Urban Mythology Volume One

Urban Mythology Volume One is the debut album by American experimental power trio Free Form Funky Frēqs, featuring guitarist Vernon Reid, bassist Jamaaladeen Tacuma, and drummer G. Calvin Weston.

[2] In a review for AllMusic, Thom Jurek wrote: "this is a wild ride into the unconscious worlds of freakout guitar rock, funk, jazz, and 'other' music... guitar fans will be knocked out; this is one of the hippest, nastiest, most utterly electric six-string music on record...

"[1] Writing for Jazz Times, Bill Milkowski stated that the album "is grounded by the solid hookup between Weston's pocket grooves and Tacuma's bright, bouncy electric bass lines.

On top of that ultra-funky foundation, Reid basically wails with impunity using an array of outrageous tones and extravagant 21st-century effects, creating waves of swirling psychedelia and 'celestial church music' that would even make Hendrix stand in awe.

"[3] Critic Howard Mandel included the album in his list of "2008's Top Recordings," and remarked: "Play it loud.