Mother's Finest is a pioneering American funk rock band founded in Atlanta, Georgia, by the vocal duo of Joyce "Baby Jean" Kennedy and Glenn "Doc" Murdock in 1970 when the pair met up with guitarist Gary "Moses Mo" Moore and bassist Jerry "Wyzard" Seay. Their music is a blend of funky rhythms, heavy rock guitars and expressive soul/R&B-style vocals.
Mother’s Finest is a pioneering American funk rock band founded in Atlanta, Georgia, by the vocal duo of Joyce “Baby Jean” Kennedy and Glenn “Doc” Murdock in 1970 when the pair met up with guitarist Gary “Moses Mo” Moore and bassist Jerry “Wyzard” Seay. Their music is a blend of funky rhythms, heavy rock guitars and expressive soul/R&B-style vocals.
Whether Mother’s Finest was more rock-minded or R&B-minded on a particular album usually had a lot to do with what label the band was recording for at the time and who was in charge in the A&R department. Some A&R men wanted Mother’s Finest to be an urban contemporary act and cater to black radio’s tastes, but on Iron Age, MF was clearly going after the heavy metal/hard rock audience of the early 1980s. MF never sounded more focused and inspired than it does on this excellent LP, and forceful gems like “Rock ‘N Roll 2 Nite,” “U Turn Me On” and “Movin’ On” indicated that MF should forget about what black radio was playing and simply concentrate on being a great metal/hard rock band (which is what it really wanted to be, anyway).
Black radio, which had been a strong supporter of MF’s 1978 hit “Love Changes,” wasn’t about to play an album this metal-oriented — and sadly, rock radio ignored it as well. With the right promotion, Iron Age could have made MF a big hit with the Quiet Riot/Judas Priest/Scorpions crowd, but the album was a commercial flop instead of the big commercial breakthrough that it should have been.
Nonetheless, the fact remains that this out-of-print LP is among MF’s most rewarding albums and is well worth hunting for if you fancy yourself a metalhead.
01. “Movin’ On” (4:21)
02. “Luv Drug” (2:58)
03. “Rock ‘N Roll 2 Nite” (Michael Keck) (4:01)
04. “U Turn Me On” (3:54)
05. “All The Way” (Terra Moore) (4:20)
06. “Evolution” (3:47)
07. “Illusion (C’Mon Over To My House)” (Terra Moore) (3:17)
08. “Time” (4:10)
09. “Gone With Th’ Rain” (4:32)
10. “Earthling” (3:18)
all songs written by Mother´s Finest except were noticed.
Companies, etc.
In Memory of Leroy G. Starcluster
Release Date: 1981
Genre: Rock
Style: Funk Metal
Duration: 39:47
© 1981
Label - Epic Records
Whether Mother’s Finest was more rock-minded or R&B-minded on a particular album usually had a lot to do with what label the band was recording for at the time and who was in charge in the A&R department. Some A&R men wanted Mother’s Finest to be an urban contemporary act and cater to black radio’s tastes, but on Iron Age, MF was clearly going after the heavy metal/hard rock audience of the early 1980s. MF never sounded more focused and inspired than it does on this excellent LP, and forceful gems like “Rock ‘N Roll 2 Nite,” “U Turn Me On” and “Movin’ On” indicated that MF should forget about what black radio was playing and simply concentrate on being a great metal/hard rock band (which is what it really wanted to be, anyway).
Black radio, which had been a strong supporter of MF’s 1978 hit “Love Changes,” wasn’t about to play an album this metal-oriented — and sadly, rock radio ignored it as well. With the right promotion, Iron Age could have made MF a big hit with the Quiet Riot/Judas Priest/Scorpions crowd, but the album was a commercial flop instead of the big commercial breakthrough that it should have been.
Nonetheless, the fact remains that this out-of-print LP is among MF’s most rewarding albums and is well worth hunting for if you fancy yourself a metalhead.
01. “Movin’ On” (4:21)
02. “Luv Drug” (2:58)
03. “Rock ‘N Roll 2 Nite” (Michael Keck) (4:01)
04. “U Turn Me On” (3:54)
05. “All The Way” (Terra Moore) (4:20)
06. “Evolution” (3:47)
07. “Illusion (C’Mon Over To My House)” (Terra Moore) (3:17)
08. “Time” (4:10)
09. “Gone With Th’ Rain” (4:32)
10. “Earthling” (3:18)
all songs written by Mother´s Finest except were noticed.
Companies, etc.
- Phonographic Copyright (p) – CBS Inc.
- Copyright (c) – CBS Inc.
- Recorded At – Axis Sound Studio
- Mastered At – Sterling Sound
- Artwork – Tomas Gonzalez
- Bass Guitar, Backing Vocals – Wizzard
- Co-producer – Mother’s Finest
- Drums – B.B.
- Engineer [Assistant] – Cheryl Bordagaray, Rick Hager
- Guitar – Moses
- Lead Vocals, Backing Vocals – “Baby Jean”
- Lead Vocals, Backing Vocals, Rhythm Guitar – Glenn Murdock
- Management [Direction] – David Krebs, Louis Levin, Steve Leber
- Mastered By – George Marino
- Producer, Engineer – Jeff Glixman
- Written-By – Mother’s Finest
In Memory of Leroy G. Starcluster
Release Date: 1981
Genre: Rock
Style: Funk Metal
Duration: 39:47
© 1981
Label - Epic Records
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