Isley Brothers are one of those groups that over time my favorite song by the group changes to reflect where I am in life.

Of course my favorite as a kid was "Between the Sheets" because of that song's relationship to hip-hop (Bonita Applebum remix).

But then I began to appreciate Who's that Lady wants I could understand all the different things going on in that song.

Lately though, my joint has been "Harvest for the World". I just dig the optimism of that song.

Anyway, what's your favorite?

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"Everyone has a plan until you punch them in the face. Then they don't have a plan anymore." (c) Mike Tyson

"what's a leader if he isn't reluctant"

Right there along with "For the Love of You.

werd.

Don't chaaaange, don't chaaaaange...


giiiiiirl.

>Don't chaaaange, don't chaaaaange...
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>giiiiiirl.

I love the original. I almost consider it a completely different song honestly.

To me, Ron and the brothers put something into that song that wasn't 100% there at first.

Of course, you know I heard the Isley version first and didn't hear Todd's until multiple years later. But by then I understood the whole 'Givin it back' vibe the Isleys, Ike Hayes, and others were getting into. Don't start me on the Isley version of basically any James Taylor-related song..they went to town on all of em.

Bottoms up....and the devil laughs..




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yes

But really, probably attributed to my age, I love the shit that was sampled or covered, like Footsteps, Choosy Lover, At Your Best, Summer Breeze, etc.

But it changes constantly. Way too many to narrow it down to one. Their catalog is so deep.

Too many. Listening to their albums in full paid me back so well. It gave me a respect for them that I’ll never lose.

You’re the key to my heart/you’re beside me might be the most definitive thing they did during that 70s era to me. Winner takes all is a jamming ass double album in general. And like most acts from that era, it’s not unreasonable to claim that they never fully recovered from it. Or I could at least say that it took them a few albums to recover.

But I fucking love the Isley brothers. From 3+3 through Between the Sheets, I have love for something on every album if not the whole damn album.

Here we go again is another one too. I still wonder if that song vs Gap Band’s Yearning for your love is the base of the alleged beef between Ron Isley and Charlie Wilson.

>Isley Brothers are one of those groups that over time my
>favorite song by the group changes to reflect where I am in
>life.
>
>Of course my favorite as a kid was "Between the Sheets"
>because of that song's relationship to hip-hop (Bonita
>Applebum remix).
>
>But then I began to appreciate Who's that Lady wants I could
>understand all the different things going on in that song.
>
>Lately though, my joint has been "Harvest for the World". I
>just dig the optimism of that song.
>
>Anyway, what's your favorite?
>
>**********
>"Everyone has a plan until you punch them in the face. Then
>they don't have a plan anymore." (c) Mike Tyson
>
>"what's a leader if he isn't reluctant"

"Don't Say Goodnight" a close second

cosmic shit

These are the ones I listen to the most:

Harvest For The World
Who's That Lady
Summer Breeze
So You Wanna Stay Down
Take Me To The Next Phase


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You can't change the direction of the wind, but can adjust your sails to always reach your destination - Jimmy Dean

i mean not many musical acts can say they hit from the 50,60's,70's,80's,90's and 00's,

there covers were the truth Summer breeze

they covered all the bases and as far as bands go only Earth,wind and fire has them slightly beat.

I don't think anyone has had a run like The Isleys/Ron Isley. I loved the album they did last year with Santana.

That thermin tho ...

HM:
Let Me In Your Life
I Once Had Your Love (But Can't Let Go)
Harvest for the World (Prelude)
Sensuality
Highways of My Life

...I could go on.

Prob a tie between that and Footsteps in the dark.


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>Prob a tie between that and Footsteps in the dark.
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>http://twitter.com/collazo

"Every chance I get...from the first time we met. I wanna groove. With. You (pimpin guitar in the background)". So great.

It is perfect. It's one of those songs that they almost didn't know how to get out of so they just kept it rolling. And that last half or so is EASILY my favorite part of the song. Ron is just riding it out and being all of the greats things that he was on a record during that era. Songs like that make me have a hard time selecting any Isley album over Showdown. It's a jamathon. And Coolin Me Out on the other side ain't nothing to sneeze at either.

>>Prob a tie between that and Footsteps in the dark.
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>>http://twitter.com/collazo
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>"Every chance I get...from the first time we met. I wanna
>groove. With. You (pimpin guitar in the background)". So
>great.

RIGHT? Everything about that cut is just smoothness.

>It is perfect. It's one of those songs that they almost didn't
>know how to get out of so they just kept it rolling.

Good point! I never even looked at it that way.


>last half or so is EASILY my favorite part of the song. Ron is
>just riding it out and being all of the greats things that he
>was on a record during that era.

Ron is criminally underrated.


Songs like that make me have
>a hard time selecting any Isley album over Showdown. It's a
>jamathon. And Coolin Me Out on the other side ain't nothing to
>sneeze at either.

Don't clown me... but I've never heard the entire album. I'ma remedy that tonight.


http://twitter.com/collazo

Though Make Me Say It Again still gets burn

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SHH_EMeRjGA

Also:
- "So You Wanna Stay Down"
- "Hope You Feel Better Love"
- "For The Love of You"
- "Let Me Down Easy"



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Oh, I believe you are a rainbow
All the heaven I need to see
You're the promise everlasting
Where you are, I hope to be
Make me say it again girl
Make me say it again girl
Make me say it again girl
You're all I need, oh yes you are
You're all I need, oh yes you are
You're all I need
Whatever pains inside, you make it better
You seem to realize, when I'm concerned
You are the only one who goes through the changes
Giving my life directions, when I am turned
Make me say it again girl
Make me say it again girl
Make me say it again girl
You're all I need, oh yes you are
You're all I need, oh yes you are
You're all I need
How am I worthy of love from an angel
Princess Imperial of my soul
Don't really matter if you choose not to answer
Hoping what I reveal you already know
Make me say it again girl
Make me say it again girl
Make me say it again girl
You're all I need, oh yes you are
You're all I need, oh yes you are
You're all I need


I call this song the Panty Melter...lol

BEAUTIFUL song.
That 2nd half..? SHEEEEIIIIIT

looking forward to checking out the songs I'm not familiar with.

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i can't decide

is that roll right now. that is how you mid tempo
and keep it so smooth. they just beat you in so many decades. them and Michael Jackson got that multi multi multi decade thing going in a real way.

Specially while we still have Ron here to tell it.

because there was alot of tension
and how course in the early 80's the split into halves
and how Ronald controled the whole game.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-OCckxD36eU


anyway, this is hard. isley brothers is my favorite group. id go with voyage to atlantis.