This best of covers the period after Kool and the Gang changed their style drastically. Commercially, this meant higher sales, but musically they suffered.
This album includes some of their most well known songs such as 'Celebration' , 'Tonight' and songs of a similar ilk to this. These songs sold extremly well and made kool & the gang a lot of money. However, they were one of the finnest funk groups of the early 1970's before they sold out. The sound of the music on here is very over produced and managed. Guitar sounds are trimmed and everything sounds like its been through a machine. All the raw quality has been lost. Previously, they made albums with a lot more punch, albums that could truely be called FUNK. This music was made to be popular and to sell. Its just a shame that what they had before, didn't do as well.
Check out the best of for their formative years, and give this one a miss if your after something truely funky
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