Cinnamon234 said:

It's unfortunate but the younger generation only knows the Isleys for their slow jams like "Between The Sheets" and "Contagious".They don't realize that,back in the day,the Isley Brothers were a top-notch FUNK band.




I don't like their newer stuff,either.I hated that whole "Mr.Biggs" nonsense Not interested in those albums.

Timmy84 said:

Besides,after 'Between The Sheets',it wasn't the same band anyway.Three members left to form Isley-Jasper-Isley.Recent albums only feature Ronald and Ernie.

paligap said:

I saw that in a used CD store once. I debated on whether or not to get it because I already have so much Isleys as it is. A couple of days later, it was gone when I went back to get it.

TD3 said:

I see this album and the other first ones at the weka sto all the time...I should pick them up ha?

paisleypark4 said:

paisleypark4 said:

I would, I never see them. I see way earlier schitt, like when they were singin' "Shout!"

I loooove The Isley Brothers. My favorite song by them is "Carvan of Love". It's one of those feel good kind of songs:



This song kicks ass!

SoulAlive said:

Thx, I will check it out!

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SoulAlive said:

You can thank Shitney Houston for that. After her, R&B stations with a "soft soul" format (translation: black adult contemporary) started popping up. I don't remember even one station like this in my area before her. Before her, if you couldn't throwdown, then you sat down. Well, hell what could the stations do though besides come up with a soft soul format? The only thing that existed after her was black adult contemporary and shit hop and you know the adults didn't want to hear shit hop.

Got home from work and found a box on my doorstep.The CDs have arrived! Just in time for the weekend,too.Gonna have a funky Isleys weekend!!

SoulAlive said:

Just move all the furniture out the way!

SoulAlive said:

Awe shit!.. the heat is on then.."'nJoy"
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TD3 said:

You know it!

StarMon said:

I certainly will because when you finally break it on down....it's The Pride!

SoulAlive said:

that's it .

vainandy said:

'The Real Deal' takes the Isleys in a whole new direction.It's slick,electronic,synth-heavy funk.Similiar to what other R&B artists and bands were doing at the time.If you like the title track,you will like the other songs too.

the liner notes for this album are very interesting...


It seems that,after the 'Winners Take All' album (1979),the band were on the verge of breaking up.The younger members (Chris Jasper,Ernie Isley and Marvin Isley) were planning to form a trio,which they eventually did in 1984.Chris came up with six tracks for this project (to be known as Isley Jasper Isley) and an album was planned for 1980.However,they patched things up with the older members and decided to stick around for a few more albums.So,what would have been the debut album for Isley Jasper Isley instead became the next Isleys Brothers album 'Go All The Way'.It contains five of Chris' songs (a sixth song,"Pass It On",was written by Ernie).Released in 1980,the album contains the hits "Here We Go Again" and "Don't Say Goodnight (It's Time For Love)",which reached Number One on the R&B charts.

Cinnamon234 said:

After listening to all these albums,I am now ready to call 'Go For Your Guns' my favorite Isleys Brothers album.With two amazing funk jams ("The Pride" and "Living In The Life") and two mindblowing slow jams ("Footsteps In The Dark" and "Voyage To Atlantis"),there is no doubt that this is their strongest album.Oddly enough,it's one of their few albums that hasn't been remastered yet.

SoulAlive said:

this is my fave album from them



(this groove alone is the mutha' sucka')










an complete album

funkpill said:

One of the greatest albums of all time (but I think it'll be better if you just link the addresses, some of the images are acting on Google's/YouTube's page.

they are?


i tested them before posting

funkpill said:

They alright now but some of them, you try to load them up and you get the Google message.

funkpill said:

Yeah, I gotta admit, this is probably my favorite too, song for song...





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Yeah,'The Heat Is On' is a superb album too

Yesterday,I pulled out one of their other CDs that I've had for awhile: '3+3'.The song "If You Were There" is just FANTASTIC!! You guys familiar with that one?

SoulAlive said:

I love this album. Besides who's that lady and summer breeze, i like
what it comes down to, sunshine go away, and highways of my life.
I noticed you said the band was going in a different direction on
the Real Deal. Were they trying to keep pace with lakeside, the barkays,
cameo, etc? I've always been interested in hearing the Real Deal and
Inside You.

Had a look at the Isley's discography and there's another album called "Timeless", which hasn't been digitally remastered/released onto CD yet (to my knowledge) so I'm guessing this is 'cause it's a compilation of songs from other Isley Bros albums.

thetimefan said:

It is.

SoulAlive said:

Soul have you listened to, "Given Back" or "Brother, Brothers, Brothers yet?

SoulAlive said:

I love that tune...although....as I've said before, I'll proably get my Funk pass revoked, but I actually like Wham's version of this song better than the original, I just never liked that galloping percussion in the original...




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