Funky Music Machine

by Maceo & All the King's Men

Overview

It's trouble when the liner notes mention Maceo & All the King's Men's "blending of R&B, pop, easy listening, and Top 40." Funky Music Machine does nothing to disprove that ominous foreshadowing. Their 1970 debut, the much better Doin' Their Own Thing, was recorded after the band left James Brown in a money dispute. Two years later brought Funky Music Machine; it remains to be seen whether that is the length of time it takes for Brown's influence to wear off, though this does seem to offer conclusive proof. If the two Beatles covers and somnambulistic rendering of the '70s AOR standard "Make It With You" aren't enough to dissuade you, consider "I Want to Sing." Some soulful sisters ask Maceo Parker to blow his saxophone, only to have him counter, as the music shifts into an approximation of the Up With People catalog, "I want to sing." And, true to his word, he does for most of the album. Even the mighty J.B.'s were human, after all. ~ Kurt Edwards

Product Details

Release Date:	09/03/2002
Label:	Ace / Southbound
UPC:	0029667378727
Rank:	82105

Tracks

1. Funky Music Machine
2. I Want to Sing
3. Dreams
4. Feeling Alright
5. Something
6. Born to Wander
7. T.S.U. (Aristocrat of Bands)
8. For No One
9. Make It With You
10. A Funky Tale to Tell

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Maceo & All the King's Men   Primary Artist
Maceo Parker   Primary Artist,Vocals,Sax (Alto)
Joseph Davis   Trumpet
Jimmy Nolen   Guitar
Sweet Charles Sherrell   Bass
Melvin Parker   Drums

Technical Credits

Tommy Simmes   Engineer
Richard "Kush" Griffith   Arranger,Composer
Tom Baird   Composer
Dave Mason   Composer
Bob Allen   Liner Notes
David Young   Post Production,Digital Transfers
Joseph Davis   Composer
Al Peterson   Composer
Paul McCartney   Composer
Jimmy Nolen   Composer
Sweet Charles Sherrell   Composer
David Gates   Composer
Maceo Parker   Composer,Producer
George Harrison   Composer
Maceo & All the King's Men   Producer
Melvin Parker   Composer
John Lennon   Composer
Philip Barker   Package Design