Four heavy classics from Buddy Miles – all together in a single set! First up is Expressway To Your Skull – a super tripped-out blend
of rock, funk, and
soul – easily one
of Buddy Miles' most mindblowing albums – and a classic that never lets up at all! Buddy's leading the whole group on drums – really kicking things large from behind the kit – while the rest
of the group jams in a heavy style that's got plenty
of fuzzed-out guitar and jazzy horn riffs – virtually a blueprint for countless other rock funk groups that copped Buddy's style in years to come. The drums alone are worth the price
of admission – but the whole album's so right, tight, and outta sight that it's been a favorite in our crates for years! Titles include "Train", "Let Your Lovelight Shine", "Don't Mess With Cupid", "Funky Mule", and "Wrap It Up". Electric Church is filled with bluesy
soul from Buddy Miles – an album that was half-produced by Jimi Hendrix, and which showcases the really crowd-pleasing side
of Miles' sound! Tracks are a mix
of soul covers and original numbers – done in a mode that puts plenty
of guitar out front in the mix, and which uses Buddy's screaming vocals a bit more than his heavier drums. Horns are used on most numbers to give them a bit
of southern
soul inflection, and titles include a great live jamming take on "Wrap It Up", the funky "Destructive Love", and the cuts "Cigarettes & Coffee", "Miss Lady", "Texas", and "My Chant". Them Changes is a landmark album
of crossover funk – fuzzed out rock,
soul, and jazzy licks all coming into play together – held totally tight by drummer Buddy Miles, the undisputed king
of his scene! Buddy's drums are super-heavy – holding down his Freedom Express group with a heavy jazz-rock sound that would soon have a huge influence on other groups. Includes Buddy's original version
of "Them Changes" – a tune that was instantly covered by everyone at the time – plus the cuts "Memphis Train", "Your Feeling Is Mine", "Dreams", and "Down By The River". Last up is We Got To Live Together – pure crossover genius from Buddy Miles – a great mix
of funky
soul and rockish touches – and the kind
of record that easily put Buddy in the same camp as Sly Stone or The Isley
Brothers with mainstream audiences
of the time! Tracks here are a bit longer and more jamming than work by either
of those two artists – with the kind
of heavy guitar and horns that played heavily to the Fillmore crowd – but the overall sound
of the record is a fair bit more
soulful and even funkier than some other Miles' efforts from the earlier years too, with plenty
of his tight drums in the mix! Titles include a great 12 minute reading
of the title track "We Got To Live Together" – plus "Take It Off Him & Put It On Me", "Runaway Child", "Walking Down The Highway", and "Easy Greasy".