The Funk Box [Box]

構成数 : 4
合計収録時間 : 05:06:50
Includes liner notes by Steven Ivory. All tracks have been digitally remastered. Personnel: Bill Curtis (vocals). Liner Note Author: Steven Ivory. Illustrator: Mathieu Bitton. Arrangers: Chris Jasper; James Anthony Carmichael; Ernie Isley; Gene Page; Gil Askey; Kool & the Gang; James Brown ; Bill Curtis; William Collins ; Marvin Isley; New Birth; O'Kelly Isley; Quincy Jones; Rick James; Ronald Isley; Roy Ayers; Rudolph Isley; Commodores; Barry White. At four discs and 55 tracks, Hip-O's Funk Box seems to want to be the last word on funk, and while it's a pretty good set, it ends up more representative than definitive of its chosen genre. Virtually all of funk's most important artists are featured, but not always by their most significant singles -- sometimes the collection gets it right, and sometimes it's disappointing (leaving out Curtis Mayfield's "Superfly," the Average White Band's "Pick Up the Pieces," War's "Low Rider" and "Why Can't We Be Friends," and the Ohio Players' "Fire" and "Love Rollercoaster" in favor of alternate selections). Still, the Funk Box does have a generous helping of full-length funk classics, including several rare 12" versions; moreover, it's been digitally remastered, and it features a 48-page booklet. It's just too bad the set doesn't completely hit the mark. ~ Steve Huey
録音 : ステレオ (Studio)