Their own label allowed Troutman and the band to give a slightly wider and more high-profile release of their own music, issuing their first (and only) album Introducing Roger in 1976. Although neither song received recognition due to its very limited release, Troutman and brothers pursued their music career throughout the 1970s, forming Roger & The Human Body in 1976, on their privately owned label Troutman Bros. N'joyīorn on November 29, 1951, in Hamilton, Ohio, Roger Troutman began recording music in the late to mid 1960s, issuing his first solo recording efforts 'Jolly Roger' and 'Night Time' on the obscure and now defunct Ohio label, Teen Records in 1966 under the band name 'Lil' Roger and His Fabulous Vels. Particularly influential in the electro subgenre of funk, they served as partial inspiration toward the creation of the G-funk sound of hip-hop popular on the West Coast of the United States in the early to mid 1990s, with many of their songs sampled by numerous hip-hop artists. 'I Can Make You Dance' and 'Play Some Blues' are classic Zapp bluesy,swinging,electric and funky from all ends and,at these extended lenghs make them perfect for jamming on your speakers,headphones or whatever you please! After this the album starts going in it's own direction.'Spend My Whole Life',one of Zapp's few bona fide ballads might be a minor weak point here.While it's well done and memorable it tends to be oversung,especially loudly so in the harmony parts and because it doesn't stick around too long it's not anything to worry about it's kind of likeable.On 'We Need The Buck' the pace is slowed somewhat to a simmering,stop gap funk where the vocorder is dropped for some greasy soul singing about.well some of the things Roger and Zapp Troutman would come to do for their home state of Ohio using the concept of working class dialog to empower working class people to question their poor financial situation and work for a better life.It's a rare message song for the band and a triumph for this particular album.Onto the next tune we have 'Tut Tut (Jazz)',an instrumental where Roger works out on guitar on a quirky,improvised number that allows the bands instrumentalists to really work out.Today's artists are an American funk band that emerged from Hamilton, Ohio, in 1977. On this recording Zapp actually deviate a bit from their hard-funk/R&B ballad format.The two songs that start it out tell you so here there is a mild smoothness to some of the production and more of an attempt to mix the bands ethic of live playing with the use of the studio.'Heartbreaker',here in it's long version is a great example a nice modern R&B type sound and production with a structure that is totally blues and it's one of my favorite Zapp tunes.

One thing I always kept in mind is this bands combination of hard,surprisingly horn heavy electro funk and urban blues licks allows for each song,even if similar to sound very unique and very different. It was my last of their albums I needed to purchase and I was skeptical due to reviews stating it wasn't nearly as strong as the first 's sort of true.This album is NOT Zapp II by any means.One of my good friends and I who live funk and R&B both could agree in a way that many of Zapp & Roger's songs have a similar structure. It was finaly released on CD about half a decade ago and only recently did I decide to take the plunge and pick it up.

Zappare a group I've been into for a very long time,over 12 years in fact.But it wasn't until the dawn of the new millenium that I put aside the Zapp/Roger best-of sets I'd been listening to and got into the original albums.This is the one that is devilishly hard to locate. Zapp - Doo Wa Ditty (Blow That Thing) (Live with Intro By Mo Ostin)

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