Thermonuclear Sweat

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Thermonuclear Sweat
Studio album by
Defunkt
Released1982
GenreJazz, funk, punk[1]
LabelHannibal Records
ProducerJoe Boyd
Defunkt chronology
The Razor's Edge
(1981) 		Thermonuclear Sweat
(1982) 		In America
(1988)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic3/5 stars[2]
Robert ChristgauB+[3]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music4/5 stars[4]
MusicHound R&B: The Essential Album Guide5/5 stars[5]

Thermonuclear Sweat is an album by the American jazz group Defunkt.[6][7] It was released in 1982 via Hannibal Records.[4][8] The group broke up after the release of the album, reforming in 1986.[9]

Production[]

The album was produced by Joe Boyd.[10][11] Aside from the leader and trombonist Joseph Bowie, the guitar player Kelvyn Bell was the only other member who had played on the debut.[12] Vernon Reid played guitar on six of the album's tracks.[5]

Critical reception[]

The Washington Post wrote: "As a dance band, Defunkt is best at break-neck rhythms—'Illusion', the tongue-in- cheek, feet-firmly-in-the-groove 'Avoid the Funk', and the boppish escapade and tribute to Charlie Parker, 'Big Bird (Au Private)' on which the band's jazz roots are well displayed."[1] Trouser Press called the album "sweeter-sounding and jazzier" than the group's debut.[10] Robert Christgau lamented that the group's cover of "For the Love of Money" "sounds like slumming, especially from a guy who couldn't outsing Kenny Gamble in the shower."[3] The New York Times thought that "when this band plays funk, it plays hard, dance-floor funk, with a cavalier disregard for the pop sweetening most funk bands add to their records in order to get radio play and hits."[12]

Reviewing the reissue that paired Thermonuclear Sweat with the debut, The Independent called the albums "groundbreaking" and among the 1980s' "alternative essentials."[9]

Track listing[]

No.TitleLength
1."Illusion"5:33
2."I Tried to Live Alone"5:08
3."Cocktail Hour (Blue Bossa)"3:26
4."Ooh Baby"6:05
5."Avoid the Funk"4:26
6."Big Bird (Au Private)"2:07
7."For the Love of Money"5:54
8."Believing in Love"7:14

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "The Defunkt Power Trip". The Washington Post. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Thermonuclear Sweat - Defunkt | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b "Robert Christgau: CG: Defunkt". www.robertchristgau.com.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Volume 2: MUZE. pp. 828–829.CS1 maint: location (link)
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b MusicHound R&B: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1998. p. 159.
  6. ^ "Defunkt | Biography & History". AllMusic.
  7. ^ Vincent, Rickey (November 4, 2014). "Funk: The Music, The People, and The Rhythm of The One". St. Martin's Publishing Group – via Google Books.
  8. ^ Thompson, Dave (August 7, 2001). "Funk". Hal Leonard Corporation �� via Google Books.
  9. ^ Jump up to: a b "Cult Classics". The Independent. Books. 30 Nov 2007. p. 12.
  10. ^ Jump up to: a b "Defunkt". Trouser Press. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
  11. ^ The Encyclopedia of Record Producers. Billboard Books. 1999. p. 84.
  12. ^ Jump up to: a b Palmer, Robert (22 Sep 1982). "THE POP LIFE". The New York Times. p. C21.
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