Drac Is Back To Continue The Attack !
The Slave guitarist is on a mission to "Keep the Funk Alive".
He takes the old skool bass-popping Ohio dancefloor funk that is his blood, his musical birthright to a new futuristic level. Gritty, wicked grooves but with a nice crisp production. Drac’s style on lead guitar is seamlessly smooth soaring over the vamp, he is one of the best at that through all classic funk Remember this is the same Marc Hicks who threw down on all those classic Slave albums and concerts.. But he’s so versatile because he can shred it up on you too.
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Compiled For TheFunkStore.com..By:Tylard Tatt II
DRAC & THE NEW SLAVE
DRAC ATTACK
TCC/TFS Release Date:6/22/2005
LABEL: Drac2005
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN : USA
ORIGINAL RELEASE DATE:N/A
DISC : 1
CONDITION:NEW
STOCK STATUS:*INSTOCK* USUALLY SHIPS IN 24/48Hrs
Without a doubt , a Funk Guitar God, one of the best of the funk rock guitar heavyweights. Plus he sings and raps on many of the songs. My imagination found me moving and grooving to this sunroof down, out on the island coast of my mind. Its feel good music with a good good feeling. He apparently incorporates fellow Ohio funk legends Zapp on a revamping of the Slave classic "Weak at the Knees".
But it’s the new material here that shows even down thru the years after the glory days of Slave fame, Drac knows what time it is and hasn’t missed one stroke and thats more than refreshing. Highly recommended tracks include "She’s Fired Up", a straight ahead 80s style dance number. "Rocks" is a hilarious romp over a deadly serious subject, crackrock. Lotsa greasy chicken-scratch guitar and then Drac goes for another one of those soaring squealing lead solos and just eats it up.
The boys is an axe-slinger. The Slave element is couched down in the groove , most evident on "I Want Your Love" me thinks. Not a knock-off though, it’s the real deal from one of the originators and architects of that influential sound. "Automatic Systematic Funk" is just a stripped down groove with a sexy female lead vocal over the top.
He samples Parliament’s "FlashLight" and Dr. MLK Jr on the civil and social rights funk/hip-hop fest "Free at Last"before blasting you away with another shot of his fire-driven guitar work. Drac is indeed back, but did he ever go away in the first place?
Funk Journalist&Atlanta Radio Personality~"Bustin'"Bob Mitchell
TRACK LISTING
1.BODY SNATCHERS~Listen
2.DRAC IS BACK~Listen
3.KEEP THE FUNK ALIVE~Listen
4.WEAK AT THE KNEES~Listen
5.FUNK IT UP DRAC
6.SHE'S FIRED UP~Listen
7.ROCKS~Listen
8.I WANT YOUR LOVE~Listen
9.AUTOMATIC,SYSTEMATIC,FUNK
10.FREE AT LAST~Listen
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