Iron Soul
* Mickey and the Soul Generation: Help (I Need Your Love) (Live) (7.0 mb) | Why You Wanna Leave Me (Live) (6.5 mb) | Life’s A Mystery (Live) (12.5 mb)
From Iron Leg: The Complete… : Cali-Tex : CT-102
You better believe that when Mr. Josh Davis (aka DJ Shadow) says that “Mickey and the Soul Generation are my favorite funk band” (from the liner notes), than my interest is more than piqued. And I definitely was not dissapointed when I popped the disc in my player for the first time. This is some lo-down, dirty funk that gets my soul groovin’ and my feet moovin’.
Formed in the late ’60’s in Texas, Mickey and the Soul Generation played on for almost six years, attaining local star status, garnering some national acclaim, but somehow missing out on total success. Unfortunately they, along with their incredible singles and an album, dropped off into obscurity after they disbanded. Lucky for us though, Mr. Josh Davis located the members of the band as well as all of their recorded material. These tracks come from some super rare live material that, while slightly distorted and overdriven, still demonstrates their considerable funkiness. What a group.
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