What is your favorite era of the Isley Brothers?

1959-1972

1973-1984

1985-1990

1991-1996

1997-Present

i like them not a top fav

RJOrion said:

"Go All The Way" lp 1980 "Grand Slam" lp 1981

I was talking about 'eras', not albums

JabarR74 said:

I like all the eras, but the first two are probably my favorite!

They are one of my all time favorite bands, although I was really late to the party in all honesty. I only really started playing and discovering their music about 8 years ago. My mind was blown away by the sheer quantity of high quality music these guys managed to produce.

The ease with which they managed to adapt to the times as a band is unparalleled. Only the Bar-Kays come close in this aspect to me.

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1973-1984

phunkdaddy said:

1973-1984

yep

70s all day long

Definately 1972-1984. Although I do love some of the material Angela Winbush produced on them in the late 80s.

RJOrion said:

SoulAlive said:

yep a very strong album

RJOrion said:

SoulAlive said:

That album is underrated.The jam “Hurry Up And Wait” is one of my favorites.

Yes!..."Hurry Up & Wait", and "Party Nights" were my favorite too...and the slow joint "I Once Had Your Love" was 🔥🔥🔥 too.

SoulAlive said:

phunkdaddy said:

1973-1984

yep

You better believe it!

RJOrion said:

SoulAlive said:

That album is underrated.The jam “Hurry Up And Wait” is one of my favorites.

Yes!..."Hurry Up & Wait", and "Party Nights" were my favorite too...and the slow joint "I Once Had Your Love" was 🔥🔥🔥 too. [Edited 4/13/22 11:06am]

Don't forget "Who Said?"

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Definately the '70s era but I caught them in Philly in the mid 90s, during the Mr. Big era, and will always remember being floored by Ron's intro while Ernie played the Godfather theme on the guitar.

*

How ya doin', Mr. Big?

I've been digging the Isleys The Real Deal album the past couple of days.

My favorite Isleys jam right now is from this album It's Alright With Me

with Chris Jasper sharing lead vocals with Ronald Isley. Dope album cover

phunkdaddy said:

I've been digging the Isleys The Real Deal album the past couple of days.

My favorite Isleys jam right now is from this album It's Alright With Me

with Chris Jasper sharing lead vocals with Ronald Isley. Dope album cover

Chris has said that he wanted to do more lead vocals on their albums,but the rest of the guys wasn't having it they only wanted Ronald to handle all the lead vocals.

Anyway,I need to pull this album out and give it a good listen.The title track is a jam!

Here's a serious question, who here would like to see a concert with the Isleys and the Jacksons together?

no,I think a better pairing would be the Isley Brothers and Earth,Wind and Fire.The two bands did a recent Verzuz episode together and it was well-received.

SoulAlive said:

no,I think a better pairing would be the Isley Brothers and Earth,Wind and Fire.The two bands did a recent Verzuz episode together and it was well-received.

They already toured together, remember?

JabarR74 said:

SoulAlive said:

no,I think a better pairing would be the Isley Brothers and Earth,Wind and Fire.The two bands did a recent Verzuz episode together and it was well-received.

They already toured together, remember?

yes I know.I attended that tour in 1998 and it was excellent but there's no reason that they can't tour again.

SoulAlive said:

JabarR74 said:

They already toured together, remember?

yes I know.I attended that tour in 1998 and it was excellent but there's no reason that they can't tour again.

Try something different for a change

JabarR74 said:

SoulAlive said:

yes I know.I attended that tour in 1998 and it was excellent but there's no reason that they can't tour again.

Try something different for a change

I was never interested in seeing the Jacksons without Michael

a perfect tour would be: Frankie Beverly and Maze-Earth Wind and Fire-The Isley Brothers

SoulAlive said:

JabarR74 said:

Try something different for a change

I was never interested in seeing the Jacksons without Michael

a perfect tour would be: Frankie Beverly and Maze-Earth Wind and Fire-The Isley Brothers

Philip, Ralph and Verdine are already out on the road right now, they'll be hitting my city (Tupelo, MS) one week from this Monday

JabarR74 said:

SoulAlive said:

I was never interested in seeing the Jacksons without Michael

a perfect tour would be: Frankie Beverly and Maze-Earth Wind and Fire-The Isley Brothers

Philip, Ralph and Verdine are already out on the road right now, they'll be hitting my city (Tupelo, MS) one week from this Monday

yeah,and they will be touring with Santana this summer.I'll be seeing that show in June.

Practically everything I have heard from the Isley Brothers , I love...I need t to do a deep dive into their catalog.

SoulAlive said:

phunkdaddy said:

I've been digging the Isleys The Real Deal album the past couple of days.

My favorite Isleys jam right now is from this album It's Alright With Me

with Chris Jasper sharing lead vocals with Ronald Isley. Dope album cover

Chris has said that he wanted to do more lead vocals on their albums,but the rest of the guys wasn't having it they only wanted Ronald to handle all the lead vocals.

Anyway,I need to pull this album out and give it a good listen.The title track is a jam!

Yes it's an underappreciated album

The era that featured the most fuzz and phaser guitar.