3 + 3

Suprisingly lovely album. Listen to the music is just a lovely sentiment, and it has a bubbling, feel with a great momentum in the songs. Summer breeze is stand-out song here, that bridge just glides up and almost makes me teary it's so fantastic, just a perfect song. Some very pop sensabilities here of course verging on at times cheesy and sentimental - e.g. "the highways of my life" but it's definetly not simple music at least. Happy to come back to this one.

Ouooooooo listen to the music

I really liked this! I guess I just love that full, funky, groovy 70s sound. It's all as good as Listen To The Music. Will definitely be returning to this.

Upbeat chill with a fun and light energy. Could see listening to this at the lake or on a road trip

J'ai adoré, vraiment ma came! Ambiance un peu jazz fusion etc vraiment cool

I really liked this one. I’ve never heard an album where there’s an interview at the end, but I think it just added to my overall experience with it

Love the singer's voice. Really liked the covers. A nice surprise! 3.5

Good

Fantastic production and instrumentation. Incredible guitar and drum performances on the album opener. Great blending of different genres and adaptation of songs from other artists.

Right from the breezy opening track, this is great. Sounds fresh, excellent bass tone, awesome synth leads, and a powerful energy. Lotsa bops.

Some great songs on here perfect for a summer drive along the country lanes. Great soulful voices and catch beats

“I” was sampled from this album!!!

7.31.26 a nice and smooth album. very enjoyable but i don't know if its particularly remarkable. still, very funky and sunny as if it was curated to put a smile on your face. Favorite Song: Listen to the Music Rating: 4/5

80

Fun album.

Yes, this is definitely to my taste. Four stars...

Funky and fun, love me some Isley Brothers. Favorite Track - That Lady, Pts. 1&2 Least Favorite Track - Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

An oft forgotten example of group longevity (see also the Four Tops) and this album shows a real sense of musical growth on from 'Shout' and 'Twist and Shout'. After 'It's your thing' in 1969 a new groovy approach gave a whole new wave of success for the band and one can certainly hear Curtis Mayfield in the first track, some Stevie Wonder synths on a later song, 'If you were there' I actually knew due to a Wham! cover and 'Summer breeze' is an established classic. I'm a fan of the highly dense rhythm sections and the sound on a couple of the guitar solos. An album with much to recommend it and to say they formed in 1954 they came a long way.

God I'm a sucker for funk. This slapped from beginning to near the end. The covers were immaculate and the R&B/funk was crispy. Fave Songs: That Lady, Pts 1&2 (duh), What it comes down to

1. 5 2. 4 3. 4.5 4. 3.5 5. 4.5 1. 4.5 2. 4.5 3. 5 4. 4.5

Sounds just like it should sound

So many iconic songs that have been sampled to death in this album. A gold mine really

Ok, ta melodija v prvem ("That Lady") zveni znano? (Ja, itak, zato k sm miljonkrat že to slišala v "B-Boy Bouillabaisse" pr Beastie Boys!) Aaa, "Listen to the Music" valjda tud poznam! Sam v neki popačeni 90s verziji? "Sunshine (Go Away Today)" je prou hud. "Summer Breeze" je, seveda, a banger. Super album.

Bra! Man förstår direkt på första låten att här har andra musiker hämtat inspiration genom samplingar och rent kopierande av svänget och beatsen. Detta album kom alltså redan 1973 och känns nytt på ett sätt fortfarande. Få band klarar av det tänker jag. Bra låtar och skönt sväng albumet igenom. Svårt att inte älska.

It's like absolute smooth radio core but kinda is soooo 70s that it's almost contemporary-feeling. I don't think I would have chosen to listen to this normally but you know what, a really fun time! More than just the hits!

So damn smooth it made me enjoy the heatwave for a bit

I love myself, and this album too

What a great album. The funky sound and the vibe it gives off just makes you feel happy. Some great musicianship and very listenable. Perfect accompaniment to my morning today.

Who knew there was another band with 5 brothers around in the same time period. I think that just demonstrates the tragic global drop-off of family based bands in recent years. Probably the fault of wokery or something. Anyway, some good tunes on this, which I wasn’t expecting.

I am a sucker for RnB and this album was great. Had very catchy choruses and great instrumentals. Would rate higher but could move me a bit more. But overall, it was a great album and I will likely listen to other albums by the Isley Brothers. Also, I thought it was crazy that Kendrick sampled this.

asombroso, muy dinámico y excelente trabajo de guitarra 4.7

Life affirming.

Groovy stuff on this one. 4.5 bumped down to 4.

I love it! what a great start

Liked! Super chillin and great vibes.

First time listening, and this was great. Such an amazing variety of soul, funk, and disco, with great guitar tones, recurring motifs, and clean production. Short and sweet, and I can definitely see myself coming back to this and bumping it up to a 5. It's a very strong 4 for now, though.

Groovy

Incredible style, very pleasant to listen to! Musicianship is strong and the vocals are great!

"Twist and Shout" is an Isley Brothers song, and that was actually all I knew about them. I guessed they made soul music, but I had never listened to them actively and wasn't really aware that "That Lady" was theirs as well. And "Listen to the Music"—I thought that was by the Doobie Brothers... or is it? (Turns out, it's a great cover!). This was a fantastic listen! It has a beautiful, warm '70s sound with funky guitars, incredible vocals, and great melodies. I am no soul music expert—I hardly own any soul albums, although I've always been interested in learning more. This was a perfect opportunity to dive a bit deeper into the genre. As long as it stays authentic with that warm sound, and doesn't lean too far into disco or dance music, I am all in. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

This is one of those albums that I completely understand why it's on the list and had a good time listening to (especially the handful of tracks I was already familiar with) but it's not something I would opt for normally because it's not really my genre. Undeniably a band full of incredibly talented people!

I had no clue I'd know so many of those songs.

7/10

Immediate dopamine hit.

Before listening to this I didn't realize how much I liked Ronald Isley's voice, and it is on display here in a superb way. One of my favorite voices from this era of funk, I think. Funky bass lines, masterfully layered instrumentals, and some really excellent covers make for a solid album that I wasn't expecting to like as much as I did. Instantly improved my mood, and I'll be keeping that in mind for the future! Favorite tracks: You Walk Your Way, Summer Breeze

this healed me a little bit today

очень сэкшуал, очень сэншуал, вери фанки, вери чанки 4/5 вполне для жанра

Psychedelic soul fits well with me, my deep dive with the Isley Brothers started in my teens. This is probably the second album I've heard, since I'm sure I dove into the record with Footsteps In the Dark. I appreciate the Al Green-ish falsettos and the inclination towards that blues-rock guitar. I'd buy this for my collection, but I admit there's a lot of filler between the bangers. Since it's a genre that suits me, those songs feel like they have growing potential, like maybe after a few weeks they'll start sounding in my background thoughts. I recognize that's an issue of personal taste, so I wouldn't recommend this effort to someone looking to be swayed by classic old-school soul. This one's more for those of us who already appreciate it. 4.1/5

4★/5 07.03.2026

A solid soul album

Crazy that the opening track is an origin sample for one of my favorite beastie boys songs.

Funky cool yeah

Solid

I liked this! Fun! I liked that lady and summer breeze

I like summer breeze and I like that lady and I liked this album overall

Holy shit I immediately recognized the first song as the sample for i by Kendrick Lamar on TPAB. What a fucking sample.

Absolutely cracking album. Some fantastic funk and soul stuff here. Absolutely loved every song from first to last. Some I didn't even realise was them. Wouldn't complain listening to this again and again.

It’s funny that the previous album I had was Fatboy Slim because these are the real Funk Soul Brothers. It’s impressive that this is their eleventh record. It’s so easy to listen to.

Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight is an absolute banger

Extremt smooth, balanserar precis på rätt sida av för ostigt

Härlig vibe och jag blev faktiskt intresserad och lyssnade på intervjuerna som råkade vara med på versionen som var länkad.

Riktigt bra vibes!

This bumped - cant even be made that a few of these are covers bc they're great versions.

346/1089 that guitar intro instantly gave me good vibes really enjoying the clean funky vibes IMMEDIATELY recognised the start of Summer Breeze, how beautiful and atmospheric a pretty great album, i think i’ll come back to this for sure 75/100

Fantastic album. Some excellent guitar, great funk, awesome jams

Um daqueles discos com uma canção espalhafatosa (nesse caso, That Lady) e um bocado de outras faixas usadas só para acompanhar a grande peça principal. Por sorte, os acompanhamentos aqui são bons, e a canção principal é maravilhosa. Logo, o resultado final é um disco bom, bem elétrico, envolvido e emocionado. 4/5

an album i was surprised that whilst i've never listened to the individual tracks before, i've heard half of the album before. people must love sampling and covering this album. and like... it's good enough to deserve that!!!!

IF YOU WERE THERE BY WHAM IS A COVER WHAT? I LOVE THAT SONG, AND IT'S A COVER, AND I HAD NO IDEA. Anyways, this album is so heavily sampled for a reason, and that's because it's so good. The funky, groovy sound is so fun, and it results in a great listening experience. Summer Breeze is the best on the album, but the rest are so sweet. His vocals do get a bit annoying, but I can't take too much off of it because of it. Honestly, Peter Cox (from Go West) should definitely do a cover of this whole album, as his voice would match it so well.

The most enjoyable funk so far, this album was consistently up-tempo in a really enjoyable way. I'll definitely return to this soon.

There are a few good hits on this thing that make this a fun listen, enough to round up a 3.5-star album to a 4-star album.

I'll listen again

This is some funky, smooth as butter tunes. Me likey a lot.

Save for the occasional sappy balad to make love to, this is some excellent funk. The fuzzy guitar work on this has and will continue to be sampled for good reason.

For some reason, I'm not even at the 100th album but this platform already gave me most soul albums from lesser known artist, and oh my god I love it. I really discovered I enjoy this genre a lot, alongside my metal side. Oh well. I even heards some... artists from today sample this music. Oh well again. Like just 3 days ago I got the Sister Sledge album, and althrough I loved that one more, this one slays as well. Is just so smooth, it really is that music that takes you in another world/time, but as a whole a little less memorable to me. I like how it morphs into rock towards the end after the disco party, like in What It Comes Down To ,Sunshin Summer Breeze and ends so softly with the Highways of My Life. Definetly a good mix.

very funky, it grew on me a lot as I listened. 4/5.

Anytime I see Summer Breeze it always makes me think of a quote by the Yacht Rock guys that Seals & Crofts wrote it while smuggling and the breeze is bullets whizzing by. Good album

Good tunes, I recognize that Lamar cover eh

solid!

Funky stuff

A solid album throughout. Some good funky hits.

Six

That Lady, Pts. 1 & 2 [10/10] || "i" SAMPLED THIS??? HEAT I FEAR Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight [8/10] If You Were There [7.5/10] You Walk Your Way [6.9/10] Listen to the Music [7.9/10] The Highways of My Life [7.9/10] || the intro is SOOOOOOO 🤌🤌🤌🤌

I didn't realize how many of these songs were covers. They all absolutely rock.

i enjoy the funk of this album

Really really enjoyed it.

recognised a lot of stuff here from it being sampled in more modern tracks, this had a very smooth sound to it, very relaxing listen. the more albums i get from here the more great funk stuff i find, it's great

'That Lady' and 'Summer Breeze' are totemic all-time genre greats and somehow the rest of it is great too even if it rarely reaches quite this highs. But what a sound, what a band, what voices.

It's hard for me to see how anyone could dislike this album. The Isley Brothers' brand of super smooth, funky, sunshiney soul music is ridiculously likeable and fun, and it always manages to put me in a good mood. There's a lot of strong musicianship at play here, with some especially great guitar and bass parts. The fuzzed out guitar solos in particular bring a slight edge to the otherwise smooth textures. Ronald Isley is an incredible singer, bringing a lot of charisma to the table whether he's performing an uptempo funk banger or a sensual ballad. You've probably heard soul in this vein plenty of times, but it's very rarely been executed this well.

Two absolute grade a worldies, some very strong album tracks and two clunkers, definition of a perfect four

This album is like taking a girl home for the first time after a long relationship. You're a bit older now, not the over-excited young thruster that you used to be. You used to just be excited to be granted the opportunity, and nervous to do a good job. But now you've been with a few women, and you feel no pressure. You're just going to enjoy the moment.

Great funky tunes

When to listen: grooving down the street on a sunny day. I love funk, I love a cover, so obviously I enjoyed the album but just a litttttle too cheesy to get the full 5.

Very enjoyable. I liked the funk mixed with soulful sounds. I did recognize 'That Lady".

7 - GOOD

Very good soul/r&b music. Feels like the definition of sex music

really enjoyed this - nice 70s vibes.

Summer breeze. That Lady.

Сара 4 Марко 4-

Great energy, fun, tight, covers I didn't know I needed.

good

Great album! I really loved some of this songs especially summer breeze!

Realy god!!!***

Classic, enjoyable listen

A really fun, funky, warm album. Especially liked "What It Comes Down To".

Goated

Great listen today — love the vibe throughout the album. Love the guitar effect in the first track it’s such a unique sound.

Immediately won me over with a guitar riff in the opener that’s sampled by Kendrick in one of my favorite albums of all time. The grooves didn’t stop after that, rolling through the whole thing and making for great listening. 1 listen Favorite Track: That Lady

Expectation: -> A familiar name but that's all. After listening: -> Musically, this is a five-star album. It has songs that are ingrained in the minds of generation X and beyond, even if not these precise versions. Love this band's sound/style. "The thing I struggle with is that two songs have a ""Pts 1 & 2,"" there are three single versions, there are two SQ-Squad Mix versions, and four interviews. I would love to hear the album as it was released in 1973." Track ranking: Breeze Lady Music Lonely Highways Walk Comes Down To Sunshine If You

This was a really fun album. I was surprised that the covers were done just a year after the initial release. Usually the songs get a little time to breathe before they're covered.

Peak isley brothers. Although they established themselves 13 years earlier they never sounded as good as this. Highways of my life the highlight amongst a plethora of great songs including the cover version but definitive version of summer breeze.

I enjoyed this a lot actually, my wife would love this album. May add it to the vinyl collection.

Omg! This album was sooooooooooo good it’s hard to pick just one song i liked but my fav was probably: what it comes down to

Summer Breeze is the only song I'm familiar with but I'll listen to this album again.

Très très cool

✨✨✨✨✨

groovy af. todos temazos. no notes. me encantó. muy buen album para escuchar mientras cocinas. mis favoritas, summer breeze y that lady for sure

Tykkäsin paljon, hyvää hyvänmielen musiikkia. Kuulosti vähän jackson 5 mut vanhemmilla laulajilla

This one was really enjoyable and easy to listen to! Nice cover of Listen to the Music, too.

Great guitar work and some great songs, including ‘Summer Breeze’, which must be on everyone’s summer playlist.

Top heavy but good throughout.

simply phenomenal. That Lady should be preserved on like the golden record we send to space

This was very pleasant but not enough to listen to all the bonus tracks

Situationally brilliant album that, not in the situation, sounds ridiculous. I'll bet this album sold a lot of R&B synthesizers

This album evokes summer afternoons on brownstone stoops in the city during a long-gone era. Love the Doobie Brothers and Seals & Croft covers, and it’s nice to be reminded that “That Lady” wasn’t originally written for television commercials — and that it’s a pretty great song. It’s another album that offers some great examples of what the clavinet keyboard can add to funk. Lastly, Ernie Isley is a helluva guitarist.

This was great, I wasn’t sure if it was the originals or covers of some songs but this is the kind of soul funk that put a smile on my face from start to finish.

i love an album where you can rly see how it inspired other music/features and samples

i was familiar with a handful of isley brothers songs but hadnt ever listened to a full album. wild to think about how many songs have sampled them (i looked up summer breeze and its been sampled in 102 songs!!!) overall a very enjoyable listen! fave- summer breeze

Best Track - "Summer Breeze"

Music you could listen to forever

Funky goodness.

There are some lovely songs on here, actually enjoyed the album through start to finish. I do think that the lead guitarist has had a bit too much free reign on the songs, especially That Lady, Summer Breeze (outro), Sunshine (Go Away Today). Other than that getting a little tiring there is a brilliant blend of covers and originals. The harmonies are of course a highlight. It's an almost unique demonstration of a band emerging from Motown as a 60s vocal group to a fully fledged 70s full band with full artistic license and songwriting control. All credit to them for it.

This is the kind of soul/funk I like. Especially the guitar segments are fantastic. That gives this album that tiny extra, which makes this a four star affair. Or is it the sunny weather that I appreciate this music at the moment more. 4/5

4/5 Favorite Songs: That Lady Pts. 1&2 Listen to the Music Sunshine Summer Breeze

Gas

ope! sunshine babyyyy. groovy sun, i feel like im on a boat, or walking in the city in the summer. their sounds are soo cool & innovative. (okayy ernie!? holy fuzz!) hm. is this ... yacht soul? idk if im the exaaact audience for this album (what woman hurt you, ronald!?) but im still groovin and there are LEGENDARY songs here.

Ohhhh what a summer vibe, really enjoyed !

Bangers originals and funky covers

4 - classics i knew without knowing who sung them

Solid. Hittararnir góðir og restin mjög þétt!

Flott föstudagsfönk. Góður hljóðfæraleikur og söngur. Alveg til í að hlusta á aftur.

Smooth and cool listen. Classic stuff.

Some serious baby makin’ hits on this…and I dig it.

Most excellent end to end. Good flow and a lot of variety. Guitarists in this genre can just wale man. It’s impressive. 3.75

This album fucks 3.5/5

This was great.

Pleasantly surprised -- 4

Funky fresh, cool covers, overall a fun listen. Got a bit cheesy at times but the beat and groove kept me going.

4 sterne

Summer Breeze is eternal. Great album

Oh, man.....this jam packed with some soulidified covers!! What a great revisit! Tough to beat The Isley Brothers for some smoother than silk jams!

I love most of the tracks, but on some the funk was too strong and the high pitch of some on the instruments made it hard to keep listening

A solid album effort with a great leadoff effort of That Lady. Solid covers of Listen to The Music, Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight and Summer Breeze. Great musical grooves beats n rhythms.

So much fun!

This is a great album in a genre that isn’t my very favorite but I still like. I think I will need to come back to it to really appreciate it, but the hooks and grooves are undeniable. 3+3 gets a 4!

People in funk, soul, and R&B were cooking in the 70s and 80s, and the Isley Brothers were no exception to that. This album feels more accessible than Funkadelic and resembles Stevie Wonder's golden period. There were some songs that sounded super close to disco but not really. Even so, this record has all the things I love: grooves, catchy melodies, and harmonies.

- ohhhh yeah - Funkified James Taylor was something I didn’t realize I needed in my life - That organ is so tasty - The synths they’re using are just so perfectly placed - Goddamn that Summer Breeze riff sounds so good on this - This album rules. The originals are so crisp and the covers are awesome

No es mi tipo de musica...aunque suenan bien

This just made me happy. Really enjoyed it.

Not my type of music and didn’t have high expectations but actually kinda peak

The Isley Brothers have been so influential on popular music, but they often feel so overlooked. Solid album.

I’m most impressed by the covers and how fantastic they sound in their own style of funk. I really enjoyed this.

Psychedelic soul, showed the way for mj That lady Listen to the musi Summer breeze

Back to back bangers

Cycling to work on a sunny May morning, this was exactly the soundtrack I needed

Rigtig godt!!

I love a good boogie y'all

Institution of the Funkadelic era. The album kicks down the door with That Lady and keeps delivering hit after hit. Keeping it in the family helped the band strike gold on this project.

Nice listen, cool instrumentals. I think Vulfpeck borrows heavily from the Isley Brothers, because I could recognise many sounds and tricks. For me, however, the best Vulfpeck songs are more memorable and fun than the songs on this album, because they perfected this genre and combined it with modern pop sensibilities. There are two things that I think 3+3 suffers from: 1. Some songs drag on for too long and become too 'jam-sessioney'. 2. Some instrumental parts (especially the guitars) are overplayed and take too much focus off the main vocals.

I was already familiar with this album before listening. This is a great funk album. The best song is probably That Lady, which is a rework of an older Isley Brothers song. There are some other covers as well. The guitar and bass work is strong, and the vocals are top notch as well. I would listen to this album any time.

Wow! This is what I’m here for… What a joy to discover an album with some known songs and then the rest of the album is just brilliant. What an absolute gem. Just perfect for a lazy Sunday morning - which by chance it is! Easy 4

Damn I didn’t expect this to be so awesome. What an opening track.

You’re listening to this music when you realize that now is the perfect time to aggressively point at and dance towards your sleeping cat. Ruin his nap for your pleasure through the power of song

Very vibey

Yes, much better than the early Beatles I just had to listen to. Yes! Just the ticket. The Brothers deliver. Percussion. Funky bass. Vocals. Fairly well placed keyboards and synths. Sometimes too much treble, but it’s 1973, the era of disco. Man, I’d almost give this a 5. But… that treble. 4 solid, really 4.5. Boolean rating: yes, for sure, very glad to hear before I die.

Great RNB album. Had a lot of songs that I didn’t know were covers of them on it

Cooking a nice breakfast for no particular reason on a warm Saturday morning. 4/5

groovy, i like

Fun and funky

Eyy no tenía fé porque no los conocía pero la verdad es un álbum con mucha energía y estilos geniales.

Slightly repetitive towards the end. Good samples for hip hop

it was okay

A fun funk/soul album

These songs are like your favorite items from childhood. They bring joy, a flood of memories, and nostalgia of a different time.

What an absolutely wild ride. Effortlessly funky with splashes of spiky psych guitar amidst the seamlessly smooth harmonies. Not as much a fan of the straight ballads - when they follow the groove this album of unstoppable. Feel the joy.

By the 11th album you're supposed to be doing "An Isley Christmas" or "The Isley Brothers Sing the Music of Pat Boone". You're certainly not meant to be going this hard! Great guitar and harmony vocals in some very funky tracks. Their cover of "Listen to the Music" is clearly superior to the original and the guitar solo on, of all things, Seals and Crofts "Summer Breeze" will melt your face off.

I love this album. The music and vocals are out of this world and the grooves are epic. R&B at it's best. Love it

I really enjoyed this, actually listened to it twice! I mean, as a friend of mine put it, if buddy's gonna play a strat against a bare chest, you know it's gonna be good shit.

Nicely produced, good songs...what else to say?

Sehr cooles Album! Super chilliger Sound und smooth wie Butter auf dem Armaturenbrett im Sommer

Funky, aber auch groovy

Loved the instrumentation on this album. Ernie Isley kills it on the guitar, and the ARP, Moog, and clavinet keyboards are killer too. Had some covers of songs I already love on the second side, and I really enjoyed hearing them interpreted in a new way.

This was great - only complaint is it was a little long

Fantastic album overall with a lot of really great hits. I knew a lot of the music already, probably at least half of the album. A couple of the tracks didn't hold up with time (at least in my opinion) but the majority were great.

Nice & mellow, a little too cheesy for me, but superb melodies, great deep voices

love it!

Nothing groundbreaking but some of the tunes were truly amazing. The interview bits were a nice touch too.

Incredibly funky with brilliant guitar and vocals throughout. Excellent album 8/10

Who is THIS crew! Wow I had no idea. So many iconic songs here what! That Lady! Listen to the music! Summer Breeze!

I picked up on some source Beastie Boys samples on this one. Just effortlessly cool!

Prior to listening, I am already familiar with the Isley Brothers, and this will be my first time listening to one of their projects in full. Summer Breeze and That Lady are two personal favorites of mine so this full listen will be interesting. After listening, I can say that this album is filled with a lot of funk and groove. This was a fun listen throughout.

This album stunned me from the start. The way it combines soul and funk with just the right pinch of psychedelic sounds made me appreciate it even more. The lyrics aren't really its strongest aspect, but the guitar work is incredible and the energy is non-stop. It has swagger, and it has soul. When I finished it, I immediately listened to it again because I was so mesmerized by the good vibes the project gives off. I'll definitely be revisiting it soon. I have a feeling it might become one of my go-to summer albums this year. My favorite tracks are "That Lady, Pts. 1 & 2" and "Summer Breeze, Pts. 1 & 2".

Peanut butter smooth. I enjoyed their take on Summer Breeze. Absolutely great guitar work. I could definitely listen again!

Summer breeze makes me feel fiiine

Some classic tunes on here everyone will recognize even if they don’t know it’s The Isley Brothers. A fun listen and would fit at most gatherings. Would listen again.

Veit hva dem driver med

It was good, actually. 4-ish.

A great album that I don't listen to enough. That songwriting and musicianship is next level

Just a really solid album. Great vocals, great covers, great production. Fun, light, short. Put it on and have a great time. No complaints.

Wonderful

I loved it all but the interviews at the end. Really puts the brakes on the party.

Very good to listen to if I were to be in love. Would be a good album to listen to in front of friends to sound cool and niche. Is very cool vibes, not chill but good background music?

3.5?

Honestly only like one song from the album but like it so much that:

was a easy listen

Summer breeze

01) That Lady - 8,5 02) Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight - 8,0 03) If You Were There - 7,5 04) You Walk Your Way - 7,5 05) Listen to the Music - 8,5 06) What It Comes Down To - 7,5 07) Sunshine (Go Away Today) - 8,0 08) Summer Breeze - 8,0 09) The Highways of My Life - 7,5 TOTAL: 7,89 (79/100) Current ranking: 278/878

4/10/26 Leo: Feels like summer. Very fun album. Loved that lady and summertime.

an excellent listen

This was not what I thought The Isley Brothers were! Really enjoyed, pleasantly surprised

Listened to before? No Context? The band’s eleventh album, and the beginning of their huge commercial success, added more funk to their sound. *Reviewed in a song-by-song format* I was skeptical at first, because the first thirty seconds was obnoxious, but they had me at the chorus of That Lady. It’s not a particularly original song, but god it’s good. What makes it even better is the jam that ends it—a dance of ridiculously fun funk guitar and dance synth. The vibe is immediately changed with Don’t Let Me Be Lonely Tonight, which features wonderfully raw vocals and a beautiful smattering of instrumentals, including a soulful and twinkling piano, soft drums, and a bluesy guitar. If You Were There immediately offers itself as a middle ground between the previous two songs. It’s fun—there’s plenty of funky guitar, and it’s relatively uptempo—but there’s a reflective tone from the very start that the lyrics only reinforce. The lyrics aren’t anything special, but they’re sung with conviction and passion. His voice is clean and he’s obviously a technically proficient singer, but he knows how to let his voice expertly crack on the emotional notes. I will say, at this point I am a bit tired of fade-outs. You Walk Your Way is a perfect follow up, thematically and sonically. It’s a song that would be perfect for a movie—it’s a song that makes me feel like I’m in a movie. The near-call-and-response vocal with the slightly-upbeat instrumentals are total perfection. Listen to the Music is the most danceable song since the opener, and it has these shuffled layers to it that just make you want to move around—incredibly fitting for what it’s about. Perfection, just like the last one. What It Comes Down To has some awesome synth and an impressive vocal performance. Once more, I love all the different textures. The guitar solo is also awesome. Sunshine is immediately different than the other songs, with a super sinister introduction, an immediate tenseness. The vocals and lyrics are the best of the album thus far. It has an amazing political edge to it and is probably my favorite on the record. The softer songs immediately return with Summer Breeze, which has some disgustingly fantastic guitar. Just absolutely transcendent. A fabulous centerpiece. And god, the mid-song return to the repetitive synth sound that was at the beginning…so perfectly done. Maybe I’m just really tired but this song is making me teary with how good it is. Right of the bat, Highways makes sense as a closing track. It has a pretty piano intro, and once the vocals start, they’re softer than they’ve been for a while. It almost put me to sleep, but in a good way.

Wow. Funk me. Never heard this record but it’s probably my favorite so far of all the ones that are new.

Very groovy, loved the covers, and this is the kind of soul I really enjoy, hope to get more of this. Felt very alive

love it. great covers. james taylor, doobie brothers, seals & crofts. marvin is a funky guy on that bass. ballads aren’t my fav.

Who's That Lady, Summer Breeze and (not on here) Harvest for the World take me straight back to Uni; not 1973, but 1986, which was the first time I listened to the Isley Brothers, thanks to a new friend who'd grown up listening to soul and funk. Happy days, and uplifting music. I enjoyed hearing a whole album for the first time: fun grooves, great guitar.

Summer breeze = good album. 4/5

I really liked this! I thought it was very good.

Easy listenin fun

Summer breeze was the highlight and I really loved the interview- I think this would’ve been 5 stars if I wasn’t comparing it to yesterday’s!

Funky, groovy, deep sound

Could have done without the interviews, but this was great!

When the guitar solo comes in on "That Lady", it gets me expecting that I'm about to hear the greatest album of all time. But alas, after that it settles in to being merely a very good funk album. There's several covers of white-bread soft rock hits on here, and they're all solid, but they're not like vast improvements or anything. Still, a fun listen, and one that makes me think I need to look into the Isley Brothers more.

Aww yeah. That went down smoothly

I like maybe 90% of the songs but here and there there are just some weird too funky sounds stuffed into it that are just too....off to me, ruining otherwise really good song imo.

4 - great album

best edition of summer breeze? Mostly banger covers, didn't like Highways of my life

I only did a first listen and I do think I need more time to properly rate this album but overall I enjoyed it moderately and found out as well from where the sample was taken in Kendrick’s Lamar song “i”

vibey, great sound, fun. I can't stand when albums put all the remixes and different versions at the end so eventually I did tune it out.

Fuckin' slapped. Groovy, funky, fun. Didn't really care for the interviews included though.

Very good album, the production feels "organic" but also really clean if that makes sense. I particularly like the solo guitar sound that sounds like a synth (or maybe it's the other way around idk). Favourite songs : That Lady, Summer Breeze, What it comes down to, You walk your way.

I very much enjoyed the vibes and rythms

Every cover track Improves the original The funk soul brothers

its fucked up that i'd never heard of the isley brothers before. this album is great. "that lady" is a really strong opening track with great guitars and although the album loses some energy through the tracks immediately following, it picks up steam again with "listen to the music" and keeps going strong til the end. u could pick any track from the back half of this and ask me if its my favourite and i would say yes, but since thats not how this works i'm gonna say my favourite favourites are "that woman", "listen to the music" and "sunshine (go away today)". i especially like the bass on the latter. its soooo fucking wettttt... i think im gonna be investigating this album for some time. i know ive heard some of these tracks sampled before, and i gotta know what synths chris jasper was using. i won't mind listening to it a bunch more to figure it out tho :)

Great stuff.

Es la primera vez que escuché este disco y me gustó bastante.

I enjoyed listening to this one quite a bit.

Beautifully arranged, impeccable voice but not quite my genre. My favorites are that lady and sunshine.

Hell yeah. I love this album. Summer Breeze is also an iconic song. Now I do remember talking about nostalgia clouding my judgement last time, but this time I feel like its justified. 4/5

⭐⭐⭐⭐ Den växer med antal lyssningar. Det är funkigt och medryckande med en del grymma gitarrpartier. Är förövrigt väldigt musikaliskt över huvud taget. Bäst är That Lady, Listen to the music och Summer breeze

Great influencial album. Shy of a 5 simply due to being so long. Its a bit overkill in length but amazing music

A cool album, but I was not able to give it the attention it demands on my first listen. It isn't something you can just put on in the background.

Low 4.

The hits are here... But the rest of the album is almost as strong. Solid

I was really jamming and then it just keeps going, so much instrumental. I know the line from who's that lady and also the song "Listen to the music". The instrumental on Summer Breeze is so cool. It's a cover of Seal & Crofts, I like their version too, it's been in a lot of movies. I also listened to the cover by Type O Negative. It's a really dark and slow version. An interesting take. I think the Isley Brothers' version is my favorite. Reading their Wikipedia page I'm starting to understand their genius. My order of songs on the album: 1-Summer Breeze 2-Listen to the Music 3-That Lady 4-What It Comes Down To 5-The Highways of My Life 6-Sunshine (Go Away Today) 7-If You Were There 8-You Walk Your Way 9-Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight

Some straight bangers: That Lady, Listen to music, Sunshine go away, Summer breeze, The highways of life. Some slower songs, but no duds. Lot's of stuff that has been sampled in later years.

"That Lady" alone almost demands a 4 by itself. Tight band of course. Some good originals and a number of surprising (to my ears) covers. Good stuff! Not sure what the album title means though! 😂

Just a lot of fun grooves. I love when bands cover songs from different genres.

This was surprisingly great and I knew a lot more songs than I expected. These guys have been trend setters for 60 years!

Favourite Songs: That Lady, Pts.1&2 If You Were There Sunshine (Go Away Today)

That good funky soul music. Constant good vibes and I love the keys and guitar, but at the same time a couple repeat listens failed to leave any big lasting impression on me. Solid 8/10, maybe a 7 if I was in a bad mood.

There's a lot of funk and a little rock. The solos in That Lady and Summer Breeze are real good. No real complaints.

8/10 'That Lady' is the highlight but the rest of the album keeps a solid pace too. Cool mix of funk and soul.

Ernie's guitar tone is downright nasty.

Cool music history gaps filled in.

I'm usually not into the slick, citified RnB that I associate with the Midwest in the 70s as the genre diversified. I'm guessing that had something to do with the loss of Motown's monopoly. I think the genre is kind of cool, but I prefer the humid, rural, gospel-inflected Southern soul. Anyway, this album is sick. I don't know much about the Isley Brothers, their history, or their other recordings, but my impression is that they were blending old-school vocal group singing with rock and funk musical arrangements. I often view cross-genre covers as novelties, but the Isleys crush the covers on this album. They really claim the material for their own. I can't quite put my finger on why I connected to this album so much, but I can't stop listening to it. Four stars.

This was a great mix of funk and soul classics. You can hear the beginnings of a transition to disco music that would rule the late 70s. Also has some inspired covers of early 70s classics.

This was a treat. Nice selection of original tunes and some excellent covers (Summer Breeze is a highlight). Great instrumentation, great vocals, and incredible guitar work. Just a fun listen and a great record to start the day with.

More "essential" albums in this genre and era in my opinion. Still great 4.5

Great album full of R&B soul classics. Great guitar work, cover versions are strong as is the self penned tracks. Not my go to genre but can’t ignore the quality. 3.8

This was a very enjoyable listen. I could definitely have seen jamming out to this. Seems amazing especially for its time. Especially enjoyed "The Highways of My Life". 4 stars for sure

Loved it, music that makes you happy, will listen during summer

I liked their renditions of the various cover songs!

This is a delightful soul album. Great arrangements, buttery harmonies. The songs are catchy and really well put together. There's even a touch of psychedelia. Lovely album!

I think if you are going to do a cover or a remake, it needs to be different than the original - These fellas did just that. They Funkified some great songs. I was grooving at work the whole album.

Hella funky

The 3 Isley Brothers added 3 guys to the group to fill out their funk sound and give the album the '3 + 3' title. About half the songs were covers but didn't really matter to the sound. Very good funk album with some guitar shredding. They had a lot of sounds over the years but this is probably their best.

really nice 4 stars

lo puse esta mañana mientras llovía y fue plan perfecto. suave, ideal para dejarlo sonar sin pensar mucho. me gustó más de lo que esperaba

Entertaining album. There is a sound the Isley brothers makes at the beginning of every song where you know it’s an Isley brother song.

I wan the funk!

Fire. Get u some culture!

Really enjoyed this, 70's soul apart from big hits is something I am not overly familiar with so this was a nice surprise

Just solid

Yes!! Love this one. The Highways of My Life is one of my favourite songs of all time <3

It's great. I always like a good groovy and funky album. Very pleasant listen.

Хороший альбом, слушал во время разговора, наверное кину все песни в плейлист. Бас прикольный ,но не супер крутой. Сама общая картина очень хорошая , на нее я и обращал внимание . Ебейший грув . 8/10. Как будто не хватает сложности в песнях да и они как будто не запоминающиеся совсем, но в целом песни абалденые!!!! Любимая песня: The Highways of My Life(честно говоря я уже все песни забыл, а эта тоже очень хорошая и красивая, у нее прикольная прогрессия аккордов, да и отличается она от остальных)

Fun classic funk. Easy to listen to.

Funky sounds lovely accompaniment to a sunny day

Hab irgendwie erst wieder so richtig aktiv zugehört bei dem E-Girarrensolo bei Summer breeze, aber das hat mir sehr gefallen 7/10 Geil auch, packen die einfach ihre Interviews noch drauf, hatten wohl nh Mitteilungsbedürfnis

4/5

3,5

Great

Great funk and soul record. The vocals and rhythms are amazing here. Favourite Track(s): Summer Breeze, The Highways of My Life, That Lady Least Favourite Track(s): If You Were There

FUNKY

Great songs. Not sure it worked for me as an album for some reason but still massive tunes.

So good, so funky.

Funky, fun to listen to. This summer breeze version is better than the "yacht rock" version I know. Highlights: who's that lady, summer breeze pt1

What a lovely album. It all feels like summer, a light breeze in the air, birds singing in the trees, not a care in the world. I've been aware of most these songs forever, but never really associated them all with the same band, and I never truly appreciated how awesome the guitar on these tracks can be. I thoroughly enjoyed this, it's a pleasant surprise to stumble across on a frozen Tuesday morning.

Really good soulful and fun record. Basslines are the highlight: didn’t know that Kendrick Lamar sample was track 1 either

gostei mais ou menos!

Funk Fin synging, litt jazz aktig God del bangers Treigt, med litt minimal beat og melodi i bakgrunnen. Men vokalisten carrier hele saken, synger helt sjukt bra og skaper mye ekstra "detalj"

Fav: what it comes down to 4/5