ALMOST GREAT, BUT NOT LIVIN THE LIFE

What can you say about the Isley Brothers? Almost everything they did in the 70s is classic R&B and Funk and this collection does a fairly good job, but how can you call this an essential collection without two of their greatest and most essential songs.



Livin' the Life is one of the top five essential songs the Isleys ever recorded. The other major ommission is Climbin' Up the Ladder. These two songs are the Isleys at their most jammin' although Ernie does tear it up on That Lady.



Good introduction to the group, but Go For Your Guns should be next. Although short, it jams.

from "Sout" to Mr.Biggs Era

The Isley Brothers are the Baddest Musical Family in the Industry overall. they are Arguably the Most Important Music Band when you factor in that they have had People of all styles&walks of Life Cover there Material. from the Beatles to R.Kelly they have covered there work.the 3+3 era was unstoppable&now the Mr.Bigs Era is still Icing on the Cake. Great collection of Songs.Self-Contained Band,Label owners of there own T-Neck Records.Ronald Isley is Cool,these Brothers cover all Musical Bases period.

Truck-Master

1st off lets understand a real music connoisseur especially of the Isley Brothers knows that it is Chris Jasper on the ivory keys that plays the break on "Who's that Lady" not Ernie on guitar, you can hear the difference from the two. Ernie is underrated so I don't want you to think that I'm not giving him Prop's!. You gotta know the Isley Brothers to know this.