Originally Posted by
jkelman
I'm with you. A string of five albums that are about as perfect as you can get...there's not a single note of filler on these albums.
Secret Life of Plants has some magical moments, but ended that wonderful string of five albums. After that, Hotter Than July is very good (with some great moments); ditto In Square Circle.
Thanks for putting them in my head...gonna load my high res versions of them on my DAP, along with my other fave soul/R&B artist from the '70s, Earth, Wind & Fire, whose string starting with That's the Way of e World through All 'n' All is equally exceptional. Those that came before are very good, and show where the group would get with TtWotW. From I Am forward, they became a bit inconsistent, though every album has plenty to recommend, at least (for me) up to 1983's Powerlight.
Along with Sly & the Family Stone, my trifecta of great R&B/Soul, though I'm also a big fan of Marvin Gaye, some Isaac Hayes, The Meters, Otis Redding, James Brown, Bill Withers, Bobby Womack, Donny Hathaway, Sam Cooke, Staple Singers (and solo releases, we
especially Mavis), Tower of Power, War...the list goes on.
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