Bootsy's Rubber Band - Ahh...The Name Is Bootsy, Baby!

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 BillNULL" and "Munchies for Your Love." The lyrics are consistently humorous and clever, the grooves are consistently infectious. Read More