Lettuce - Crush - VINYL LP

'CRUSH' - The fourth studio album by Lettuce, released originally on November 6th, 2015 via Lettuce Records.  InchCRUSH takes off where Rage! And Fly left off. We continue our journey of the Funk universe playing through many styles, including Phychadellia, Classic Soul, and Hip Hop. While still paying tribute to the past, this album clearly is pushing boundaries and has us heading into the Future.Inch - Adam InchShmeeansInch Smirnoff  Right out of the gate, Crush begins with an awesomely ostentatious opening. Much like the tuba-headed pachyderm on the album cover, the album's first song, InchThe ForceInch is larger-than-life and mysteriously funky! It is followed by the Herbie Hancock-esque second song, InchGet GreasyInch, which is as funky as funk can be. Pleasantly reminiscent of Hancock's InchChameleonInch, this track is just what the doctor ordered if you're looking for foot-stomping funk and tasty, tight percussion.  InchPhyllisInch, one of their most streamed songs of all time, comes in the middle of the album. Clocking in just shy of seven minutes, this spectacular musical voyage hypnotizes the listener with it's cosmic, spaced out sound as it gradually rises in intensity, eventually bursting into a jazzy and energetic pinnacle. Songs like InchHe Made A Woman Out Of MeInch and InchSounds Like A PartyInch feature the only vocals on this predominantly instrumental jam record. The latter is easily one of the brightest and most-fun tracks on the album. The stuttering attack of bass and drums creeps along with a spellbinding groove in InchTrillogyInch, while tunes like InchPocket ChangeInch, InchThe New ReelInch and InchThe LobbyistInch sound like they could easily score a 1970's heist film.  From the organ's moan on the upbeat third track InchChiefInch, to the Funkadelic-inspired rough edge of InchSilverdomeInch, this fourth record from Lettuce, from start to fini