Do it, goddamnit!!

"Sensuality (Pts. I & II)"

this is where I fell in love
with the Isleys...

I mean of course I always loved their
popular stuff I'd heard on the radio
and at barbeques, wedding receptions,
family reunions etc...

but THAT song right there
I get lost in it

and also it was Mary J. Blige's
unreleased track "Girl From Yesterday"
that sparked my interest in this
great Isley Bros. track

Pick any album from 1972-1978. Judging by what I've seen of your taste, I'd start with Harvest for the World.

This is a good album to have, it pretty much covers A-Z, minus their later hits from the last 5 years or so. But some of my favorite songs are 'That Lady', 'For the love of you', 'Groove With You', 'Harvest For the World', 'You're All I Need' & 'Voyage To Atlantis'... just to name a few .

Get any of their 70s albums.One of my favs is 1976's 'Harvest For The World'.

Go 4 Your Guns

Damn...thats hard because they were ROCKIN SHIT ! back in the days...

YOU CANT GO WRONG W/ any of these... !!!!

1973: 3 + 3
1974: Live It Up
1975: The Heat Is On
1976: Harvest for the World
1977: Go For Your Guns
1978: Showdown

prettymansson said:

Those ROCK 2 day.

Dats da TRUEfff !!!

Graycap23 said:

Buy all the albums starting with "3 + 3" and ending with "The Real Deal".

"Go For Your Guns"..funk, rock, ballads, soul..it's all in there. And Ernie is killin' it on guitar AND drums.

ANYTHING from their 70's work. Seriously.

mrpunkfunk said:

Ditto.

...



If you're talking about their 3+3 era, I think these 6 are all essential starting points....
But IMO, if I had to pick just one to start with, I think I'd pick The Heat Is On(1975)Great album, from start to finish---6 songs spanning Funk, Rock, Soul, and those Ballads:





The Heat Is On:

Fight The Power
The Heat Is On
Hope You Feel Better Love
(Living)For The Love Of You
Sensuality
Make Me Say It Again Girl







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[Edited 4/14/08 18:09pm]

SoulAlive, prettymansson, paligap, and I are all on almost exactly the same page.

AlexdeParis said:

Then i'll turn the page back a few chapters...



...The Isley Brothers Story, Vol.1: Rockin' Soul (1959 - 68)


Just in case you're interested in including The Isley Brothers that existed before the 70s.



tA

Tribal Disorder

http://www.soundclick.com...dID=182431

Don't yall forget about go all the way

SunnySkies said:

OHMYGOODNESS Sunny actually CURSED

Well, let me to get listin' my favorite songs then

1. Let Me Down Easy
2. That Lady
3. For The Love of You
4. Groove With You (aka Beauty In the Dark)
5. Summer Breeze
6. Don't Say Goodnight
7. Fight The Power
8. It's Your Thing

I'm sure the Isley's have a bajillion greatest hits compilations; I hope those songs are enough to start you off

.

theAudience said:

I love that era, too... just not as much as 3+3.

I didn't forget it. It's in the era I posted earlier which is "3 + 3" through "The Real Deal". The 1970s were funky but the early 1980s had two of my favorite albums such as "Go All The Way" and "Grand Slam". Those two have plenty of ass shakers also. Then I have the 45s "Inside You" and "The Real Deal", in which I'm still looking for those two albums.

And don't forget the group Sunrize which was produced by The Isley Brothers and had a bad ass jam called "Who's Stickin' It" the summer of 1982. You really know your jams if you remember that one.

speaking of 'Grand Slam'....I remember the single from this album.It's called "Hurry Up And Wait"....a really,really good uptempo jam.It got a little airplay in my area in 1981,but faded away very quickly.It's one of their most underrated singles.

vainandy said:

who's stickin what?

You know what.

That album has so many jams such as "Don't Let Up", "Who Said", "Party Night", "Hurry Up And Wait", etc.

vainandy said:

"3+3" is such a masterpiece the whole album through
/peace Manki

AlexdeParis said:

It's all good.


tA

Tribal Disorder

http://www.soundclick.com...dID=182431

vainandy said:

I'm gonna look for this album on my next vinyl dig