Track Listing:
Funk With A Big Foot {Jerome Brailey, Glen Goins, Kevin Goins, Greg Fitz} 5:48
Funk With A Capital "G" {K Goins, Harvey Banks, J Brailey} 4:28
Funk 'n' Roll (Dancin' In The "Funkshine") {G Goins, J Brailey} 4:39
Workin' On The Buildin' {G Goins, K Goins, C "Butch" Watson} 3:40
Your Lovin' Is Easy {G Goins} 4:21
Love Me Baby {P Eure} 4:42
Savin' My Love For A Rainy Day {G Goins, Richard Banks} 3:54
Starlight Circus {E Jackson, G Fitz} 2:50
Shades Of Quaze {R Banks, D Dixon} 4:30
Personnel:
Producer on "Funk 'n' Roll", "Savin' My Love...": Glenn Goins
Producer on "Love Me Baby": Jerome Brailey
Producer on "Funk With A Big Foot", "Your Lovin' Is Easy", "Starlight Circus",
"Shades Of Quaze", "Workin' On The Building": Glenn Goins, Jerome Brailey
Producer on "Funk With A Capital 'G'": Jerome Brailey, Kevin Goins
Quazar is:
Lead Vocals: Kevin Goins, Eugene "Moochie" Jackson, Our Special Lady Peachena
Background Vocals: Eugene "Moochie" Jackson, Richard "Shaidi" Banks,
Greg Fitz, Jeff Adams, Our Special Lady Peachena, Harvey Banks
Guitar: Kevin Goins, Harvey Banks
Bass: Eugene "Moochie" Jackson
Keyboards: Richard "Shaidi" Banks, Greg Fitz
Drums: Jeff Adams
Saxophone, Clarinet, Flute: "Major" Darryl Dixon
Trumpet: Monica Peters
Congas: Darryl Deliberto
Guest Musicians:
Guitars: Harry Watson, Butch Watson, Glenn Goins
Drums: Jerome "Bigfoot" Brailey, Glenn Goins
Bass: Donald Payne, Glenn Goins
Background Vocals: Glenn Goins
Keyboards: "Deacon" Samuel Johnson
Rating: RC: ****
Comments:RC: This was to be Glenn Goins' first major project away from the P.Funk Mob after he quit, but he passed on before he was able to complete it. But his brother Kevin went on to finish it, and many of Glenn's original vocal and musical parts were left on. Glenn also wrote and produced many of the songs, along with Jerome Brailey, who had also quit by this point. We'll never know how good it might have been had he lived, but what we have is a brilliant, unique funk album. Glenn's abilities as a vocalist, musician, producer and arranger were only hinted at in his brief-but-potent stay with the Funk Mob; but the classics he left behind with Parliament ("Bop Gun" and "Mothership Connection" being only two examples) and his role as lead singer in live performances show how important he really was.
His only real weakness was as a concept artist, which made him a perfect fit with Clinton but limit the ideas on this album. While everything is perfectly sung and played, the lyrics are very basic and the musical ideas not exactly being revolutionary. Given that, the album is excellent: there's a side of kick-ass, shake-booty funkers that would make Sir Nose dance. Then there's a side of skillfully produced ballads carefully designed for a romantic evening. It's a commercial album with perfect integrity, with a sound somewhere between Bootsy's Rubber Band and Mutiny. It's a cross between funk and rock influences that also acknowledges a heavy debt to 60's soul.
The quality of the music is excellent, led by Kevin on guitar, with Greg Fitz (now of Bootsy's New Rubber Band) also coming up with some creative keyboard melodies. The drumming and bass playing are also superb across the board.
"Funk With A Big Foot" is super heavy and funky, with excellent use of pauses and stops, making it very danceable. Jerome Brailey is excellent here, and the keyboards provide the proper flavor. The chant, "Stop! Get down! That's what it's all about" is infectious. "Funk With A Capital G" is another hot funk tune that commands you to wiggle, with doubled up bass and guitar. "Funk N Roll" has a hot guitar riff, deep rolling bass and effective, funky handclaps. It recalls other P.Funk, making "Cholly" references and having band members doing Bootsy impersonations. This song sounds a lot like Mutiny later would. "Working On The Building" is a brilliant fast funker with torrid bass playing and scorching sax (from Daryl Dixon, who did the sax solo on "Flash Light"). More doubled up guitar/bass arrangements, with hot wah-wah guitar and slap bass stylings make me agree: 'And Quazar make you dance'. "Your Lovin' Is Easy" is a Bootsy-ish ballad, also recalling Rick James a bit. The guitar and bass recall some Ike Hayes songs. "Love Me Baby" features the excellent voice of Lady Peachena; the music is pretty commercial, as though this was calculated to be a crossover hit. "Savin' My Love..." is a discoish/ Barry White fast ballad, and as such, it's very corny. Good bass playing, though. "Starlight Circus" is a dreamy, ethereal soul tune. "Shades Of Quaze" is a mellow instrumental, dominated by horns and then wah-wah guitar.
The album is out of print, and very rare. A CD version is available, though only as an import. You may expect to pay a lot of money for this one, but it's worth it. The album is a black and white design with the word 'Quazar' exploding like the Big Bang. Photos of all band members are included.