Your Game: Live at the 9:30 Club Washington, D.C. in Bloomington, MN

Even an avid
R&B
fan may not be familiar with
go-go
music of the 1970s. The unique polyrhythmic style blended horns, bass, and keyboard and eventually became the forerunner to '80s groups like
EU
and
Trouble Funk
as well as the
Miami bass
music of the '80s and '90s. While his unique sound has lived on,
Chuck Brown
, one of the genre's originators, has had relatively little commercial success, except for his 1978 hit
"Bustin' Loose."
Recorded in January 2001 in front of a lively hometown crowd in Washington, D.C.,
Your Game: Live at the 9:30 Club
is an attempt to shed some light on
Brown
's influential work.
brings his fans plenty of
funk
in
"Wind Me Up Chuck/Hoochie Coochie Man"
"Walk to the Witches Castle."
He also brings his unique take on '70s classics such as
Herbie Hancock
's
"Chameleon"
the Stylistics
'
"People Make the World Go Round."
While
is unlikely to make
a household name, it is an excellent introduction to the genre of
music. ~ Jon Azpiri