Tuesday, March 6, 2012

Gino Washington & The Ram Jam Band -- Hand Clappin' Foot Stompin' Funky-Butt ... Live!

  Gino was stationed in England when he met The Ram Jam Band in various nightclubs, eventually they needed a new front man ... and guess what ... once Gino was discharged ... he was it!  This is one far out mish-mashed Soul record.  All the songs are covers and are so intertwined together, like a medley, you can't tell them apart.  It reminded me of James Brown's Pure Dynamite live album, a wild constant Soul explosion.  Although I doubt Gino was as polished of an entertainer as James, but there is no way you could tell by hearing the crowd in the background, they were loving it, he was in total control of their madness, encouraging them to explore their primal urges and scream to the music!