Mickey & The Soul Generation

“They just wanted what a lot of good funk bands want: to tell their story.” — J. Davis, Quannum Funk collections missing some Mickey & the Soul Generation are incomplete, but that’s no fault of the collectors. Over 25 years since their last recording, most of the rare and forgotten Soul Generation singles have been relegated to the dusty bins of record shop basements for crate-diggers and deep funk fiends only. Finally, aficionados need look no further with the release of Mickey & the Soul Generation’s complete catalogue on one momentous double-disc. In efforts to keep Mickey & the Soul Generation alive, their infamous records have been bootlegged relentlessly, but with poor sound quality. However, Quannum’s remastered release of Iron Leg: The Complete Mickey & The Soul Generation goes beyond preservation. Beneath its history and the Soul Generation’s saga is an enduring, timeless vitality — in the music itself, you can hear it all. The only comprehensive compilation of Mickey & The Soul Generation’s music, Iron Leg is a complete package, boasting a second disc with extraordinarily rare live performances and a live demo. Cross-cultural exchange and some tumultuous times have given birth to Mickey & the Soul Generation’s much-loved and oft forgotten releases. On Iron Leg, Tejano and Tex-Mex meet funk and soul. A sound as heartfelt and hybrid as the Soul Generation’s came from the mingling between San Antonio, Texas’ large Black and Latino populations — recognized internationally for the music that’s risen from their flowing cultural exchange.

• funk
• r&b/soul
• rhythmic soul