1976 - Con Funk Shun - Con Funk Shun [Reissue - 2003] [mp3@320][mrtude42][h33t]

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Con Funk Shun - Con Funk Shun
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Review by Alex Henderson from allmusic.com

This self-titled 1976 release was Con Funk Shun's first album for
Mercury/Polygram, and it came at a time when the northern California
funk/soul outfit was still obscure -- not until 1977's Secrets did Con Funk Shun
become well-known in the R&B world. Although mildly uneven and not in a
class with subsequent gems like Secrets and Candy, Con-Funk-Shun isn't a
bad album. In 1976, the band still had some growing and developing to do.
But it did have a recognizable sound -- which is certainly a plus -- and one
hears some potential on tracks that range from the snappy "Sure Feels Good
to Me" and the Gamble & Huff-influenced "Nothing to Lose By Trying" to the
glossy disco instrumental, "Foley Park." As a rule, Con Funk Shun wasn't a
disco band -- it was a funk/soul band that branched out into urban
contemporary in the 1980s. But "Foley Park" is the type of disco number that
would have worked for the Crown Heights Affair or T-Connection. Overall,
this LP's up-tempo funk and dance offerings are decent (if less than
remarkable), and so are Northern soul-style ballads like "Never Be the Same"
and "Another World." But here's the thing: Con Funk Shun's members had way
too much talent to settle for merely decent. Felton Pilate and his colleagues
needed to take it to the next level -- both creatively and commercially -- and
they did exactly that the following year. With 1977's Secrets, Con Funk Shun
enjoyed its big commercial breakthrough and made the transition from decent
to excellent. You might say that this out of print LP was the calm before the
storm. Although not among Con Funk Shun's essential releases and not
recommended to casual listeners, this record is interesting if you're among the
funksters' hardcore fans.

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Tracklisting
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1. Con Funk Shun - Another World [04:17]
2. Con Funk Shun - Foley Park [03:47]
3. Con Funk Shun - Forever Just Ain't Long Enough [03:09]
4. Con Funk Shun - Music Is The Way [02:29]
5. Con Funk Shun - Never Be The Same [04:16]
6. Con Funk Shun - Nothing To Lose By Trying [03:34]
7. Con Funk Shun - Owe It To Myself [03:29]
8. Con Funk Shun - Sure Feels Good To Me [06:02]
9. Con Funk Shun - Tell Me That You Like It [02:49]

Playing Time.........: 33:55
Total Size...........: 84.09 MB


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Artist...............: Con Funk Shun
Album................: Con Funk Shun
Genre................: Funk / Soul
Source...............: CD
Year.................: 1976
Ripper...............: EAC (Secure mode) / LAME 3.92 & Asus CD-S520
Codec................: LAME 3.82
Version..............: MPEG 1 Layer III
Quality..............: Insane, (avg. bitrate: 320kbps)
Channels.............: Stereo / 44100 hz
Tags.................: ID3 v1.1, ID3 v2.3
Information..........: http://www.allmusic.com/album/con-funk-shun-mw0000880356
Ripped by............: mrtude on 8/5/2013
Posted by............: mrtude on 8/5/2013
Included.............: NFO, SFV, PLS, M3U, CUE
Covers...............: Front



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