Butter (1995)

About this title: The soul and funk of the 1970s took a lot of beatings from white rock critics during that decade, but in the 1990s, soul and funk from the '70s spelled legitimacy and hipness in the eyes of various artists. During the '90s, worship of the '70s was a full-time occupation for retro-soulsters like Lisa Stansfield and the Brand New Heavies. Samples of George Clinton and Rick James classics were the norm for countless hip-hoppers. In Boston, one band that specialized in 1970s worship in the '90s was the interracial Rippopotamus. Their album Butter draws on such influences as Parliament/Funkadelic, ... read more

Tracks:

1. Performa [Rippopotamus]
2. Pressure [Rippopotamus]
3. 2 B 1 [Rippopotamus]
4. That Ol' Time Religion [Rippopotamus]
5. Love Vibe [Rippopotamus]
6. Steinway [Rippopotamus]
7. The Menu [Rippopotamus]
8. Freddie's Dead [Mayfield]
9. Kicked to the Curb [Rippopotamus]
10. Looking for Girls [Rippopotamus]
11. My Nike Air [Rippopotamus]
12. Whole Lotta Love [Bonham/Dixon/Jones/]

Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is further described below.