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Cornbread
 Mem
Shannon – I’m From Phunkville
{4/19/05 | Northern Blues Music}
Twelve
original songs and one cover ("Eleanor
Rigby"). It features the special guests
of Trombone Shorty, Jason Mingledorff (Papa
Grows Funk), and Billy Martin (Medeski Martin
& Wood).
I'm
From Phunkville is Mem's fifth CD and follow-up
to the smash CD Memphis In The Morning' with
the song “S.U.V.” which was named
Song of the Year by Living Blues Magazine (June/July
2002).
Mem
mixes up a gumbo-stew with meaty morsels of
blues, jazz, funk, rock and soul.
1.
The Reason – this jazzy
R&B tune is upbeat with plenty of horns.
2. Swing Tiger Swing –
described as a rolling funk with piano boogie.
3. Perfect World – slower,
deep R&B’esque.
4. Phunkville – the song
starts with well precision blues guitar, gets
jazzy chased with a Hammond.
5. I'll Kiss A Pitbull
– my first thought was of my ex-wife,
the songs goes from kinda funky to full out
James Brown funk.
6. Battle Ground – vocally
Mem was right on with loads of soulful emotion.
7. The Lights of Caracas (I
Didn’t Know) – an easy listening,
mellow jazzy tune.
8. Sweet Potato – a bluesy
song with a good bass shuffle and ‘lectric
guitar.
9. No Religion – roadhouse
down and dirty blues, I really liked it.
10. Forget About Me –
is background music when having a late night
candlelit supper with mama.
11. Eleanor Rigby – ain't
nuttin’ like Sir Paul's version, this
is soul, man.
12. Ignant Stick – a
catchy tune, with good licks. I have no idea
what the song means but I liked it.
13. We Going – semi instrumental,
dynamite guitar, dynamite bass.
This
CD takes you up and brings you down. It has
many styles and feels. I enjoyed it. Rating
4.37
Ciao'
for now, peace.
Cornbread
Cornbread@stlblues.net
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