Isley Brothers - Ultimate Isley Brothers

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Music Review: Still Searching for The 'Best' of Isley Brothers!
Rating: 3 Stars

This collection DOES give you a glimpse of their finest moments in music history...even going back to their 'first' hits such as "Twist And Shout" (before the Beatles made it a universal standard), "Shout" and "It's Your Thing". But what happened to their hits from their Motown days' such as "This Old Heart Of Mine (Is Weak For You"...or their infamous slow jams such as "At Your Best (You Are Loved)" or "Footsteps In The Dark" or how about "Choosey Lover". They ARE NOT on this album. We can't even begin to list the moderate hits they had in the 90s and even today! Of course, you cannot put all of the Isley Brothers' hits on one CD. And of course, I actually thought they could - but I was fooled. It cannot be done.

No, don't get the wrong picture, folk. The Isley Brothers are a breed of raw musicians that helped evolve the sound of funk and later established the thin link that connects R&B to pop. This album only gives you a glimpse of their awesome efforts. Sadly, it dosen't satisfy. Also, the song order is kind of depressing. You're hearing a hi-fi song from the 70s on "Groove With You" and all of a sudden, you're going back into time again in the 60s on the poorly, analog sounds on "Twist And Shout". One second you're jamming to the funk offered on "The Pride", and then you're back in the 60s with "Shout (You Know You Make Me Wanna)". You have to turn the volume knob back and forth just to make the musical experience pleasant for your ears. Maybe they should have put the songs in some chronological order. But even if the folk at Legacy/Epic did that, leaving out the other "Isley hits" would still stand as a poor judgement. Still to this day, there is no perfect "compilation" for this group; even the 3-CD "It's Your Thing: The Story of the Isley Brothers" isn't complete. Maybe some day they will get it together...until then, buy up all the individual albums of the Isleys and enjoy!

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