Search - Positive Force :: Back To The Old School - We Got The Funk

Highly Well Done But........

Andre S. Grindle | Brewer Maine | 09/15/2005

(4 out of 5 stars)

"Positive Force's shinning moment is their famous "We Got The Funk",a wonderful slice of funk classism during the musically conflicted early 1980's.There is one little problem with most of the material here-while Positive Force prove themselfs very musically compedant and inventive there is not much on these 14 selections that give any serious indication as to the memorability of any of their music.This can be a common fault of some funk bands more into grooves as apposed to songs.And grooves are Positive Force's stock in trade.

There are two standouts here other then their hit-a highly electronic cover of "It's A Shame" and the like-minded

"Ready For Your Love"-an inventive song with (sadly) little more then call and responce lyrics.The last three tunes are ballads or "slow jams" that in such funky company (as usual for compilations of this kind) really get on my nerves.Bands like these don't tend to do slow stuff well and Positive Force appear to be no exception.If you can get this compilation cheaply do so-it's more then worthwhile for hardcore funk fans or DJ's remixing old music.But if you want better funk from this era stick with The Brothers Johnson,Heatwave,Con Funk Shun or other bands who are far better composers and songwriters."