Collision - s/t (1992)

What a cool, funky and refreshing little record this was. Collision were big on the grooves, offering up a strong Zeppish, swaggering strut of no real identity just big and bold songs with a soulful vocal delivery. Hard to describe this record even though it doesn't rely on silly gimmicks to get through, but all I can say is that a track like 'Creepin' stinks of that Kik Tracee style of funk, a real gem of a track with a wondrous riff that you could actually dance to. This is a helluva powerhouse trio who have somehow written tracks bound for stadiums, so ballsy and massive sounding, truly funky, just check out the swirling dynamics of 'Chains,' wow, this band should be huge, and the fact that vocal god Nik Chinboukas provides the killer guitars too, only enhances their reputation, but this is some of the grooviest alterno metal I've heard. Another plus is that whilst they know how to write an unusual tune, there is a weight to the whole affair as the band cross a '70s strut with a modern, metallic shine, showing how funk metal should really be played. Vitureira is one cool bass slapper, 'Maximum Respect' his defining moment, the band crushing Chili Peppers in one great iron fist as they cavort and flex, cruising through some truly monstrous tracks such as 'Who Do You Love' which is one half Prince, another half Zepp and then a Mother Love Bone glittery edge to the soul. I'm not sure how many records these guys sold, but I can't understand why such godawful bands like Scat Opera, Ignorance, Scatterbrain et al were classed as funk metal, and yet all the while Collision were sitting in the shadows and yet the creators of such a mammoth record, a true steaming funk metal masterpeice that provides for a dazzling experience. 9/10