私の永遠のアイドル、Bootsy Collins。ベース奏者がスターとなるという、FUNKという音楽の構造そのものを、最も分かりやすく表現した点で、LARRY GRAHAMとともに、最大級の評価に値するPLAYERなのです。また、JAMES BROWN BANDをきっかけに、P-FUNK軍団の核となり、自己のバンドであるRUBBER BANDを成功させ、まさにFUNKという音楽の歴史を語るにも欠かせない重要人物です。
レコードの方は、1970年ごろに録音されたJAMES BROWNの作品が、最高に素晴らしいです。特にエフェクトのかけられていない、純粋なぶっといベースの音を聞くことができ、彼が他のベース奏者とは根本的に異なるセンスの持ち主であることがよく分かります。また、P-FUNK軍団に入ってからは、ほとんどの関連アルバムに顔を出し、絶頂期に達します。正直なところ、1980年代以降はお釣りの人生です。
私は、日本では3回見ていますが、なんか来る度にへたになっているというか、Liveがつまらなくなっているように思えたのは、私の偏見か??ライブでは、ベースの音がめちゃくちゃでかくて、耳がおかしくなります。もう二度と行くかと心に誓っても、やっぱ行ってしまうのがP−Funk系のコンサートなのか。中毒でしょうな。
最近アメリカで彼の名前を聴くことはあまりありません(ほんとに"What's Boosty Doing?"ですよ、まったく。)が、Babyfaceの名付親がBootsyであることが一般には知られています。
THE BA-ROZ
MOCKING BIRD(PISCES P1-104),1972
BOOTSY'S RUBBER BAND
*STRETCHIN' OUT IN (WARNER BROS.BS2920)1976
A STRETCHIN' OUT IN (IN A RUBBER BAND)
PSYCHOTICBUMPSCHOOL
ANOTHER POINT OF VIEW
B I'D RATHER BE WITH YOU
LOVE VIBES (MACEO SOLO)
PHYSICAL LOVE
VANISH IN OUR SLEEP
Personnel:*BOOTSY? PLAYER OF THE YEAR(WARNER BROS.BSK3093)1978
Bootsy Collins (guitar, bass, drums, percussion)
Robert Johnson (vocals)
Gary Cooper (vocals, drums, percussion)
Phelps Collins, Garry Shider, Mike Hampton, Glenn Goins (guitar)
Casper (bass)
Fred Wesley, Maceo Parker, Rick Gardner, Richard Griffith, The Brecker Brothers (horns)
Grankie "Kash" Waddy, Jerome Brailey (drums, percussion)Bootsyのレコードで一枚選ぶとしたら、私はこの2枚目です。いろんなレビューを見てもPLAYER OF THE YEARかULTRA WAVEのほうが人気が高いようだが、トータルでの完成度の高さ、Rubber Bandの素晴らしさが傑出しているのはこのアルバムだ。まだ私が学生時代、このCDが大学の生協で100円(新品)で売られていた。「そりゃこんなへんてこなジャケットだけど、誰かこのよさがわかるやつはおらんのか〜っ!!」と嘆きながら(本当はかなり興奮しながら)買いました。A面1、2曲は代表曲であることはもちろん、B面のスロー3曲もかなりきてます。 実はB面の方が好きだったりするわけです。
MUNCHIES FOR YOUR LOVE これはだんだん盛り上がっていく感じが特に好きです。CATFISHのギターもすごくいいですね。
*THIS BOOT IS MADE FOR FONK-N(WARNER BROS.BSK3295)1979
A UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF A GROOVE
BOOTSY GET LIVE
OH BOY GORL
B JAM FAN(HOT)(MACEO SOLO-A LITTLE BIT)
CHUG-A-LUG
SHEJAM (ALMOST BOOTSY SHOW)
REPRISE (GET LIVE)
BODY SLAM(WARNER BROS.0-29919)1982
BOOTSY COLLINS
*ULTRA WAVE(WARNER BROS.BSK3433)1980
A MUG PUSH
F-ENCOUNTER
IS THAT MY SONG?
IT'S A MUSICAL
B FAT CAT
SACRED FLOWER
SOUND TRACK
*WHAT'S BOOTSY DOIN'? (COLUMBIA FC44107) 1988
A PARTY ON PLASTIC(WHAT'S BOOTSY DOIN'?)
SUBLIMINAL SEDUCTION(FUNK-ME-DIRTY)
LEAKIN'
SHOK-IT-TO-ME
1ST ONE 2 THE EGG WINS(THE HUMAN RACE)
B LOVE SONG
(IWANNABEE) KISSIN'U
-ING THE 'LUV GUN'
YO-MOMA-LOVES YA
SAVE WHAT'S MINE FOE ME
Additional personnel:
P-Nut Johnson, Vicky Vee, Tony Feldman, George Clinton, Taka Boom,
Malia Franklin,
Carolyn Stanford, Anita Walker, Cynthia Gurty, Bernard Fowler, Eddie
Martinez,
Nicky Skopelitis, Bernie Worrell, William Johnson, Sharir Forman, Yolanda
Fraizer.
Recorded at Pearl Sound Studios, Canton, Michigan and RTG, Cincinnati,
Ohio.
All songs written or co-written by Bootsy Collins.
THIRD EYE
*HARDWARE, 1992
GOT A FEELING
WAITING ON YOU
WHAT'S GOIN'DOWN
LOVE OBSESSION(WHEN THE EAGLE FLIES)
HARD LOOK
SHAKE IT
THE WALLS CAME DOWN
500 YEARS
TELL ME
LEAKIN'
ZILLATRON
*LORD OF THE HARVEST, 1993
C.B.I.FLIES (CENTRAL BUG IN-TELLIGENCE)
BUGG LIGHT
FUZZ FACE
EXTERMINATE
SMELL THE SECRETS
COUNT ZERO
BOOTSY AND THE BEAST
NO FLY ZONE/THE DEVIL'S PLAYGROUND
THE PASSION CONTINUES
BOOTSY'S NEW RUBBER BAND
*BLASTER'S OF THE UNIVERSE(PCD2730-1)1993
DISC 1
BLASTER'S OF THE UNIVERSE
J.R.(JUST RIGHT)
FUNK EXPRESS CARD
BAD GIRLS
BUCK'N'THE DAY
WHERE'R'THE CHILDREN
FEMALE TROUBLES(THE NATIONAL ANTHEM)
WIDE TRACK
FUNK ME DIRTY
BLASTER'S OF THE UNIVERSE 2(THE SEQUEL)
GOOD NIGHT EDDIE
A SACRED PLACE
HALF PASS MIDNIGHT
IT'S A SILLY SIRIOUS WORLD
DISC 2
J.R.(JUST RIGHT)
FUNK EXPRESS CARD
BUCK'N'THE DAY
BAD GIRLS
GOOD NIGHT EDDIE
WHERE'R'THE CHILDREN
FUNK ME DIRTY
IT'S A SILLY SIRIOUS WORLD
A SACRED PLACE
*KEEPIN' DAH FUNK ALIVE 4-1995
DISC 1
INTRO
AHH…THE NAME IS BOOTSY,BABY
BOOTSY?(WHAT'S THE NAME OF THIS TOWN)
PSYCHOTICBUMPSCHOOL
THE PINOCCHIO THEORY
HOLLYWOOD SQUARES
BERNIE SOLO
ONE NATION UNDER A GROOVE
P-FUNK(WANTS TO GET FUNKED UP)
COSMIC SLOP
FLASH LIGHT
BOOTZILLA
DISC 2
I'D RATHER BE WITH YOU
A SACRED PLACE(RIP)
MELEY:STRETCHIN'OUT,TOUCH SOMEBODY
NIGHT OF THE THUMPASORUS PEOPLES
KEEPIN' DAH FUNK ALIVE 4-1995
*FRESH OUTTA 'P' UNIVERSITY,1997
OFF DA HOOK FEAT. BRIXX
I'M LEAVIN' U (GOTTA GO GOTTA GO) FEAT. MC LYTE
FUNK AIN'T BROKE FEAT. RODNEY O.
PARTY LICK-A-BLE'S
EVER LOST YOUR LOVER
PEARL DROPS
DO THE FREAK
FRAGILE (SO SENSITIVE)FEAT.D MEKA
HOLLY-WOOD-IF-SHE-COULD
WIND ME UP FEAT.ONO
GOOD-N-NUSTY (PERSONAL STASH)
PENETRATION (IN FUNK WE TRUST)
HOME-OF-DA-FREAKS FEAT.THOMAS D. & SMUDO
FRESH OUTTA 'P' (UNIVERSITY)
*BOOTSY? PLAYER OF THE YEAR TOUR 1978 (P-VINE VIDEO PVH-30), 1995
BOOTSY? (WHAT'S THE NAME OF THIS TOWN?)
PSYCHOTICBUMPSCHOOL
THE PINNOCHIO THEORY
HOLLYWOOD SQUARES
ROTO-ROOTER
VERY YES
STRETCHIN' OUT (IN A RUBBER BAND)
I'D RATHER BE WITH YOU
BOOTZILLA
AAH... THE NAME IS BOOTSY, BABY
BOOTZILLA
*FUNK PROPHETS (CHAPTER II) LIVE AT THE CAPITOL CENTER, WASINGTON DC APRIL 7, 1978 (HORNY SOUND HS 8885) (BOOTLEG CD)
WHAT'S THE NAME OF THIS TOWN
PSYCHOTIC BUMP SCHOOL
THE PINNOCHIO THEORY
HOLLYWOOD SQUARES
ROTO-ROOTER
VERY YES
MAY THE FORCE BE WITH YOU (REAL TITLE IS CAN'T STAY AWAY)
STRETCHIN' OUT
I'D RATHER BE WITH YOU
BOOTZILLA
AAH... THE NAME IS BOOTSY, BABY
BOOTZILLA
*BOOTSY'S RUBBER BAND LIVE IN LOUISVILLE 1978 (DISKY S1 855182), 1999
INTRO-MACEO
BOOTSY? (WHAT'S THE NAME OF THIS TOWN)
RUBBER DUCKIE
PSYCHOTICBUMPSCHOOL
PINNOCHIO THEORY
HOLLYWOOD SQUARES
ROTO-ROOTER
VERY YES
CAN'T STAY AWAY
STRETCHIN' OUT (IN A RUBBER BAND)
I'D RATHER BE WITH YOU
AAH THE NAME IS BOOTSY, BABY
BOOTZILLA
*PLAY WITH BOOTSY, 2002
1 Inner - Planetary - Funksmanship
2 Play With Bootsy
feat. Kelli Ali
Guitars by Ron Jennings
3 Love Gangsta
feat. Snoop Dogg, Daz & Colin Rich
Guitar by Mike Hampton
4 Soul Sista
feat. Fat Joe, Cherine Anderson & Will Guice
Drums by Lowell "Sly" Dunbar
Bass by Robbie Shakespeare
Keyboards by Handel Tucker
Guitars by Ingo Schroder
5 Don't Let 'Em
feat. Rosie Gaines, Snoop Dogg, Till Bronner
Piano by Lutz Krajenski
Guitar by Ingo Schroder
Drums by B.La
Backing Vocals by Adrian Hall, Bootsy Collins, Snoop Dogg, One, Kocaine
Robbox by Bart Thomas (Sure-2-B)
6 A Life For Da Sweet Ting
feat. Eased from Seeed
All vocals by Eased & Bootsy
Horns by Seeed Hornsection aka Champ & Mo Delgado
7 Groove Eternal
feat. One & Bobby Womack
Vocals by One, Bobby Womack, Bootsy Collins
Guitar by Ingo Schroder
Keyboards by Bootsy Collins
Space Bass by Bootsy Collins
Crowd and Claps by D'Maub, Harp D, Second Chance, Catfish Collins
8 Dance To The Music
feat. One
Guitar by Ingo Schroder
Vocals and additional music recorded at Bootzilla Re-hab Studios, Cincinnati, Ohio
Guitars by One & Bootsy Collins
Fake-A-Teer vocal performance by Himself
9 Funky And You Know It
feat. Shakedown
Vocals by Macy Gray, Giz Driver, George Clinton, Boogie Mosson, Garry Shider, Wanda Sloan, Catfish, Bootsy Collins
Horns by Fred Wesley
Bass by Marcello Guilliani
10 I'm Tired Of Good, I'm Trying Bad
feat. Lady Miss Kier
11 All Star Funk
feat. Lady Miss Kier & Can 7
Guitars by Catfish and Bootsy Collins
Trombone solo by Fred Wesley
Trumpet by Patrick Anthony
Additional vocals by Raz Hirschey, Inisha Clark, William Hagan, Oui-wey Collins, Giz Driver, Bootsy Collins, Rapps Kool-Aydd and Cubbie Bear
12 The Bomb
feat. Fat Boy Slim
13 Funkship
Guitars by Garry Shider & Bootsy Collins
Bass by Bootsy Collins
Keys by Bernie Worrell
Horns by Fred Wesley, Randy Valares, Michael Wade, Gary Winters
Vocals by George Clinton, Garry Shider, Belita Woods, Bootsy Collins, Ray Davis, Giz Driver, Snoop Dogg, Raz Hirshey, Inisha Clark, Kendra Foster
BOOTS
*IN THE POCKET (PREVIOUSLY UNISSUED),1993
*32 JOHNNY TAYLOR/EARGASM (COLUMBIA PC33951)1976 (BERNIE,GLENN GOINS)
33 JEANNIE RAYNOLD/CHERIES,BANANAS,OTHER FINE THINGS (CASABLANCA NBLP7029) 1976
(BERNIE,GLENN GOINS,GARY SHIDER,CORDEL MOSSON,TIKI FULWOOD)
34 L.J.RAYNOLDS/TRAVELIN'(CAPITOL ST12223)1982(2 SONGS)
35 DEYTON/HOT FUN(LIBERTY LT51126)1982
KRACI-TY-KRACK(VOCAL)
36 MIDNIGHT STAR / VICTORY(SOLAR 60145)1982 HOT SPOT(VOCAL COOL SONG)
37 MEL STUWART / NO WORK NO PAY(12 INCH.)(MERCURY 812 901-1)1983
38 BONZO GOES WASHINGTON (WITH JERRY HARRISONOF TALKING HEADS) /FIVE MINUTES(SLEEPING BAG SLX13)1984
39 TEENA MARIE / EMERALD CITY (CBS EK40318=CD)1986
EMERALD CITY
40 EMTUME/THEATER OF THE MIND(EPIC FE40262)1986
NEW FACE DELLI
I'D RATHER BE WITH YOU(MUDBONE COOPER,RAZOR SHARP)
41 TROUBLE FUNK/
TROUBLE OVER HERE/TROUBLE OVER THERE(3 SONGS)1987
42 MANU DIBANGO/MAKOSSA'87(URBAN URBX2)1986
43 SLY & ROBBIE/RHYTHM KILLERS
44 RYUICHI SAKAMOTO/NEO GEO
45 HERBIE HANCOCK/PERFECT MACHINE(CBS SONY 28DP5094)1988
46 GHETTO BETS/MISSIONARIES MOVING(ISLAND 90916-1)1988
47
48
49
50
51
52
53
54
55
56
57
*58 KEITH RICHARDS / TALK IS CHEAP, 1988
1 BIG ENOUGH (BOOTSY,BERNIE,MACEO SOLO)
6 YOU DON'T MOVE ME (BERNIE ORGAN)
8 ROCKAWHILE (BERNIE CLAVINET)
59
60
61 WALTZ DARLING/MALCOLM MCLAREN (EPIC WALTZ T2), 1989 12 INCH
62
63
*64 GROUND ZERO/FUTURE OF THE FUNK EP(LETHAL LBR112)1989
1 LETTIN'YA KNOW(HUMPIN'WE WILL GO)-RADIO MIX,
5 LETTIN'YA KNOW(HUMPIN'WE WILL GO)-P-MIX
65 KING ALL STARS (ICHIBAN TECX25344)
*SLAPBAK / FAST FOOD FUNKATEERS, 1992
1 INTRO
2 COLD-BLOODED SLAPBACK
3 24 BELOW
4 TOO COOL
5 IF WE WERE LOVERS
6 GIMME THAT FUNK (ADDITIONAL VOCAL BY WILLIAM "BOOTSY" COLLINS)
7 TRUE CONFESSIONS
8 CRAZY WOMAN
9 SHE NEVER COMES
10 LOVE STORY
11 KICKIN' THE DO (PRODUCED BY WILLIAM "BOOTSY" COLLINS, GERORGE CLINTON AND JARA HARRIS)
GUITAR, BASS, VOCALS - WILLIAM "BOOTSY" COLLINS
LEAD VOCALS - GERORGE CLINTON, TRACY LEWIS, LULIE HARRIS
BACKUP VOCALS - JAMIE HARRIS, DAWN SILVA
TROMBONE - FRED WESLEY
12 DON'T ORDER MY HEART TO GO
13 SIGLES
14 OUTRO