1995 Fred Wesley & The Horny Horns - The Final Blow

'"Fallen Off The Edge", is actually "Standing On The Verge Of Getting It On" played as an instrumental (the horns play the melody). "The Cookie Monster" is next. If you've got either of the Sample Discs you'll recognize a lot of the lines. A lot of this song was used on the Sample Discs. "West Ward Ho" is kind of disappointing, because it's not an old Horny Horns track, but rather a new song, made using samples from a Horny Horns song. There's a track on Sample Disc Volume 2 called "Wild Westley" that has really cool horn lines. I was hoping that we would get the full take of that, but instead they gave us this, which is sampled lines from the song over a looped beat with some keyboards that sound modern. "Oh I Don't Think Sew" is an instrumental version of the song "Oh, I" from the Electric Spanking album. It's cool because it's nearly the whole take (just over 10 minutes) but I miss the vocals. Michael Brecker gets THREE solos! "Discositdown" would be best described as the Horny Horns' "Big Pump" except that they probably didn't have a thang to do with it. This is "Standing On The Verge Of Getting It On" remixed into an industrial song. I was a bit disappointed in the songs that were altered with modern technology, particularly "Discositdown", but all in all I think we're lucky to have this album at all.' Mike.Theiss@duke.edu

Track Listing:
01 - Bells {Fred Wesley, Maceo Parker, Rick Gardner, Richard Griffith} 11:07
02 - Fallen Off The Edge {G Clinton, Eddie Hazel} 8:56
03 - The Cookie Monster {F Wesley, M Parker, R Gardner, R Griffith} 7:29
04 - West Ward Ho {F Wesley, M Parker, R Gardner, R Griffith} 5:44
05 - Oh I Don't Think Sew {G Clinton, Rodney Curtis} 10:25
06 - Lickity Split {F Wesley} 9:15
07 - Discositdown {G Clinton, Clark, E Hazel} 6:01

Horny Horns:
Trombone: Fred Wesley
Tenor & Alto Sax: Marceo Parker
Trumpet: Rick Gardner, Richard "Kush" Griffith

Guitars: P.Collins, G.Shider, M.Hampton, B.Collins, G.Goins, R.Crutcher
Bass: B.Collins, D.Sterling, B.Nelson, C.Mosson, R.Curtis
Drums: J.Brailey, F.Waddy, B.Collins, G.Cooper, T.Lampkin, J.Williams
Keyboards: B.Worrell, J.Johnson, J.Rogers, M.Parker, F.Wesley
Also on Horns: Brecker Brothers
Producer: G.Clinton





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