Hot Buttered Soul

The beginning is already good - really "in the feels". Whole album was actually in the feels, liked it. Very nice for a rainy day. Saw that the songs were like 12 minutes, but didn't feel that it was that long. (4/5)

Soul is not really up my alley, but I am a sucker for horns and background choirs. It's insane to think this album is from 1969 (and by coincidence this is also my 69th album reveal :o). 'One Woman' is absolutely amazing. I can imagine listening to this album while walking through a field in the sun and feeling like the happiest person alive. In between 4 and 5 for me, but just for that hypothetical feeling I grant it a 5.

What a b[a/o]ld artwork. Respect. Exactly as advertised. No notes. Already have saved. Pleasure to do business again.

I liked it and i liked the horns and strings in it. i feel like i liked the first two tracks the best

great

It was ok.

I liked the pure instrumental parts more than I liked the lyrical parts. I guess that means I like jazz more than I like soul?

"Hot Buttered Soul" is the perfect name for this album. This was a well done effort. I get you may have to be in the mood for this kind of music but if you are what a treat!

Some of the lyrics feel a little seedy but sure paints a picture. And it's a hot buttered picture full of fresh, silky color. 4

The perfect album name does exist. It describes the music to a t. This album is proof that 10+ minute songs work if they're good.

3.5/5 Favorite Songs: Walk on By Hyperbolicsyllabicsesquedalymistic

I definitely preferred the first two songs over the last two, but still really good overall. I'm a sucker for long songs with lots of room to breathe. Good God Isaac Hayes has one sexy voice. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Pretty groovy

Wtf is this album schon eine 10/10 in der ersten Minute

Well, Walk on By is a hell of a way to start an album. It doesn’t quite match the intensity the rest of the way out. I could do without long spoken word sections, but otherwise a fun album.

The arrangements on each track are incredible. By The Time I Get To Phoenix does drag on for a bit in the beginning though. 4.5/5

Masterpiece

Chef says smooooootttttthhhhh

Reminds me of Chef. So I guess, Chef is loosely based on Issac. The music was okay, great voice. To much chit chat in the final track, it totally wrecked the album. By 5 minutes into the talking, I was thinking 2/5. Great end, 3/5. Would've been a 4.5 without the talking.

chill but boreng

It was not half bad.

WHY ARE THE SONGS SO LOOOONGGGG

Another genre less explored, but boy does Isaac Hayes make it fun! Hot Buttered Soul fuses soul with funk and psychedelic sound that can appeal to the masses. While the track listing is small, the instrumentals and soul-filled lyricism work together to forge a solid soul record. Not my favorite, but certainly worth the listen, if not for simply expanding music horizons. Favorite Song: Hyperbolicsyllabicsesquedalymistic Score: 79/100

Wasn’t bad but certainly dragged a bit

arrived promptly and undamaged, contains exactly what is on the label, very reasonable price. would listen again.

I’ll reassess at a later date but this one was fire

I really can't be bothered listening to slow music even if it's soul that's been hot buttered. Theme from Shaft was great but not on this album. An extra point for the music that he didn't write.

Production is great for 1969. Felt the closing track dragged a bit but the extended version of Walk On By is a highlight. A good listen

groovy

!!!

- I liked his voice the best out of everything - low and silky. - I found that the songs didn't really reel me in - they were nice at first, but then went on for a very long time, so I got less interested as time went by. Also, I don't remember any of the songs. - I was going to round to a 3 because the music is pleasant enough, and there are some nice instrumentation at times, but the album is only 4 (long) songs, and then the last one is 18 min long with 8+ min of spoken intro. No thank you.

Banger

Chef the scientologist.. Sexy funky album though you have to admit.

Absolute classic, immortal sample base, simply good to know, happy I reached it.

Very cool listen

Nice, but utterly forgettable.

Cool

Just a real treat.

Песни не должны быть длиной 10-18 минут, это слишком. Девять минут разговора в последнем треке — что, почему, зачем… Несмотря на это, звучит альбом приятно

Class. Long songs which takes me a bit to get past, but I loved it.

🧈🔥🪽😎🎵

Notable Textzeile: One woman's is making my home While the other woman's making me do wrong I didn't intend to let it get that strong Now I've got to decide where I belong Ich finde das beginnt musikalisch sehr einladend, energetisch und vielversprechend. Und dann wartet man darauf, dass der Gesang einsetzt und das Lied losgeht. Das dauert fast 2 Minuten. Geht aber immerhin schneller als bei dem unendlich langen Spoken Word Intro zu „By the time I get to Phoenix“.. Die Stimme ist stark, aber ich finde man hätte sich für interessantere Sachen einsetzten können. Außerdem sollte sich Isaac mal hinterfragen: Vielleicht hat deine Freundin dich ja so oft betrogen, weil du einfach so lange labberst und nicht zum Punkt kommst. Und weil du Overtime glorifizierst anstatt mal zu überlegen ob man nicht lieber Zeit miteinander verbringen sollte. Außerdem ist das ganz schön heuchlerisch wenn man sich den Song davor (s.o.) ansieht. Toller Soul, viel zu ausgewalzt.

Dafür ist die Liste gemacht: das ist irgendwo zwischen völligem Wahnsinn und Standard für Soul der 70er und 80er von dem Shaft Komponisten, mit maximaler ALLES auf vier Tracks. Prog-Soul? Jazz-Soul? Auf jeden Fall auf elf.

Würde dazu gerne mit einem Heißgetränk im Herbst aus einem glassfassadigen Metropolen Wolkenkratzer auf den Moloch der Stadt schauen.

Gloriously groovy, luxurious sounds and beautifully relaxed playing - nobody is in a hurry here. Wonderful late night music

Love the upbeat funky tunes but not so much the slowed down romantic ones.

Not bad.

Classic.

Soulful and smooth, if not a bit self indulgent. Isaac’s voice really is like butter and I enjoyed the songs overall.

I will never listen to Isaac Hayes and not want him to be South Park’s Chef. All I can think of during every song is “Chocolate Salty Balls”. 😂. As for this album, it is chock full of funk and soul. Isaac is a bad mofo and it comes out through his music. This was a short yet enjoyable listen.

Nope. Not gonna get sucked into the hype. This is indulgent, boring, poorly crafted and a sub-par choice for a soul album from the time - it’s kitsch. I love Hayes and his “too sexy” tracks as much as the next girl - but this endless chatter is not that at all. Give me Chef singing Simultaneous over this any day.

Hello Children! Lunch today is hot buttered soul. Ohhhh yaaaa These are some long ass songs. Each of the four songs had a distinct theme. All over the emotional map, but the music was smooth and funky throughout. Isaac's voice is great, medulla oblongata never sounded so sensual, but the album was a bit long winded. Each song was way too long and bordered on goofy. Overall a decent album, but a bit dessappointing. I was expecting better.

Oh myyyyy. So chilled and suave. Only reason it’s not a no brainer 5 is that one of the middle songs has a backing chorus section that sounds too much like “itsy bitsy teeny weeny little polka dot bikini”, so it’s more of a 4.5 (rounded up to 5).

not my thing usually but awesome. relisten to hyperbolicsyllablecesquedalymistic

Featuring the best version of Walk On By (it’s had me in a chokehold since I first heard it 20 years ago). While a very pleasant morning listen, 4 tracks makes a great EP, not a 45 minute album. Don’t bore us, get to the chorus.

I wanted to enjoy this, but everything was just too long and there was no real payoff in any of these songs.

Let me stop procrastinating, standin' here and narrating Find my emancipator, she's a love educator Cerebral, cerebellum, a medulla oblongata A slave's on a horse every time she explores Just heard a discussion about a racial relationship

Album is undeniably cool, genre defining I’m sure. Generally liked it but not my typical style. Glad to get to know Issac Hayes music a little bit

This so overtly sexual, idk why I listened to it at work. It’s a nice progression and a bit of a journey- maybe not quite my style though.

I can't believe this is from 1969. Whilst I was slightly daunted by the long track times and vast amount of instrumental parts it eventually clicked and I got into this hot and buttered soul vibe. Listened to it twice.

Hot Buttered Soul isn't just a title, it's a way of mind... This 1969 classic completely breaks the mold with its huge, cinematic arrangements and the Bar-Kays laying down some of the smoothest, funkiest grooves I’ve ever heard. Whether it’s the sprawling 12-minute take on "Walk On By", the hypnotic vibe of "Hyperbolicsyllabicsesquedalymistic", or that massive 18-minute version of "By The Time I Get To Phoenix", this whole record just demands that you kick back and let the lush production take over. Some might call the long intros and monologues a bit much, but I think they’re exactly what makes the experience so immersive. Hearing that deep, smoky voice delivering such bold, experimental soul is honestly magnetic. It’s an incredible piece of art that totally holds up, and I was hooked from the very first note.

Honestly, this album containing a sample I have always thought to be exceptional, alongside a lyric that namedrops medulla oblongata, and being just four exceptional songs was something I didn't expect. I can definitely say it's something I'm glad I've heard before dying, and I'll keep listening to it. I'll also play this specifically to one friend of mine who made fun of me for listening to a 13-minute Car Seat Headrest song once. He said if someone can't say what they want to say in a normal-length song, maybe they shouldn't write songs at all. While the Phoenix song could survive a trim, this whole album is proving him and all the folks whining about long songs wrong. See, this is not so much about sending a message. I mean, it's cute to sing about medulla oblongata, but that's nothing compared to the vibes that riff at the 40th second of "Walk On By." It's exquisite, groovy, ridiculously sexy, and even 60 years later it is fresh in a way modern music just isn't. I didn't know who Isaac Hayes was before this popping up, but I can't imagine him topping this masterpiece. It's the easiest 10/10 I've given an album from an artist I've never heard before.

Genoten van de eerst noot!

Leuke vibes on tijdens het werk te luisteren

Too much spoken word. Definitely prefer his Chocolate Salty Balls era instead.

Veľmi sa mi to páčilo, som prekvapený.

(Note to self: DON'T MENTION CHEF!) I've heard quiet a few good things about this album, but never heard it until now. It's pretty luscious soul music, with some funky parts sprung about here and there. This music sounds like it's music-to-listen-to-when-winning; when you're totally high on life and need music to reflect your feelings. The epics are very well deserving to be on the album, they include the original "Walk On By" and Isaac's Hayes reinterpretation of the classic "By The Time I Get to Phoenix" - which literally includes an entire long spoken word backstory alongside the original at the end. I think this was a nice discovery. I'll probably come back another point in time and give this a re-listen. I believe it deserves a place on the 1001 list. Highlight Song/s: "Walk On By" and "Hyperbolicsyllabicsesquedalymistic"

after reading the reviews im excited for this one ooh yeah my soul feels buttered after this one. I think this is my favourite so far off of this list. I loved all the strings and the grandiose feel of the album especially the 1st and 3rd tracks. The 2nd one was good but didn't stand out to me and the last track was half spoken word but it told an interesting story which i enjoyed. I also liked the fact that it was only 4 tracks but the total run time was like 45 minutes or something, which really gave each song time to develop its own unique feel. Yeah definitely the best so far, would 100% listen again, 4.75/5

Great until the last song dragged on forever. 4 stars until then, down to a 3

Honestly, this album containing a sample I have always thought to be exceptional, alongside a lyric that namedrops medulla oblongata, and being just four exceptional songs was something I didn't expect. I can definitely say it's something I'm glad I've heard before dying, and I'll keep listening to it. I'll also play this specifically to one friend of mine who made fun of me for listening to a 13-minute Car Seat Headrest song once. He said if someone can't say what they want to say in a normal-length song, maybe they shouldn't write songs at all. While the Phoenix song could survive a trim, this whole album is proving him and all the folks whining about long songs wrong. See, this is not so much about sending a message. I mean, it's cute to sing about medulla oblongata, but that's nothing compared to the vibes that riff at the 40th second of "Walk On By." It's exquisite, groovy, ridiculously sexy, and even 60 years later it is fresh in a way modern music just isn't. I didn't know who Isaac Hayes was before this popping up, but I can't imagine him topping this masterpiece. It's the easiest 10/10 I've given an album from an artist I've never heard before.

Hi Chef!!!

(Light 9/10) This album is so... sexy The first two tracks are absolutely the highlights overall. Expansive soul and funk with the Bar-kays providing some of the best backing band funk jams you'll ever hear, while Hayes uses his sultry voice to maximim effect. Making a breakup song like "Walk On By" sound more sensual than it was ever intended. Side B is great too, albeit not as readily replayable like side A. "One Woman" is a pretty sleazey cut about a man's infidelity but his ego gets in the way of him "picking one woman", something I can't really relate to and something I don't really find sexy as a child of divorce. Though the song is groovy all the same. "By The Time I Get To Phoenix" is a monster 18 minute long cinematic masterpiece of a track. The actual song is a cover, but Hayes manages to transform this tune into a short audio-film by setting up the scene for the first 10 or so minutes, until the band swells and kicks it in gear and our protagonist finally makes his move by dropping his cheating spouse and making the difficult decision to leave and go back on his own. It's a powerful song, the instrumental builds and builds and explodes in waves of tortured emotions. The sadly ironic thing is though, I don't know WHEN I'll be in the mood to go on that rollercoaster of an emotional thrill ride again... haha, it was so intense but the replayability of that one is definitely limited. All in all this record is fantastic. I'm so glad I listened to it the right way with excellent headphones, because it deserves no less. Definitely dive into this and let your soul be touched by Black Moses, Shaft, Chef, Isaac Hayes.

This is the album that first introduced me to the genius of Isaac Hayes. Walk On By still blows me away every time I hear it.

This was new to me and I thought it was very very good. Very strong vocally and in terms of arrangements. None of the songs outstayed their welcome despite their length.

Three lovely stars - a great album. “Hyperbolicsyllabicsesquedalymistic” is a my favourite of the four songs. Tom.

Hører innflytelsen.

It’s smooth but it goes on a bit. The songs are loooonggggg.

It’s ok. Just not for me.

Listening session: august 17th, while getting ready in the morning Listened to before: no Thoughts: the term “smooth like butter” was invented for this album I think Favourite tracks: Walk On By & One Woman

Mr. Smooth

Iako me totalno unazadila ona pjesma u kojoj se priča a ona je kao 40% trajanja albuma, divna muzika i ne mogu se puno ljutiti. Samo ću ubuduće izbjegavati taj dio te pjesme.

Not so sure if this is my vibe. It's interesting though

Love the vibe

Groovy, funky, a vibe

Jag har ingen större erfarenhet av Isaac Hayes än några enstaka låtar och som röst i South Park men detta var coolt. Kanske den coolaste versionen av Walk on by någonsin? Gillade inte sista låten speciellt mycket men övrigt var bra och inte minst coolt. En överraskning för mig.

Walk on by is a great song. All the songs are wonderful. 5 out of 5.

There's so many more soul albums that do what Isaac is trying to do here but better. 12 minutes of spoken word to "By the time..." was certainly a choice, but Hayes has made a reputation for sniffing his own farts.

08/12 Not bad. RIP Chef

High 3! Enjoyed but I don’t think it’ll stick. I was overly excited for the last track but that did mean I got to listen to the final Injury Reserve album - which is a blessing in itself soooo

i feel like he is sample in so many songs! cool to hear the original

Listening to this again makes me want to downgrade all my previous ratings

Great soul record, Hayes' voice really delivers

Walk on by - 3 Hyperbolicsyllabicsesquedalymistic - 4 One woman - 3 By the time i get to phoenix - 3

I liked it!

shiny bald head

Hot Buttered Head

The first time I've ever heard someone casually namedrop the medulla oblongata in a song. Insanely suave and timelessly cool, and the long tracks fly by – until the 8-minute monologue that grinds proceedings to a halt. I don't think anyone's quite smooth enough to get away with that. You'd think the 7-minute single edit would cut the monologue out, and you'd be dead wrong, which is hilarious.

I love "Shaft" and thought I'd like this album but no! Just 4 long tracks including 2 covers which just made me yearn to hear the originals.

This album was great but tbh the songs were just toooooo long! I would have preferred a full album of just normal length songs like One Woman. His voice is like velvet-this man could tell me my house had burnt to the ground with everything in it and I think I’d be okay with it

Hot buttered soul is actually a very good title for what is a very warm and luscious record. Gorgeous strings, rock solid rhythm and Hayes’ fantastic voice all combine to thoroughly butter my soul. Ps it’s insane how much the sermon on side B sounds like a Trump speech!

Look this type of stuff is not my thing. However. If you compact track 1 and track 2 down by half then they would make ok tracks, very soulful and they would do exactly what they intend. Track 3 I thought was great actually, but then track 4 with its 9 minute spoken intro just put a massive downer on the whole album for me. I would have rather listened to a full album by Chef offa South Park than most of this album… 😉 But As I say if it was shorter it would have been decent enough to listen to and would have scored a 6 plus an extra point for track 3 being so good. But it’s double the length it should be so I’m going to whack that score in half as well and score it 3.5 Best track- ‘one woman’ Worst track- ‘by the time I get to Phoenix’

Issac Hayes Feel like I've been taken advantage of. Almost as though I've been dipped in a caramel of sultry, temptations and then licked clean by some naughty, explorative vocals 😳 And I don't know how I feel about that 😂 Joking aside, this is like nowt else you'll hear anywhere. And for that reason alone I can see why it's on this list. But also for the reason it is pretty glorious in its absurdity. Glad I listened a couple of times cos without this list I never would have done so. Best Track - the slow seductive build of By The Time I Get To Phoenix. Absolute filth. Worst Track - One Woman. Nowt wrong but just didn't quite hit in the same way. 8/10

Four track LP that’s just a jam. Sign me up

Chef

Now then. A full album of just 4 songs could easily fall into prog nonsense, but the vibes here are immaculate. Walk On By holds my attention for the full 12 minutes, and each track feels like it's dripping in syrup - sweet, unctuous, slow, rich and viscous. I can't justify a 5 - the intro to Phoenix is just waaaay too long, and a little bit more variation or funk would just be enough to tip it over, but it's about as close as a 4 can get.

Hello there, children!

I was surprised when I saw that it was only 4 songs long, but I listened to it and it was very pleasant and calm to hear. Even though the song quantity was low, they didnt feel repetitive and were rather refreshing.

I love this list. What do you mean Chef from South Park had a long running music career prior to joining South Park? What do you mean that he did the kind of album that is 4 songs long but they are all well over 10 minutes? What do you mean progressive soul is a thing? Having now listened to it, why do I want a shower and a cigarette? Phenomenal record

I would enjoy this immeasurably more if the songs were a little bit shorter. It's a good album and I liked what I liked, but the songs were too long.

It was a good and a short album but the songs where extremely long. The first track was my favorite and it was 18 minutes long.

fav songs: walk on by one woman soul, atmospheric, slow burn 70/100

Listened previously. Expectations: High - Verdict: Near Perfect - This album, along with it's immediate successor The Isaac Hayes Movement, has such expansive, cinematic ideals of what soul and funk music can be. Walk On By is an astonishing track that always blows me away no matter how many times I hear it. Hyperbolicsyllabicsesquedalymistic has a killer bassline and grooves on and on. One Woman is decent but as the shortest track it doesn't quite carry the heft of the others. By The Time I Get To Phoenix is monumental.

Ehhhh it's fine.

i was already well familiar with this album before starting the generator run, but i'd forgotten how good it is, due to how long it's been since i've listened to it !! pure, hot buttered soul, an absolute must-listen for enjoyers of this genre and a great choice for beginners to start getting into it, despite the lengths of each track. i'm glad i was given this today, truly a great album. 100% worth the revisit and 100% deserves a spot on this list.

Not bad, almost sounds like a movie soundtrack.

Love a good soul album but the ends of songs trailing off into jam sessions lost me

Drags on a bit long

Great album

Красиво, но не зашло… жаль

A solid meh from me, just because I’m not as into this genre

Really liked the, good sounds and a feeling it really deserves its place in the list. Hadn't listened to Isaac beyond his South Park song it's for too hear something proper from him.

Damn this was a fucking banger

Pur produit de son époque, un peut psychédélique, un peu crooner

90/100 Isaac Hayes is one of those singers that like I recognize his name but that doesn’t mean I know anything about his music or why he’s so so revered. There’s a long list of those guys which I’ve just started chipping into so that I can become at least a little bit cultured. That and this 1001 albums generator keeps recommending me peak so of course I’m gonna find myself here at some point. Anyways this is a soul album during the peak era of good soul albums, the late 60s and early 70s. At least all of the really good ones I know are from around then. It’s 4 different songs all of which being pretty long which the shortest being One Woman At 5 minutes and the longest By The Time I Get To Phoenix at 18 minutes 40 seconds. Despite having really long runtimes these songs are lush and filled out enough to carry you through them without you getting tired out or bored. They’re very passionate, emotional, and gripping. Funky at times, orchestral and powerful at others, Hot Buttered Soul is a really sick album and a great addition to this list. Although if I were to bring up a problem the really long spoken word parts of Phoenix could’ve been shortened I mean I appreciate the story and everything but compared to the rest of this album I expect a lot grander of an ending.

I’d listened to this once or twice, but this was a great rediscovery. The second (unpronounceable) track was my favourite, but whole thing is fantastic.

Really good.

pretty fantastic, though i do think the length of some songs, especially the closer, is a bit unearned. did we really need the long spoken word about cheating?

Good groove, but low density and overdone attitude.

This album is kind of wild. Just 4 long extended beautiful slow, funky jams. Immaculately produced and arranged and just so damn sexy and smooth(that voice, those soft keys, subtle drums). I think the structure of the songs/album are just far enough out what I prefer that I can't give it a 5 but it's definitely a 4+. Cool historical artifact not really a second of the album I didn't enjoy, and such a unique structure. Just the antithesis of where the streaming world has pushed today's albums.

A good opening track that’s pretty well written and composed. The remainder to me is just more of a pleasant listening experience than anything else. I didn’t feel particularly moved in one way or another. I think 2 would be too harsh and without a 2.5 down the middle “it’s not bad” I’ll go with a 3. His story is quite interesting as well and never linked him to south park until I read it but the voice lived in my memories somewhere.

gut

YEAH BOY THIS THAT GOOD SHIT

The album was a fun listen, but the long songs felt drawn our unnecessarily. And that's coming from the guy who likes 10 minute post-metal songs.

Soul so smooth you could skate on it. All right, so his cover of Phoenix perhaps didn't need the sermon about the power of love, but once the song proper starts it's properly fabulous. For once the single edit is an improvement. The other tracks stretch out luxuriously and are seduction on a stick. Gorgeous.

The title says it all.

Hard to go wrong with some 70s soul like this. I'll be honest, there's very little that makes this one stand out above the rest, but this era of music is just so consistently amazing that even the more (for lack of a better word) "generic" albums are still really good. Maybe the 20 minute long track at the end of this one doesn't quite need to be as long as it is, but even then it ends the album in such a way that it does actually pay off to listen to the whole thing.

Don't get me wrong, Issac Hayes has a great voice. I bet he could sing the phone book and make it sound sexy. The trouble is on this album he pretty much does. A cover, a 19 minute mostly spoken track and 2 other original songs. Still very listenable but not great.

Sure was buttery. Heard so much that has been turned into samples for other artists, looking at you Beyoncé

Fajne ale sytuacyjne

Platte ist ein Klassiker des Soul-Genres. Herzstück sind natürlich die 3 Longtracks, bei denen ich z. T. das Original gar nicht wieder erkenne. Es werden diverse psychedelic und progressiven Elemente integriert, was die Soundpalette nur spannender macht. Michael Kiwanuka hat sich hier definitiv einige Inspirationen abgeholt. "One Woman" wirkt im Vergleich etwas unscheinbar und reduziert, aber macht trotzdem Spaß. Zu erwähnen wäre auch noch der massive Rap-Einfluss. Schließlich wurden die ersten beiden Songs alleine auf dutzenden Rap-Tracks von u. a. Biggie, 2Pac, The Game, Public Enemy usw. gesamplet. Die Platte muss sich mMn nicht hinter den Klassikern von Sly & the Family Stone verstecken. Hier gibt es wirklich einiges zu entdecken.

War jetzt nicht schlecht, muss ich aber auch nicht noch einmal hören.

Geschmeidig as fuck. Ohne Bonus definitiv wertvoller als mit.

Der Anfang ist richtig richtig richtig stark, das bekommt mich sofort und wäre das Album nur der erste Song wäre es eine 5. Die Mitte fällt dann leider etwas ab, aber immer noch wirklich stark, dann kommt der letzte Song und meine Güte passiert hier wenig und zieht sich das. Der zieht für mich leider das ganze Album runter.

Well that was a damn fine listen.

*75 Kæmpe produktion og sikke en musikalsk kvalitet. Det er ikke nødvendigvis mine nye yndlings sange, men det lød forrygende godt.

Det er bare ikke min genre. Jeg synes faktisk at det lyder rigtig godt, men det keder mig også heeeeeelt vildt. Den fair bedømmelse ville nok være at give det 3 stjerner, men jeg gider ikke være fair i dag :/

Unægteligt en dejlig lyd. Bliver dog aldrig rigtig den store soul-/funk-fan. Det er fint, men jeg synes, det er kedeligt Sådan noget 19 minutter langt spoken word poetry med en uengageret hi-hat bliver simpelthen for boooooooring 2.3

Først enummer er super fedt, men ellers er det ikke videre interessant, så ender flot lige i midten

only like 3 (very long) songs, jazz-rock vibe // highlighting walk on by

Rest in peace Mr Chef.

Okay

4.5 the last track meandered a bit in the beginning but overall a great album.

This is just really not for me in any way

It just wasn’t quite the sauce I was looking for. I might give it another try later

This soul is hot and I love butter so 5/5

SO SO close to a 5, the only time you’ll see me on here wishing a record was longer. i felt like we were just getting started here!

Like smooth som platecoveret.

Nydelig. Tidens versjon av Walk on By. Lett å bli jøger i rognposen av den stemmen der.

Smørsanger med sjel. Herlig høstmusikk.

Soothing, smooth, and Romantic in a tragic way

Meh. By the time I get to phoenix was def my least favorite

I liked the combination of storytelling and music here. Some great singing especially on the first and last song.

Voice like butter, instrumentation like leonard bernstein

Big sound good movement. Not in a rush

3.5

gorgeous

I didn't like the way this was mixed - with the vocals having been filtered through an echo chamber and placed firmly and exclusively in the right channel. Couldn't stand more than 7 minutes of listening, which sucks because I dig Isaac Hayes and what I heard had potential to be really, really good.

This is a perfect album. While listening I felt nothing but warm, deep emotions — it’s smooth, soulful, and incredibly rich from start to finish. Isaac Hayes’ voice is just the sexiest thing ever — deep, confident, and full of feeling. The storytelling on this record is on point too. Each song feels like its own little movie, pulling you in with romance, longing, and that classic Southern soul vibe. The arrangements are lush, the grooves are perfect, and everything flows so naturally. It’s no surprise Chef from South Park knew how to make excellent music — Isaac Hayes was a master. Hot Buttered Soul is a timeless masterpiece. One of the greatest soul albums ever made.

I wanted so badly to like it but he was so droning- everything was too long.

This was so ahead of it's time for 1969. Hayes wasn't afraid to take his time here, use sounds that were new (especially in the R&B space), and help to usher the age of funk in full force. You can tell how influential this record was. Deep stuff with a groundbreaking sound.

I didn’t like this at all. Way too long and spoken. I was bored and prayed for it to be over soon. Really hit me in the wrong way.

This is the last time I’ll let Isaac Hayes waste my time. A 45 minute long album with 4 tracks is already daunting. Now imagine one of them has a 9 minute long spoken word intro. Yeah. Don’t waste YOUR time on this trash. The people who reviewed this positively must have listened to some other album because this shit fucking sucks. ⭐️

A real surprise - never really listened to music like this before but wow some of it was excellent!

It was all smooth sailing until the 8 minute spoken word bit.

Yehhhh fuckin slaps

There are a number of excellent elements to this album. Isaac Hayes’s vocals are recognisably iconic, the arrangements featuring horns and strings are really quite special, and the production is sonically clear with everything in its right place in the mix. However, containing only four tracks - including two covers, albeit adventurous in their arrangements - the material is hampered by a lack of editing. A large dollop of self-indulgence means these tracks ultimately overstay their welcome, resulting in a three-star rating rather than something more effusive. Side One 1. 'Walk On By' – A highly adventurous arrangement, but the extended runtime causes the initial impact to wane. (3/5) 2. 'Hyperbolicsyllabicsesquedalymistic' – Anchored by a strong, sharp groove that stands out as the most compelling rhythm on the record. (4/5) Side Two 1. 'One Woman' – A more conventional structure that showcases the quality of the instrumentation, though it remains a modest piece. (3/5) 2. 'By the Time I Get to Phoenix' – The lengthy spoken prologue severely tests the listener's patience, though the musical arrangement eventually provides some redemption. (3/5) Total - 13 Average - 3.3 382/1001 203/382 albums reviewed were new to me.

Holy hell, what an incredible album. I can't believe I've never heard it before (and I already knew of Isaac Hayes). Dense, textured, with production as solid and thick as nothing you'd ever heard before. THIS is what tone is supposed to sound like. Everything, even the strings, were given the respect they deserve to make this a premier pop album in every way. The lyrics (along with his signature delivery) are clever, sexy, romantic, heartbreaking, tragic. I listened to this twice this morning, and will continue to listen to it all day. What a joyous ride this is.

First of all, incredible title. Points for that. Second of all, what a voice. The only song I know from him is instrumental, so that was a pleasant surprise. Overall, I like it. I dig this type of music, of course. By the time I get to phoenix is a true ballad. I’ll say, I think the single edits included on this version are definitely a bit more digestible. By the same token, creating songs with such long run time takes a lot of knowledge and talent. I thought I was going to be a bit more wow-ed than I was, but that’s hard to do with a 4 song album — most have about four good songs and some fat. Doesn't take away from this being pretty damn good. Somewhere in the 3.5-4 bracket.

When I saw that this thing was 4 tracks over 45 minutes I was ready to jump out of the window, but it started strong and any time I thought it was losing me, I got pulled back in. It DID lose me, though - several times, but every time it pulled me back in. Even that fuckin' drawn out story about Jimmy Webb leavin' his woman 7 times got me back. Isaac Hayes is a showman and this is a show more than an album. Hell, it's practically an EP burning slowly to LP length. Anyway, the orchestral stuff sometimes sounds pretty 70s (a trope drawn from this album, maybe?) and there's a little too much dead air (though I suppose that's actually to its benefit), but generally I'd say it's ON. And, as everyone agrees, Hyperbolicsyllabicsesquedalymistic is a big tune.

1. Amazing the instru 3.5 2. Funky, cute fun bass solo mais bon 2 3 incroyable le sang 4 c'est quoi cette intro stp mais ça me fait penser a bold as love de Hendrix donc sympa 2 En vrai grave cool mais bad long jpense je reecouterai mais j'installerai pas dans ma playlist

pretty chill and enjoyable, the talking part was a bit long though. first song reminded my of james bond and also rob dougan.

not my thing

nice

Really beautiful

Smooth as butter Not overly a fan of the talking before By The Time I Get to Phoenix, just play the damn track Fave track: Walk On By

By The Time I Get To Phoenix. 3.5/5

Liked it. Except for “By the time I get to Phoenix” which was a bit of a drag.

5/10… soul / *1969

Four tracks, with the shortest one being over 5 minutes long and the longest over 18. This is classic Isaac Hayes - long, repetitive, groovy soul music with a tight rhythm section and soaring strings supporting that amazing voice. Long spoken-word sections over instrumental vamps make it feel more like a live album in places. It's lushly produced and well-performed, but just goes on too long to be a regular listen.

Oh, this is goood. I've always been a little curious about why soul has been listed as my favorite genre on this website for so long considering that I wouldn't personally call soul my favorite genre, but I think I understand it now. It's the fact that there really aren't any bad soul albums on this list combined with the presence of a good number of excellent albums such as this that lead to a very high average score. You know what? I'm okay with this. Besides, it's not like I don't like soul. I actually really love soul music, and Hot Buttered Soul here is maybe one of the best soul albums I've heard yet. The Shaft soundtrack was good and all, but this is probably where Isaac Hayes peaked. It's either that or South Park, but I'm leaning towards this album. Everything here is just so cool! The orchestration and composition are so full of life and I love it. Everything from the smooth soul of "One Woman" to the funky groove of "Hyperbolicsyllabicsesquedalymistic," is right up my alley. Isaac's voice is great. He didn't sing that much on Shaft, so it's nice to hear him sing on this album more, even if the instrumentation is still the focus for much of the album's runtime. 3 of the album's 4 songs are covers, but there are so many unique things done with these versions of the songs that I probably wouldn't even know that Isaac Hayes didn't write them if I didn't check Wikipedia. Speaking of which, this album only has 4 songs, and they're all great. "Walk On By" is absolutely stellar. If any song embodies what makes this album so great, it's "Walk On By." I already mentioned "Hyperbolicsyllabicsesquedalymistic" and "One Woman," so I'll just say that I really loved those two as well, especially the former. The one song that has something that I could complain about is the closer, "By The Time I Get To Phoenix." I've seen a lot of people complain about this song going on for too long, especially with the long spoken-word intro. I get it, but I was also really vibing with this album all the way through, so I really don't have that much of an issue with it. Besides, when the song really gets going, it's absolutely amazing and very worth it. Also, and this is just me, but I really like when albums are comprised of a small number of long songs. It allows each song to stand out more on its own. Overall, Hot Buttered Soul is an absolute delight from start to finish. It is an outstanding showcase of what soul music can and should be. It's great. Low 5/5.

I found it rather aimless and interminable at points, but that seems almost unavoidable on a record length recording with only four songs. That they culled a single out of this record is amazing. I did however find that I recognized multiple grooves on this album from some pretty prominent samples. I knew Sneaker Pimps were DJ’s but had no idea they basically ripped off a minute of the beginning of the first song on this album to create their one and only hit. In a just world, Issac would have made a killing off these samples but in all likelihood the record company owns the recording and he never saw a cent.

I just don’t get the gravely deep voice soul vibe.

favs: walk on by hyperbolicsyllablicsesquedalymistic rating 2.5/5

LOVE to see a 45 minute album with 4 songs. All of these were pretty consistent with what I expected from Theme from Shaft generally in a good way - lots of instrumental build up and lots of repetition with an exciting ending. First half was really fun just good instrumentation with a fun groove and he’s got a great song. Second half really fell off a cliff. Usually he’s got a slow repetitive start but By the Time I Get to Phoenix was just unbearably boring for the first 10 minutes - boring low content story with literally one note repeated by both the keys and the bass could not stand it. The ending was very very good but I’d already quit the album in my heart by then.

Would have been a 5 but that 10 minute story, where he continually asked if I “knew what he was saying”, was a bridge too far when you only have 4 tracks. Definitely a new appreciation for Isaac Hayes, the arrangements, the smooth vocals….i had to make sure my windows were up less women get pregnant as I drove by.

Starts off strong and then unfortunately really drags in the second half.

I did not like this, some of the beats were good but I didn't like the vocals.

Skitbra album. Älskar de långa låtarna och de utdragna instrumentalerna. Cool intervju på slutet. Förstår att detta varit inflytelserikt och det låter verkligen före sin tid 7/10

Too long songs, but the music seemed good.

8/10

Proto-soul, pretty groovy but didn't do too much for me until near the halfway point, when it got funky, but then By The Time I Get To Phoenix sags again, especially the absurdly long spoken word intro.

I need a cigarette after this one.

Oh damn, it's so good. The rare album that I wish was longer and had more songs.

Not my genre. Some aspects of it did interest me but as a whole I found it a bit too indulgent for R&B soul. I could handle it in smaller doses with less of what I consider to be the cliche of that genre. The best song is By The Time I Get To Phoenix however ditch the first 5 minutes - single edits were good but not technically the album.

Really fine soul album, first one I've listened fully

3/5

Really good, probably the best surprise I've had whilst listening to the albums in this list. There's so much space and time given to the songs, they're not in a rush and the jam things out. I'm impressed.

Excellence

I like the first three songs but found his cover of Phoenix sounding like a grown-baby-man’s whining, he also does the same thing on One Woman but on that track it sounds somewhat sincere and fun. The groove was great throughout all songs.

Souligt!

Cool album. All the tracks are good, but the last track is not served by being 18 minutes long with like 12 minutes at the beginning being just a story time like it was a live concert or something. It’s a shame because the actual musical track is quite good, but I’d need the that whole beginning segment cut off. 3.5 down to a 3 because of the last track. Honestly it would be a 4 otherwise. Note: the deluxe edition of the album has a single edit for a couple tracks that are absolutely necessary.

A good time, but I don’t listen to a lot of funk on my own

interesting album. new genre for me i think. very calming and refreshing listen

sepsoso

Short but very good. Not sure how this qualifies as an album though - I guess cuz of the song lengths? He also has a pretty sick first name

Nice smooth listen from the chef from south park. Not sure about the last song at 18 minutes but the rest of it was solid. 7.5/10 Top song Hyperbolicsyllabicsesquedalymistic

Soo close to being 5 stars but he just had to rant for 10 minutes on the last song

Good stuff. Favorite: Hyperbolicsyllabicsesquedalymistic. Gotta work on pronouncing that.

It's me, not the music.

Like it

Que grata surpresa. Uma aparente soul jam session, mas muito bem produzida. Quando você vê, antes, 4 musicas em mais de 30 minutos, não espera que pareça tão curto o tempo da audição. Uma jornada para cada música, soberbo.

La mitad amé, la otra mitad la quise quitar. ¿Eso es escuchar un album de Soul?

i didn't listen to the full thing but i respect the inclusion of a 12 minute interview. he has such a beautiful voice

Hard to turn down a loooooong Isaac track. Smooth as silk.

Cool sound.

Сумбурный рассказ заикающегося. Несмотря на потрясающую песню walk on by, которая в последствии послужила инструментальном для одного из главных хитов portishead - glory box. Все таки альбом совершенно непонятный его сложно даже назвать альбомом 18 минутные эпопеи где музыки от силы минуты 4 остальное это странные разговоры-монологи исполнителя с изредкими завываниями. Интервью в альбоме - абсурдное решение, в моем видении это не к месту и не ко времени. В альбоме есть две песни которые реально стоит послушать это вышеупомянутая и by the time i get to phenix именно single edit. Ещё можно предположить что это лайв запись и перфоманс при первом исполнении песни на публике, но это не отменяет неуместности и скучности 70% альбома. Из-за непонятного для меня решения записать разговоры,надо признать хорошо эмоционально обыгранные, оценка альбому 3/10.

Good first so g

MF DOOM sample for Dead Bent detected within the first 30 seconds. Hood Took Me Under, 2Pac Me Against the World, and Biggie - Warning sample within the first 60, that's crazy. Song 2 immediately a DJ Quik sample. Public Enemy sample detected It really is hard to listen to this without just grooving to the samples, but some of these sounds are crazy; this album sounds way more 1970;s than 1969. Strings are beautiful, background vocals are incredible, drums are CRISP (I've used these drums before lol). His voice is so endearing it hurts, once you get past him being Chef anyway. Oh and the guitarist is on point, this song is long ass shit though. Leave it to him to make the most romantic, salacious and tempting song about cheating on your woman, only to turn around and give us an 18 minute epic about a man who was jut too kind getting cheated on over and over and the woes associated. Hard to pinpoint a lot of it, but it's a fun time all the way through. 4/5 Fav: By The Time I Get to Phoenix Least: The part of Walk On By when the orchestra gets too loud

The music isn’t bad but unnecessarily long tracks. Perfectly alright but could have been more here

I found the songs too be way too long. Also it just didn’t click with me, I also found them very boring.

Muy bueno.

Before Scientology, Isaac Hayes had something good going on. Something soulful and funky and just a little witty. Hot Buttered Soul delivers 4 songs in 45 minutes. Those are Jazz stats. And really, for a soul singer, these are impressively sprawling pieces. Side A has been exploited for samples enough to be worth hearing as an original document. Certainly Walk On By is musically worth the ride. Hyperbolicsyllabicsesquedalymistic feels like it is trying to be very clever in word choice, and lyrically it clunks a bit, but overall the music is something exciting to be part of. Side B gives us some straight Soul to start and then moves on to a version of By the Time I Get to Phoenix that feels more like a sermon. That first 8 minutes of Story Going Nowhere loses this a half star in my book, but overall this was surprising in scope. ⭐️⭐️⭐️ ½

Much better than Shaft. I still have trouble not hearing Issac Hayes as Chef from South Park. I thought this was a five from the beginning and it might be, but for now, it's a four

Always enjoy Isaac Hayes’ music, but I feel like this album is hampered by the last track of “By the Time I Get to Phoenix” with the talking. I understand the idea behind it, but it kind of ruined the groove of the album I was immersed in.

maybe a five on another listen

Funky

What an album. 4 songs in 45 minutes. Clearly a big influence on hip hop. I know this has been sampled so much I could even hear that bed spring beat.

5 star except for last track

It’s rare for an album that’s only 4 songs to be all filler, but this album accomplished it.

Dit is uit 1969, dus voor het gevoel op de overgang van soul naar funk. Violen en zoetgevooisde zang, maar ook al wah-wah-gitaren, dikke drums en veel herhaling. En lange nummers, waaronder vreemd genoeg covers van Bacharach & David en een countrysmartlap. Het drukt de pret verder niet, en er zou nog een heel decennium volgen van dit soort übercoole zwartedetectivedeunen en Barry White-achtige slaapkamermuziek.

Hier kan ik wel goed naar luisteren, maar eerlijk: dat komt ook wel door de lange instrumentale delen. Juist zijn stem is toch zijn handelsmerk. Maar die kan toch wat saai worden. Zeker als hij nog een heel verhaal gaat afsteken. Tijdens de lange nummers op het album, werkt het juist andersom. De stem breekt weer even de muziek en voorkomt daarmee juist de verveling. Bij One Woman mis ik dat wel. En: nog steeds had dat lange verhaal niet gehoeven. Kant A: een dikke vier sterren Kant B: een krappe 3 sterren

Ik vind dit dus best wel fijne muziek om te luisteren, maar door die stem van Chef eronder, heb ik continu het idee dat hij zometeen "suck on my chocolate salty balls" gaat zingen. Waardoor het geheel een soort schijtlolligheid krijgt, die helemaal niet de bedoeling is. Van het schijtlollige gaan we naar het veel te zoetsappige. Ik luister dan niet echt naar de tekst, dus wie weet zit ik er helemaal naast, maar One Woman klinkt als een ode aan een vrouw. Goed, ik heb toch even de tekst opgezocht: hij eet blijkbaar van twee walletjes en weet niet welke vrouw hij moet kiezen. Dat geeft het dan toch weer veel meer lading zo'n nummer. Ik zou bijna zeggen dat ik vaker de tekst erbij moet pakken, maar daar kom ik nu wel heel erg laat mee, na bijna 1001 albums haha. Prima albumpje, maar ik ben het morgen weer vergeten. En we weten allemaal wat voor cijfer daarbij hoort ...

Only 4 songs available on Apple. I love soul music and this guys voice is fab but he has a knack of taking what should be a 3 minute song and turn it into a 12 minute song. Not sure I fully appreciate that.

It was so-so until that last track delivered 18 mins of hot buttered soulful waffle. 2/5

I had a hard time listening to this without thinking of South Park, but that says way more about me than it does about Isaac Hayes.

Enjoyed this albjm

When the strings came in on the first track I started ascending. The horn lines the vocals its perfect holy shit. Probably my favourite soul album ever and top 20 albums of all time. I was so close to pushing this to 100. I got up out of chair started dancing cleaning my room gAD damn. Worth 3 listens its so damn good. Me and @bishopbnm were spamming damn on discord for the entire runtime. Im showing this to my bands guitarist and she might give this a 100. LORD ITS SO PEAK UGH

This sultry, unadulterated soul album is just perfect on a summer’s day. What a classic.

Great!

Not my usial go-to style but I loved every track, beautiful stuff.

Smooth.

I like Isaac Hayes he makes some interesting sounding music, the instrumentation is so good and this album is him at his peak it's a classic

The reputation of this album of having one perfect side and one only medium good side is well founded. First two tracks are perfect. Second two are fine, just fine.

The first two tracks were magic, last two not so much. Let’s spilt the difference with a good ol’ three

This was quite a journey: cinematic, epic, emotional, soulful. It's hard to come out of this album and have to sit down to work rather than hit replay and spend the rest of the day in Hayes's world.

absolutely iconic. i never realized i knew these songs until i listened to the whole album, which made enjoying them even better. i then went on a tangent with all the other songs i know who'd sampled him. life changing album

I'm torn on this one... Isaac Hayes is certainly the GOAT of soul music, and the arrangements on this album are S-tier! The cover of "Walk On By" at the start was certainly interesting and he owned it, but being so familiar with the original version and the cover by The Stranglers, it felt jarring to get 12 minute lingering, weaving saga. And the lyrics for "Hyperbolicsyllabicsesquedalymistic" are absolutely bonkers, but still fun and entertaining and set to a fun, funky groove. "One Woman" is a gorgeous song, even though it's about having an affair which makes the closing track a little ironic. "By The Time I Get To Phoenix" is a cover (and a great one at that) about a man that had been cheated on and is leaving his wife. I can do without the 8 minute diatribe before the song kicks in.

RIP Chef

Would be 5 but I really did not enjoy that last song. Amazing opener.

Strong album. 4/5

fire

(Omg, se mi je zdel znano ime... Chef iz South Parka!) Tole je kr amazing ("Walk On By"). "Hyperbolicsyllabicsesquedalymistic" isto (a je ta naslov ful 60s, a se men sam zdi?) Potem je balada, "One Woman", k mi je ok? Pač balada. Not my fave. "By the Time I Get to Phoenix" se začne z govorom o ljubezni. Ok. (Uf, komad je skor 19 minut. Kok minut bo samo bluzil od ljubezni? ... Pri šestih minutah pikico zapoje! Aaa, spet govori. 8 minut in 40 sekund!) Komad zj je pa kul! Extremely.

Not a big fan of soul, but I like the instrumentals.

Soul is Good

Strong title, strong cover and strong opener and I'm thinking its a definite 5. Sadly it flags a little esp on By the time I get to Phoenix, but still a groovy & funky 4.

Makes sense to be on the list. Too treacley and indulgent for me.

This record absolutely floored me. I knew it but it had been decades since I actually sat down and really listened to it. Let's start with the structure because it's insane. Four songs. 3 of them over 9 minutes. One is a lengthy spoken word monologue. 3 are covers, one of which was originally a country song. His debut had flopped and this was the follow-up, where he demanded complete creative control. None of that makes sense on paper and yet it is a complete and total masterpiece. Symphonic soul is the term I've seen and it's perfect. He took By the Time I Get to Phoenix and turned it into a twelve minute epic. Strings and dirty funky guitar. His backing band was a reformed Bar-Kays, four of the previous members having died in the plane crash that also killed Otis Redding. It went gold. Half a million copies. Nobody saw that coming.

Yeah. This was not for me.

you are the baldest person ever!! no way this is chef on south park bruh

Super smooth

Makes me feel like I'm in too deep on a case my wife advised me not to take but in all seriousness the voice is very sultry even tho the lyrical content is not being suggestive or anything of the sort, walk on by is pretty good I don't usually listen to this genre, The electric guitar is beautiful like the way it's being played is really engaging and keeps me focused, very good complete album I wonder why I've never heard of this person before Issac Hayes is quite and enjoyable artist with a concise project on display here, I'll revisit this a lot but it's not really my vibe so I won't delve into the style and deeper but good nonetheless, one woman is my favorite

feels incredibly modern and great lyrics.

7/10

Classic

I do love abit of soul and this fill the needs

Scientology classic

Isaac Hayes och the bar-kays, det kan inte bli dåligt. Vilken dunderskiva! Varför ha tio korta låtar när man kan ha tre skitlånga och en halvlång? Riktigt nära 5an.

Förstklassig järnkuksballad, ett tal om kärlek. Mycket kul album!

Growing up knowing Isaac as the voice of Chef in South Park, I hadn't quite realised how big a star Isaac Hayes had become in the late 60s and early 70s until I watched the documentary Stax: Soulsville U.S.A., Hot Buttered Soul was released as part of a slew of albums released on the label after their split with Atlantic Records and subsequent loss of their entire roster artists. It was meant to just make up the numbers but ended up doing numbers and helped to briefly revive the label at the time. A complete alternative to the 3 minute pop soul of Motown, and to be fair most of Stax at the time; consisting of just 4 tracks, three of them over 10 mins, this redefined what soul music could be. It's luscious string arrangements and grandiose production are sublime and echoes into today with artists like Michael Kiwanuka, not to mention the countless hip-hop samples that were taken from this. It's really close between Hyperbolicsyllabicsesquedalymistic and the version of Burt Bacharach and Hal David's Walk on By, (first made famous by Dionne Warwick) for my fave but the latter just pips it.

It's exactly what I would have imagined from the guy that voiced chef

It's an incredibly good album. It is a pinnacle of soul music and is really good! It definitely is one of the greatest soul albums to ever exist! I really have no idea what to say about it, it's just so good!

I can’t say I hated it. But I didn’t really enjoy it either.

That should be "Hot Buttered SEXY Soul"! Leave it to Isaac to serve us up some warm, soul biscuits! A treat~

Ég vil almennt hafa lögin mín örlítið styttri og lítið um um rabb, þessi plata klikkar rækilega á þessum atriðum. En Isaac Hayes er Isaac Hayes, og hann má meira en margur án þess maður dragi hann niður. Gott stöff þrátt fyrir, skulum við segja.

Hace mucho no escuchaba un album tan bueno de alguien completamente desconocido. No se quien sos Isaac pero te amo, por estas cosas amo la música

The horns on this album could run for President

Monday, 15 June, 2026 Saw Dave Chappelle at LCA tonight. Killer set. This album was a huge surprise. Psychedelic soul!

My first Isaac Hayes album. This was dripping with cool. I love hearing the OF songs where samples have been lifted.

I am a big fan of soulful music, but this one was just a bit too much of the stereotypes often used with this music for me to enjoy it any more than I did. 3/5

I'd put this on while making dinner for a hot date night. Love a short album that runs long Highlights: "Hyperbolicsyllabicsesquedalymistic" "One Woman"

per me troppo bello anche 4,5

Il bro ha cacciato un bell’album soul, che a tratti anticipa l’hip hop e il rap

Interesting. Not so much an album as a collection of 10 minute long stories. Enjoyable, but not my thing really. Still great to hear, music of that era takes me back to a time that I was too young to understand, but still a part of. 3

The number of pregnancies which have undoubtedly resulted after listening to this album must be off the charts. Man's a lyrical wizard and the groove is just so sultry and delicious from start to finish. Album has such a timeless quality - I was shocked when I realized it came out the same year as freaking Apollo 11, when the production quality comes off as something much more modern. Truly a timeless feeling record. Also I disagree with the reviewers who feel the extended story intro on "Phoenix" is too long.. the man is telling a story, and you best sit down and listen. The payoff is worth it. (side note -- the church of Scientology can go fuck itself. So glad I discovered the man was a cultist AFTER listening to it myself...)

3.5. It’s weird that like 30 years after this album, Isaac Hayes was probably more known as the guy who voiced Chef on South Park than he was a singer. I think we need to get back to 4 track, 50 minute albums.

There was a bit too much beating around the bush on this album. Some sections of some songs were good but there was too much filler. I prefer my Isaac Hayes on South Park.

3.5 - This started off real strong, but a few moments like the 14 minute closing song hurt the rating a bit.

Cool sounds album, his voice is incredible. Could have done without the storytelling aspect of this album

Long, fun, groovy songs.

Fantastic! By the Time I Get to Phoenix has to be the greatest cover ever recorded by a man. Quite a statement I know and a bit hyperbolic but extending the original song by including a much larger backstory of the woman that knew she had a good thing, was brilliant.