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Drugs Ain't Cool by Ebony Rhythm Band
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Ebony Rhythm Band Have An Incredible Sound That Seems To Take The Heavy Bottom Of New Orleans Funk And Merge It With The Trippier Elements Of Detroit Psychedelic Soul -- No Surprise Considering They Hailed From Indianapolis A Point About Halfway Between The Two Cities! The Tracks On The Set Have A Really Great Tripped-Out Groove -- Using Lots Of Guitar And Organ Over Heavy Rhythms In A Style That's A Bit Like The Meters At Times Dusty Groove
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The Ebony Rhythm Band's Lone 45 "Drugs Ain't Cool" B/w "Soul Heart Transplant" Offers A Tantalizing Taste Of What A Full-Length Album By The Group Might Have Sounded Like As Both Numbers Put Their Collective Influences On Display. Believe It Or Not The A-Side Was The Winner In A Contest Held By The Mayor Of Indianapolis For The Best Anti-Drug Song Which Netted The Musicians $800 As Well As The Opportunity To Perform In Front Of A Municipal Building In The City's Downtown Area. In What Would Have Been A Major Disappointment To Nancy Reagan And The Whole "Just Say No" Crowd The Band Apparently Displayed A Bit Of Hypocrisy By Performing The Song Influenced By The Spencer Davis Group's "I'm A Man" While Stoned On Marijuana. This Is A Magnificent Performance And In The Same League As Material By Early Funkadelic Although Admittedly Not Quite As Far Out. On "Soul Heart Transplant " ERB Comes Off As A Midwestern Version Of The Meters Especially Due To Townsend's Absolutely Wicked Guitar Playing And Watson's Impressive Percussion Work.
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Ebony Rhythm Band Have An Incredible Sound That Seems To Take The Heavy Bottom Of New Orleans Funk And Merge It With The Trippier Elements Of Detroit Psychedelic Soul -- No Surprise Considering They Hailed From Indianapolis A Point About Halfway Between The Two Cities! The Tracks On The Set Have A Really Great Tripped-Out Groove -- Using Lots Of Guitar And Organ Over Heavy Rhythms In A Style That's A Bit Like The Meters At Times Dusty Groove
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The Ebony Rhythm Band's lone 45 "Drugs Ain't Cool" b/w "Soul Heart Transplant" offers a tantalizing taste of what a full-length album by the group might have sounded like as both numbers put their collective influences on display. Believe it or not, the A-side was the winner in a contest held by the mayor of Indianapolis for the best anti-drug song, which netted the musicians $800 as well as the opportunity to perform in front of a municipal building in the city's downtown area. In what would have been a major disappointment to Nancy Reagan and the whole "Just Say No" crowd, the band apparently displayed a bit of hypocrisy by performing the song (influenced by the Spencer Davis Group's "I'm a Man") while stoned on marijuana. This is a magnificent performance and in the same league as material by early Funkadelic, although admittedly not quite as far out. On "Soul Heart Transplant," ERB comes off as a Midwestern version of the Meters, especially due to Townsend's absolutely wicked guitar playing and Watson's impressive percussion work. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.