Well, we made it! The last Christmas shopping day of the year is here, and this is your last chance to give the gift of music. We hope everyone has a great holiday.
Z is for: Zapp & Roger, All The Greatest Hits (Warner Brothers UK, 1993)
Since J.J. has given Zapp some recent love I figured I would too. Nothing says Christmas like the heart-warming story of Zapp and the five Troutman brothers.
On April 25, 1999, Larry Troutman shot his younger brother and band leader Roger (pictured) 4 times in an alley behind their Dayton, Ohio studio, killing him because of a money dispute. Then he shot and killed himself. Merry Christmas!
With Kanye using the auto-tuner/Vocoder/talk-box thingie on every track now, everyone thinks he's a dance pioneer or something. But not so fast. Lowrider-driving Cholos and I know that Zapp did it first and better.
Dig on Computer Love, which is on this greatest hits along with More Bounce To The Ounce and Dance Floor:
Personally, If I'm gonna listen to someone sing through and auto-tuner I prefer Velveteen Pink, who absolutely nailed it in a funky ass set a couple of weeks ago at 283 Bar.
Merry Christmas errbody! If you need some more gift ideas, recap the entire Countdown To Christmas Eve by clicking on the label down below titled "Countdown To Christmas Eve." Thanks for reading.
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