Blasters of the Universe
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- 1.1 Funk Express Card 5:53
- 1.2 J.R. (Just Right) 6:48
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- 1.3 Blasters of the Universe 6:45
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- 1.4 Bad Girls 5:40
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- 1.5 Back N the Day 6:16
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- 1.6 Where R the Children 4:21
- 1.7 Female Trouble's (The National Anthem) 4:43
- 1.8 Wide Track 5:08
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- 1.9 Funk Me Dirty 5:39
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- 1.10 Blasters 6:59
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- 1.11 Good Nite Eddie 4:23
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- 1.12 A Sacred Place 3:26
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- 1.13 Half Past Midnight 2:37
- 1.14 It's a Silly Serious World 5:17
- 2.1 J.R. (Just Right) 5:05
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- 2.2 Funk Express Card 4:50
- 2.3 Back N the Day 6:28
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- 2.4 Bad Girls 4:59
- 2.5 Good Nite Eddie 4:30
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- 2.6 Where R the Children 4:21
- 2.7 Funk Me Dirty 5:53
- 2.8 It's a Silly Serious World 5:09
- 2.9 A Sacred Place 4:21
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- Total length: 119:31
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Absolutely groovadelic and mind-numbingly repetitive, Bootsy revived the Rubber Band in the mid-90s to drop a big chunk of hot burning Funk onto the unsuspecting public. Now look, this was Bootsy in the mid-90s, so what you are going to get on here are insanely tight grooves that get hammered into the ground until they are barely recognizable anymore, with occasional solos and vocal performances that all skate by on being just a bit too smooth to deny. The lyrics are the typical Bootsy affair, the basslines are typical for him, the only things not typical are the constant usage of movie and TV samples that wrap around each and every song and the one-two punch of Blasters and Good Nite Eddie. Those two songs are a very, very, very loving tribute to one of the finest guitarists that has ever graced this planet, and they are honestly so moving they brought a tear to my eyes. Just... so saddening and beautiful at the same time.
Before I forget, there's a second disc with only the instrumentals on there, and you should only care if you want to use them in any capacity. Blasters of the Universe is a great little return to music for the Rubber Band brand. It's super groovy, super smooth, occasionally moving and entirely too long, but so enjoyable you probably don't care about that. It's Bootsy, baby, what do you expect?
Before I forget, there's a second disc with only the instrumentals on there, and you should only care if you want to use them in any capacity. Blasters of the Universe is a great little return to music for the Rubber Band brand. It's super groovy, super smooth, occasionally moving and entirely too long, but so enjoyable you probably don't care about that. It's Bootsy, baby, what do you expect?
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Feature-length space funk from 1994 that on most tracks inexplicably sounds like it was recorded no later than 1981 or so, except for some weird TV and movie samples. The instrumental second disc is probably of more value to samplers than listeners, but the tribute to Eddie Hazel is A-grade.
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Catalog
3 Sep 2023
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1.1
Funk Express Card
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1.2
J.R. (Just Right)
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1.3
Blasters of the Universe
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1.4
Bad Girls
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1.5
Back N the Day
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1.6
Where R the Children
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1.7
Female Trouble's (The National Anthem)
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1.8
Wide Track
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1.9
Funk Me Dirty
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1.10
Blasters
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1.11
Good Nite Eddie
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1.12
A Sacred Place
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1.13
Half Past Midnight
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1.14
It's a Silly Serious World
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2.1
J.R. (Just Right)
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2.2
Funk Express Card
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2.3
Back N the Day
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2.4
Bad Girls
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2.5
Good Nite Eddie
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2.6
Where R the Children
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2.7
Funk Me Dirty
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2.8
It's a Silly Serious World
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2.9
A Sacred Place
21 Aug 2023
4 Aug 2023
24 Dec 2021
28 Jul 2021
22 Apr 2021
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1.1
Funk Express Card
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1.2
J.R. (Just Right)
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1.3
Blasters of the Universe
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1.4
Bad Girls
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1.5
Back N the Day
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1.6
Where R the Children
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1.7
Female Trouble's (The National Anthem)
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1.8
Wide Track
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1.9
Funk Me Dirty
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1.10
Blasters
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1.11
Good Nite Eddie
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1.12
A Sacred Place
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1.13
Half Past Midnight
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1.14
It's a Silly Serious World
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2.1
J.R. (Just Right)
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2.2
Funk Express Card
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2.3
Back N the Day
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2.4
Bad Girls
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2.5
Good Nite Eddie
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2.6
Where R the Children
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2.7
Funk Me Dirty
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2.8
It's a Silly Serious World
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2.9
A Sacred Place
17 Apr 2020
9 Oct 2018
7 Nov 2017
13 Feb 2017
8 Nov 2015
21 Feb 2014
15 Jan 2014
14 Dec 2013
25 May 2013
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