MANDRILL - The Best Of Mandrill (1974)[R&B] [mp3@320)[mrtude42][h33t]

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MANDRILL - The Best Of Mandrill
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Artist...............: MANDRILL
Album................: The Best Of Mandrill
Genre................: R&B
Source...............: CD
Year.................: 1974
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/the-best-of-mandrill-mw0000199124
Ripped by............: Mrtude42 on 6/1/2013
Posted by............: Mrtude42 on 6/1/2013
Included.............: NFO, PLS, M3U, Biography
Covers...............: Front

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Tracklisting
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1. MANDRILL - Ape Is High [05:32]
2. MANDRILL - Children Of The Sun [04:58]
3. MANDRILL - Cohelo [01:44]
4. MANDRILL - Fencewalk [05:30]
5. MANDRILL - Git It All [04:29]
6. MANDRILL - Hang Loose [04:46]
7. MANDRILL - House Of Wood [04:33]
8. MANDRILL - I Refuse To Smile [04:06]
9. MANDRILL - Mandrill [04:20]
10. MANDRILL - Mango Meat [04:42]
11. MANDRILL - Symphonic Revolutions [05:16]

Playing Time.........: 50:01
Total Size...........: 115.70 MB

NFO generated on.....: 6/1/2013 7:29:43 PM


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Review from allmusic.com
by John Bush

Rounding up the greatest grooves from the band's first five albums, right up
until it left for United Artists in 1975, The Best of Mandrill is a top compilation
for one of the most freewheeling bands of the early '70s. Unsurprisingly for a
funk group, Mandrill excelled at recording catchy, well-played material with
deep grooves, though unlike many bands, all of it was tempered by an
experimentalist bent and a restless desire to explore many different avenues
(occasionally in the same song). The compilation opens perfectly with "Ape Is
High," "Fencewalk," "Git It All," and "Hang Loose" -- the band's four biggest
hits, and (not a coincidence) its four greatest songs. The other seven tracks
aren't always the best available: "Mango Meat" and its self-titled debut single
are solid choices, but substituting a pair of album tracks ("House of Wood," "I
Refuse to Smile") for the R&B hits "Positive Thing" and "The Road to Love"
doesn't make much sense. Most importantly, though, The Best of Mandrill
includes every song Mandrill's known for, in a punchy sequencing that does
justice to the band's uncommon style.
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