Customer Reviews

Outta Here

5 star:		(6)
4 star:		(4)
3 star:		(1)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(2)

 

 

This is an excellent album. Every song on this cd is great. However, two songs stand out above the rest. The title track, "Outta Here" and "Superfred" are the pinnacle of this album. It is no coincidence that these two tracks have a guest appearance by the incomparable Fred Wesley. Fred's trombone chops are unbelievably funky. On "Superfred" he matches the guitar chops lick for lick. This is just ridiculuous considering the man is playing a trombone. Despite what the other review says about Fred being a trumpeter, it is still accurate in the assessment of his skills. As for the rest of the band, I would compare it to Karl Denson's Tiny Universe (without the singing and slow songs) All the songs are uptempo and full of energy. There are excellent horn breakdowns and some very tasty guitar work from Eric Krasno of Soulive. The only thing I can say that this album lacks is more Hammond B3, but I'm a sucker for the organ so my opinion is a little biased. Otherwise this is good.

I got Outta Here a few months back and can't stop listening to it. DAMN! I've been listening to Eric Krasno and Sam Kinneger in Soulive and Adam Deitch in John Scofield's band for the past few years, so I knew this disc was gonna be funky. Without a doubt, this group is continuing the vintage, ultra-funky heritage of James Brown, Sly and the Family Stone, George Clinton/PFunk/Parliament and Herbie Hancock/Headhunters. Dig it!

This is what was supposed to happen to jazz funk. Following in the footsteps of those who werent afraid to step away from traditional jazz, Herbie Hancock, Reuben Wilson, etc.. - jazz, funk, hip-hop and soulful grooves. Just enough horns to sweeten it up. Get the "Lettuce - Live in Tokyo" release for the long ride home.

Big Grooves in the Big Apple. Great stuff. If you like to groove and love funk and modern instrumental hip hop this is for you.

Great CD if you like Funk.

Catch them live if you can.

Better live!

I found Lettuce by following the "others bought this" trail from Poets of Rythym to soullive to lettuce. These guys are great and though I can agree many of their flourishes are predictable, what funk isn't? Thats like saying all Blues music is the same!

Buy this if you like funk, you won't be disappointed.

This shows a dichotomy of fleshed-out funk enveloped in cleanly outlined packaging, still totaling a fun but not entirely engrossing experience.

Most of us familiar with the down-and-dirty grooves, serious jams, and exploratory willingness (not to mention serious jazz chops) that characterize groups like Soulive and the John Scofield band, knew what to expect from this long-awaited release: some serious FUNK in the JB's/Headhunters/ParliamentFunkadelic tradition. The folks at Velour did a good job of marketing their exciting upcoming releases, many of which revolve around members of Soulive, Lettuce, Topaz, and others, in the sampler distributed at recent shows (I snagged one at Soulive at the Apollo), which includes the track "Super Fred" from the current album, an homage to the trumpet impresario (there is a god and his name is Fred Wesley!)that rages in a style consistent with the overall product. Uncle Sco also joins in the fun, lending his guitar mastery to a couple of tracks. If you're a fan of serious funk music, this album is a no brainer; with some standard atmpospheric enhancements, this disc's a party waiting to happen.

one of the best albums ive heard in a long time, the guests such as john scofield really make this album magical.

a must buy for any funk lover or guitarist like myself.

.... via pandora bought cd and ripped 6 tracks; remaining 5 tracks OK but expendable. That being said these 6 tracks are very, very good in a manner reminiscent of an instrumental 'Tower of Power'. Along that lines the drummer (Adam Deitch) evokes David Garibaldi and that is no small matter. The bass playing is likewise exceptional, there is a lot of bluesy Hammond B3 which fits perfectly, the guitar soloing (some by John Scofield) is very strong and the horn riffing and soloing are quite good. This cd may not please jazz OR funk "purists" but as a logical extension of things like Spyro Gyra (whom I generally dislike as too saccharine), the Yellow Jackets, and Jeff Lorber Fusion this is actually a recording I prefer to anything those groups ever did. It seems purer and clearer of any commercial intent. ( preferred tracks - Squadive, Back in Effect, Twisted, Reunion, The Flu and Nyack .... loss of a star for the other 5 tracks)