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The Funk Is Spankin'

mistermaxxx@yahoo.com | usa | 03/17/2000

(5 out of 5 stars)

"This Disc is Slammin'.Co-Produced with George CLinton Bootsy&Crew bring the FUnk all the way on Out.My Jam is F-Encounter.that Groove has Bar B-Que Sauce all over it.Bootsy can Groove with ANyBody.He is SuperBad.The Funk on this Disc is SPANKIN".The RUBBER Band gives Up The Flavor."

A perfect record in every way

bustin bob | seat of Funkadelica | 11/19/2003

(5 out of 5 stars)

"The most underrated Bootsy album. Contains Bootsy's all time vocal performance on "F-Encounter". The novelty rock & roll jam "Is That My Song?". Represents Bootsy changing styles with the times and combining New Wave elements with good old psychedelicised P-Funk for the early 80s. Just check out "SoundCrack" with its monstrous mutron-pedaled Space Bass solo near the end of the track. Also Bootsy's wittiest slow jam ever, "Sacred Flower" and the pounding "It's a Musical". Record truly closes out Bootsy's peak commercial period with Warners."

The Ultra Wave With A Funky Structure

Andre S. Grindle | Brewer Maine | 04/12/2005

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I must say that Bootsy Collins's solo albums of the 70's tended to be longwinded affairs so intent on the right groove they meander too often.But on 1980's 'Ultra Wave' Bootsy gets on the one and STAYS THERE and on every single cut he never slips off into indulgant mandess.I imagine that may be why some P-Funk fans detest this album so-because they only enjoy that madness and don't really know how to funk.So unless your into P-funk for all the wrong reasons then 'Ultra Wave',like all Bootsy albums is THE BOMB!!!!

"Mug Push" is the only song here available on Bootsy's best of collection and is basic midtempo P-funk.But let Bootsy up the tempo and this CD COOKS-"F-Encounter","It's A Musical","Fat Cat" and "Sound Crack" are all pounding,rhythmic FONK of mammoth preportions,only with no shameless sloganeering.

They're lean,grooving and almost tuneful.The two songs that stand out in my mind though are the roadhouse P-funk comic shuffle of "Is That My Song?",a wry,comic self anylysation on Bootsy's own change in style."Sacred Flower" is yet more affecting midtempo funk-leaving 'Ultra Wave' groovalistic,highly

booty shaking without a ballad in the bunch.

Personally I prefer this era in Bootsy Collins's career,circa 1980-1982 because the bassist finally located his place within the one and worked it to death rather then made alot of noise trying to look.This CD sees Bootsy having become himself with his most fully coherant album yet-still funky beyond reason but more listenable.His 1982 follow up album 'The One Giveth,The Court Taketh Away' takes that idea even further and aside from being available on CD is a highly worthy companion piece to this album if you want both.But each has their own special qualities and I'm not about to fault this album for coming as close to pure,funky perfection as anyone could as for."