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by Rick AndersonSlapbak has been working the southern California funk circuit since 1991, when the band was organized by bassist and singer/songwriter Jara Harris. Over the course of more than a decade and several albums, the band has toured and played with some of America's finest funk and soul groups, and has forged a sound that is solid and expert, if not exactly distinctive. That's half the problem -- the other half is a conspicuous lack of hooks, which are essential if you want to get away with such a derivative style. As it is, the song titles will give you a very good idea of what to expect: "So Funky How You Suck My Thumb," "Getcha Funk On," "Never Fake da Funk," "Ain't Yo Thang" -- these are titles that bespeak an understanding of the genre, but not much motivation to expand its boundaries. Instead, what you get is a nice program of good, solid, greasy funk jams that owe royalties to Bootsy Collins and Cameo in their dense rhythmic … » Read more