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Hammond Eggs Friday

Here are a couple juicy tracks so thick with barbeque sauce you'll need to get yourself a roll of Brawny. I've posted one song from these guys before but thought you might like mo'. Enjoy your weekend and Halloween! Peace out!

The Link Quartet:

Alfa Romeo Duetto

Deliquesed by Devonshire

Move, Move, Move

Check out their site if you're interested.

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Song of the Day - Curtis Mayfield / Mighty Mighty (Spade and Whitey)

There are very few live albums that capture the artist and the moment. Many are just greatest hits albums; some are recorded at mega concerts where the only sense of "live" is clapping at the end of songs. "Curtis Live" is not one of these types of albums. This one is something special. It's intimate, it's recording quality is crystal clear, it's by a man who's lyrical poetry is unmatched. The band is so friggin tight on this album its sick. When many talk about funk they think Parliament, but I think that funk is something deeper. Its something you feel when you hear a song. Its the bass line, the drum work, its the guitar, sax or B3. Beyond that its the lyrics and vocal presentation of the singer. Curtis is the master of this as you feel his emotion, you hear his message, and you understand his point of view. After listening to this album once again, I realize once again that funk has always been a catalyst. It binds people together, either in its message, energy or vibe. You may not like Curtis' political or moral stance, and some of the issues he spoke about may not be so relevant anymore, but you have appreciate the man's musical prowess and passion for what he was talking about. Check out some musical greatness here.

Band of the Day - Vinyl

Vinyl is one of those "jam bands" that has been around for quite some time. I don't have time to write a huge diatribe on them but you can fill yourself in by checking out their website. You can check out a handful of their groovy, funk filled tracks below:

Funk in 5/4
Pipe Bomb

If you dig these, they tour on the west coast pretty consistently so check out their tour schedule.

Song of the Day - Cool Sounds / Where Do We Go from Here

"Ubiquity Recordings " which encompasses several labels including "Luv N' Haight" is a great place to find all kinds of under the radar music. Ranging from hip hop, to electronica, to funk, to world beats, you're sure to find something you'll dig. Luv N' Haight specializes in "breaks and beats", "rare jazz gems", "old school soul" and "dirty funk". Today's song continues this week's theme. You can buy this song off the California Soul album. Have a great weekend.

Song of the Day - Pete Mayes / Peace

So I know nothing about the artist, Pete Mayes. You'll be hard pressed to find this song on any album other than, Funky Funky Houston
Volume #1. That is if you're lucky enough to even find a copy. Anyway, onwards and upwards with my political theme that I seem to have stumbled across. Listen here. If you know anything about this artist please post a comment. Same goes for thoughts regarding the lyrics and or theme for the week.

Song of the Day - Gill Scott-Heron / The Revolution Will Not Be Televised

To quote the founder of www.gilscottheron.com, "Gil possesses the gifted ability to put into words the things that resided within me. He possessed the courage to stand up and say what was wrong with this country, with this society. He was loud. He was uncompromising. He was convicted. He was convicted in his beliefs about "our" nations capitol. He was convicted in his beliefs with our use of drugs and alcohol. He was convicted in his beliefs that the struggle to be free will not be easy. I, too believe that the struggle to be free is not easy, but we must keep struggling if we want to be free." Well said is all I can say. You can listen to Gil here. You can find more Gill Scott-Heron goodness on The Revolution Will Not Be Televised.

Song of the Day - The Temptations / Ball of Confusion

You know them and you've got to respect them as one of the greatest Soul bands. Plus any band who can wear pimpin' threads shown in the picture has got to be good. I'm going to continue being a political provocateur with this one from the Temptations. Sometimes I feel like I'm living in world full of confusion. In a world where it is so hard to get to the truth, where paying the bills is a constant struggle, where corruption and deception clouds our very vision I wonder to myself, is there a way to clear the fog that is before me? Anyway, I digress....you can buy this track on a 2CD album called My Girl: The Very Best of The Temptations

Song of the Day - Edwin Starr / War

So after watching the presidential debates over the last couple of weeks I find myself asking why the heck did we go to war with Iraq? Since we found no WMDs it seems the spin is that we are promoting freedom around the world. I then ask then since when was it our job as a country to liberate the world? I will not get any more political here but I do feel that we've got a mess on our hands so I've been asking the same question that Edwin Starr used to ask in his song "War". Listen here and let me know what you think about our current situation. You can find this song on The Best of Edwin Starr CD.

Song of the Day - Breakestra / Getcho Soul Together

Found this one over the Capricorn's site (a funk,soul band from UK). Breakestra, who is currently touring in the UK is not a band from the 60's for 70's. They are current day but you'd never know it. You can find out more about them here. These guys got the rare groove sound down pat. Just listen to this firey track and tell me you don't agree. You can find other funky beats on their Live Mix 2 album. Have a good weekend.