The Budos Band III - The Budos Band
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  • Summary: The third full-length album for the Staten Island group was recorded live during a 48 hour period.
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  1. Positive: 10 out of 11
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  1. This third chapter in the Budos Band's legacy is a giant step forward. That said, for band and listener alike, nothing is lost in this gambit; everything just gets deeper and wider and the payoff is nearly immeasurable.
  2. It's hard to pick highlights, but it's always a good sign when you listen to an album for the first time and stop to replay the opening track three times. It's that good.
  3. They've rapidly become the standard bearers for the funkiest of instrumental soul, and III suggests they could keep doing this thing for several albums before it even begins to approach boring. We should all be as similarly stoked.
  4. The result is a brand of soul music that's less susceptible to the revivalist tag than anything else coming out of the Daptone studios.
  5. 80
    The Budos Band III is a remarkably cohesive album, and despite the lack of surprises, it's one tremendously enjoyable listen.
  6. Engineer Bosco Mann's work here exemplifies the principal that it's better to capture the sound right than to try to fix it in the mix. Then you can spend the mix getting the balance right, making some sounds stand out and others blend just right. Such is the case here; this record simply sounds right.
  7. When they do get adventurous and experimental, they execute it with such smoothness that even those moments of danger and excitement sound muted and safe. It's a solid disc, but you can't shake a sense that the Budos Band is capable of more.

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Score distribution:
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  1. Aug 12, 2010
    This album is a great instrumental album. Would do great on any level. I am shocked how they recorded the album within a 48 hour period. This is amazing Expand
  2. Oct 13, 2010
    Great instrumental album. Every song is good, and not a single one disappoints. I hadn't heard of this group until I saw this album on here, and now I own all of their stuff. Expand
  3. Nov 8, 2010
    Great stuff considering the time they took to create it! Definitely soundtrack material and has hints of Average White band, Swingers Soundtrack kind of material. Invest now. Expand
  4. Aug 21, 2010
    Fantastic grooves, cinematic and not one track that disappoints. I would be surprised if someone Clooney and the boys didn't use it as the Soundtrack to possibly the next Oceans 14? Expand