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There is something about Buffalo that produces Funk Genius, before Rick James came on the scene There were two Titans from Buffalo that most of you never heard of. One was the mellow smooth Marvin Gaye influenced Lou Courtney. The other the Uncut,Uncensored,Direct Soul of Arlester Dyke Christian of Dyke and the Blazers. His voice is the personification of a FunkMeister FrontMan. The driving horns,Thumping Bass lines.Will make you move parts of your body you didn't know you had. Check out his Hardcore redition Of the Isley Brothers "Its your Thing" Funky Walk, Wobble, Let a Woman be a Woman. This guy would have been a superstar without a doubt if he was murdered in Phoenix in 1970 or 71. Trust me the early Hip Hoppers know about his music because he is sampled big time. I just glad that my people knew about this great performer and turned me on to him back in the Day. Again if your like your Funk Raw with no cut card. Dyke is your Guy

these guys rocked so hard i went to england in 1993 looking for only this cd. i found it and have been continually blown away by it ever since. apparently this guy died right before the album was released so it never got the marketing push it deserved. listen now though cuz it's hot. i don't know of a harder hitting straight up r&b band (the jb's respectfully excluded....)

an amazing compilation. raw soul/funk/r&b with all the organ and solid drums, bass, guitar and horns you could ever want. mostly from the late 60's, with a few from the early 70's, these songs make you wanna get up and do the boogaloo! it's safe to say that James brown, with all due respect to his genius, got a few ideas from Dyke. "Funky Broadway" is the most well known song on here, supposedly the first song to have "funky" in the title. the drum break alone is similar to "Cold Sweat", so along with JB, we can't forget artists like Dyke and we owe them a chance to still be heard and appreciated. if you like REAL soul music, get this compilation and be ready to shake! Dig it!

This is a lesson in ULTRA funk!! Listen to the grooves close and you will hear what the cats are playing today with octaine!!!