While they never reached those heights again, the Dazz Band had a string of six consecutive Top 100 albums that ran until 1986 during that time, they scored two other Top 100 singles, 'Joystick' and 'Let It All Blow. Dazz Band's honcho Bobby Harris experiments with their sound on "On the One for Fun" and "Let It All Blow," and both sound better on CD than vinyl. 'Let It Whip,' taken from their second album Keep It Live (1982), reached number five and won a Grammy Award for Best Performance by an R&B Vocal Duo or Group.
"Swoop (I'm Yours)" has appeal, and some of the dance floor drawing power of "Whip." Fans of Dazz Band ballads will not have much use for this CD, only two made the disc: the ultra romantic "Invitation to Love," and the melodramatic "Knock, Knock," where lead singer Skip Martin begs like a baby. But "Party Right Here" and "Keep It Live (On the K.I.L.)" are formulaic stiffs, all flash and no substance. "Joy Stick" is as potent as Viagra with its maniac, thumping beat. Reggie Andrews produced and co-wrote the sizzling groove that was Number One on the R&B charts for five consecutive weeks, and scaled to Number Five on the Pop charts. It's a song once you hear it, you will want to hear it more as well as other hits from The Dazz Band :D. I would recommend this song to anyone who loved those early 80's bands. What's not to like about the Dazz Band's highly combustible "Let It Whip"? Its funky, drum machine rhythms, and diabolical mini-Moog basslines are wicked. It is not only a great song to dance to but when you get on that skating rink you do moves you didn't think you had.
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