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| Group Members: Clare Bathe, Melvin Lee, Lonnie Ferguson, Kevin Nance, Jay Stovall
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| Biography: Best known for its 1979 cult classic "There But for the Grace of God Go I," Machine was a soul/disco/funk band that tackled social and political issues at a time when many of its colleagues were afraid to. Machine was formed in New York in 1977, when the disco-era was in full swing and most R&B, disco, ...Read full biography |
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Label: RCA Critics' Rating:  In the early '70s, R&B was full of sociopolitical message songs. But during the disco era of the late '70s, most soul and disco artists avoided social and political topics and stayed away from controversial ...Read full reviewReleased: 1980 Label: RCA Critics' Rating:  In the late '70s, many American rock journalists hated disco as much as they loved punk and reggae. The critics who applauded punk and reggae for addressing social and political concerns were quick to ...Read full review
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