Shotgun

If Parliament/Funkadelic, Cameo, the Bar-Kays, Slave, the Gap Band, and Rick James were the CEOs of funk in the late 1970s and early 1980s, Shotgun were assistant managers. The Detroit outfit enjoyed a small cult following, but none of its releases were big sellers. When Shotgun recorded Kingdom Come -- its second album for MCA and fifth album overall -- it continued to hope for a commercial breakthrough. But the 1980 LP didn't contain any major hits, and, once again, Shotgun's writing was unremarkable. Nothing on the album is terrible; funk tunes like "Bad Babe" and "Wanna Have a Good Time" are competent, and so is the romantic slow jam "Introduce Me" (which features guest vocalist Anne Warren). But Shotgun never excels and never goes that extra mile. Listening to Kingdom Come is like watching a talented student bring home a report card full of C's when you know that he/she should is capable of scoring some A's. Like Shotgun's other LPs, Kingdom Come has never been reissued on CD -- and because there isn't a great demand for the band's recordings, this album will probably remain out of print. ~ Alex Henderson, All Music Guide