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The Isley Brothers - Eternal Audio CD

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The Isley Brothers Band: The Isley Brothers
Title: Eternal
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Release Date: 2001-08-07
Media: Audio CD

Tracks: 1: Move Your Body 2: Contagious 3: Warm Summer Night 4: You Deserve Better 5: Just Like This 6: Secret Lover 7: You're All I Need 8: Settle Down 9: Eternal 10: If You Leave Me Now 11: Said Enough (featuring Jill Scott) 12: You Didn't See Me 13: Ernie's Jam 14: Think

TRULY, TRULY ETERNAL.
With Mr R. When this album crosses the finish line in 2001, it came in first place!!. Kelly, Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis,
Mr Saadiq,& Steve Huff,on board, it's hit bound!!. From "move your body" to "think", this awesome album is crammed with precious gems. It's catered for old fans and new ones too!!. "contagious" got some high drama! "eternal", "warm summers night" & "just like this" could not be more sensual. "Settle down" is my top song here. "If you leave me now," i almost dismiss it as a remake! it is thier song!!!. "You are all i need" have the classic Isley style we all love. Ernie Isley got a nice piece here with "Ernie's jam". Of all the recent albums, this one is the uttmost best!!. If you are a true fan of the Isleys, it's already in your private stock. To the curios, take my word,go get it! trust me,you're gonna be hooked!!. It's 14 songs heavy,but you'll love the weight!. A true time capsule!!!. The Isley Brothers are truly ETERNAL!!!.


Simply the best (Sorry Tina)!
Everyone who listens to it (male or female) wants their own copy. This is the third purchase of this CD. It's just that great!
The Isley Brothers can sing their behinds off. . and over any other group that I can think of in their class. The entire CD
paints a vivid picture of any man and any woman in various situations. Just put yourself there! And learn from the experience. A glass of wine and you're in the moment. .


A LONG TIME COMING
JAM AND TERRY,STEVE HUFF,RAFEAL SADDIQ,KELLY AND ANGELA WINBUSH ALL TOOK THEIR TURNS PUTTIN' IT DOWN,AND THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT THEY DID. THIS ALBUM MARKED A RETURN OF SORTS TO THE OLD TRADEMARK ISLEY BROTHERS SOUND,AND IT'S OFF THE HOOK. FROM THE TIME MOVE YOUR BODY KICKS IN UNTIL THE VERY END THIS ALBUM IS ABSOLUTELY SLAMMIN'. HIGHLIGHTS IN MY OPINION ARE YOU DESREVE BETTER,JUST LIKE THIS,WARM SUMMER NIGHT AND MOVE YOUR BODY. BUT THE ABSOLUTE HIGHLIGHT AND(in my opinion)ONE OF THE MOST SLEPT ON SONGS OF ALL TIMES IS THE TITLE CUT ETERNAL. THAT IS ONE OF MY TOP TEN ISLEY BROTHERS FAVORITES OF ALL TIMES. THE SONG KIND OF REMINDS ME OF MAKE ME SAY IT AGAIN,AND EARNIE SHOWED ALL THE WAY OUT ON THE GUITAR SOLO ON THAT SONG. CONTAGIOUS EVEN HAD A BIT OF THE ISLEYS SOUND AND PROBABLY INTRODUCED THEM TO A WHOLE NEW AUDIENCE. AS A WHOLE,I AM EXTREMELY FOND OF THIS ALBUM.


Ronald & Ernie you don't need R. Kelly! Get rid of him!
But that's when they should have dumped R. I've been a huge fan of the Isleys for over 30 years, and stuck by them through the early Motown soul and their golden groove-funk period of the 1970s, through to the later stuff right up to the excellent Mission To Please album. Kelly, because it's the last album that had any really decent hook to it. And when you have a blistering guitarist like Ernie Isley, why bury him so far in the mix that his licks sound like they're being played through cotton wool?

R. Kelly's plodding grooves just grind from one indistinguishable track to another, which is pretty much the case on the even more disappointing follow-up to this, Body Kiss. The only track that kicks any ass here is the opener, Move Your Body, which fools you into thinking this might be a return to former glories for our heroes. Sadly, the leaden funk of R. Kelly then comes crashing in like a tidal wave of sludge and we get a whole turgid mess of leaden walking-pace 'grooves' that might sound all right in the background when you're getting it on with the partner of your dreams, but as listening music just gets you all exasperated and reaching for the 3+3 album again.

Come on, Isleys, dump the Kelly glop and get back to what you can do best!.


Listening to it right now!!!!!
Their music is enjoyable to every generation. The Isley Brothers are timeless. To come all these years and have devoted fans is not luck, it's talent.

Ronald Isley a. k. a. Mr. Biggs is just a Kool Kat. His songs are about relationships of today but portrayed in a tasterful way. He is not ashamed to admit that men get played too and he does this well with the help of my boy R. Kelly.

All the tracks on this album are a treat to listen too. I find myself repeating most of them. This album should be in anyone's collection that enjoys R & B.

Later.


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