"It has been almost 20 years since Tom Tom Club topped the charts with songs like "Genius of Love" and "Wordy Rappinghood". Many artists, from Grandmaster Flash to Mariah Carey, used samples of the groundbreaking Tom Tom Club beats for their own songs and scored major hits with it.Now, eight years after the previous their last "Dark Sneak Love Album", Chris Frantz and Tina Weymouth (of Talking Heads fame) put out their best album to date. With contributions from people like Charles Pettigrew (of Charles and Eddie and the hit single "Would I Lie to You?"), DJ Kid Ginseng ("produced by Chris and Tina") and Toots Hibbert, the Club sounds funkier and hipper than ever."The Good the Bad and the Funky" is a melting pot of styles, where rap, reggae, dance, funk and hiphop are combined with catchy melodies and the unique breathy voice of singer/bassplayer Tina Weymouth. The songs on the album vary from the "Genius of Love" 'sequal' "Who Feeling'It" and the amazing single "Happiness Can't Buy Money" to excellent covers of Lee Perry's "Soul Fire" and Donna Summers disco classic "Love to Love you Baby".Time to bounce!"
Could be their best ever!
tvc215 | Philadelphia | 03/30/2001
(5 out of 5 stars)
"This new album from the Tom Tom Club, lead by husband and wife tean Tina Weymouth and Chris Frantz, defies classification. It's beautiful, danceble, funky sound will appeal to new and old fans alike. As with their other material, the music and lyrics are completely unpretentious and fun. At the same time, the album takes on a deep funk feel in places, mixing island and urban sounds, with out losing it's playful edge."
Funky rock at its best
Paul Doland | Houston, TX USA | 09/14/2001
(5 out of 5 stars)
"I'm primarily a rock guy, and of course heard of the Tom Tom Club via Talking Heads' Stop Making Sense. I can't dance, and I don't generally listen to "funky" music, but this is an exception. Who else makes music that is funky, yet rocks?"
The Good, The Bad, The Brilliant
L. E. Pearlman | New York, NY | 11/30/2000
(5 out of 5 stars)
"These guys still do it better than anyone else. Their music is infetuously funky and groovy. Tina's vocals breezy and beautiful. Charles' soulful and fun- he is a worthy adition to the club. Each track on this album a keeper. It's fun and wonderful in every single way."
EVEN BETTER AFTER YOU SEE THEM LIVE!
L. S. Slaughter | Chapel Hill, NC | 11/09/2000
(5 out of 5 stars)
"If you've forgotten the love groove, Tom Tom Club's first new disc of dance gems in eight years will bring your mind and body back into line.I had this disc for over a month before I caught their infectious, luminous dancefest in Chapel Hill, and was already hooked on several cuts, including "Happiness Can't Buy Money" and the trance-dance "Superdreaming". THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE FUNKY is simply my favorite feel-good CD of the year thus far, and hands down one of most joyous concerts I've ever had the pleasure of attending. TTC blends so many idioms seamlessly, and their mixture of trip-groove, psychedelia, funk, hip-hop and disco is peculiarly Chris and Tina's. "Let There Be Love" is blazing, stratospheric bliss-funk with instructive lyrics, and the rest of the disc is peppered with TTC's whimsy and irony. The new line up here and in concert is probably the best to date. DO NOT MISS THEIR LIVE SHOW, FOLKS. It's the best joy fest bucks can buy.Yes, this one merits purchase. TTC are by no means yesterday's group. This collection is new and vital. Comes with cool packaging and great James Rizzi cover art. Turn the People On."