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It's not all bad, but most of it is. The first two cuts are very promising and funky. They really bring a whole new dance element to Don's music that wasn't present before. But once he tries to do a ballad, the album starts to fall apart. "I Was Checking Out" is a truly immature look at adultary that is downright grating. I don't know if he was trying to be funny or ironic, I just know that it does not work. The next track he tries to return to funk, but with only marginal results. His cover of Memphis is interesting, but the song is so tired, even his completely new approach can't really help it. "The Pinch Hitters" is slightly entertaining until you realize it is the exact same song as "Overtime Man." "Somebody's Been Enjoying My Home" is also a replicate, only this time of the lousy "Checking Out."
Now, for a monument to self-indulgence, 8 minutes of "Leave Him." I don't how anyone can listen to this entire song more than once or twice. Then, he tries to do a cover of "Money." He uses a music style similar to The Wiz here, but again, the song is just too overcovered. Finally, the album ends on a decent, yet generic soul ballad. In a great marketing move, RPM has put half the tracks from the second Jefferson Lemon Blues Band album, "Different Strokes" on here. The other half of the tracks will be attached to a reissue of Don's album "Hot Blood." I had high hopes for this section because I'd read good reviews of "House of Blue Light. "Sweet Thing" is absolutely great, classic Don Covay. "Shoes" and "Hitching A Ride" are decent, but lean more toward Don's new funk sound. They are nothing like the raw blues found on "House of Blue Light," however. I loved Mercy/Seesaw and after receiving House of Blue Light today, I am liking that album, too. Superdude sounds like a weak comeback album in comparison. It just sounds childish.
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