DAG - RIGHTEOUS (1994)
Your 90's-ologist really needed to bear down on rewriting a feature script outline yesterday, and some days I need a musical pick-me-up to get in the writing mood. When Dag's debut album "Righteous" funked its way from the speakers to my chair-dancing arse, I knew it was entry time.
Now, I don't like wholesale biting someone else's thoughts on a record, but the Allmusic review of Righteous does a damn concise job:
"Although the notion of white guys playing funk is enough to make a person justifiably skeptical, make no mistake about Dag -- they are the real deal. On Righteous, the band lays down some of the dirtiest, deadliest grooves this side of George Clinton, and do so with great restraint and respect for the genre. The tunes are peppered with vintage synths, horns, and imaginative lead guitar, not to mention catchy hooks, while vocalist Bobby Patterson possesses a falsetto that could make Prince envious (as heard on the gorgeous title track). Dag's strength is their commitment to funk; unlike bands who use funk as a gimmick or try to fuse it with other styles, these guys play it pure. Highly recommended."
Yup. These white boys could funk. Not like lame jamband, guitar noodling, hippie-butt-thrust funk, but nasty, slobbering, STANK FUNK. Like, Prince would approve.
But, as always, don't take my word for it...enjoy:
Dag - Righteous (City Pain)
I highly recommend you click here for the video for "Righteous." White boys. I'm saying. Love the 90's, great time for music.
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