What we’ve got here is, three different albums all called, ‘Something For The Weekend’ (aka Best Of), by artists that tore up the disco’s & clubs of the 70’s & early 80’s. When Brass Construction released their self titled album in 1975 it was like a revelation, ‘Movinâ’ & ‘Changinâ’ both took the funk to the next level, as horn riffs blasted alongside freestyle synths & string stabs, over an incredible bassline & drum rhythms with handclaps, clocking in at over 8 minutes each. Brass Constructionâs next big hit saw the introduction of the disco chant ‘1. 2. Ha Cha Cha, 3. 2. Ha Cha Cha 4.2.’, with the blaxploitation sounding ‘Ha Cha Cha (Funktion)’. In 1975 & 1976 Brass Construction were making some of the coolest music on the planet. During the summer of 1976 London was a hybrid of punk & disco, and the record that sent the plastic sandals, bondage trousers & Sex t-shirts into a spin more than any other, was T-Connection’s ‘Do What You Wanna Do’, regarded by many as the best disco record of all time. From the opening distinctive bassline you’re hooked, through to one of the best bongo break’s ever, and on to the building synths leading to the massive ‘Whooooohh!’. Other T-Connection goodies here include ‘At Midnight’ & ‘Disco Magic’. Our third instalment of ‘Something For The Weekend’, comes from Maze Featuring Frankie Beverly, who in the early 80’s released the ultimate Caister Soulboy Weekender anthem ‘Joy And Pain’, causing a sea of raised hands, and the worst pissed bloke sing-a-long you’ve ever heard, and going to see Maze live was like witnessing hero worship, as every badly dressed tribe in the building, got more & more drunk & emotional. All the tracks on ‘Something For The Weekend’ are original full length versions, and the ones mentioned still have that certain something.
4 Out Of 5
Reviewed By: DEAN THATCHER
