This vinyl reissue—curated by Lebanese music specialist Mario Choueiry from Paris’s Institut du Monde Arabe—is the first since 1978
features a collection of their finest work from 2005 to 2010
Recorded with no less than Little Feat as the backing band on one side and the creme of Japanese musicians on the other one (including Haruomi Hosono and Tatsuo Hayashi) when Yano was just 21
with Brenda Sauter’s bass guitar proving a rock solid foundation
This was the band's first album to feature Cliff Williams on bass
One Monkey Don't Stop No Show singer songwriter This vinyl reissue—curated by LebaneseIn 2004, Goodie Mob was changing, with Cee Lo Green leaving for a solo career. This album, "One Monkey Don't Stop No Show," was their way to show they could still succeed without their most famous member. Musically, it's more mainstream and polished, leaning into crunk and Southern rap. This album still has solid Southern rap, but lacks the poetic depth and soulful hooks of their earlier work and the absence of Cee Lo is apparent.