What's Bootsy Doin'?
Artist: Bootsy Collins
Community Score: 3.50

This pounding set is Collins's best work, with plenty of grooves for the brain and the booty. ~ John Floyd, All Music Guide Read More

The Very Best of Kleeer
Artist: Kleeer

The Very Best of Kleer is an excellent 13-track collection that is, in many ways, the definitive overview of the funk band's career. All of the group's R&B hits -- "Keep Your Body Workin'," "Tonight's the Night (Good Time), " "Winners, " "Open Your Mind, " "Get Tough, " "Running Back to You, " "Taste the Music, " "De Ting Continues, " "She Said... Read More

The Very Best of Southside Movement: I've Been Watching You
Artist: Southside Movement

The Very Best of Southside Movement: I've Been Watching You is a ten-track overview of the disco band's career, containing the entirety of their original debut album, which featured the hit singles "I've Been Watching You" and "Can You Get to That." The group didn't have much beyond those two singles, and even those will be of interest primarily... Read More

The Very Best of the Meters - RHINO
Artist: The Meters
Community Score: 9.00

In keeping with the drift of Rhino's Very Best Of volumes, this 16-track disc provides a more concise, budget-minded retrospective for listeners who might not want a set that offers twice as much or more (in this case, Rhino's own two-disc Funkify Your Life anthology). That's not necessarily a criticism -- funk grooves can get tiring over the... Read More

Something Silver
Artist: LaBelle

With 1974's "Lady Marmalade," LaBelle placed itself in a spotlight that would last until Patti LaBelle left the group for a solo career some two years later. A darling of New York's Apollo Theater, the group never compromised, delivering its fiery, passionate R&B exactly as its members wanted to. Leaving behind the cookie-cutter big hair and... Read More

Fencewalk: The Anthology
Artist: Mandrill

Right from the start of this two disc collection, with the track that shares the band's name, it's clear that Mandrill had some seriously heavy funk credentials -- and broad ranging ones at that. Only early Santana and War gained the same level of attention and appreciation for their exciting, invigorating Latin/funk hybrids. Fencewalk: The... Read More

It Only Takes a Minute: A Lifetime with Tavares
Artist: Tavares

A mix of singles and album tracks from 1974-1980 that leaves off several hits ("More than a Woman," and for instance, is missing) in favor of some lesser-known tracks, although hits like "Remember What I Told You to Forget, " "Heaven Must Be Missing an Angel, " and "Bad Times" are here. The 1977 Best Of collection is still probably the best... Read More

Crazyhorse Mongoose
Artist: Galactic

New Orleans funksters Galactic return with Crazyhorse Mongoose, the follow-up to their superb 1996 debut, Coolin' Off. While the band takes the same approach as the debut ('70s production, soulful singing from vocalist Theryl de Clouet, long but memorable instrumental jams, etc.), Crazyhorse Mongoose is the better album. Since the band tours... Read More