The Heavy — Great Vengeance And Furious Fire

The Heavy are truly cosmic when they get it right, such as on "Coleen," which sounds like Curtis Mayfield inexplicably fronting the Lo Fidelity Allstars with The Ikettes on back-up. The supersonic blast of "That Kind Of Man" is even better. A hands-in-the-air ass-shaker propelled by a wall of a thousand horns, it's enough to make Sly Stone come out of hiding. Fortified by the shameless Groove Armada cribbing of "Girl," all the ingredients are there for a hot 'n' sexy intergalactic dance party. Then there are the not-so-cosmic moments. "Doing Fine" is the unfortunate answer to the question "What happens when you combine Beck and Everlast-as-Whitey Ford?" And "Dignity" is an unfocused rip on "Dance To The Music." Still, for pure booty-bouncing dance music in its most traditional sense, Great Vengeance And Furious Fire will satisfy.

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