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    Grooves in Orbit

    You can tell what this record's all about just by looking at the song titles. NRBQ's lyrical preoccupation is evident from "A Girl like That," "My Girlfriend's Pretty" and "I Like That Girl" (three in a row from the second side), while the band's musical bent is apparent from "12 Bar Blues" and "Get...

    RS: 4of 5 Stars

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During the '70s NRBQ -- New Rhythm and Blues Quartet (Quintet, in the early five-member days) -- became one of America's most beloved cult bands by turning out a good-timey, jam-heavy mix of jazz, blues, funk, and pop. Although keyboardist Terry Adams, whose influences run from Jerry Lee Lewis to Thelonious Monk, has always been the de facto leader, this is an all-for-one, all-American band. The c...

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