Funky Family

Artist: The Isley Brothers
Label: Sony
Category: Music

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Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1

UPC: 074645785820
EAN: 0074645785820
ASIN: B0000029J1

Release Date: 1995-02-28

Funky Family

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Tracks:

Showdown
Liquid Love
I Wanna Be With You
Who Loves You Better
The Pride
Take Me To The Next Phase
Hope You Feel Better
The Heat is On
Ain't Givin' Up No Love
Tell Me When You Need It Again
Climbin' Up The Ladder
Winner Takes All
Coolin' Me Out
Fun And Games

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Customer Reviews:

"Funk, Funk, and more Funk for your soul".......2006-10-01

For the song "Coolin Me Out" alone worth having along with other great songs. And speaking of "Coolin Me Out" why haven't Sony release the Showdown album on cd yet. That was a great album back in 1978 and still rocks today. They release all the Isley Brothers 1970's stuff on cd at one time or another (even "Winner Takes All") which was also a great album. But overall this is great compilation of some of their great funk jams which many people tend to forget. Also love the song "Who Loves You Better". Isley's Brothers Forever!!

Funk 101.......2005-11-29

When I was seven,"The Heat Is On" was out.People also call that the baby maker LP because of side two.That side overshadowed the first side,the funky and you know it side.Two of the three songs from the funky side are on this collection.You add three songs from the "Go For Your Guns" LP,five of the eight songs on "Showdown" (!),one song from "Harvest For The World" and two from "Winner Takes All" and you have one helluva disc! Pure,uncut funk.Kids think they have an inkling but sadly,this generation dosen't have a clue.

steppin' on down!.......2005-04-15

you better bet i'm feeling good when i write about these wonderful brothers from cincinnati, ohio. this is one of the best comps out there dealing with funk this damn phat! the lead-off track, "showdown" proves this. to me, marvin isley is one of the most underrated bass players of all time. not that there ain't any other bass men out there, but marvin's bass playing has a style of its own. just listen to the bass pops on tracks like "i wanna be with you", "take me to the next phase", "the pride", and "tell me "when you need it again". high, phat, and funky is all it is. and let's not forget ernie isley's scorching solos on his fender strat! damn, this mother can jamm! his solos on "liquid love", "hope you feel better love", "who loves you better", and "climbing up the ladder" just blow the speakers out! in other words, all 14 songs kick major glass, and i'm not talkin' about the plastic kind, either.

Whatevers Goin Down...!.......2001-06-06

I'm on the case. I bought this anthology about 3 years ago and I still am amazed at how underrated the Isleys upbeat funk is. They are much heavier than the Commodores or the Gap Band and Ron Isley has one of the most distinctive voices in black music history, but it is the ensemble palying that makes this joint the sho shot. Check out the guitars on Climbin up the Ladder, or the lewd and nasty bass and keys on Liquid Love. Everyone always talks about their slow jams and they are spectacular but the fact that this is a basically a rock band probably started to turn many radio DJs away from them towards the end of the 70s. Rediscover one of America's best bands.

The Isleys ROCK!.......2000-07-23

Never a weak track, this baby funks all the way. High energy funk throughout with the guitar effects the Isley Brothers were fameous for in the 1970's. You listen to this and say to yourself, why don't I listen to this more often? It doesn't have the Top 40 hit tracks of some of their other CD's but it has the most consistently powerful music all the way throught. You will groove on this.

If your kids come up to you and ask, "Dad, what is funk?" reach for this CD first. No words can explain it, but this music will.

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