Tuesday, April 22, 2008

Big Boss Man - Winner (2005)

'Winner' is the long-awaited follow-up to Big Boss Man's debut 'Humanize' released by Blow Up in 2001. BBM have built up a loyal following by touring extensively in the UK, Europe and even Moscow. All of which have helped them earn their deserved reputation as the 'punks of Hammond funk'.
'Winner' is produced by the band and Morgan Nicholls (The Streets/Muse/Senseless Things/Morgan). Morgan is the son of Immediate Records' in-house songwriter Billy Nicholls, so the studio was choc-full of groovy stuff: The Who's Hammond, Steve Marriott's first guitar, Clavis, Wurlis - the list goes on. All of which were put to good use on the album! Morgan was also involved in the recent Big Boss Man seven-inch only remix of Paul Weller's Top 20 single 'The Bottle'.
'Winner' continues the trip through 60's Funk, along the way taking in Bongo/Fuzz in 'Everybody Boogaloo', Latin Soul in 'Complicated Lady', French Beat in 'Tu As Gache', Floor-fillers such as 'Kelvin Stardust', Boogaloo in, er, 'Boogaloo' and general Hammond/Moog mentalness everywhere else.

1. Kelvin Stardust
2. Fall In Fall Out
3. Complicated Lady
4. Tu As Gaché Mon Talent Ma Chérie
5. Reach Out
6. Oh My Gawd!
7. B.O.O.G.A.L.O.O.
8. Fever Special
9. Everybody Boogaloo
10. Jackson 16
11. The Hawk
12. Got It So Bad
13. Deception
http://rapidshare.com/files/109068190/Big_Boss_Man_-_Winner__2005_.rar

This is THE nuts...can't believe I hadn't heard of these guys before!

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