| Big Boss Man / Humanize |
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| Album: | Humanize | Collection: | General | |
| Artist: | Big Boss Man | Added: | Jan 2007 | |
| Label: | Blow Up Records Ltd. | |||
| A-File Activity |
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| Add Date: | 2007-02-11 | Pull Date: | 2007-04-15 |
| Week Ending: | Apr 15 | Apr 8 | Apr 1 | Mar 25 | Mar 18 | Mar 11 | Mar 4 | Feb 25 |
| Airplays: | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Jun 11, 2009: | Happy Hour Humanize | 4. | Apr 07, 2007: | New World Disorder Humanize | |
| 2. | Aug 13, 2007: | Happy Hour Out Of Time | 5. | Mar 31, 2007: | New World Disorder Sell Your Soul, 125 Special | |
| 3. | Apr 14, 2007: | New World Disorder Big Boss Buddha | 6. | Mar 27, 2007: | Cincinnati Kid Sea Groove |
| Album Review |
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| Sadie O. Reviewed 2007-02-12 | ||
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Big Boss Man – Humanize Reviewed by Sadie O., 2/2/07 British retro soul/funk, running the gamut from 60’s twist-o-rama to 70’s AWB-style funk, with side trips to Rio. Sickeningly good – the last time England was this groovy we all wore Beatles wigs or go-go boots in its honor. FUN! Don’t play this if you’re depressed – it’ll make you happy and you won’t be able to wallow properly, and it’ll only piss you off… No FCCs – only 4 and 7 have much in the way of lyrics. All tracks absolutely KILL, but I like 11 and 7 best. 1. 3:51 ***It’s a soul twist party! Wah wah guitar and Hammond organ rock it baby! Almost no vocals. False ending, then slow coda. 2. 3:22 ***gnarly electronics intro, then funky soul strut, Louie Louie progression. Lots of echoes on the vocals, fuzz guitar, bongos… 3. 4:28 ***way funky bongos and Hammond, a bit uptempo, soul instrumental strut. 4. 3:20 ***intro sound of money falling into something, then very uptempo funky jump. Fun, inconsequential lyrics. 5. 3:29 ***uptempo instrumental butt shaker with handclaps, dueling Hammonds. 6. 0:43 ***slow fade in, midtempo with wah wah on everything, then fade out. 7. 4:05 ****bit of Beatles-y psychedelia, then midtempo groovy organ-based 60’s soul-rock with zoopy noises and fun lyrics. Ends early, then psychedelic coda. 8. 3:41 ***like a 60’s spy movie soundtrack set on a jungle riverboat. Action! Adventure! Twisting with the Bond girls! 9. 3:37 ***somewhat uptempo keyboard-based, very Green Onions-y. 10. 4:09 ***bongos and bells, downtempo and relaxed, baby Jane’s in Acupulco, uh huh! 11. 4:46 *****big drum intro, then some serious limbo music. SO FUCKING GREAT!!!! Another false ending and few seconds of take out counter chat. 12. 2:56 ***groovy mod strut down Carnaby Street | ||
| Track Listing |
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| 1. | Humanize | 7. | Sell Your Soul | |||
| 2. | Big Boss Man | 8. | Big Boss Buddha | |||
| 3. | Sea Groove | 9. | Party 7 | |||
| 4. | Money | 10. | Out Of Time | |||
| 5. | Don't You Tell My Missus | 11. | 125 Special | |||
| 6. | Ramshackle Strut | 12. | Bad Bad Whisky |