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The Isley Brothers - Live It Up [EXTRA TRACKS] Audio CD

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The Isley Brothers Band: The Isley Brothers
Title: Live It Up [EXTRA TRACKS]
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Release Date: 2008-04-01
Media: Audio CD

Tracks: 1: Live It Up (Part 1 & 2) 2: Brown Eyed Girl 3: Need A Little Taste Of Love 4: Lover's Eve 5: Midnight Sky (Part 1 & 2) 6: Hello It's Me 7: Ain't I Been Good To You (Part 1 & 2) 8: Live It Up (Live on "The Dinah Shore Show")

LIVIN' IT UP, WAY UP!!!
The Isley Brothers has gotten me totally obsessed and in utter amazement with thier superb music over such a long period of time!. All I can say is that this album is simply spectacular!!. Every song here is an absolute gem!. "Live it up" is concious and uptempo, "brown eyed girl" is equally bouncy,oh my, here is the gloomy yet beautiful "lover's eve". "Midnight sky" is just so liveley, now to my very favourite here, the senuous and beconing "hello it's me", designed to melt the toughest heart!!. Closing the show is the quizzing "ain't I been good to you?" one song in two styles. Again, this masterpiece is a must have for any Isley fan, and anyone who loves fantastic music which is truly timeless. Before it gets rare, go get it!!!. .


On A Roll!!!
I notice that the Isley's thrive on gaining momentum, knowing just what to give the audience at the right time. It was very clear that after the genius of 3+3, the Isley's had to come with it, and they did not disappoint with "Live It Up"! A powerhouse of an album, using the same elements from 3+3, but taking things a little further. Feel the burn of "Live It Up and "Midnight Sky", and cool down with "Brown Eyed Girl" and " Hello It's Me". The cut that really takes things to another level, is the perfect closer, " Ain't I Been Good To You". It starts off blazin', then cools down to a slow funky and blusey crawl. Came out 1974, and it sounds like it never got old.

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The Isley's Livin' It Up!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Their debut album,consisting largely of slower grooves did an excellent job of kicking everything off but this is the album where everyone involved begin looking squarely into the future. Always infectious,always sweaty the Isley's only upped the ante in the early 70's by solidifying their "3+3" combination. Chris Jasper really gets a huge chance to shine here as the rhythm element of synthesizers become an enormous part of the Isley's general sound. It's a great jam as is but one has to admit the meat of the title track really lies in that area. One part of every song that confirms another thing about this band is that Ernie Isley,whose playing permeates everything on this album without any doubt belongs in the league of "guitar heroes" along with Hendrix,Eddie Hazel,Prince and Carlos Santana,that is if he isn't already there. For a shorter burst of funk n rock you cannot do much better than something like "Need A Little Taste Of Love". Two major high points here are two extended pieces,maintaining another 3+3 Isley tradition starts with "Midnight Sky"-a great song on it's own but the rhythm grinds and grinds it's way all the way to the end that points out a strong connection to the JB style of extended jamming that,added to their own funk style adds tons of extra flavoring. Of course. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . on the closing 8+ minute "Ain't I Been Good To You" really brings it all home with this very dark hued tune that jams it's way from sweat funk into this slow,blues/soul grind with Ron singing so close to the microphone you can hear him breathing in parts as his voice expressess the impending doom n' release of the song. The brothers also provide two self written ballads in "Brown Eyed Girl" and "Lover's Eve",both warm and romantic slow jams in their own particular style. Their cover of "Hello It's Me" though. . . . . well just in terms of vocals alone it totally transforms the intent of the song into something far,far more sensual than awkward. The Isley's were really laying the groundwork here for a handfull of classic albums they'd release from the mid 70's into the mid 80's and everything was really pulled completely together from this point on.


live it up
. a great classic lots of energy and i think the baddest song ever made "aint i been good to you".


An underrated Isley's classic!
These tunes were hot and funky. This titled Isley's album is probably their most underrated recording ever. "Lover's Eve" is definitely their most underrated ballad. This is an Isley's collector item. Please do go and cop it if you do not have it.


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