Can You Deal With It?

Like the city from his backing band calls home, R&B cult hero Andre "Mr. Rhythm" Williams has been dirty, broke and to the edge of oblivion more than once. But the original Black Godfather wants us all to know on Can You Deal With It? that he can still get around and get down with the hellhound sound. This is some heavy punk-soul. Andre's in firm voice, from his sly, come-hither leer to his guttural and guttery yowl, and the Hellhounds, with their fat horns and Crescent City legend oddball genius Quintron on organ, provide backing with all the subtlety of a bike chain beat down. You have been duly warned, oh seekers of the rock, this record has more grind in it than a 3am cup of diner coffee.