Album Review
Wicked Witch – Chaos 1978-86 – EM Records
sluggo 2/11/2009 A Library
No longer melting into obscurity, the Wicked Witch rises from the 1980’s Washington DC underground. Playing an unholy blend of psycho machine disco fusion funk, this isn’t your fathers guttural “Good God!” James Brown Funk. It’s more of a P-Funk/Rick James/Sun-Ra/Prince low-rent D.I.Y. hybrid. This Wicked Witch of the East is in reality the mild mannered (?) Richard Simms when not donning his very special boots & black leather costume. Rick does all the writing, producing, mixing & instruments himself. The one exception is Vera’s Back – which was recorded as Paradiagm (sic), Ricks group in 1978 – the funkiest, best & longest of the bunch. On EM Records.
you heard it 28 times on kfjc! most recently:
- 1986 days ago, Dangerous Dan played Vera's Back
- 3406 days ago, Dangerous Dan played Vera's Back
- 3978 days ago, Dangerous Dan played Vera's Back
- 4096 days ago, Cadillac Margarita played X Rated
- 4759 days ago, Thom Ankhs played Fancy Dancer
12345 S. El Monte Road Los Altos Hills, California 94022
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