Modern Groove Syndicate / Ms. Popular
Album: Ms. Popular   Collection:Jazz
Artist:Modern Groove Syndicate   Added:Dec 2007
Label:Courthouse Records  

A-File Activity
Add Date: 2008-02-03 Pull Date: 2008-04-06 Charts: Jazz
Week Ending: Apr 6 Mar 23 Mar 9 Mar 2 Feb 24 Feb 17 Feb 10
Airplays: 1 1 1 1 1 2 2

Recent Airplay
1. May 07, 2013: Sunshine . . . in the Afternoon
(3:30 p.m.) Sister Rose
4. Oct 03, 2012: Sunshine . . . in the Afternoon!
Miss Popular
2. Feb 27, 2013: Sunshine . . . in the Afternoon
Miss Popular
5. Aug 21, 2012: Sunshine . . . in the Afternoon!
Miss Popular
3. Dec 26, 2012: Sunshine . . . in the Afternoon -- Year-End!
Miss Popular
6. May 04, 2012: No Cover, No Minimum
June Bug

Album Review
Fo
Reviewed 2008-02-03
MODERN GROOVE SYNDICATE: Ms. Popular
Courthouse, 2007

INSTRUMENTAL JAZZ-FUNK – MGS’s third CD is a winner. The grooves are hot, the melodies catchy, the solos clean and confident. These are solid, unassuming, good-time party jams in nice, radio-friendly lengths, so go ahead and funk up your set already.

All tracks fun. Fo’s Picks: 1, 2, 5, 7, 8

1. 3:10 – upbeat, rolling groove; wailing sax solo, noisy break. Wheee!
2. 4:32 – cool strut with dirty keyboards, sing-song melody
3. 3:17 – speedy, happy sound: everybody gets a short solo
4. 4:45 – relaxed down-home soul, sax & keys stay close together
5. 3:31 – fast ‘n’ furious! Squawking keys & rollicking sax burn away…
6. 4:18 – a lazy, countrified blues stroll, everyone takes it easy
7. 5:06 – chunky funk with an attitude; slammin’ beats w/samples
8. 4:02 – even chunkier, with more attitude & rockin’ breaks
9. 5:14 – midtempo walk, relatively simple with cool organ & bass
10. 3:46 – uptempo, churning groove with staccato melody
11. 2:43 – silly quacking tune over merry little groove, nice keyboard solo

[ Fo ] 3-Feb-08


Track Listing
1. Soul Prostitution   6. Bunky Flues
2. El Guapo   7. Miss Popular
3. Raleigh   8. Original Mac
4. Sister Rose   9. Red Bean
5. June Bug   10. Kevin Simpson
  11. Long Necked Ducks (Attack Of The)