Bootsy Collins - Ahh...The Name Is Bootsy, Baby! (1977/2014) [Official Digital Download 24-bit/192kHz]

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Bootsy Collins - Ahh...The Name Is Bootsy, Baby! (1977/2014) [Official Digital Download 24-bit/192kHz]

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Bootsy's Rubber Band - Ahh…The Name Is Bootsy, Baby! (1977/2014)
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/192 kHz | Time - 38:52 minutes | 1,47 GB
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/96 kHz | Time - 38:52 minutes | 821 MB
Studio Master, Official Digital Download | Artwork: Front cover

Bootsy Collins' debut solo album, Stretchin' Out in Bootsy's Rubber Band, was an extremely tough act to follow, but thankfully, there are no signs of a sophomore slump (either creatively or commercially) on his second album, Ahh…The Name Is Bootsy, Baby! Most P-funk addicts consider this 1977 LP essential listening, and it isn't hard to see why they feel that way. Everything on the album is excellent; that is true of up-tempo smokers like "The Pinocchio Theory" and the title song as well as slow, moody, eerie offerings such as "What's a Telephone Bill?" and "Munchies for Your Love." The lyrics are consistently humorous and clever, the grooves are consistently infectious. You can think of Ahh…The Name Is Bootsy, Baby! as a meeting of the funk minds – Collins produced this record with his mentor, George Clinton, who co-wrote all of the material. So Clinton has a lot of input and gives Ahh…The Name Is Bootsy, Baby! the distinctive P-funk sound that Parliament/Funkadelic was known for. But at the same time, he encourages Collins' originality – Bootsy's Rubber Band sounds like a Parliament/Funkadelic spin-off (which is exactly what it was), but not a Parliament/Funkadelic clone. Without question, Ahh…The Name Is Bootsy, Baby! is essential listening for lovers of hard 1970s funk.