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I kept getting Grand Slam and Inside You mixed up, because they were released literally months apart from each other, in 1981...."Grand Slam" was released earlier in the year, and "Inside You" was out before Fall, ---I was like, "WTF, didn't their album just come out?", !!!
Can you imagine something like that these days, when people regularly take 3-5 years between albums.....

Inside You put emphasis on ballads with swirling strings, and probably didn't sell as well as their other albums, though I love the track, "Don't Hold Back Your Love".....







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paligap said:

Besides Ernie and Ron, what happened 2 the other cats from this group?

Graycap23 said:

The group splintered in 1984 --for a while the younger siblings formed the group Isley Jasper Isley (their main hit was "Caravan Of Love"), and the older trio continued as the Isley Brothers, until O' Kelly died of a heart attack in 1986.....






Oldest brother Rudolph eventually left for the ministry, and Ronald was solo for a while. Keyboardist Chris Jasper also went solo, and later he went into the ministry as well....





Ron then reunitedThe Isley Brothers with Ernie and bassist Marvin, until complications from diabetes forced Marvin to retire. Ron and Ernie have been doing it as a duo since.....











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paligap said:

Thank U.

Y'all are sleeping on 'Brother, Brother, Brother'
Excellent album!

I agree with most of the fellas in this thread... get a whole bunch of their 70's and enjoy

Start with 'Brother, Brother, Brother', though, not '3+3', and then work your way up chronologically
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prettymansson said:

Stymie said:

What about 'Brother, Brother, Brother' ?!?

I know one thing, I sure as hell don't recommend any of their late 1980s, 1990s, or 2000s shit.

FuNkeNsteiN said:

I only like Work To Do.

vainandy said:

I love you.

On an individual song level, I like:

Sensuality
You're All I Need
You're Beside Me (probably my favorite right now)
Let Me Down Easy (my all time favorite)
The Pride
Fight The Power
Live It Up

FuNkeNsteiN said:

Actually Givin It Back('71), Brother Brother Brother('72), and their Great 1973 Live album are All smokin', IMO.....even though I'd start with some of the others, I think these are musts too, especially for that Raw Funk/ Soul/Rock/Folk thang they had at the time....





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Stymie said:

Well, I'll let it slide... this time!

FuNkeNsteiN said:

If you want to get a more detailed and comprehensive overview of the Isley's musical evolution, you should definitely pick up It's Your Thing: The Story of The Isley Brothers. It's a three-disc box set that covers nearly their whole career in one big sweep. Even though it misses some key tracks, it does hit many high points more than any other compilation.

Here's the tracklisting:

1.Building Up To Shout (Live at Yankee Stadium)
2.Shout (Parts 1 & 2)
3.Buffalo Bills - Shout (Part 1& 2) (Live)
4.Twist & Shout
5.Who's That Lady
6.Time After Time
7.Move Over And Let Me Dance
8.Testify (Parts 1 & 2)
9.This Old Heart Of Mine (Is Weak For You)
10.Take Me In Your Arms (Rock Me A Little While)
11.It's Your Thing
12.I Turned You On
13.Get Into Something
14.Freedom
15.Keep On Doin'
16.The Blacker The Berrie (AKA Black Berries)
17.Rockin' McDonald
18.Don't Be Jealous
19.Angels Cried
20.It's Your Thing (Live at Yankee Stadium)
21.That Lady (Parts 1 & 2)
22.Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight
23.For The Love Of You (Parts 1 & 2)
24.Brother, Brother
25.Work To Do
26.Lay Away
27.Cold Bologna
28.Midnight Sky (Part 1 & 2)
29.Hello It's Me
30.Make Me Say It Again Girl (Parts 1 & 2)
31.Summer Breeze
32.Live It Up (Part 1 & 2)
33.Fight The Power (Parts 1 & 2)
34.Fire And Rain
35.Love The One You're With
36.Harvest For The World (Prelude)
37.Harvest For The World
38.Groove With You
39.For The Love Of You (Parts 1 & 2)
40.Mission To Please You
41.Between The Sheets
42.Caravan Of Love
43.I'm So Proud
44.Smooth Sailin' Tonight
45.Voyage To Atlantis
46.Take Me To The Next Phase (Parts 1 & 2)
47.The Pride (Parts 1 & 2)
48.(At Your Best) You Are Love
49.Footsteps In The Dark (Parts 1 & 2)
50.Don't Say Goodnight (It's Time For Love)

Oh and Amazon.com has it priced at $24.97! It's a great buy...

Stymie said:

silverchild said:

Definitely a great compilation, especially if you want to geta good overview of their early history, '58-'69...but be aware: some of the 70's and 80's cuts on here, particularly "Voyage To Atlantis", "Groove With You", and "Don't Say Goodnight (It's Time For Love)" aren't the original hits but rather versions cut live in the studio. That's really Kool if you already have these, but if you're looking for the original hits, grab the original CDs or at least another compilation for those....



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paligap said:

I hate to admit it, but the only Isleys albums I have in my collection is the It's Your Thing: The Story of The Isley Brothers box set, Love Songs, Body Kiss, and The Heat Is On.

FuNkeNsteiN said:

That's why I said this:

Brother, Brother, Brother is fantastic. "Brother, Brother," "Work to Do," "Pop That Thing," "Lay Away," "It's Too Late," "Love Put Me on the Corner"...

silverchild said:

Then you need to get to the wrecka sto' quick! Life without cuts like "What It Comes Down To" and "Coolin' Me Out" isn't worth living. The singles are just part of the story.

Does anyone know where I can find that cut "Tell Me When You Need It Again" from?

silverchild said:

Love that one! But now that you ask, I'm not sure what album.

AlexdeParis said:

Oh, I musta missed that, Alex
Well, good to know someone else appreciates that album too

silverchild said:

Go For Your Guns!






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paligap said:

Yeah,it's amazing how prolific artists and bands were in the 70s.They had new albums ready only a few months after the previous one.I remember Chic released their 'C'est Chic' in late 1978.I got it for Christmas.Then by summer '79,they had a new album 'Risque' in stores,lol.These people weren't lazy at all.Seems they were always in the studio.

SoulAlive said:

Their albums were about 38 minutes long too.

Cinnie said:

And? Most of the time, it was 38 minutes of pure bliss. I'd much rather have a 38 minute album with killer tracks than a 70-80 minute album with half the tracks being shitty filler, as is the case with most of todays albums.

Ottensen said:

Lol... You should spend a day with me, you`d run for your life...

FuNkeNsteiN said:

Well we're talking about the albums like Chic released within 12 months of each other which certainly DID have filler. Especially if you combined both albums, 38 + 38 = 74 minutes, I'm sure you would find some skipworthy material damn fast.