall. "How Late Do U have 2B..." however has re-energized my faith in "the One" and I must happily say the good Dr.Funkenstein is indeed really back with a bang. And in addition to a few of the amazingly talented clones of the old brigade who seem to have survived with him (Bernie Worrel, Michael hampton, Gary Shyder, Billy Bass etc..) there are fresh new faces whose individual talents make for a healthy regeneration of Pfunk. Belita Woods' voice is out of this world and so are the vocalizing skills of Kendra and the rapability of the first grand daughter of funk, sativa. I love a good number of the tracks including "Bounce to this", Whatchamacallit", "Something Stank, "Sexy Side of you", Paradigm (which features Prince), and the everlasting "I can Dance" which goes on and on. The track that however blows the cobwebs that have settled over the years of PFunk stagnation right out my mind is "U Ain't Running Sh*%t". Rejoice all believers, Pfunk is back!!!!

4 out of 5 stars Surprisingly Dope.......2006-02-08

What is a booty, and how do you know if you're shaking it? Thank God for George Clinton so that we will always have an answer to that question. ...Absent is a sprawling conglomeration of P-Funk-related tracks, great and small. In all honesty, this album really deserves around 3 stars, but the pieces and parts can be removed and built into a 4-4.5 star funk opus. There is no question that some songs drag down the average a bit.

One thing that concerned me before I bought this album was the wide variety of artists credited to different songs. Kendra who? Sativa? Don't worry. GC is all over this thing, and when you listen to it you won't be able to tell the difference. There are a variety of flavors here, just take your pick. "Watchamacallit" sounds like a TAPOAFOM-era jam. "Because/Last Time Zone" is a trippy, Funkadelic-style piece that borrows from the Beatles. "Sexy Side of You" is the perfect semi-sleazy slice of funk/pop that you didn't even know you've been waiting for. Its arguably the best thing Clinton has done in a decade.

One aspect that I really liked about this album was the integration of hip-hop, throughout. P-Funk and Hip-Hop have been intertwined since DJs began sampling Parliament in the early 80s (or late 70s, maybe) but never has it been married together as convincingly as "Trust in Yourself", for example. Another selling point are the guest spots, with two in particular standing out. While the Prince collabo, "Paradigm", doesn't exactly live up to the billing of the two greatest funkateers this side of Sly Stone, it is a can't-miss moment nonetheless. Del the Funkee Homosapien's freestyle over Funkadelics sludgy metal is the reason I picked this up in the first place. Ultimately, if you love the funk, you can do worse than this release.

Here is my ultra-sleek streamlined version:

1. Bounce 2 This
2. Butt-A-Butt
3. Paradigm
4. Gypsy Woman
5. Inhale Slow
6. Viagra
7. Because/Last Time Zone
8. Su, Su, Su
9. Sexy Side of You
10. Watchamacallit
11. Trust in Yourself
12. I'll Be Sittin' Here

Of course, you'll want to cater yours to your specific tastes.

3 out of 5 stars Is this "funk-hop"?.......2006-01-27

This album took me some time to get into. My first impression was frustration because it felt like a rap album, largely devoid of funk. But after a few listens there are several gems to be discovered and it has grown on me. This is certainly a mixed bag though, heavy on rap/hip-hop and light on funk.

My biggest problem with the record is how rap/hip-hop seems to be extinguishing the life out of funk music, at least in my opinion. I like my funk uncut. There are numerous times where a great song gets going and then rap music trashes the song. For example, "Viagra" (Viagravation?) starts out with an excellent, exciting riff and then goes limp the moment the rapping begins. What a waste of an otherwise outstanding guitar track! This would have been my favorite track if it wasn't for that dreadful rapping. Too bad it wasn't just an instrumental like an out-of-control "Maggot Brain" in high gear. Nice lyrics at the end though.

Another great funky track is "Something Stank." The beginning and ending are great but the middle takes a sharp nosedive into an annoying rap song which defuses the good groove they had going. Mercifully, the rap part is only a minute long before the funk is restored.

"U Ain't Runnin Sh#t" is a gangster rap song that I find quite unpleasant. "I'll Be Sittin' Here" is a decent song that would be far better without the rap interlude. "Trust in Yourself" is easily the worst song on the album. It has crass and sexist rap lyrics that just don't belong on a funk record. This song is the anti-funk! "Otherside," a bonus track after the puerile "Booty," is another rap song with a profane chorus. What's the deal with all the foul language on these rap songs? Innuendo is fun but I don't want to hear cussing all song long. No class. "Butt-a-Butt" is too hip-hop for my tastes, but not as bad as other rap tracks on the album.

But there are some great moments as well making this album worth checking out. "Bounce 2 This" is the type of song that reminds you why you love funk so much. It's up-tempo and fun. "Su, Su, Su" has a nice funky slow groove. "U Can Depend On Me" doesn't have much in the way of funk but is one of my favorite tracks on the album. It's got some nice guitar weaving its way through the song and a lovely chorus. The Belita Woods songs are all outstanding. My favorite song though is "I Can Dance." It's a 15-minute loop of "Nappy Dugout" with Sue Dog having a conversation with George. Bad language aside, the track is pretty damn funny. Other favorites include "Gypsy Woman" and "Watchamacallit."

If you are new to funk skip this one for now and start elsewhere, but for long-time fans I'd say there are enough satisfying tracks to make it worth picking up. There are more positives than negatives. However, I have an impending sense that the Mothership is going in the direction of rap and hip-hop, and if that be the case, it feels like the beginning of the end to me.

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