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Tracks 1. Old Worn Shoes |
The opener, "Old Worn Shoes", is a nouveau Crusader-esque track featuring London saxophonist Jacko Peake that zaps you back in time. But don't be fooled into thinking this is a retro record. Tracks like "Cocoon" with it's film noir strings and pulsating rhythms or "Fela", the electronic afro-salsa homage to Fela Kuti, boldly go where no rad. has gone before. The obligatory funky cha-cha, "Long Journey Home", boasts a guest performance of former Santana timbalero and original Fania All-Star Orestes Vilato. Rad. is at her best on airtight funk rippers "Make Every Second Count" and "Mean & Lean". Drummer David Garibaldi, (Tower of Power, rad.) contributes his tower of groove and saxophonist Norbert Stachel (Tower of Power, Diana Ross, Tony Toni Tone) blows a smokestorm of a solo. As "Simply Forgot", a lush ballad with big beats and the brasileiro "How Many Times" featuring percussion heavyweight Michael Spiro go into depth, rad. humors us singing en francais on "Soucis en Greve" (Worries on Strike). Finally, "San Pablo Ave.", named after the long avenue that stretches along the San Francisco East Bay, transmits the feeling of cruising down that gritty East Bay strip in a California Sunset. The Bass was laid down by rad. Bass-Player Marc van Wageningen and the guitar is strummed and plucked as usual by Mr. Ray Obiedo. TIME is the quintessential factor of this record. The educated ear detects rad.'s interesting use of unusual time signatures like 3/4 for funk tunes ("Soucis en Greve", "Mean & Lean") or 4/4 patterns over a 7/8 groove ("Cocoon"). "Make Every Second Count" is a musical gem you don't want to miss. |
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