‘Celebrity BBQ Sauce’ is a project led by infamous Detroit keyboardist and producer Gerald Mitchell (Los Hermanos/Underground Resistance) and vocalist Billy Love (Members of the House/Sound Signature), two seasoned veterans (no pun intended) who have both made a huge mark on the history of Detroit house and techno and are now coming up with a double dose of slick funk and dirty boogie.
The Roy Ayers and Herbie Hancock vibes of ‘Please Don’t Fail Me’ make it clear straight away that ‘Celebrity BBQ Sauce’ is all about the groove, something that’s underlined by the discofied boogie joint ‘Formula of Passion’.
The title track is the centerpiece of the album – a twenty one and a half minute P-funk jam in the best Funkadelic tradition, complete with Clinton-style vocals, extensive guitar solos and a Funky Worm-inspired ARP synthesizer theme that would make the late great Junie Morrison proud. It’s the sort of groove that just won’t stop.
The house and techno background of Mitchell and Love is most evident on the four-to-the-floor disco stomper ‘Music is My Hustle’ and the fast technoid funk jam ‘Live It, Walk It, Wear It’ that closes off this great album, making sure there’s a little something for everyone here (RO).
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