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Commodores Album: “Machine Gun”
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Release Date:1974-07-01
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Type:Unknown
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Genre:R&B, Funk, Love Songs
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Label:Motown
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Explicit Lyrics:Yes
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UPC:0731453093522
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Review - :
Before {$the Commodores} started having major {\adult contemporary} hits like {&"Three Times a Lady,"} {&"Easy,"} and {&"Still,"} they were happy to be a full-time {\funk}/{\soul} band. The Southerners became increasingly {\pop}-minded in the late '70s, but when their debut album, {^Machine Gun}, came out in 1974, their music was unapologetically gritty. This was, without question, a very promising debut -- {$Lionel Richie} and his allies really hit the ground running on sweaty {\funk} items like {&"Young Girls Are My Weakness,"} {&"The Bump,"} {&"Gonna Blow Your Mind,"} and the single {&"I Feel Sanctified."} These songs aren't {\funk-pop} or sophisticated {\funk} -- they're hardcore {\funk}. What you won't find on {^Machine Gun} are a lot of sentimental love {\ballads}. In the late '70s, {$the Commodores} became as famous for their {\ballads} as they were for their {\funk} and {\dance} material, but believe it or not, there are no {\ballads} to be found on this consistently funky, mostly up-tempo debut. As much as this LP has going for it, {^Machine Gun} isn't {$the Commodores}' best or most essential album. {^Machine Gun} is rewarding, but their subsequent albums {^Caught in the Act} (1975), {^Movin' On} (1975), and {^Hot on the Tracks} (1976) are even stronger. ~ Alex Henderson, All Music Guide
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