Vintage Reserve

Performer: Galactic
Artist: Lil' Rascals Brass; The Golden Eagles Mardi Gras Indians; Triple Threat DJ's; Big Chief Monk Boudreaux
Distributor: BMG (distributor)

Notes: Galactic: Theryl DeClouet (vocals); Jeff Raines (guitar); Ben Ellman, Jason Mingledorff (saxophone); Rich Vogel (organ); Robert Mercurio (bass); Stanton Moore (drums). Additional personnel: Big Chief Monk Boudreaux, The Golden Eagles Mardi Gras Indians, Triple Threat DJ's, Lil' Rascals Brass Band. Producers: Dan prothero, Nicholas Sansano, Galactic. Recorded between 1995 & 2002. Audio Remasterer: Chaz Harper. Liner Note Author: Galactic. Photographers: Robert Mercurio; Dino Perrucci. This best of Galactic is in a sense the best way to check them out. While their three previous studio albums all had more than enough moments that were compelling, they never quite held it together for an entire set. Live at Tipitina's was a fine set, but it didn't really capture the Galactic live experience. To be honest, Stanton Moore's solo records were more consistent. That said, Galactic have amassed a fine catalog, and this best-of provides this band with all of their strengths intact and on display. There are 15 tracks here. Twelve are culled from the various long-players; two previously unreleased in the States (live versions of "Sew, Sew, Sew" and "Doo Rag/Triple Threat") and one, "The Green Minute," appears here for the first time period. The booty shakers are all here: "Something's Wrong With This Picture," "Double Wide," "Tighten Your Wig," "Century City," "Jeffe 2000," "Get a Head On," "Meter Maid," "Bobski 2000," "Go Go," and a few others. The record is sequenced out of chronological order; instead its order is determined by the way tracks feel against each other. Like everything Galactic, this is about vibe, and in that department it's a monster too. If anything, it feels more like a fifth Galactic album than a best-of. It's also revelatory in terms of what this band, as opposed to their whammer (extended) jammer cousins, is capable of. No (read: rhythmless interpretive) dancing to these jams is necessary. Just let the backbone slip into the rhythm section and feel that bass propel you onto the floor. Vintage Reserve is one of the party records of the year. ~ Thom Jurek

Mixing vintage, down-home New Orleans funk, and R&B with a hip-hop sensibility, Galactic have managed to appeal to traditionalists, new heads, and the jam-band crowd alike. Though Galactic's earlier sound is more straightforward in its appreciation of Crescent City grooves, beginning with 2003's RUCKUS produced by Dan the Automato, the band would directly incorporate elements of rap and turntablism, going on to work with artists such as Lyrics Born, Juvenile, and Gift of Gab (of Blackalicious). Though they've never been a huge presence on the charts, they have a devoted following built on strong musicianship, fearless creativity, and relentless touring.

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