- Record Label: Light in the Attic Records
- Release Date: Jul 15, 2014
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Aug 11, 2014We never quite reach the mind-blowing heights of the first instalment’s greatest discoveries, namely Larry Jon Wilson’s “Ohoopee River Bottomland’ and Jim Ford’s ‘I’m Gonna Make Her Love Me’, although Donnie Fritts” does-what-it-says-on-the-tin “Sumpin Funky Going On” comes very close, but the quality remains very high.
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Aug 12, 2014Larry Williams, Johnny ‘Guitar’ Watson and The Kaleidoscope hook up for some psychedelic sitar grooves you thought you’d never hear; Jim Ford’s Rising Sign is a fuzzy swamp-funk-rock beast that pummels you into submission.
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Aug 11, 2014Finger-lickin’ good.
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Aug 11, 2014Country funk, no matter how one defines it, might not be a real musical style per se, but as presented here, and in the first volume of this series, it emerges as a reminder that no musical style stands in isolation.
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Aug 11, 2014Country Funk II is an archivist’s delight.
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Aug 11, 2014The overall vibe of the collection is likely to put a smile on your face (hell, even Townes sounds a mite less melancholy, thanks to the spirited accompaniment), making it a perfect fit for your next beer 'n bourbon patio party.
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Aug 11, 2014Vol. 2 proves there’s more than enough country funk out there to fill a good Vol. 3.
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Aug 11, 2014With acts like Florida Georgia Line re-integrating today’s country, it’s a timely flashback.