Live & Livin' It
© Copyright-Mike Mulqueen / Greg Garvey
(709363726120)
Record Label: SFG. Productions
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San Francisco's own Mission Players are taking the claim as one of The City's FUNKIEST Original Acts! Their own brand of butt shaking,getting down and dirty grooves reeks of funky soul & jazz blues music. The Band recently recorded some tracks at some of SF's finest venues and has now released a live album titled :"Live & Livin' It".
Check Out the website www.missionplayers.com for a show near you!!
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super funkalicious!!!!
author: jennifer
Funky!
author: Beth S.
I love this CD. It is funky and soulful. The Mission Players are blessed with great talent.
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It's the grooviest I've heard in many a year
author: Mal Gwynne
This band is apparently a new one on the scene but their music is a really nice blend of jazz and light rock that appeals to listeners of all ages. I hope they do well.
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Funk is not a wheel you necessarily want reinvented...
author: Dennis Cook/Cook's Corner
Mission Players: Live And Livin' It
Funk is not a wheel you necessarily want reinvented. It rolls just fine as it is. The Mission Players slap on some fresh treads and nice rims and cover ground like champs. The burners have wriggly synths and coda sections worthy of '60s Fillmore rockin' Santana. Mike Mulqueen's guitar lives in that rich pocket you hear musicians speak of. A nice growl to the vocals keeps things from being too nice. Ever spastastic sax man Jamison Smeltz blows the soul out of his horn like Maceo Parker with a little '40s road band accent from Illinois Jacquet. The zesty playing invigorates even a basic vamp like "Shine The Light." "Bliss" is summer radio fare like they don't make anymore with an especially nice vocal and Smeltz given it his City-To-City Gerry Rafferty best. Not overly complicated but worth a spin at your next stoned soul picnic.
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