Thursday, June 16, 2011

Bootsy Funks NOLA just right @ Tipitina's

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Last night’s BOOTSY COLLINS concert at Tipitina’s was a trip down memory lane for all “Funkateers” who love the music of Funkadelic, Parliment, Bootsy’s Rubber Band and soul music in general.

His new band, composed of the best of funk’s past, present & future, jammed Bootsy classics (“I wanna Be With You”, “Bootzilla” and “The Pinocchio Theory”) and blazed through P-Funk favorites like “One Nation Under A Groove”, “Mothership Connection” and “Flashlight”.

Noticeable mention goes to a well done Jimi Hendrix & Sly and The Family Stone tribute and a new R&B re-working of “Munchees For Your Love”.

Among the wealth of talent on stage were seasoned veterans Joel "Razor Sharp" Johnson (keyboards), Frankie "Kash" Waddy (drums), Bernie Worell (keyboards) and Dewayne "Blackbird" McNight (Guitar).

Highlights included: Bootsy’s in-song monolouge on effective foreplay, a P-FUNK medley sing-a-long and a new song named “Touch”, where Bootsy split the adoring crowd in half and danced up the aisle.

And in the shadow of the Lunar eclipse, It’s was a good night to get funked up at Tipitina’s.