Audio CD review:
Wind & Fire Earth - Electric Universe

Wind & Fire Earth - Electric Universe

Band: Wind & Fire Earth Title: Electric Universe Rating: Release Date: 01 August, 2005 Media: Audio CD Tracks: 1: Magnetic 2: Touch 3: Moonwalk 4: Could It Be Right 5: Spirit of a New World 6: Sweet Sassy Lady 7: We're Living in Our Own Time 8: Electricnation

Customer Reviews Thier 14th album flopped; could we do better? A solid decade of setting the bar for R&B songwriting and groundbreaking album production, had no one sounding as good as EW&F did in the 70s. Aside from the first 3 songs, many people feel that ELECTRIC UNIVERSE is the only explanation anyone needed for the band taking a 3 year hiatus. Get out your headphones and check them against anyone; Commodores, Gap Band, Prince. . . the horns, the vocals & rhythm section were recorded so tight they were years ahead of the competition! After 13 albums of reaching higher and higher Earth, Wind & Fire ran out of inspiration and bottomed out; could we do any better?. Electric Universe Since I no longer have a record player, I had replaced my entire EWF LP collection with CDs. Earth,Wind & Fire is the best band in the world so when I first purchased the "Electric Universe" LP back in the eighties, I was truly disappointed. However, I was missing the "Electric Universe" CD. So when I found the CD on amazon. com, I decided to purchase it. When I received it, I immediately put it in my CD player expecting to again be disappointed. However, I was not. The songwriting is strong, the arrangements are prefectly crafted, and Maurice and Phillip's vocals are as beautiful as ever. I do however, miss the signature EWF sound on this CD but overall - on it's own, this is a pretty good CD. I am glad I purchased the CD and now my EWF CD collection is complete. The Elements' worst to date. The songwriting and the musicianship were way below standard (a third grader could have written "Moonwalk") and whose idea was it to ditch the heralded horn section? It wasn't a total disaster though. Being the big Earth Wind & Fire fan that I am, I have to say that this one was their worst! The Elements, in their attempts to keep up with the times, went the techno-funk route on this one and came up way short. Phillip Bailey's vocals hold true, especially on "Living In Our Own Time" and the single "Touch" is actually kind of catchy. Thankfully The Elements would regain their touch on subsequent albums but this was definitely their lowest point. . You can see a complete list of all Wind & Fire Earth discography, or go back to the Wind & Fire Earth tabs