Funk All Y'all

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Funk All Y'all
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Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 7, 2001
Genre Electro, hip hop, Detroit techno, electroclash
Label Intuit-Solar
Detroit Grand Pubahs chronology
Funk All Y'all
(2001)
Galactic Ass Creatures From Uranus
(2004)
Singles from Funk All Y'all
  1. "Sandwiches"
    Released: June 1, 2000

Funk All Y'all is the debut album by American electro band Detroit Grand Pubahs, released in August 2001 by record label Intuit-Solar and featuring the successful single "Sandwiches".

Contents

Release

"Sandwiches" was released as a single on June 1, 2000, prior to the album's release. The song became a Top 40 hit in the United Kingdom, peaking at number 29 on the UK Singles Chart. [1] The song became a moderate dance hit, peaking at number 29 on the US Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs. [2]

Funk All Y'all was released on August 7, 2001, by record label Intuit-Solar.

Reception

Professional ratings
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Village Voice mixed [5]

John Bush of AllMusic wrote: "Andy Toth and Paris the Black Fu proved themselves masters of the production game long ago, and though the music is often relegated to second-division status amidst all the role-playing, Funk All Y'all is great fun for all those bored by the scads of 'intelligent' techno out there." [3] Kori Golding of Chart wrote: "Funk and techno come together in a lubricated orgy that will make you want to get nekkid and slap some fat ass thighs and floss with a thong". [4] Village Voice's Hobey Echlin was less favourable, writing: "in the words of Spinal Tap, there's a fine line between clever and stupid, and before long, the Pubahs' imagination starts to outpace their minimal techno palette. [...] By the time the Pubahs' pun-happy song titles get better than the actual songs [...] and the vocals gum up otherwise slamming electro throwdowns [...] the Pubahs commit the greatest sin of all: forgetting this is, if not dance music, then at least party music, not a comedy album with a Groovebox." [5]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Intro – Lost Files of Funk"Mack Goudy Jr., Andy Toth0:32
2."Funk All Y'all"Mack Goudy Jr.6:36
3."One Hump or Two"Mack Goudy Jr., Andy Toth3:43
4."Sandwiches"Mack Goudy Jr., Andy Toth3:02
5."After School Special" (featuring Miss Kittin)Mack Goudy Jr., Caroline Hervé, Andy Toth4:59
6."Real Life (Evil D Skit)"Mack Goudy Jr., Andy Toth1:07
7."Ride"Mack Goudy Jr., Andy Toth, John Williams3:11
8."Plasticine Gene"Mack Goudy Jr., Andy Toth, John Williams5:13
9."Involvement Fluid"Mack Goudy Jr., Andy Toth6:31
10."Off Beat Killer"Mack Goudy Jr.3:53
11."Artificial Intelligence"Mack Goudy Jr., Andy Toth3:14
12."Schizophrenic Investigator"Mack Goudy Jr.3:02
13."The Suture the Future"Mack Goudy Jr.4:34
14."Dr. Bootygrabber"Mack Goudy Jr., Andy Toth6:56
15."Rain"Mack Goudy Jr., Andy Toth7:08

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