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G. Love & Special Sauce
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G. Love & Special Sauce are a Philadelphia-based trio whose laid-back, sloppy blues sound is quite unique, as it encompasses the sound/production of classic R&B and recent rap artists (the Beastie Boys, in particular). The group -- G. Love (born Garrett Dutton) on guitar/vocals/harmonica, Jeff Clemens on drums, and Jim Prescott on upright bass -- released their self-titled debut in 1994 on OKeh/Epic. It received enthusiastic reviews and nearly went gold on the strength of the MTV-spun video for "Cold Beverage." The group toured heavily, also landing a subsequent spot on the H.O.R.D.E. tour, and found a receptive young audience. They followed up this success with the more mature Coast to Coast Motel in 1995. Although it didn't sell as well as the debut, it was definitely a stronger album. On tour, the group nearly broke up due to bickering over finances. They decided to take a break from each other, while G. Love worked on a new album with three different bands (All Fellas Band, Philly Cartel, and King's Court) and special guest Dr. John.

Soon, though, G. Love & Special Sauce made amends, and the next album featured Special Sauce plus combinations of the three other groups. Yeah, It's That Easy was released in October 1997, and it turned out to be a soul-inflected effort, more similar to the debut than their second album. G. Love & Special Sauce soon embarked on another world tour, returning in 1999 with Philadelphonic. Released in 2001, Electric Mile was another solid release, but it was also G. Love's most schizophrenic yet, incorporating hip-hip, funk, psychedelia, blues, and soul in equal and ambitious measure. Mile was followed by extensive touring. By 2004 and the Hustle LP, G. Love had eased up a little on the kitchen sink approach, offering instead a cohesive, dry groove reminiscent of his earliest efforts. Hustle was also the first G. Love release under Jack Johnson's Brushfire Records banner. It made sense; the two had been pals at least since Philadelphonic, on which Johnson had guested. His move from Sony spawned The Best of G. Love and Special Sauce, but G. Love wasn't done. Special Sauce did a series of shows in 2004 with Johnson and fellow Brushfire artist Donavon Frankenreiter, and the trio also found time to issue a brief live EP before 2006's Lemonade. The live album A Year and a Night with G. Love and Special Sauce appeared in 2007. The studio album Superhero Brother followed in 2008. ~ Greg Prato, All Music GuideMore

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G. Love & Special Sauce
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Cold Beverage
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Fan Comments

Sep 2nd, 6:16pm
stoked for the show in missoula tonight! thanks for the hook up! i work at higgins alley
Jul 28th, 8:48pm
i saw your show last night in atlanta!
nice hip action haha
way to go!
Apr 14th, 10:46pm
Hey G & sauce...Thanks for doing what you do, your music has gotten me through a LOT of crazy days. Please keep kicking out the tunes & scheduling shows in MI so I can get my fix! (Grand Rapids was great last week! see you in Wisconsin!)
Apr 8th, 4:12am
What's up G? Just wanted to take a second to say THANK YOU for keeping it real and straight up FUNKY for all these years!!
Apr 1st, 4:30am
Your Da Bomb! It would be cool to have one of the 10 signed cd's. THX! You have inspired me to write & record a demo. What would be the best way to have it heard by a label?
Peace Bro!!!
Mar 30th, 10:38pm
Been listening to you for 15 years and loving every minute of it! Looking forward to seeing you in Cleveland at House of Blues!!!
Mar 24th, 5:35pm
yo g. hook me up with that signed copy of your cd, cant wait to see u again this saturday in charlotte dude, its gonna be so tiiight
Mar 18th, 2:28am
Show in Houston was great! Come back to Texas soon please!!

Much Love
Mar 18th, 2:04am
yo G! i can't wait to see ya in Louisville, KY it's been to long!

thanks for the signed cd contest! i hope i win!

WAGE PEACE
Mike
Jan 22nd, 4:08am
You guys should do some more with jack!