Mother Earth Stoned Woman CD

Mother Earth's Stoned Woman falls halfway between jam-based hippie rock and jazzy funk. The group and its assorted guests rock out, laying into the groove and playing around with it. The problem is, Mother Earth doesn't know when to stop working the groove, nor do they know what to do with it. That means Stoned Woman is filled with meandering jams that don't amount to much of anything, even when they're playing their hearts out. Occasionally, the group shows some signs of life -- usually when they shorten their songs -- but overall, Mother Earth seems directionless. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

2008 digitally remastered and expanded edition of this Acid Jazz classic featuring six bonus tracks. In 1991 Acid Jazz owner Ed Piller and his room-mate Bunny entered a tiny studio in North West London with the idea that they would see if the could make an album. Eight months later, what emerged was a new band and one of the lost classics of the early 90s - a combination of Hip Hop beats, Rock guitars and soulful voices that really put the band Mother Earth on the map. This reissue contains the original nine-track album plus a previously unreleased cover of George Harrison's 'My Sweet Lord'. It also includes the three tracks featured on the group's debut single: a version of Santana's 'Hope You're Feeling Better', and an unreleased funky instrumental from this session, 'Grandma's Hooch'. Best of all is an astounding, newly-discovered, full band recording of 'Stoned Woman' made at the Acid Jazz Studios during the "People Tree" sessions, allowing us to see how the band had developed the album's title track over a period of two years. BGP.Record Collector (magazine) (p.92) - 3 stars out of 5 -- "[The set] features the band's debut single, 'Hope You're Feeling Better,' recalling their late 60s American namesake with its blue-rock backdrop."