Rufus

It's hard to say whether Street Player is intended to show off the versatility of Rufus or
prepare listeners for the presumed departure of Chaka Khan. In the past, Rufus has been
little more than Khan's backup band, a situation akin to that which Janis Joplin shared with
Big Brother and the Holding Company. Street Player seems to be an attempt at establishing
these neglected musicians as a varied, self-contained entity. Of the album's ten s... More >