Like most latter-day
Bootsy
albums,
Fresh Outta 'P' University
doesn't offer any surprises -- it's another sprawling collection of funky in all its incarnations, from deep
soul
to
disco
-- but since
Collins
and his backing band deliver it with such energy, style, and professionalism, these 22 songs are entertaining and infectious. Only long-time
fanatics will have the need to acquire this record -- casual fans, after all, will need the classic uncut
funk
of the '70s -- but they will be pleasantly surprised by the album, which is one of his stronger releases of the '90s. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine