Artist: various Album: Love, Peace & Poetry Vol. 4: Japanese Psychedelic Music Released: 2001 Quality: mp3 CBR 192 Size: 76 MB
Tracklist:
1 Happenings Theme - The Happenings Four 2 Liver Juice Vending Machine - Foodbrain 3 Tomorrow's Child - Apryl Fool 4 Run And Hide - Speed Glue & Shinki 5 Hidariashi No Otoko - Yuya Uchida & The Flowers 6 Brane Baster by Blues Creation 7 Freedom Of A Mad Paper Lantern - Shinki Chen 8 Gloomy Flower - Jacks 9 Kimi Ha Darenada - Tokedashita Garasubako 10 You All Should Think More - Justin Heathcliff 11 Keep It Cool - Speed Glue & Shinki 12 Lost Mother Land, The (Part 1) - Apryl Fool 13 A White Dove In Disguise - Masahiko Sato & Sounв Brakers 14 Kirikyogen - Kuni Kawachi & Friends 15 Asamade Matenai - The Mops 16 Koishite Aishite - Beavers 17 I Want You - The Happenings Four
Artist: various Album: Love, Peace & Poetry Vol. 2: Latin American Psychedelic Music Released: 1998 Quality: mp3 CBR 160 Size: 59 MB
Tracklist:
1. Trema De Pototo - Luis Alberto Spinetta 2. Someday - Laghonia 3. I'm So Glad - Traffic Sound 4. Colours - Kaleidoscope 5. Tomorrow - We All Together 6. Cuando Llegue El Ano 2000 - Los Gatos 7. Yellow Moon - Kissing Spell 8. Virgin - Traffic Sound 9. Obertura - Almendra 10. Trouble Child - Laghonia 11. El Evangelio De La Gente - Los Mac's 12. Oscar Wilde - Los Vidrios Quebrados 13. Super-God - Som Imaginario 14. People - Ladies W.C. 15. Lem Ed Ecalg - Modulo 1000 16. Degrees - Los Mac's 17. Betty Boom, Litle Monster - The (St. Thomas) Pepper Smelter 18. It's Over - Dug Dug's
1. E Assim Falava Mefistofeles - O Bando 2. Tao Longe De Mim - Os Brazoes 3. Razao De Existir - O Bolha 4. Voando - Livepool 5. Inferno No Mundo - Bango 6. Birds In My Tree - The Buttons 7. Lunatica - Assim Assado 8. I Need You - O Terco 9. Trilha Antiga - Spectrum 10. Animalla - Modulo 1000 11. Miragem - Os Lobos 12. Quero Companheira - Rubinho E Mauro Assumpcao 13. Lets Go - Sound Factory 14. Iagoa Das Lontras - Terco 15. Mensageiro - Paulo Bagunca 16. Maracas De Fogo - Lula Cortes 17. Revolucao Organica - Marcos Valle 18. Quero Voce Voce - Hugo Filho 19. Fidelidade - Marconi Notaro
1. Bundan Sonra - Selda/Vurulduk Ey Halkim Unu 2. Uzun Ince Bir Yoldayim - Ozdemir Erdogan Ve Orkestrasi 3. Kirpiklerin OK OK Eyle - Alpay 4. Sür Efem Atini - Mazhar Ve Faut/Turkuz Turku Cagiririz 5. Yagmur - Erkin Koray 6. Kara Yazi - Ersen/Sunden Bugune 7. Yakar Inceden Inceden - Edip Akbayram 8. Bir Yagmur Masali - Hardal/ Nasil Ne Zaman 9. Ince Ince Bir Kar Yagar - Selda 10. Hop Dedik - Erol Buyukburc 11. Tatli Dillim - Cem Karaca/Kardaslar Apaslar 12. Aglarsa Anam Aglar - Uc Hurel/Hurel Arsivi 13. Kirpiklerin OK OK Eyle - Baris Manco/Dunden Bugune 14. Haliçate Günesin Batisi - Mogallar/Anadolu Pop 15. Sen Varsin - Bulent Ortacgil/Benimle Oynar Misin 16. Gitmek Düstü Bana - Erkut Tackin
1 A-Cads - Down The Road 2 Dr. Nico - Save Me 3 Conjunto De Oliveira Muge - Sospesa Ad Un Filo 4 Gino Garrido - Baby I Love You 5 Impacto -Knock On Wood 6 Them - I Want To Be Rich Again 7 Os Kriptons - Billy Boom 8 Conjunto Night Stars - She Only Wants A Friend 9 Os Gambuzinos - Aida 10 Orchestre Veve - Venus 11 Os Rebeldes - Murder By Contract 12 John E. Sharp - Monkey Shine 13 African Fiesta - Eh Bien Mon Ami 14 Os Kriptons - Manga Madura 15 Invaders - No Money, No Honey 16 Os Rocks - Wish I May 17 Os Inflexos - Furtivo Olhar 18 Les Krakmen - Krakmen Twist 19 H2O - Riens Des Mots 20 Teta Lando - Muato Wa N'Ginjila 21 Os Gambuzinos – Kalumba (bonus track) 22 Os Inflexos - You're Much Too Proud (bonus track) 23 Os Rocks - I Put A Spell On You (bonus track)
The Undisputed Truth was a 1970s Motown recording act, assembled by record producer Norman Whitfield as a means for being able to experiment with his psychedelic soul production techniques. Joe Harris served as main lead singer, with Billie Rae Calvin and Brenda Joyce, formerly of The Delicates, on additional leads and background vocals.
The group's music and unusual costuming (large Afros and white makeup) typified the then-popular trend of "psychedelic soul". A number of their singles became minor hits, and many of them were also songs for Whitfield's main act The Temptations, among them "You Make Your Own Heaven and Hell Right Here on Earth" and "Papa Was a Rollin' Stone". Their single Top 40 hit in the United States was the ominous "Smiling Faces Sometimes", originally recorded by The Temptations, which hit #3 on the US pop charts in 1971. The Undisputed Truth, along with Rose Royce and Willie Hutch, followed Whitfield during his exodus from Motown to set up Whitfield Records in 1975. At this time, Calvin and Joyce left the group, and Harris was joined by new members Virginia "V" McDonald, Tyrone"Big Ty" Douglas, Tyrone "Lil Ty" Barkley, and Calvin "Dhaak" Stephenson. The group's costuming and style changed as well, becoming even more unusual and Funkadelic-influenced. However, the group had little success at the new label, and faded into obscurity after two more albums, although they charted in the UK in 1977 (#43) with the disco single "You + Me = Love" from the album Method to the Madness. Lead singer on the single "You + Me = Love" was Taka Boom who is Chaka Khan's younger sister.
The Undisputed Truth - The Undisputed Truth (1971)
01. You got the love I need 02. Save my love for a rainy day 03. California Soul 04. Aquarius 05. Ball of confusion 06. Smiling faces sometimes 07. We've got a way out love 08. Since I've lost you 09. Ain't no sun since you've been gone 10. I heard it through the grapevine 11. Like a rolling stone
The Undisputed Truth - Face To Face With The Truth (1971)
A1 You Make Your Own Heaven And Hell Right Here On Earth (6:50) A2 What Is It (4:57) A3 Medley: Ungena Za Ulimwengu (Unite The World) Friendship Train (8:50) B1 Superstar (Remember How You Got Where You Are) (2:56) B2 Take Me In Your Arms And Love Me (3:52) B3 Don't Let Him Take Your Love From Me (5:25) B4 What's Going On (9:21)
AWB was formed in 1971 by Alan Gorrie[1] and Malcolm "Molly" Duncan, with Onnie McIntyre[2], Hamish Stuart[3], Roger Ball and Robbie McIntosh[4] joining them in the original line-up. Duncan and Ball, affectionately known as the Dundee Horns, studied at Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art (now part of the University of Dundee), and were previously members of Mogul Thrash. Gorrie and McIntyre had been members of Forever More.
The band's breakthrough was a support slot at Eric Clapton's comeback concert in 1973. MCA Records released their debut album, Show Your Hand, which sold poorly. Bruce McCaskill, who was Clapton's tour manager, liked the band's music and agreed to manage them. He borrowed money to take them to the U.S. and to promote them. McCaskill had many contacts from his days with Clapton and managed to get Atlantic Records to sign them. The band relocated to New York, signed to Atlantic and released the follow-up, AWB, better known as "The White Album". This album was the first of many with renowned producer Arif Mardin, and reached #1 in the U.S. Hot 100 chart. McIntosh died of a heroin overdose on 23 September 1974. (Gorrie also overdosed but Cher kept him conscious until medical help arrived.)[5] McIntosh was replaced by Steve Ferrone (of Bloodstone, and, like McIntosh, previously with Brian Auger's Oblivion Express). In 1975, the single "Pick Up The Pieces" from the album AWB also reached #1 in the U. S. chart. The track is probably their best known today. The band followed up with LPs Cut the Cake (1975) and Soul Searching (1976), both big sellers and yielding further Top 40 singles. Cut the Cake was dedicated by the surviving band members to Robbie McIntosh's memory. Their next LP, Benny & Us, was a collaboration with soul legend Ben E. King. After several more albums, AWB's audience and sales dwindled. Their 1980 disco hit "Let's Go Round Again" (UK #12), was covered in the late 1990s by Louise. The group disbanded by 1982. Ferrone went on to work with Duran Duran whilst Hamish Stuart joined Paul McCartney's touring group. In 1985 Gorrie released a solo album, Sleepless Nights. Gorrie, McIntyre, and Ball reunited in 1989 to record Aftershock, but Ball left the band shortly after its release. Eliot Lewis co-wrote with Gorrie on this album and joined the band, replacing lead singer Hamish Stuart. Average White Band has continued recording (Soul Tattoo 1997, Face to Face, 1999) and touring since. When Eliot Lewis left AWB in September 2002 to pursue other musical opportunities, he was replaced by Klyde Jones (see [6]). Their most recent album release in April 2003 was entitled Living in Colour. AWB's line-up then included Alan Gorrie (bass, lead vocals), Klyde Jones (guitar, keyboard, lead vocals), Onnie McIntyre (guitar, vocals), Fred Vigdor (sax, keyboard, vocals) and Brian Dunne (drums). Gorrie and McIntyre are the only remaining original members of the band. Brian Dunne was replaced by Rocky Bryant as drummer for the 2006 tour.
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Artist: Planet Asia And F.L.O. Title: Planet F.L.O. Year: 2008 Label: My M.O. Productions Genre: Hip Hop Style: n/a MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/iamplanetflo
02:48 Planet Asia And F.L.O. - Intro Cypha Session 02. 03:37 Planet Asia And F.L.O. - Take Money 03. 04:00 F.L.O. - Good Hands 04. 03:44 F.L.O. - Come Get It 05. 04:59 F.L.O. - Chief Of Staff Ft. C-Dot 06. 04:10 Planet Asia And F.L.O. - Mikilikihi 07. 02:48 Planet Asia And F.L.O. - Dem Boyz Go 08. 04:34 F.L.O. - I Got It Ft. Do Dirty 09. 03:24 F.L.O. - Magic Carpet 10. 03:39 F.L.O. - Lil Lady Ft. J.Jones 11. 03:07 Planet Asia And F.L.O. - Uptop Cali 12. 05:25 F.L.O. - Any And Everything Ft. Killa Tay 13. 03:46 F.L.O. - Who Is That 14. 05:37 F.L.O. - Call Waiting 15. 04:53 F.L.O. - Bless You
Artist: Ghettosocks Title: I Can Make Your Dog Famous Year: 2008 Label Alpha Flight Genre: Hip-Hop Style: n/a MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/ghettosocks
1 Ghettosocks - I Can Make Your Dog Famous Intro 02 Ghettosocks - Whatchuknowbotme? 03 Ghettosocks - Socks Ebonics 04 Ghettosocks - Evict Bush 05 Ghettosocks - Voltron Kicks 06 Ghettosocks - I Can Make Your Dog A Donut 07 Ghettosocks - Nice Fade 08 Ghettosocks - Read Me My Rights 09 Ghettosocks - Ballz In Yo Stomach (Feat. Timbuktu &PipSkid) 10 Ghettosocks - He’s The DJ I’m The Rapper ‘08 11 Ghettosocks - Live At The Apollo (Skit) 12 Ghettosocks - Catch A Beatdown 13 Ghettosocks - Just Rhymin’ With Eric (Feat. EMC) 14 Ghettosocks - Liquor 2 Pandas 15 Ghettosocks - Voice Mail (Skit) 16 Ghettosocks - Help! I’ve Been Robbed (Remix(Feat. J-Bru & Jay Bizzy) 17 Ghettosocks - Inconceivable 18 Ghettosocks - Baby Penguin Again 19 Ghettosocks - Love Love Love 20 Ghettosocks - Cut You Baby (Feat. Elijah) 21 Ghettosocks - R. Kelly’s Ghostwriter (Skit)(Feat. Jordan Croucher) 22 Ghettosocks - Routines (Feat. First Words) (Bonus) 23 Ghettosocks - Stay Up (Bonus)
(00:00) Introduction: In Session with Dday One (00:16) Dday One –This Too Shall Pass * Content (L)abel *unreleased* (World Premier) (04:03) Nosaj Thing – Aquarium (06:20) Dday One – Memento Mori (Impulze Remix) Project Mooncircle *unreleased* (World Premier) (10:40) Logistics - Summer Sun – Hospital Records (13:30) B-Ju – Apprentice – Unreleased (16:50) The Nutsons - The Arno Frangos Cruise – Warm Gravy Records (18:40) Horace Silver – Acid, Pot or Pills – Blue Note (23:30) 2tall feat. Kashmere – The Most High – Content (L)abel (25:40) Unkle – Last Orgy 3 Remix – Toy Factory Records (29:35) Mr. Cooper – What Else There Is Part 4 – Project Mooncircle (Out Sep 08’ -World Premier) (33:00) Chrisma - What For – Polydor (36:00) FK – Lotus Garden – Tribe Records (38:27) Gang Starr – Hardcore Composer – Chrysalis (39:22) Ernie Hines -Our Generation – We Produce Records (42:00) Asonic Garcia – Market St. March - *unreleased* (43:57) Sexteto Electrónico Moderno - Soul Nuevo – Vampi Records (45:45) Omid – Electric Children – Alphapup (47:33) Enigmatical – Exercises in Western Beat Tradition #7 *unreleased* (49:25) Take – Lie-Twerx - Eat Concrete (51:51) Paul Motian - Inspiration from a Vietnamese Lullaby – ECM (1:01:20) END
Artist: Dday One Title: These Are My Beats Year: 2008 Label: P VINE Genre: Hip Hop Style: Instrumental, Hardcore, Experimental MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/ddayone
Artist: Tettorybad Title: Unite Year: 2008 Label JAZZYSPORT Genre: Hip Hop Style: Jazz Hop, Jazz, Experimental, Soul, Neosoul MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/tettorybad
01. Somewhere Far 02. Don’t Push Me Feat. Ty 03. Short Love Tale Feat. Yungun Aka Essa, Mika Arisaka & Yuti 04. Ruff 1 Tuff Feat. Randolph 05. Space Connection Feat. B-Bandj 06. Futurlude 1 07. It’s Ur Time Feat. Shea Soul 08. Galaxy Feat. B-West 09. Eternal Freedom 10. Unite Feat. Fatima 11. Futurlude
Artist: Funky DL Title: The Jazz That Was Forgotten Year: 2008 Label Washington Classics Genre: Hip Hop Style: Experimental, Jazz Hop MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/funkydl
1. The Forgotten Acoustic Piano 2. Spins 3. The Forgotten Vibraphone 4. Remarkable 5. The Forgotten Harpsichord 6. Range 7. The Forgotten Double Bass 8. Later 9. The Forgotten Saxophone 10. Jazz 11. The Forgotten Electric Guitar 12. Focus 13. The Forgotten Flute 14. Shift 15. The Forgotten Electric Piano 16. Stars 17. The Forgotten Acoustic Guitar 18. Grow 19. The Forgotten Drum 20. Pulse 21. International Remix featuring DJ Kofi - Clique Aki:
Artist: Jazz Liberatorz Title: Take A Time Year: 2008 Label Kif Records Genre: Hip Hop, Instumental, Rap Style: Jazz Hop, Soul, Vinyl MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/jazzlib
01-Jazz Liberatorz - Take A Time (feat. Buckshot) 02-Jazz Liberatorz - Rhodes Trip 03-Jazz Liberatorz - Take A Time (Instrumental) 04-Jazz Liberatorz - The Process (feat. Apani B Fly) 05-Jazz Liberatorz - Dirty Sauce 06-Jazz Liberatorz - The Process (Instrumental)
Session One is an album released by The Herbaliser on 26 May 2000. While the band had been together since the mid 1990s, contributing to and promoting Herbaliser's largely electronically produced albums, this was the first and to date the only studio album recorded with a live band. It is also the only album released under the group name The Herbaliser Band.
Each track is a live band representation of a track from the first three Herbaliser albums, Remedies, Blow Your Headphones and Very Mercenary. Most tracks are completely instrumental, and vocals are only present in sample form on two tracks ("Who's the Realest?" and "The Sensual Woman").
1 Scratch Perverts & Dynamite MC Come Get It (3:06) 2 Ty Ha Ha (2:14) 3 Masta Ace Incorporated Born To Roll (3:06) 4 Skinnyman I’ll Be Surprised (2:05) 5 Roots Manuva Witness (Walworth Road Rocker’s Dub) (2:43) 6 Roots, The Guns Are Drawn (3:29) 7 Mr. Scruff Ug Beats (0:58) 8 Die* & Skitz Go In (2:32) 9 Perceptionists, The Party Hard (2:27) 10 Dilated Peoples This Way (3:38) 11 Foreign Beggars Hold On (3:20) 12 Booty Bouncers, The Fame And Money (1:46) 13 Scratch Perverts Face Smacker (0:48) 14 Dead Prez Hip Hop (3:35) 15 Scratch Perverts Stand By (3:50) 16 DJ Shadow G.D.M.F.S.O.B. (UNKLE Uncensored Mix) (4:19) 17 Alter Ego Rocker (1:38) 18 Ian Brown Time Is My Everything (Scratch Perverts Vocal Mix) (3:31) 19 Radiohead The National Anthem (5:37) 20 Nightbreed (3) Pack Of Wolves (Pendulum Remix) (2:29) 21 Ed Rush & Optical Get Ill (2:53) 22 Clipz Slippery Slope (1:47) 23 DJ Phantasy, Shodan* & UK Apache* Gimme Da Gal (3:40) 24 Pendulum (3) Another Planet (2:41) 25 Baron A Modern Way V.I.P. (3:43)
1 The Money Spyder 3:48 2 One Way Street 2:25 3 Car Chase 2:48 4 The Spiral Staircase 2:14 5 Mr. Cool's Dream 3:46 6 A Real Mean Time 1:07 7 The Onion Club 3:04 8 The Stroll 3:14 9 Los Cuevos Pablo 2:47 10 Midnight Stomp [The New Rhumba] 3:47 11 Buzy Bee 4:22 12 In the Park 3:39
James Taylor - Hammond Organ David Taylor - Guitar Allan Crockford - Bass Simon "Wolf" Howard - Drums
1 Million Dan Dogz N Sledgez (3:33) 2 J-Sands Of The Lone Catalysts* Southern Lady (3:15) 3a RJD2 Ghostwriter (3:38) 3b Dynamic Syncopation Ground Zero (Acapella) 4 Blufoot Alphabet Man (1:17) 5 Hurby's Machine I Got An Attitude (2:11) 6 Harry Love Surprize (3:00) 7a Herbaliser, The None Other (2:55) 7b DJ Format 3 Feet Deep (Instrumental) 8 James Brown Talkin' Loud And Sayin' Nothin' (1:43) 9 Lefties Soul Connection Welly Wanging (1:44) 10 J Rocc Play This (One) (1:32) 11 Eric B. & Rakim Paid In Full (Seven Minutes Of Madness - The Coldcut Remix) (3:05) 12 Demon Boyz Glimity Glamity (4:49) 13 Cappo I.D.S.T. (2:47) 14 Nextmen, The Spin It Round (3:34) 15 Jackson 5, The It's Great To Be Here (2:19) 16 Breakestra Family Rap (4:50) 17 Apathy It Takes A Seven Nation Army To Hold Us Back (2:47) 18 Herbaliser, The Gadget Funk (3:53) 19 Flying Fish Mr Matatwe (Keep It Up) (2:23) 20 Hero No.7 Keeping It Real? (1:10) 21 Roots, The Boom! (2:21) 22 Dynamix II Just Give The DJ A Break (12" Club Version) (2:31) 23 Diplo Newsflash (2:48) 24 Bugz In The Attic Booty La La (6:08)
The Ohio Players combine funk, disco, country, jazz, soul, and rock to create a uniquely danceable, multilayered, and memorable sound. The band reached an apex of popularity in the 1970s during the funk and disco era and with the advent of rap and hip-hop, has enjoyed an enthusiastic renaissance since the mid-1990s.
The brainchild of guitarist Robert Ward, the group began as the Ohio Untouchables in Dayton, Ohio, in 1959. Bassist Marshall Jones, saxophonist and flutist Clarence "Satch" Satchell, and trumpeter Ralph "Pee Wee" Middlebrook comprised the unchanging core of the group over the decades. Apart from this trio, the band's membership changed countless times over the course of almost four decades. Guitarist and vocalist Leroy "Sugarfoot" Bonner, keyboardist and percussionist William "Billy" Beck, conga player Robert "Kuumba" Jones, trumpeter Marvin "Merv" Pierce, percussionist James "Diamond" Williams, and rhythm guitarist and vocalist Clarence "Chet" Willis completed the band in the 1990s. As the Ohio Untouchables, the group worked backup in Detroit for the Falcons--whose lead singer was the young and incomparable Wilson Pickett--on their 1962 hit single "I Found a Love." Five years later, in 1967, the Untouchables changed their name to the Ohio Players, moved back to Dayton, and performed as a funky, soulful octet. The group then moved to Los Angeles and remained there until the end of the 1960s before relocating once again back to their home state of Ohio. The funk and rhythm and blues music of the early 1970s was heavily influenced by bands like Sly & the Family Stone-- bands that fused rock with funk and soul. The Ohio Players were eager to experiment as well, and their funky sound grew more progressive and distinctive. "Sugarfoot" Bonner added a nasal, almost comical quality to the band's vocal sound, rendering their singles danceable and catchy. The Ohio Players released their debut album, Pain, in 1971 on Detroit's Westbound Records, a label shared by George Clinton's Funkadelic band. They followed their debut with Pleasure a year later, then Ecstasy in 1973. The albums were only moderately successful, but the recording experience was invaluable for the band to hone its signature trademarks: large horn-powered tracks, odd background sounds such as whistles and alarms, and absurd, salacious lyrics. In 1974 the Ohio Players signed with Mercury Records; by then the band's fluctuating membership had finally stabilized. The Ohio Players' southern Ohio environment shaped their diverse tastes and the breadth of their musical knowledge. James Brown recorded many of his greatest hits in Cincinnati's King Records studio in the 1950s and 1960s, the soulful Isley Brothers and funk superstar Bootsy Collins were both products of the Cincinnati music scene, and during the 1970s and 1980s dance groups such as Lakeside, the Deele, Midnight Star, and Slave also emerged from the southern Ohio region. There were no radio stations in southern Ohio that played strictly black music in the early and mid-1970s, so the Ohio Players would cover whatever was on the radio, which was usually an eclectic mix such as Peter, Paul & Mary, Grand Funk Railroad, Tower of Power, and the Jazz Crusaders. To attract the attention of record store browsers, the band became known for its racy album jackets, usually featuring an undressed woman in a suggestive pose. When they switched over to Mercury Records, the risque cover tradition continued; for example, one album pictured a nude woman covered in honey. In time, even people who did not purchase the Ohio Players' albums began to look forward to the band's next album jacket. In 1974 the Ohio Players released their first album for Mercury, Skin Tight, and ushered in a three-year run at the top of the R&B and dance music charts. The singles "Skin Tight" and "Jive Turkey" were both Top Ten R&B hits. The Ohio Players were adding more and more sound effects with each album, and when Fire was released in 1974, it pushed the envelope even further with sirens, high-pitched squeals, and space bleeps. Fire is arguably the crown jewel in the Ohio Players' collection of albums. The bandmembers listened to the LP's tracks--without the vocals--in Los Angeles with Stevie Wonder, and they each knew even then that the album was going to be a tremendous hit. The title track was created out of a high-octane instrumental jam session, fusing funk, rock, and fiery drums. It became the band's first Number One single on the pop charts. Fire also included a rare stab at social commentary with the single "I Want to Be Free." Aside from this album, the Ohio Players avoided heavy or moralistic lyrics, preferring a lighthearted, silly, almost nonsensical approach to their music. The band's next Number One single was "Love Rollercoaster" on the Honey album in 1975, followed by "Who'd She Coo?" in 1976 on Contradiction; then the string of hit singles ended. "O-H-I-O," released on Angel in 1977, was the band's last major single to become a hit, but the Ohio Players continued to tour well into the 1990s. The influence of the Ohio Players is obvious in the music of the 1990s. Their songs have been heavily sampled by West Coast rap and hip-hop groups, most notably Dr. Dre and his "G-Funk" sound. Primus, the Red Hot Chili Peppers, and Soundgarden have all borrowed stylistically from the Ohio Players, and Soundgarden covered their single "Fopp" note for note. With an extensive touring schedule and the 1995 release of the Mercury/Chronicles "Funk Essentials" collection--a seven-album overview of 1970s funk-rock-soul music that includes a compilation of the Ohio Players' material called Funk on Fire!--the band remained in the musical limelight two decades after the release of their best-known songs.
