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Rating: The Infectious Grooves are one of the side projects of Mike Muir, who primarily serves as the singer for Suicidal Tendencies, and his bandmate Robert Trujillo, now with Metallica. As often happens, the quality of albums born as alternative projects, created almost for fun, is very high, possibly because they are free from the excessive pressures of the music industry. And this album fully demonstrates this theory, as the previously tiring hardcore commitment of Suicidal Tendencies is completely revitalized here with a robust funk-punk in the style of the Red Hot Chili Peppers. The Peppers indeed seem to be the main inspiration for the band, as in the opening "Violent And Funky," which showcases a riff worthy of the best Hillel Slovak: it's impossible to stay still while listening!
Of course, they are not just a mere copycat group of the Peppers, unlike many that emerged in California during that period; in fact, they have a very personal sound and manage to combine, often within the same song, a wide range of genres: the emblem of this daring mix of genres is surely "Made It": starting off jazzy, shifting tempo with heavy-metal guitar riffs, and ending with jazz again! The hardcore origins of the leader are evident in the title track and in "Frustrated Again," but the sound is decidedly less threatening and more cheerful and fun!
Funk-rock for fiery parties, as George Clinton used to say: Free your mind and your ass will follow!
If you are fans of early RHCP (meaning before Frusciante progressively mellowed the band's sound), you will love this album!
Tracklist Lyrics and Videos
02 Boom Boom Boom (04:09)
What up ya? Give it to me go
Can't make me. Can't break me.
And now you know you're the one
Can't fake it. Can't take it. And now you know you're the one
Can't make me. And now you know you're the one
Can't break me. And now your name's number one
Can't make me. And now you know you're the one
Gonna take you out!
Boom Boom Boom Boom. There goes another one! (4x)
I haven't got it quite yet. But you deserve all that you'll get
Like Santa Claus, but with a twist.
Your name goes to the top of the list.
Boom Boom Boom Boom
What up lika that! Yea. Do it to it, yea
Can't top me. Can't stop me.
And now you know you're the one
Can't lop me. Can't drop me.
And now you know you're the one
Can't top me. And now you know you're the one
Can't stop me. And now your name's number one
Can't top me. And now you know you're the one
Gonna take you out!
Boom Boom Boom ... Boom!
There goes another one! (4x)
Some people will still make a house call.
Could be business or just personal
I don't congratulate you for your rise.
Just eliminate those I despise.
Boom Boom Boom Boom
Give it to me go. Throw it down, yea! Give it up again. Boom
03 Frustrated Again (03:01)
Frustrated Again! (4x)
Destroy my vision - mental collision. The purpose
fading - you keep ma waiting
Like stuck in traffic - my thoughts go static again
Frustrated Again! (4x)
Star with the lying - there's no denying. My mind starts
slippin' - mentally trippin'
Your apathy - comes right back to me
Frustrated Again! (4x)
Frustrated Again! (2x)
Your rationale - don't understand how. Lose
concentration - find more frustration
Learned no lesson - but you keep messin' with me
Frustrated Again
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