Searching for Soul: Rare & Classic Soul Funk

Various Artists (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 25, 2005)
• Original Release Date: 2005
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Luv N Haight
• ASIN: B000AZ9BUA
• In-Print Editions: Vinyl
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #78,838 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Give & Take

2. I Stayed Away Too Long

3. Rap It Together

4. Alcohol (Pt. 1)

5. Farewell to the Welfare (Pt. 1)

6. Lets Get on Down

7. Searching for Soul (Pt. 1)

8. Be Mine Tonight

9. Back to Funk

10. (I Can) Deal with That

11. Do It Right

12. Why She Had to Go

13. Trust Me

14. Take Time Out

Customer Reviews

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Obscure Funk Tracks from the Vaults, January 14, 2008

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Eddie Landsberg "My 10th year as a reviewer !... (Tokyo, Japan) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Searching for Soul: Rare & Classic Soul Funk (Audio CD)

True funkateers know that in terms of funk there was far more to Michigan than Motown...
- - take for example the greatest greasiest and grittiest funk label WESTBOUND.
This compilation features select gems, obscure as they are, that would make any hardcore funk fanatic or DJ wet himself... If you liked COLD HEAT and the FUNKY 16 CORNERS compilation, you may very well like this even more(!) - - (There's also an OOP collection of rare WESTBOUND tracks out too!)

As for the tracks on this album... the range from gritty psychadelic black rock, to Jazzy (yet oh so funky) instrumental jams... some of the tracks are funny too... (Alcohol especially.) My favorites however include the totally tripped out somewhat "Bodyheat"/Bowie's "Fame" influenced DO IT RIGHT by El Riot, drum break waiting to happen wa wa laiden "Farewell to Welfare", The JB like RAP IT TOGETHER... Jake Wade's "Seaching for Soul".... awwww heck, they're all good... and the drum beats on virtually every track are Meters NASTY! ("Searching for Soul" is particularly interesting... as with a lot of classic funk recordings, the groove is tight, but the tuning on some of the instruments are a little off... actually in the case of the bass player WAY off, however, it actually adds to the groove and grit of the track making it sound way way funkier than it would have if all the instruments had been tuned perfectly. Learn your lessons all you digital tuning device carrying mo'fo Berklee heads!)

If you like really hard funk, this compilation is definitely a much welcomed jewel in the ruff! Put simply, it is RUDY RAY MOORE funky... that's how funky it is...!

P.S. If you like this album, another good (but probably out of print) compilation is SON OF STAX... or also check out THE PROPOSITIONS or MAGNUM's REVOLVER.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars nice surprise, September 14, 2010

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Donald E. Gilliland (Bangkok, Thailand) - See all my reviews
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I bought this from Amazon on the strength of the good reviews it got ... and I was not disappointed in the least. This is a very solid compilation of obscure soul tracks, even a couple with a nice funky-jazzy vibe. A definite keeper.

5.0 out of 5 stars Enjoyable Soul Funk Compilation, November 15, 2005

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Pablo Parks "Pablo" (Bayonet Point, Florida) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Searching for Soul: Rare & Classic Soul Funk (Audio CD)

Real good audio document of rare soul and funk from the state of Michigan. Lots of good stuff here from Wendell Harrison, Tommy McGee, and Jake and the Soul Searchers. Most tracks survey the underground soul scene that existed along side of Motown during this era. Also includes artists from Grand Rapids and the metro Detroit area. Great variety of sounds: some jazzy, some gospel like, a little light disco flavor. Many will leave you wondering why some of these tracks were the lone releases for the creator artist. A must have for all the Soul Funk Brothers from Michigan, and a good pickup for any collector seeking rare and unique material.