AKA: Sarsippius' Ark (Limited Edition)

Sarsippius' Ark 1993 Album

Infectious Grooves

This is, for all intents and purposes, the Infectious Grooves second album, even though they rehash quite a few tracks from their first album along with the overall presentation. By this point, Mike Muir’s main gig with Suicidal Tendencies was still making mainstream waves, although I am fairly sure it was at the end of its’ run, so here was another chance for him to make a quick buck, as the Grooves were on a major label at the time as well. I find this CD to be amusing but I can see where a lot of people would think it is basically crap, or just dated to its’ time and place. Basically, what we have here is a debatable side of “new” material, the rehashes in one form or another, and a ton of these skits which you may or may not find to be amusing. I think they are. The main musical anchor is Robert Trujillo’s bass work, and overall, the sound comes off like a tongue-in-cheek version of Muir’s main Suicidal gig with heavy funk overtones. There are two different cuts titled “Infectious Grooves” here, because one is a live version and the other one is a glossier, very 80’s-sounding studio version. The covers are decent – “Immigrant Song” and “Fame” – although the “Immigrant Song” cover has far more depth to it than “Fame” does, IMHO. The norm are these fun little exercises like “Slo-Motion Slam” or “You Pick Me Up (Just to Throw Me Down)” which are showcases for the Trujillo bass lines, nothing more or less. The best of the skits is a toss-up between “Caca De Kick” and “The Man Behind the Man”. One of the most fun 3-star CDs out there in existence today! It will give you a real caca de kick in de pants, to steal a line from one of the skits.