Hot Buttered Soul

Funky soul that has some long cuts and I recognize at least one song that has been heavily sampled

Great album and then you get to "By the Time I Get to Phoenix" and the album falls apart for me. The album is well produced and sounds great, but when half the album is taken up by a spoken word interlude mixed with an OK song I have to subtract points here and end with 3 stars. I wouldn't spend the money to have it in my collection.

It was okay but the songs just went on for way too long.

Epic symphonic funk soul that lays the template for the great funk of the 1970s. Slow burning, but Walk On By is magnificent.

I enjoyed this more than I expected. This dude is smooth. I believe in love now that I’ve heard this album. I can’t believe this is 1969 though.

Some deep grooves and exploratory textures on this record. A wide breadth of instrumentation is used to great effect, with strings, woodwinds, keys, guitars, organs all being brought to the forefront at various times. The length and pace of the tracks isn't necessarily overbearing but does make for a more static listen at times than the rhythmic drive of the music implies at first. The roots of modern soul are all here; traces of this sound can be found in Marvin Gaye to D'Angelo. The tracking band is never drowned out, rather they are complemented by the overdubs, avoiding a pitfall many albums of the genre succumb to. Some sonically unique and creative guitar playing here as well. Favorite Tracks: Hyperbolicsyllabic... Walk On By

fine but I don't think I will be listening to this again

So soulful and smooth. I love it!

Classic soul. Music for chill.

Honestly very calming

Iconic.

A 4 song album, mostly self indulgent. A hot buttered voice but more needed.

There's not much to say - this is the best album on this list, no competition at all. It's actually ridiculous how good it is, amazingly groovy record. I love "Walk On By" and "By the Time I Got To Phoenix". I'm heading to a music store right now to buy a vinyl of this album, from now on you can call me Isaac Hayes' fan #1. Perfect Sunday morning with "Hot Buttered Soul".

For only 4 songs, this album has a lot. Hayes turned "Walk On By" into a completely different (and soulful) song from Dionne Warwick's version. "Hyperbolicsyllabicsesquedalymistic" is a catchy tune considering it might be about heroin addiction. I'm surprised that "One Woman" wasn't a hit R&B single. If there's a weak spot, it's the nearly 19 minutes of "By the Time I Get to Phoenix" with the first 8+ minutes as some kind of poetry slam (though the rest of the song is good).

Smooth, rich vocals. Lengthy tracks with creative and unique instrumentals.

Liked this way more than I expected - listened to it 3x through.

Had some grooves for sure, but not really my jam. Skipping standouts again because this album was just 4 long songs.

Excellent funky cool, really low-down satisfying voice, great funk rhythms. The title is a spot-on description. You could drive around in a fat white Cadillac listening to this, with pink furry dice and people would just say y e a h

It's not a bad album, just not my taste 3/5

Super funky and soulful. a ton of sample gold in the songs. Only real knock is the "story" for the first 6 minutes of By The Time I Get To Phoenix. That's just too long for my millenial brain to wait for the music to start.

Very smooth and fun to listen to. This is my first album and makes me excited for the next one. I really like the dynamics in the first track.

Listened Before? N Soul! Soul with an interesting format: 4 songs, all over 5 minutes, averaging about 9 minutes. Plus two single edits of two of the songs. I enjoyed it well enough, but it seemed a little short? Maybe a little lacking in the content department. Added to Library? N Songs added to playlist: Walk On By (Single Edit)

A bit on the lenghty side and not quite in a good way but still some wonderful soul sounds with a beautiful deep voice.

Nais

Du soul qui s'écoute bien sans plus

soullll

He has a beautiful voice. However, others have done these songs better imo.

This surprised me with how good it was!

The generator just gave me Shaft 3 days ago. I felt it's presence, but I didn't particularly enjoy it. Tonight surprised me. I was hooked from the beginning. I love the first two tracks, albeit a little too long for me. Then I was completely detailed by One Woman, like ready to stop listening. But I soldiered on and by the time Isaac Got Me To Phoenix, I was back in the groove.

3.5/5. Who would’ve thought that Chef from South Park was so musically gifted.

Luka bio si upravu. Album je ispred svog vremena. Produkcija i miks su fenomenalni, svaka pjesma koliko god duga drži ti interes.

Odma prva stvar u dušu lupi. U jednoj minuti sam odma dvije stvari čuo, jedna mislim da je od Ghostface Killah - prvi sample, kad se promjenio sam čuo Compton's Most Wanted - inače stvar koja je korištena u GTA SA. Al sam eto pročitao da je to zapravo cover koji je on napravio, nije original, ali svejedno jako dobro zvuči! Druga stvar "Hyperbolicsyllabicsesquedalymistic" je odma na prvih par sekundi uzela moj interes. Odlična isto. I tu ima jedan sample koji se koristio, vjerujem da je to bilo za jednu pjesmu od Public Enemya. Sve u svemu, album mi se jako sviđa, jebeni groove, funky, produkcija, šta da drugo kažem?

This album is a soul exploration that covers social issues, love, infidelity etc. Isaac Hayes employs a style that is is part preaching, part storytelling, and part singing. He weaves his way through the four tracks acting both as a guide and the vessel through which the songs are received. This style lends a feeling of intimacy, and almost feels participatory.

The voice is perfect. Hot. Buttered. Soul. The album was too topical-“sock it to me”? 60’s lingo not classic.

Man, I LOVE this one. What a vibe. The orchestral crescendo into that dirty little guitar riff in Walk on By is one of my favorite musical segments I've ever heard. I could chill to this any day. Track 2, which I can't pronounce no matter how many times I read or hear the title is another funky, solid track. By the Time I Get to Phoenix is a lot. The last half is really great, but the poetic-story intro is really long, and so it interferes with repeat play on this album. I will probably skip the first 10 minutes of that song in the future. This is almost a great all-thriller, no-filler, except for that one section of the fourth track!

Прослушано. Концептуально, необычно, кое-что зацепило. В целом достойный альбом.

A nice listen

One of the few albums in history to transcend it's own genre. This is beyond it's time. So good in so many ways it's not just Hayes but the producers and arrangers that seemed to hit the right spot at the right time. Even the cover is a bold statement. Love it.

Cool, a little drawn out (the songs) but I liked the soulfulness

This was a wonderful blend of soul and orchestra. "Walk on By" is a masterpiece. "Hyperbolicsyllabicsesquedalymistic" is quite fun. "By the Time I Get to Phoenix," however, might have brought the rating down a bit. It made me laugh out loud that it took my whole 8.5 minute commute to actually get to Phoenix just as I turned the car off. But on the other hand, that's a pretty spectacular intro while holding that key down on the organ the whole time.

This definitely was some hot buttered soul, and I was totally taken by it...until the interpretation of "By the Time I Get to Phoenix"...this track left me more like cold margarine.

Soulful and sexy and only a little silly. Heart!

I knew two of the four Isaac Hayes songs on this album going into this… Walk On By and By The Time I Get To Phoenix. I love both songs as songs, but Isaac really takes them to a special place. The songs on this album are very extended from the versions that played on the radio. These tracks take their time with you - no wham, bam, thank you ma'am for Isaac Hayes. Slow down, go with the flow and slow progression, and savor the orchestral arrangements and backup vocalists. Linger over a lost love and Walk On By. Groove to that extended piano solo in Hyperbolicsyllabicsesquedalymistic. Vacillate between One Woman and another. Then take the full 18:44 to get to Phoenix. These songs gave me goosebumps then left me completely satisfied. I want to stay with this album all night.

Like a more serious version of Chef Songs from South Park. Very Long songs, love making music

I would've never guessed the album is from 1969. The music is very modern, with all the orchestral and guitar sounds put together as a whole. The music is very smooth and just feels good. It literally rises your vibes to the top. The instruments and vocals work very well with each other. It's very chill to listen to, no concerns here. When I think of soul music this is exactly what I envision. Favourite track: "Hyperbolicsyllabicsesquedalymistic", least favourite track: "One Woman"

Soulful, decadent, beautifully arranged. Sexy as hell. More than a little self-indulgent. That 8+ minute intro to "By the Time I Get to Phoenix" is brutal, but overall this is a pleasure. High 3, not quite a 4. Fave Songs (All songs, from most to least favorite): Walk On By, Hyperbolicsyllabicsesquedalymistic, One Woman, By the Time I Get to Phoenix

Soul music at it's finest. It won't be great for everyone but it's what I like in music when I'm in the mood. I'll be exploring this one for awhile.

I see why they call it soul. This shit is caressing my soul. Really smooth and I love basically all the instrumentation. I love the jamminess of it, the repetition really helps sell the groove and atmosphere. Isaac has a beautiful voice, last song shows off his emotive range quite strongly. Not crazy about the lyrics but they're pretty serviceable.

It would be a 8.5 but vibe with it really well and couldn't give it a 4 stars

This album was better than I expected it to be. I was scared by the track lengths, but I really liked listening to this album. I do agree with others that the intro to By The Time I Get To Phoenix is longer than it needed to be. It's weird to hear his voice, because I'm so used to him voicing Chef on South Park, but I got past that pretty quickly. He definitely has a nice, soothing voice. It's perfect for this style of music. To think that this was 1969 is crazy. My favourite song was Walk On By.

Parts of this album were enjoyable, but it was a bit flat for me overall. I could have done without the 8+ minute spoken word intro to an 18 minute track. 2.5

dragged on a bit. I enjoyed the first song. 5/10

Ok let’s put aside the record for a second and talk about the titular character in the 19 min epic ‘By the time I get to Phoenix’… So the fellow thinks he can buy his way into a successful marriage - working double time, triple time… and then when it fails - he believes he can just keep doing the same thing and expect different results? I think he deserved all he got - he should first been more sensible and worked on his relationship and then when the mistake was apparent he should have learnt some form of lesson. Anyway the records smooth and lovely - Walk on by is a masterpiece and the rest of the record is true to its name - soulful buttery spread. However, while the monologue of ‘By the time..’ has a cool edge when narrated by Isaac Hayes - it’s not exactly going to hold up with repeated listens. Without it - it would have been a stellar record.

4.6 - Majestic. I especially love the sweeping composition on "Walk on By" that creates a landscape massive as a spaghetti western. I also love the hushed grooves, especially at the beginning on "By the Time..." where Hayes raps over a single drum kit and muted organ.

Nice to listen to this warm sexy soul music in October because this album sounds like Autumn embodied in music! I have some kind of phobia of dead skin, skin follicles and zoomed in skin images and particularly skin on the head (I can't type the name for that haha!) so I HATE the album art SO much, it's making me feel very nauseous. I am really torn because I have a lot of love for jazzy soul music and for Hayes' delicious voice. BUT I don't have much time for long songs, I get why some people appreciate them but I have a shorter attention span. The musical talent in this album is obscene and some of the bits and pieces are super exciting so I can see why they are a delight to sample and have been sampled loads. I think this evens out to a score of 3 for me. I really like One woman it kind of feels like a 90s chick flick, very nostalgic.

Yeah I mean I generally vibed with this, enjoy a bit of a story in a song

I really liked this - it appealed to my love of Barry White, very similar stuff. I thought it was cool and sexy and pleasing. Put me in a good mood and would listen again. Did not know about the South Park thing and Luke made me feel foolish about that....

Not bad at all, did enjoy it a lot but kind of a less good Barry White. Plus isn't he a scientologist?

Enjoyed this. Helped by the fact in my head it was just chef singing this in the canteen. Good soul music

Smooth, soulful. Easy to get caught up in the groove. I think the earlier part of "By The Time I Get to Phoenix" is a little boring, personally, but once it kicks in it's more pleasant. Favorite track: "Hyperbolicsyllabicsesquedalymistic"

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I guess hip-hop and sampling ruined soul for me. I would dig myself into the music and then random sequence would play and I was just fully expecting some Kanye-esque beats to drop and turn it into a proper banger. But putting that aside this was very enjoyable and surprisingly up to date. Initial part of the spoken word song went for a bit too long though.

top demais né n tem jeito muito sensual

soul

67/100: This was a really fun listen. Having it on loop kept me in a good mood while doing my fluids homework. I also want to appreciate how great of an album name this is. “Hot Buttered Soul” is exactly what this album sounds like—just hearing or reading the name of the album emulates the feelings that arise while listening to it, that’s a beautiful thing. Also, the songs “Hyperbolicsyllabicsesquedalymistic“ deserves attention just based on its name alone! This album felt like listening to a modern Marvin Gaye album, which was cool. With all of that being said, I’d rather listen to Marvin Gaye than this album. Since I rarely listen to soul or R&B, the few times I’m in the mood for it, I’ll probably be putting on a Marvin Gaye album as opposed to this.

I could tell from the first song that this was a cut above the rest, and deserves to be in the 1001 list. The first three tracks are like a breath of fresh air - real effort has been put into the music and mix of instruments. Isaac Heyes has got a singing voice that makes you want to hear more. It's not all great though because I don't like the spoken intro on track 4 "By The Time I Get To Phoenix". The talking drags on for about 9min of the 18min track. Also the rest of the song is just not good enough to justify listening to 9min of talking. And I definatly don't like interviews on an album (track 7). Would I buy it - probably not - too much talking.

Sexy but overly long. Skipped a fair bit to be honest

Bit boring for me

This one was so smooth, really enjoyable listen. Has a timeless feel but still transports me back to the 60s with that reverb on the guitars.

Long songs but a golden voice

An interesting take on long-form jazz and balladry, but lacking in melodic material to prevent the LP from falling into repetition.

Good chill day, things cost so much money though

Některá hudba je prostě nadčasová. Jen je trochu škoda, že One Woman ja taková "obyčejná" oproti tomu experimentálnímu zbytku.

Walk on by is just beautiful. I really like the monologue on phoenix but it's too long. Overall just smooth as hell.

Maybe it's that I don't much like soul music, or maybe I just don't like my soul hot buttered (or maybe I just don't have a soul, who can say?), but this veered towards 1-star territory for me. Sorry, Chef. The tracks go on far too long and all but one of them are covers (and not necessarily improvements on the originals). Some of the instrumentation is good though.

Enjoyable, more so than the other Isaac hayes album I had earlier on in the adventure

It was a really cool soulful album, i truly enjoyed it

Lansones!

I know I've heard Walk on By before, but I've never paid attention to that cool angular guitar before. The way each instrument plays a part here and there in the build, and they all come together in the climax is great. Hyperbolic etc is a great jam with multiple interesting solos, a good underlying groove, and a cool tempo and rise and fall. One Woman is cringe though. The soulful crooning about his complete lack of self control, and blaming someone else for it, in a tone that sounds like we should feel for him? Urgh. Is he playing a character or something? Maybe, but it seems too sincere to sell that idea. If it was just a verse I could handle it I guess, but that chorus repeats like six times. I can't. It's a skip. The rest is good fun though.

I was on the fence about this one, probably an easy 3 star, but the final track easily pushed it up to a 4. Amazing extended jam with a great opening story.

Sometimes good and sometimes insane.

Butter me up baby!

09/15/2022 This album was pretty good! I have a special place in my heart for Walk on By (thank you Phillip), and the rest of the album wasn’t bad either. Isaac Hayes doesn’t have my favorite voice, but this wasn’t a pain to get through at all. Just probably wouldn’t feel inclined to listen again. However…the last track was really amazing too. — I am never taking a night class again!!! I am so tired, and it really throws off my schedule. Studio was good today, we had a review and the class and Dawn seemed to like my work. Onto the next day…

Pff erg vervelend. Slechts één nummer de moeite waard. Misschien best muzikaal maar ik wilde het alleen maar uit zetten.

Side one is the funkier side, while side two is the soul side. The funkier side is definitely the better one to relax and lounge to, but the album is good as a whole.

I really tried to like this. I tried getting myself into the first song, and all that jazz, but it just kept going, and going, and that's when I realized I still had two-and a-half more songs like this. The third song was fine, because at least it was normal song length, but then the beast that was the last song just never stopped, and I couldn't even get through it, for the first time on an album while doing this daily album thing. I decided perhaps I just didn't like the song itself, but I went back to the versions this song was covering, and the massive fifteen minutes of difference in length really showed me the filler this album can have. Perhaps I just don't understand soul, that seems to be the case with a lot of albums similar to this, but I really don't like this one. Only getting a two star because that third song I saw the appeal somewhat.

Firstly, make no mistake about it, this album cover and title just scream “soul-funk sex god” and I’m here for it. The music itself is really a dream for sampling, and I can understand why DJs have tapped into this estimable well of funky rhythms. As an album though I’m a bit more perplexed by its sprawling tracks. I want to give Hayes credit for the way he draws out these epic crescendoes from each track, but they don’t half overstay their welcome after a while. I maybe have to listen to this record again to full appreciate its intentions, but my first impression was honestly one of indifference.

Extra point for the sheer audacity of a four song soul album, though in truth I felt like the schtick wore thin on the extra long final track.

Such an incredible album. Don't even know what else to say. Always been one of my all time favorites.

I gave up on the album at the 4+ minute spoken intro to the 18 minute song. Good for smooshing music but too slow for me

I’ve only ever known Isaac Hayes as Chef from Southpark, but I enjoyed the groove on this album! A definite classic.

谁能拒绝老的深情的SOUL呢。

What's there not to love?

Smoother than Chef's bald head. 4 epic songs that embody the peak of 60's soul. To those complaining about the length, you can't build up to a proper crescendo without putting in the time. And Isaac Hayes crescendos are in a class of their own. Expand your short attention having, Tik-Tok binging minds a little, and just let the music wash over you. Get comfortable. Maybe have a drink. Let the music settle in and seduce you. Think of it as foreplay. You wouldn't cut your foreplay short, would you? Hot take, these songs could have been even longer if it wasn't for the format limitations of the time, and I would have been all for it. Final thoughts, the piano solo on the second half of "Hyperbolicsyllabicsesquedalymistic" gets me every time.

Interesting listen, not really my kind of music though.

Torn on this - it was bloody catchy, but also a covers album. 3/5.

Solid

Kinda experimental, a bit weird. Not my kinda style but i can see the appeal

Fun - really goes at it on the keyboards tho.

Too slow for me. Seems to be the 70s equivalent of modern day R&B. I can see why some people like it, but it didn’t capture me.

eka biisi tosi hyvä vaikkei tuntunut loppuvan koskaan. singleversio hyvä, kitara makee mut miksi toka biisi jatkui samaan tapaan ikuisesti? puhelauluun mennessä keskittyminen herpaantuu, oisko ollut vähän tiivistämisen paikkoja kuitenkin, vaikka on vain 4 biisin albumi

Miksi nämä neljä biisiä ovat niin pitkitettyjä ja mahtipontisesti sovitettuja? Siksi että ne on "vedetty tahallaan yli"? Vai siksi että tekijät eivät ole kyenneet säveltämään järkeviä biisejä?

All timer.

Utterly forgettable

This was a fun groovy album that was nice to listen to. The bass was fantastic and really drove the album. I however did not love the length of some of the songs, I just think anything over about 5-7 minutes has to do a lot to justify the length. I think "Hyperbolicsyllabicsesquedalymistic" did justify the song length, but nothing justifies a song title that long. "By The Time I Get To Phoenix" was also another lowlight it was just so slow and I don't love the talking over the cymbal taps. The second half of the song goes back to the form of the rest of the album and is chill and groovy. I'm between a 3 and a 4 so I'm going to give it the bump up and will be more likely to give it another chance.

so hot!

Really good funk. While I do think the first song was long as hell, everything was really well put together.

Wow, what an album. Hayes makes these 4 tracks his own in this proggy soul album. His version of walk on by has to be one of the best songs I've ever heard. It sprawls over the 12 minute runtime perfectly, creating this grand masterpiece. The other 3 tracks are excellent as well. Hayes has such a strong presence and a great voice. The album cover is very charming as well. A true gem and an easy 5.

Love the vibes, not the most adventurous tho but solid

Liked Walk On By and One Woman

Long form, layered and impeccably produced.

Leuk, typische soulmuziek

This one was so fucking awesome. Hot, buttered and oh so smooth!

Every single song on this album is long and I mean very long like so long that some prog albums don’t even have songs this length. But somehow every song entertains they’re all overblown in various aspects but none of them are necessarily bad. There is one outlier in the album though and that’s the closer which is a bit of a drag just being spoken word over tapping sounds ( pretty rubbish) but luckily that’s only for the first half of the song then it just explodes into the usual brilliant overblown sound. The production on this thing is brilliant for it’s time and could still stand well today even if it’s over 50 years old. This album is mind blowing for am initial listen ( and this music isn’t even the kinda thing I really like all too much). Actually the only negative is the final song to be honest and the cover art isn’t great admittedly 4/5.

Fantastic

I'm liking this *way* more than I thought I would. At this album's best moments, this is way groovier & layered than I expected. Don't like the slow songs as much maybe. One Woman was just ok. And the first 9 minutes "By The Time I Get To Phoenix" was mostly talking... but the last 9 minutes were phenomenal. Favorite tracks: "Hyperbolicsyllabicsesquedalymistic" The last 40% of "By The Time I Get To Phoenix" 4 out of 5?

This album could have come out yesterday. Sounds fresh and I love the variety of songs. 4/5

The 70s really did make banger after banger. I have been constantly surprised at how good some of these albums are.

Isaac Hayes takes the listener on a…well, soulful sonic journey through love and heartbreak. Finally granted creative control after a stunted debut, Hayes belts out jam session-ish versions of classics over a sweeping orchestra and his own pounding Hammond organ.

Funnily, the song "One woman" reminds me of South Park's chef, I wonder if they used this song in the show.

An enjoyable collection of classic soul sounds. None of the songs particularly stood out for me, but the sounds are there.

It's all cool and funky but with only 4 tracks over 45 minutes it is not a pop in and out of type listen...also, Hyperbolicsyllabicsesquedalymistic keeps making me think Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious...every time....

What a fantastic and fun album. It sounded super modern and I can't believe this from 1969. Almost a 5/5 out from for me except for the last song which just I found couldn't justify its long length.

So good, long grooves that never get boring. Perfect for an extended workout

I liked this album a lot, though it doesn't feel nearly as coherent nor as striking as the Shaft OST album. Setting that comparison aside, this is quality Isaac Hayes. His compositions are big, filling up the speakers with both electric and orchestral instruments. He brings the funk on this album too. It also feels more personal than the Shaft OST as well, it's much more about emotion and struggle. 4/5

it's alright, didn't enjoy the talking interludes but nice tunes

This was ok. I honestly don’t remember anything other than that long ass song about the cheating wife. Ooof!

First Time getting into soul and holy sh*t, it slaps!

3.5 some awesome tracks with some that feel flat

those four songs were some of the most beautiful songs I’ve ever heard in my life despite how long the songs were, I never felt bored of them, even the last song with that massive and simple intro was still super engaging the whole time this album is too good to rate

Terrific. Flawless. I could listen to him vibe over a soul instrumental for hours

Walk on By so good. The rest less good, with One Woman being better than the other two. 5 for Walk on By, 3 for the rest. Average, kinda = 4.

Some long winded jams. Some good nuggets in there but didn't enjoy as a whole

Rippers: Holy shit the horns on walk on by are incredible. one woman is also simply amazing. piano and horns give me the chills. damn, Skippers: Obviously, title of Hyperbolicsyllablecsesquedalymistic and the lyrics are ridiculous, but the music is still really great. Also not sure I need the 8:30 minute storytime before By the Time I get to Phoenix starts. Vibe: One Woman and Walk On By are fucking awesome. I want to cruise down deserted back roads at sunset in an enormous bronze Chrysler with the windows down. Gimme that and a fat joint and I'll park that old girl on the moon. Ashamed of myself for having never heard Hayes before.

I’m pretty sure my parents used to listen to this album quite a bit when I was very young. A great album to wake up and listen to. There’s no one quite like Isaac Hayes. Sultry, smooth and grooving.

Hot Buttered Soul and some Chocolate salty Balls, not a bad way to spend an evening.

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My first time hearing Isaac Hayes EVER. All the tracks on here are pretty great, but I'd say that "Hot Buttered Soul" is probably my #1 fave.

Powerful soul music. His version of Walk On By and By the Time I Get to Phoenix are both great, a little bit to long though. I enjoyed the 4 songs, great background music to listen while I work

Without context it’s hard to appreciate this as a “landmark” album. I liked the sound but lost interest as the songs ran 3 or 4 times longer than necessary. Made it feel like background music.

Lush arrangements and rambling monologues, Hayes’ albums are always an event. Count ‘em - four tracks! Around 10 minutes each! Let them immerse you and go with the flow.

R&B, soul, 1969. "Hot Buttered Soul" is not properly a terribile record but unfortunately I found it really monotone and boring. The songs on it are niether pleasant nor unforgettable and probably too long. In conclusion this album is nothing special.

Super smooth, super groovy. Love the bold choice of just 4 long songs. Because none of them are duds, you can just get in the zone and ride the hot buttery wave.

Some bona fide Jams. Especially when the string sections are woven into them. Amazing dynamics along the way within each of these 4 musical journeys. Love his long spoken word set up in "By The Time I Get To Arizona." Brave long form soul.

Shit, first song I was like "oh Hooverphonic totally sampled this for their track 2 Wicky". Looks like this is a cover of the original song by Dionne Warwick as well though, interesting how popular this first track has been. Great vocals but some of the songs are a bit too long, still very nice though.

Nice & funky. Enjoyable listen!

A classic. Love this album

A classic I already loved

I appreciate it, but not my jam.

Track length and structure fascinating - Walk On By immediately added to Liked Songs

This album is actually epic, great vocals, wordplay, emotion, production, instrumentation, I'm reminded of bright eyes honestly, which I know came way later but I wonder if they were inspired by soul/r&b

It was exactly like hot butter for the soul in that it was sweet but also like butter I could not tolerate it.

Really enjoyed the first part of this, the first two songs somehow fly by and don't feel like 9+ minute songs at all The spoken word intro of the last song drags on a lot though and the payoff isn't worth it imo

highlights: - walk on by - one woman album's great liked: yea

Four long songs - the first two are fantastic, the latter two are nothing special. The spoken word segment from "By The Time I Get To Phoenix" was weird and straight-up not enjoyable (musically speaking). Minus 4 stars for being a Scientologist, plus 4 stars for being Chef from South Park.

Masterpiece!

Frabær

Ok at times but the length was a real struggle for me. 2.5 rounded down

A bit too much talking

Eh, not my kind of soul, for the most part. Too long and unfocused, though not entirely without its charms.

It was okay until the last song with the long monologue. Did not enjoy that at all.

I honestly didn’t mind listening to this one but why is there so much talking!?!? After the first time listening to the album you would have to skip wayyyy ahead on the last song.

really fucking good

UNEXPECTEDLY FIRE. This was my first album recommendation and I was hesitant to listen. I really enjoyed it. There were songs lasting 12-20 minutes, which felt like a newer and more abstract concept but I guess this was not made for the radio. Anyway. Loved it

Every day is improved by an eighteen minute Jimmy Webb cover.

Beautiful

Mooie stem, maar werd wat saai

Alleen de eerste 2 nummers kunnen draaien, maar dat klonk echt super! Je moet er wel een beetje voor in de stemming zijn.

Sfeervol, maar ook wel aardig langdradig

Dit was best tof! De openingstrack met het later veel gesamplede gitaarriffje is geweldig! Best een baas die Isaac😎

Beetje Barry White-achtig qua stem. Mooi.

High production quality! 4/5

Sin pena ni gloria

Butter smooth soul

Isaac Hayes has to be the master of ultra smooth soul. This album, as the title suggests, is nothing but fully Hot Buttered Soul. Although the tracks are lengthy, it has a way about it that will just mellow you out and take you to another place. Best: Walk On By Worst: By The Time I Get To Phoenix

Fantastic album. The one thing this project has taught me is that I like soul way more than I thought I did.

Un bonito y excelente álbum.

dd

I could live without the 8-minute spoken-word intro to the last track, but otherwise I had a good time

This album is a great listen all the way through. It launched a thousand samples and exhibits a kind of mastery over production, instrumentation, and arrangement. Can't recommend enough.

I've heard this one recently and it is also a part of my vinyl collection. Chef from South Park knows how to make a fucking smooth ass record!

Grooves, soul, long-winded story about a guy leaving his wife that didn't seem to get anywhere, swelling strings, funky breaks, and more soul. What would happen if you showed up to record an album having thought it over only briefly but were so talented that it's an instant classic.

This was a great surprise. An album with a soul!

Thankfully the version I listened to had the single edit versions of the Wall On By and By The Time I Get To Phoenix covers. This album just left me wanting to hear Isaac Hayes cover Wichita Lineman.

isaac hayes is cooler than me and he knows it

First time I have ever listened to it. Loved it. Would have been five stars if not for the twenty two minute intro on the last track.

I enjoyed it, but I actually kind of enjoyed the songs Spotify played after the album was done a bit more. The songs on this album are good, but a little too long and meandering. Almost like prog rock meets soul. Get to the point, Isaac! 3 stars.

Elska þessa rödd og rólega grúvið sem er í gangi þarna.

Damn, this is pretty cool, doesn't quite make a 5 for me but certainly won't mind it on a future rotation. Walk On By is just great.

This is sooo good.

Hot Hell, this album has amazing texture. The 1st & 2nd song Along with “Phoenix” are amazing. I’ll be it, some of the songs drag in some parts- but they resolve beautifully. Thanks Chef

Amazing album. Wish I had more time to write my thoughts about this album

Four LOOOONG tracks. Presages the sloooow 70s. Hayes has an undeniable instrument, but it is put to mediocre use on this album.

This is pretty darn awesome! Comes reeeeeal close to getting a five, but "By the Time I Get to Phoenix" is a bit of a drag to get through. I'm usually pretty patient, but man, even I have limits. Fave track - "Hyperbolicsyllablecsesquedalymistic" Love it! Hell of a jam!

An ok funky, soul album. It’s mainly grooving instrumentals with a few moments of singing. Didn’t find it too great but it did ease through in the background. 5.0/10

Already heard this one, it's damn good and very enjoyable. Definite highlight is 'Walk On By'. I procrastinated hearing this for far too long, and by the time I got round to it I deeply regretted it, as this album is a bonafide classic and I can't see why anyone would dislike it. Only gripe is the long intro that was spoken word on the last song, drags a bit and just wasn't as captivating as the other songs. Ah well though, it's still a decent track.

A new classic. Sounds like early 90s. Great bass lines, great production.

Isaac Hayes had 14 kids, absolute king. Also, fuck Scientology

Fantastic. Hayes has such a soulful voice. I like how he's not afraid to range from slower songs to upbeat funky stuff in the same album

Real solid 70’s soul.

Didn't take the time to listen to it but I've heard it before... eeiiss gewd

I thought I'd love this one, but actually, what I'm thinking is that it's self-indulgent and a bit boring.

Great jam filled soul here. Favourites: "Walk On By", "Hyperbolicsyllabicsesquedalymistic"

First song by itself is perfect, I love it...it's just 12 minutes long so I don't want it showing up randomly...so I will have to save this album somewhere so I can play it in full every once in a while.

Wow. This album is absolutely brilliant.

Great stuff but man I'm not sure what I'm supposed to get out of that last track

The absolute swagger. Nine minutes of storytime followed by 11 minutes of groove for "Phoenix." At this point in the timeline we have better makeout music than Isaac Hayes, but only by hair's widths. Also I love 2Wicky by Hooverphonic and the whole reason is that it's basically a dub remix of Walk On. That's all on Hayes, not Hooverphonic.

J'iame issac haynes. Ce n'est pas superfly mais certain riff et chanson sontres bonne avec un bon groove et fubk. 3.75

My man, love this

Overall, I was kinda into it.

thought i couldn't get into soul because I never really listened to it but I really enjoyed this album! It's honestly something I would love to listen to more often.

Smooth as Butta!

That’s a stone cold groove but anything with 10 mins of chatting shit over a single bass note is always going to struggle to get full marks from me.

So good!

Definitely not what I expected, but I'm not disappointed. I think I'll have to give it more listens, but so far I like it.

The looooong last track really kills the momentum

Killer instrumentals on the opening track set the expectations high for this album. Unfortunately, it doesn't fully live up to those expectations. Still an enjoyable listen, just not a stand out hit.

Wot!

Favorite Track - Walk on By Where I was - Home How I listened - Vinyl Listen Again? - 100%

Not my thing.

Isaac and the Bar-Kays 60's Black Awareness soul here, with some excellent musicianship and Jazz like interpretations of classic pop songs Bacarach & Davids' "Walk On By" which is, I believe a definitive cover, and Jimmy Webbs' classic "By The Time I Get To Phoenix". The musicianship throughout this LP is outstanding with orchestrations, by Johnny Allen which are worthy of the best arrangers. You can here how influential this album was on soul music throughout the 70's and into later decades. A great album with just four tracks must be one for the record books is their an album, apart from Mike Oldfields' Tubular Bells, with fewer tracks? great influential album which I personally love and it is rightfully here.

Not the first soul album to come up, but this was one that, like a couple others that have come up, that actually make the genre click for me properly. Liked this one from the start.

Han har bättre album vafan, intervju och skit näru

Det här var bra.

So funky I had a hard time falling asleep when I should have. That's the problem with starting to do this at bedtime.

Nothing that memorable. I don't mind this type of music in general....only think holding it back from being a 1. Otherwise it was just there... 1.5/2

couple interesting covers but not really my thing

Wavy as hell, the story telling is so awesome !

Not my style, very long songs.

Good album, the tracks are epic and needs your full attention

King Volcano this guy

Only four tracks (plus some bonus material, including an odd interview, on Spotify), but all good. Not sure any of the songs really needed to be quite so long, but didn't mind it. "Walk on by" was virtually unrecognisable, and "by the time I get to phoenix" lasted about a week!

Loved it! Very smooth voice and funky sounds.

Amazing representation of an underrated genre.

As described in the album title

Anything hot and buttered is a thing of beauty. The first ~10 minutes of Phoenix is a miss, but everything else is fire.

First thing: it's much too jazz-oriented for my personal taste. Somebody who likes 1960's nightclub jazz would probably enjoy this more. Second thing: It's incredibly, ponderously sexist. The ten-minute sermon leading into"By The Time I Get To Phoenix" is a doozy, but I was already gritting my teeth at the patronizing "One Woman." Maybe some GUY who likes 1960's nightclub jazz would find this fun, but it was excruciating for me. It's slow, it's sexist, there are virtuoso jazz people doing virtuoso things for many minutes at a time... I did not like it.

Enjoyed the first track a lot- great voice, and the instrumentals (especially the buildup at the end) were amazing as well. The tracks are quite long (except the third one, but that is still five minutes). The buildup is great in the last track as well- it started quite slow, but I really liked the ending.

Some hot buttered soul baby!

First couple of songs (only 4 very long tunes) are brilliant, then it gets talky and boring

Los discos con canciones tan largas pueden conmigo. Falta dinamismo, aunque la instrumentación es un plus

It’s so Chef. A little much and kinda corny after Chef the character, but I’m glad I listened- good perspective on how this influenced Chef

Yeah, look, Chef, if it takes you 16min to butter your soul, isn’t it cold by that point? This album makes me wonder if all Pentecostal preachers are doing Issac Hayes impersonations in the pulpit. A star for that fun thought.

Great album.

I’ve never heard something like this before. I didn’t know really long soul songs was what I was missing. This could bring me to tears under the right conditions. I love when an artist/band takes their sweet time to flesh out their ideas, and Hayes does just that. There were times where elements were introduced into a song and I was physically pushed back into my bed. Sinking. This album made me feel like I was on a cloud. Good shiz

Hyperbolicsyllablecsesquedalymistic absolutely slaps

Fav Song: Walk on By

Pretty fuckin' smooooooooth, Chef.

Pleasant and original

Прослушивание 1: 1 Трек на 12 минут, найс. Я не разбираюсь в музыке, но это джаз вроде. Это очень скучно. 2 Это звучит повеселее. В этом что-то есть. Мне очень нравится подбор инструментов, необычно. 3 Похоже на мелодию на титрах хахахаха. Вот идут сценаристы, режиссёры, актёры. А какой счастливый и слезоточивый финал был у фильма... эх... 4 сколько минут? 18 мать его минут (за мать извиняюсь). А можно больше мотивационных речей?) 5 Ясно. Это обрезанный первый трек. Оценка остаётся. Красиво, но скучно 6 Оценка все ещё не меняется. 7 Урааа разговоры на языке который я не знаю. Я скипаю. А это уже и конец ммм... Вывод: не моя музыка, от слова совсем, но что-то меня цепляет. 2 из 5. Только из-за хороших аранжировок. Звукорежиссеру респект.

Absolutamente climático, sexy, con la magia propia del soul bien lograda en canciones quilométricas que no hastían. Se archiva.

Good

Tracks longas, jazzy instrumental, gospel backing vocals.

Album cover alone tells the whole story. Legendary!

Very good. Surprised I liked it.

decent album

“Now get the fudge out of my house”

Ten minute long songs. Jammin. Would be incredible to see live in person. I like it in general but not something to listen to all the time.

Far too cool for a Monday in January, still this was decent although suffered from Mr Hayes refusal to sing for parts and instead talk for 8 mins

i liked it

Definitely a hot and buttered. A deliciously funky psychedelic soul. Issac Hayes, the one who made the famous "Shaft" soundtrack. But this is something else. It's much better than the mentioned album. I love the long and smooth instrumentals. The length and the psychedelic nature of this album feels a bit too much however. But who wouldn't love a big steamy buttery treat like this for breakfast?

كتبت 8 صفحات مالبوهالي و أنا نسمع فيه

This fucking slapped. Love a 20 minute long jazz/soul song.

Smooth as butter from everyones favourite Chef! The worst thing about this album is that there are only four songs on it. Knocked off a star for the 9 minute intro on 'By the time I get to Phoenix'.

Sweet smooth soul music.

Groovy stuff from start to finish… and a lot of strings

Eh.

I enjoyed this one a lot, was not expecting to. Also, SHOCKED that this is from 1969! Spotify said it was from 2016 and I was like yep that tracks, but I guess that was just a remaster or something? I could not believe this from the 60s, sounds so modern. Crazy.

I'd be happy if this album was a 45-minute version of "Walk on By". But even at 12 minutes, it's absolutely lush and a teasingly long version that takes all the best things about the song and combines it with all the best things about Mr Hayes.

Sould, well done, recognised several parts that have been sampled. Still wouldn't listen to it much as i find this kind of soul too smooth.

A solid album but a bit drown out in places.

Squam- Birk

Very cool and unique take on soul. I dig it

Väldigt bra, lyckas på alla fronter.

Samples galore. Did not know the Black Steel In The Hour Of Chaos sample An interesting dig into producers source material, but not much beyond that

Some songs were a bit long but didn't take away from the album in any way, a great album for a period of relaxation

Really enjoyed this, but did feel the songs were a bit on the long side, the single edits are more palatable for the casual listen.

yes!

Alright album nothing special or standout to me. I found the intro to "By the Time I get to Phoenix" somewhat boring. Which is a shame for a track which takes up nearly a third of the album length.

Hot Buttered is right ... "Say everybody have you seen my balls They're big and salty and brown..." https://youtu.be/sjrdanK4LSY?si=SxIw_sZJc_ntMfrK

Sometimes it's hard to sum up a song with just a word or two, so song titles can be hard to nail down. (And sometimes the song title doesn't even actually hint at the song's actual content to anyone except the writer.) So some artists use whole sentences for song titles (see Sufjan Stevens). Other artists are forced to coin a new compound word to express the vastly complicated themes and feelings the song evokes, like a German komposita. (See Outkast's "Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik" or Funkadelic's "promentalshitbackwashpsychosis Enema Squad.") It is that spirit that brings us Isaac Hayes' "Hyperbolicsyllablecsesquedalymistic," which at 9:34 of course it's a complicated song that defies easy nomenclature. And yet, somehow the 12 minute "Walk on By" gets a simple name? I knew Isaac Hayes was a soul icon, but didn't know his music. As I should have expected, it's soulful and groovy and easy to listen to if you don't get antsy about it needing more structure. I expected it to be filled with short implorations of a sexual nature. Instead it's a few extended jams with a bit of romance and sex. I would say that it needed more chocolate salty balls or fudge, but Hayes' might not want his entire musical career viewed through a Chef-lens. (Though it has just dawned on me that "Hot Buttered Soul" (or rolls) is totally something Chef would croon.)

I think I can recognize this as a landmark soul album but what do I know. Even so, this is just another jam band album of a different genre. Too much talking and exploration. No thanks. Isaac Hayes only wrote one of the four songs. One Woman tells us the other woman is making a man do wrong. Oh what a fucking cop out from the patriarchy! At least Hayes didn’t write that one, although he did chose to perform it. This album is best when Hayes is actually singing. His voice is silky smooth. I like Walk On By and Hyperbolicsyllabicsesquedalymystic much better than the last two tracks although the second half of By the Time I Get to Phoenix, when you know…he sings, is good too.

Very enjoyable

Wow...Really nice Album. Nothing to add to that. (7/10) FT: Walk On By, By The Time I Get To Phoenix

Rimelig lækkert, soul, disco, lang numre, freestyle, groovy

La lunghezza dei brani mi spiazza sempre, anche se questi ascolti mi hanno convinto dell'importanza degli album sulle singole canzoni, comunque non sono abituato a pezzi di 20 minuti. Bella la voce e la musica, ma non mi prende. Noioso devo dire.

2 classic covers

Indulgent fun for (specific) indulgent occasions. No real point in spinning this disc before 11pm, or alone.

So rich so smooth so good

Now this was pretty cool! Not quite sexy enough to bring me to my good lady with ideas of sweet, sweet loving though. Something about the word buttered, just makes me feel soiled.

Un Isaac Hayes plus sexuel que jamais et cette-fois ci totalement décomplexé vis-à-vis de son crâne lisse et chauve qu'il n'hésite pas à nous glisser sous le nez à chaque fois qu'il en a l'occasion. Inutile d'essayer de l'éviter, autant poser ses narines à sa surface et renifler la couche de sébum qui le recouvre en profitant de l'instant présent.

Un Isaac Hayes un peu envahissant sur cet album. En effet dès les premières notes de cet album, ce dernier nous invite à toucher son crâne dégarni, d'une propreté il est vrai impeccable. Nous refusons poliment, mais ce dernier revient à la charge à plusieurs reprises, fonçant tête baissée en notre direction afin de juxtaposer son crâne parfaitement rasé à nos yeux ebahis. Nous ne lui en tiendrons pas rigueur au vu de la qualité exceptionnelle de ce crane.

LOVE

Hasn’t aged well- not huge fan of his vocals - I think the arrangements are all over the place

Soul correcto.

Agradable

6/10

what

This album is all about the bookends. Half  way through Walk on By I was convinced that Isaac Hayes was a magician. Dionne Warwick sang this song  beautifully and, I would think, sang it exactly how Burt Baccarat had intended. Along comes Issac who turns the song upside down and creates a 12 minute funkasized soul masterpiece.  In the other bookend, By the time I get to Phoenix, he shows what a fabulous story teller he is as he spends over 8 minutes telling a story about what the song is about. The listener doesn't need any help understanding the song; the lyrics are plainspoken. The story is quite easy to listen to regardless. When the song starts he shows his excellent voice as he belts on this ballad. As an old white fart I naturally love Glen Campbell's 1967 cover of this song but I now like Issac's version more.