Walter keeps the good times rolling on Money Shot , his second solo outing. These sweaty workouts are an acquired taste, but to the right ears can be irresistable. I like this. In that way, Money Shot is unmistakably reminiscent of the good side of those Scottish funkateers from the now-disparaged 1970s, the Average White Band. Mostly, though, these cats are into working the same groove highway first cut and paved by James Brown's band, the JB's.
Solos follow as the intensity builds.
Guitarist Elgin Park and bassist David Carano complete the 20th Congress. The sound is another pleasure. While that data has been left off of Money Shot , the warm, alive sound shows that the boys haven' t lost their interest in getting it right. Fortunately, Walter's forceful acoustic piano solos dispel the threat of monotony. Perhaps this and the other Greyboys discs' greatest strength is the sense of knowing when to stop.