Essential Earth Wind And Fire, The - Earth, Wind & Fire

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...This a double filled with 43 of the best disco tracks from the 70's and 80's. It's by far the best disco album that I've seen around - and was on sale when I bought it (which makes it even better). There are only about five or six tracks on the whole album that I don't really like that much. It includes classics such as: 'Boogie Nights' - Heatwave, 'I Will Survive' - Gloria Gaynor, 'Can You Feel The Force' - Real Thing, 'Instant Replay' - Dan Hartman, 'Contact' - Edwin Starr and 'Boogie Wonderland' - Earth, Wind and Fire An essential album for all disco lovers... Read review

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Advantages: A band trying to modernise their sound..
Disadvantages: but with the Earth, Wind & Fire brass section?

...In 1981 Genesis released "Abacab" to a largely confused and unsuspecting fan base. This was the album where the influence of Phil Collins upon the groups' work took great hold and their sound changed forever... Gone forever were songs about myths and magic. Gone were long instrumental passages. Gone was the concept album. Instead Genesis chose to re-invent their sound with the increased use of drum machines, studio effects and the brass section of Earth , Wind & Fire. And finally this was the first Genesis album to feature a group photo on its inside cover. The result? Was "Abacab" was in effect "Face Value 2" - a follow up to Collins' highly rated first solo album? Maybe not - but this was an album largely dominated by the "Collins sound". Not their best work by far; but an album that in retrospect probably needed to be made... Read review

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Advantages: Contains classic artists such as Odyssey, Brothers Johnson and Diana Ross
Disadvantages: Is a populist take on the disco era.

...This album is a broad yet typical retrospective of the commercial side of the disco era. Staples of the disco scene such as Chic and Earth, Wind & Fire feature here, yet in their most famous incarnations as opposed to the music that changed the face of the dance underground forever. There are rare stand out moments such as the highlighted Brothers Johnson classic 'Stomp' and Diana Ross's Chic penned athem 'Upside Down' however, overall this album is a good album for those that think of disco as a Car Wash style flares and afro 'Good Times' party. It's not for the connoisseurs of disco for whom any one of the Larry Levan or Joey Negro compilations would be better suited.... Read review

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