Search - Mandrill :: Sunshine CD

As the cd exemplifies... Mandrill, more than just a funk ban

William Blackshear | West Orange, NJ USA | 03/27/2006

(4 out of 5 stars)

"This 2003 Wilson Brothers release is the group's first love ballad compilation cd, and it's a good one. The cd shows Mandrill's original group members, the Wilson Brothers, have matured most well with time. The "instrumentational" aspect of the cd does not come across at all with the drum box, electronic keyboards, etc., sound, in use beginning early 80s, that old-school music lovers are not very fond of. If the brother's intents were to insure the music comes across with an old-school feel, they succeeded! With Gerald Albright's superb guesting on the cd's title track "Sunshine", the cd moves on, locking in additional ballad gems! The previously recorded classic "Love Song", as well as "Solid", "Too Late", and "Getting In The Mood", convince the listener that the brothers singing talents extend beyond their funk years calling card. As acquistion prices reflect the cd's status in the realm of supply/demand, the music of warrants it's place in an old-school music collection. Easy to enjoy, the music of."