Shaft

Really enjoyable, especially the instrumental tracks. It's soulful and makes you want to move around. Great guitars, and the orchestra really adds to the tracks without making the whole thing feel like classical music. I know this was written as a movie soundtrack, but it stands up really well on its own

70s movie soundtrack so you kinda know what you’re gonna get. Still really good

As a movie soundtrack this is fantastic.

Some exceptional soul and funk compositions here. Do Your Thing is a monster of jam, clocking in at just shy of 20 minutes. The iconic theme song sets the mood before the primarily instrumental experience begins to weave a mix of energetic and mellow soundscapes.

Pretty solid jazzy record.

He truly was the black private dick that's a sex machine for all the chicks. Right on!

slaps

Not mad about this.

What do we got here some soul?! or disco? this first tracks intro is awesome!! Sounds like something Quentin Tarantino would have in a movie. Well we only get 6 of these tracks. Butt apparently it was used for the movie Shaft? Mainly instrumental. "The mob wanted Harlem back. They got Shaft up to here" is the movie tagline lmao. Man what a voice! I feel like I've heard this voice before. The brass in here is cool too! This just went from a 3 to 4 stars.

Iva always loved Isaac Hayes and of course the theme from this movie. But listening to this entire soundtrack I was surprised and the musical diversity. Had a lot of fun listening.

7.5/10 This is composed and produced by prime-era Hayes, so of course it’s good. Being mostly instrumental drags it down a bit, and it is not all mega. I was heading for a 3 here. Then Do Your Thing comes on. 20 minutes - over 25% of the album - of some of the best stuff I’ve heard from Hayes. This alone adds a whole star on. Best: Do Your Thing

Solid album worthy of adding to the digital collection

Like, intellectually I know that a soundtrack has to be mostly instrumental by definition but still seems insane to hire a voice like Issac Hayes to only sing three songs on a double album

Very cool

probably a much weirder and more unweildy album listening experience than the likes of superfly but still great individual parts. if it succeeds in communicating the vision of anything its a looser, more improvisational approach to film scoring as opposed to constant attentive control...lots of songs are jams on a theme, with one particularly long one near the end that im v curious about as to if and when it appears in the movie. and the themes themselves are great too ofc...apart from the jams theres also a tiny selection of great vocal cuts and a variety of smaller sketch tracks that are as precise and tight as anything. kind of a weird entry but hard to deny the greatness of this type of music executed on this level, no matter the somewhat strange context or presentation

In this age of AI generated nonsense I cannot think of a better album to throw on in the background of literally anything. SHAFT!

This was enjoyable though a bit too long. Found the full album on Youtube.

So good. Parts of this weirdly reminded me of Paddy McAloon’s I Trawl the Megahertz, and I wonder if this had any influence on that….

Isaac Hayes has an album called Hot Buttered Soul that is basically one of my 10 fav albums of all time.. it rocks my socks off. Shaft also rocks my socks, but they remained on... 4 stars

Really liked it.

Still ultra cool

Listened to this album several times, and own it in vinyl, still haven’t watched the movie.

Cold af, just sounds good. Cafe regios might be the best on the album.

Good fun - really enjoyed "Do Your Thing".

Used to have this on vinyl

4/5

Is this the second blaxpoitation soundtrack we’ve had? Oh well. The opener is pretty great. Very instrumental. Solid throughout.

There is some very good funk/soul here. Production and sound quality are great, especially for a record made in 1971, but this definitely feels like a movie score rather than an album meant to be listened to.

This was fun, though I should probably see the movie to have an actual understanding of whether it worked. I expected more vocals!

Sounds like a 70s soundtrack for sure. Considering it was 1971, I would credit Hayes as being the progenitor of this sound. Theme from Shaft actually doesn’t fit the rest of the album in my opinion. It feels funkier than most of the other tracks with the exception of Do Your Thing. Still enjoyable but I expected a few more upbeat tracks and less silky instrumentals.

I really liked this album. I might just be a sucker for instrumentals, or sample hunting or I don't know. Very good songs all through this one, and some threads to a lot of hip hop and a really nice classy porno vibe to the whole thing. 4.0

The Theme from Shaft is obviously a classic and a masterpiece. This whole album is just incredibly excellent psychedelic and progressive soul. Really enjoyed listening to this record this morning.

4.2 - Yeah this was fun and actually pretty sick

The title theme is so good. This is all pretty splendid tbh. I guess I was only vaguely familiar with Isaac Hayes, but having now had 2 albums in a short span I'm seeing I've really been missing out. It's a bit long, but can't really knock it much apart from that. Fave Tracks: Theme from Shaft, Cafe Regio's, Early Sunday Morning 4.2/5

Funk funk funk funk, sounded a bit like the bbc snooker theme (positive)

Film scores can be a bit weird, as no context. But this is great with a 70s vibe.

So funky and smooth! However you can feel these compositions are meant to be in a film.

Great sound.

This is for the consolidated version and not the deluxe, although I would love to enjoy the entirety of the deluxe one day. This music immediately sparks the ‘Stank face’ and gets the body grooving. Such wonderful mixes of bass, horns, and a stellar drum ensemble. The funk flows through immediately, and the keys fill in the cracks. Exceptional melodies create a feeling of power and joy. Excellent music for backtracking a dinner party.

Really enjoyed it!!

"...And we can dig it!"

One of the most 70s sounding pieces of music I've ever heard, and we love it for that. 3.5/5

Good instrumentals

Had a review typed out but forgot to submit... From my memory, I thought it was odd having a movie soundtrack included as an "album" but can you really go wrong with the combo of Chef and Shaft? Hell no. Really fun, funky, and soulful collection here. I found myself enjoying the instrumental stuff quite a bit. There's just something about the classic sound of the funky guitar in this theme song that puts a smile on my face. Solid 4.

I don't have a lot of words for this one, but damn it was tasty. Mostly instrumental with compositions the soulful/funk spectrum with plenty of external influences peppered in. Bumpy's Lament is a familiar sounding melody -- certain I've heard it elsewhere interpreted. Love the guitar tone on Cafe Regio's. Soulsville is a good reminder of how quality Hayes' vocals are. No Name Bar absolutely fucks; the saxophone through the back section can have its way with me any time. This is one of those albums that just gets better as it goes... Absolutely loving the distinctly psychedelic guitar on Bumpy's Blues balanced by the jazzy saxophone. Do Your Thing is also entirely delightful and expansive. Going into this I did not look at the playtime -- now 7 minutes in I see that this is an absolute side-consuming jam session. And what a fat and wonderful groove it is. Love whatever the effect it is that the guitar is being fed through during the beginning. Guitar throughout is fantastic, but the drumming through the 11 minute mark is wonderful. Not that I'm complaining, but no soundtrack has any right being this good. Enjoyed this start to finish and as I said above, it only got better as it played out. This is a very high 4 for me.

Grooooovy. Loved every second of this. High 4.

I know we had an Isaac Hayes album before, but this one just straight up sounded like Chef way more than the last. These sounded like songs straight from South Park, but all incredibly good. I really liked the mixture of all instrumental tracks with some with singing. Do Your Thing was a pretty incredibly good song. SHAFT!

There were some songs in the middle that took me out of it for a bit, but ended super strong and overall a really pleasant soul album. Will always love Chef's Chocolate Salty Balls.

A masterpiece! Combines funk with the symphony to define a whole sound of the 70s. Will want to relisten because of airplane background noise. A four, for sure.

This was fun for a soundtrack. I didn’t mind that there weren’t many “songs” on it.

Smooth and groovin'

This album surprised me. Twice. Of course the title track is classic and stands out. No surprise there. But I was surprised how that leads into a series of relaxed, bluesy instrumentals, many of which have string arrangements and some with a pretty romantic feel. Walk from Regio's with its heavy bass groove and aggressive horn section does change the mood somewhat. The next 7 or 8 songs are pretty standard soulful songs pretty typical of 70s soul music. But then a bomb goes off in the form of Do Your Thing; a nearly 20 minute amazingly funky explosion of groove that takes hold and won't let go. The guitar is absolutely incendiary and the playing and production is first rate. What a song! There's plenty here to enjoy but not really enough to justify a double album, a single album might have been a 5 star but as a double I gotta knock off a star. 4 stars

I mean, he's no Black Dynamite...

Chad bald music

I haven't bothered to check if there are any other soundtracks on this list and nor can I really remember as we approach the end but I do love a good soundtrack and Theme from Shaft is a fantastic opener that really sets the scene. Everything else is quite cool and I'm sure it would have more effect if I had recently watched the movie. Other fave: Be Yourself

Pretty cool stuff, alright, but I just recently had Curtis Mayfield's "Superfly" soundtrack on here, and Curtis wins that particular contest! Although to be fair, this sounds more like an actual soundtrack, with a bunch of tracks covering different moods for different scenes, whereas "Superfly" just sounds like a badass soul album. Fave tracks - "Theme from Shaft" is obviously one of the stars. I like the bleepiness of "Walk from Regio's" and the storytelling of "Soulsville". "No Name Bar" and "Do Your Thing" are pretty groovy.

This is a fun, punchy album, always with a driving beat and interesting instrumentals.

It was a small town. Houses were close together and rusty. Bears were after us. That memory is starting to fade. Two things stick with me. Maybe 3. It was an eventful night. First there was myself and others being taken by a cult. It was led my a faceless man and his followers were all women. None of them wore clothes and they all had long hair with frizzy tight curls. They dropped me in a lake with intentions of killing me but I made it out and home. Now I don't know if it was the same man but I was being hunted by a Michael Myers type serial killer without the get up. He made his way into the house and I hid under the bed. I was still caught and taken to someplace but I made an escape. I ended up in a boys girls house. The girls were all pretty and the boys were from my past. I spent a lot of time with the girls but in that quiet boy I don't want anything from you but I want you to be interested way. It was hard to tell. A lot happened but the memory is fading. The last thing to happen is we all were sent out and we found a truck full of weed. I ran off with a sample as another truck came down the road for the truck full of weed. That's the last thing to happen.

Favorite Track: Ellie's Love Theme

4/5

Pretty good soul

good sound, forgot about some of these

Is kind of refreshing to have a mostly instrumental album, and they are great, a wide range of emotions, and great instrumentation. Favourite songs: theme from shaft, bumpy’s lament, Ellie’s love theme Café Regio’s, early Sunday morning, a friend’s place, no name bar, shaft strikes again Overall around 8:10

Don't think I like it as much as Hot Buttered Soul but tough to compare since this is a soundtrack. I liked it more than I thought I would Rating: 3.6

Shut your mouth

4/5

This is a vibey ass soundtrack! I love how they used to curate albums to accompany movies & shows back I the day. Now they just pick the most popping song and just throw it in the trailer. I think this is a good way to set the tone for a series and the music is just incredible. Issac Hayes is criminally underrated!

Possibly funks greatest hour

01) Theme from Shaft - 10,0 02) Bumpy's Lament - 8,5 03) Walk from Regio's - 8,0 04) Ellie's Love Theme - 7,5 05) Shaft's Cab Ride - 7,5 06) Cafe Regio's - 8,0 07) Early Sunday Morning - 7,5 08) Be Yourself - 7,0 09) A Friend's Place - 7,0 10) Soulsville - 8,0 11) No Name Bar - 7,0 12) Bumpy's Blues - 7,0 13) Shaft Strikes Again - 7,0 14) Do Your Thing - 6,0 15) The End Theme - 8,0 TOTAL: 7,60 (76/100) Current ranking: 200/444

This was really great, each song was interesting and unique but still matched the theme of the rest of it. Makes me want to watch this again.

I really liked this, much more than I expected.

Overall really enjoyed this album. I was a little surprised to see a soundtrack on the list since I thought they were excluded. Or at least that is the reason I read "Saturday Night Fever" wasn't on there. I think if this is on here that should be too as I think they are both iconic and specific to a genre/time. This was a groovy smooth listen. Some of the tracks went on too long which is the main reason I'm knocking a star off. I get that it's a soundtrack so it's to be expected but I was a little worn out by the time I got to the end of a few for just a casual listen.

Very 70s, and I love the 70s.

I’ve done so much boring white guy rock lately that this was a breath of fresh air.

4.25

The main theme is the the well known piece but there's tons of good tracks that were new to me. Lots of different instruments and cozy atmospheres. Ellie's Love Theme was a standout, and the breezy tropical sounding Cafe Regio's. I liked the funky bassline and sax in No Name Bar. Do Your Thing is a nearly 20-minute long track with crazy guitar and keyboard soloing throughout - outstanding climax to an excellent album, soundtrack or otherwise.

I really enjoyed this album! Of course early 70's that fed into disco and rap. Smooth as could be and good jammin

Guys did you know he voices Chef from South Park?

Jazz? Sone tracks have that influence

OST muito boa de ficar ouvindo! Do Your Thing e Be Yourself muito boas! Vou ouvir mais depois. E assistir ao filme.

This was so much more of a realised concept than I would have imagined. There are definitly some funk tracks which work for the film, but this is a well thought out album. 20 min track at the end which gave me thoughts of Mars Volta, was not expecting that. Quality.

Enjoyed this though more jazz and less funk than I expected--also a lot smoother.

85% Best: Theme From Shaft; Walk From Regio's; Cafè Regio's; Be Yourself; No Name Bar; Bumpy's Blues; Do Your Thing Must-Hear? Sure

Man, I loved the part in Shaft where John Shaft said "It's Shafting time!" and shafted all over the place. I'm just kidding. I've never seen the movie Shaft, but I have now listened to its soundtrack courtesy of Isaac Hayes. This is my first time listening to any music of his and I've got to say, it's pretty good. The instrumental sound is the main focus of the soundtrack, with there being only 3 songs with vocals out of the 15 on the album. Isaac Hayes's vocals are pretty good. Of course, despite having never watched an episode of the show, I did run into the problem of only being able to envision Chef from South Park upon hearing his voice, but I can still recognize that his voice is good. Going back to the instrumentation, it's great! It's just some nice, fun soul music. I really like it. I'm sure these songs work well in the movie. It's kind of weird how some songs are only like a minute long and then you have "Do Your Thing" at a whopping 19 and a half minutes. Because of that, I feel that "Do Your Thing" is probably the second most notable song on the album, only behind the one and only "Theme From Shaft." Yeah, that song is great, with the others being pretty cool too. Overall, I really liked the Shaft soundtrack. It's not my favorite soundtrack to a 70s Blaxploitation film (Super Fly has it beat in that regard), but it's still a very strong album. Good job Isaac! High 4/5.

we know this is on the list for a reason..1st film score to win an Oscar-changed the course of movie music (go Isaac!)he was only 29. Funky jazzy grooves that captured Shaft's vibe perfectly. Ellie's reminds me a bit of the Odd Couple theme and Cafè Regio's screams Jackson 5 Never Can Say Goodbye. Shaft has long been a favorite, since forever and it is still fun to be the back up singer '.... shut yo' mouth!' (I'm talkin' bout Shaft..)

Shaft! This is a fun one...a classic. I can't help but smile when I hear the theme song. And it doesn't scream that it's a soundtrack for a film - which can get tiring. It holds its own...damn right.

Chock full of ideas that would be referenced and recycled for years to come. Works amazingly well for a mostly instrumental soundtrack uncoupled from.the film - climaxing with Do Your Thing - what a journey - before heading out with the iconic chugga chugga of the main theme.

The first three tracks of this are great. The last track is good, but the long spoken word intro just isn’t for me. When Walk On came on I instantly recognized it from how many times it’s been sampled, and I think that shows just how impactful this record has been.

Really amazing instrumentals, beautiful orchestration. Way better than I thought. I was thinking cheesy 70s, but this was much better than my preconceived notions.

Yarp

Delightful. Is the opening two minutes and forty seconds of this album the best start to any album ever? The rest of the album is decent but nowhere near as amazing as its start. BUT, Do Your Thing is a marvelous extended jam.

Some smooth solid grooves from Mr. Hayes. Maybe a bit longer than necessary but honestly I didn’t mind all that much. Good good stuff.

I don't think every title fits, but I've never seen the movie, so I might just be wrong. Bangers though.

Hard to not hear Chef

Isaac Hayes was objectively cool before becoming a Scientologist.

Gostei bastante 4 estrelas

This was so well done, especially for a movie score. I feel like, too often, film scores fall too far into doing way too much or way too little in terms of their presence and listenability outside of the movie. But this is perfect, enjoyable, and tight. Cafe Regios is a highlight on here (outside of the crazy Do Your Thing which should just be listened to, not talked about), one of the best songs I’ve picked up so far from this daily albums list. Tasteful bossa nova that paces itself so well, when that hi hat ride kicks in around halfway through and the drum pattern slightly alters - OOH!

82/100. While I'm typically not a fan of albums dominated by instrumentals, this one pleasantly surprised me. This album serves as a testament to why he's considered one of the greatest soul writers of all time. Definitely worth a listen.

Iconic, immediately transports you to a very distinct time and place.

Period piece! Fun

Brilliant. Loved it. Rich and smooth. Highly enjoyed

Great fun. Shame about the Scientology.

“do your thing” was superb. Appreciate the artistry to an iconic soundtrack

7/10 Really good but its more of an EP than an album because its so short Favourite Song=Theme From Shaft Least Favourite Song=No Name Bar

Shaft is an epic soundgasm that perfectly matches the film.

Pretty sweet album! Just jammy and funky and soulful with tons of swagger. 7/10

Decent album, sad half the album was available on spotify

hermoso disco para laburar

The song Shaft is a stone cold classic. The rest of the album is pretty funky, but never quite lives up to the bar that is set with that first track.

Love Isaac Hayes, super fun

Why is this here and not other soundtracks? Who cares, this shit goes hard.

This is close to a perfect album. What stops it from being perfect is that it has too many instrumentals that are more fillers then actual songs. But still great music.

Very funky, very groovy. This album certainly sets the tone and creates a great atmosphere. Not my style, but I admire it.

I'm not really sure what this album is doing on this list - Shaft seems better suited to 1001 movies to watch before you die - but I'm certainly not upset about it.

The strings and the horns are fun in this album. I've obviously heard the theme song but nothing else from Isaac Hayes before, enjoying it so far. Some really groovy stuff on this so far, especially like the 20 minute "Do Your Thing". Oh I forgot he was Chef in South Park! Prob a 4 for me

Can ya dig it? Yes. Yes I can. The voice. The groove. The rhythm section. Enthusiastic 5 stars.

The instrumental sections were especially nice. Groovy, interesting, dynamic.

Good for groovy background music. Solid beats!

What a damn good, extremely cool album.

Loved it

Everything you do feels cooler when you do it while listening to the Shaft soundtrack. Making coffee, taking out the recycling, just walking down the street? If you’ve got this album in your headphones, you feel like you’ve got the coolest backing band in the world playing just for you. An orchestra with a funk rhythm section is a great idea for a movie score. “Café Regio’s” is a particularly cool track. “No Name Bar” is a nice funky one too. The horns on that one are awesome. And oooh that guitar solo on “Bumpy’s Blues” is so good. The epic 20-minute “Do Your Thing” is a stellar finale. This was a fun listen with a lot of excellent performances.

Ok so I'm way too young for this film and surprisingly enough had never heard of the 2019 remake either. After reading up on the film, it appears that not only has the album won an Oscar, but the \"Theme from Shaft\" has as well. For being a score for a crime thriller film, the score is rather upbeat, which is somewhat surprising. I have thoroughly enjoyed this score and will definitely seek out the movie in the near future.

I expected this to be all funk similar to but lesser than the theme song, but it's so much more; really good funk, jazz, neo soul, and all throughout an emotional spectrum I didnt expect from a soundtrack for a 70s tough detective movie. All this music made for the movie really nailed the assignment and made me want to see the movie.

One fine-ass soundtrack. Damn right.

The soundtrack to 'Shaft' really is a standalone fully conceptualised album on its own, ain't it? A whole lot of smooth, sexy, fun, and adventurous tracks that just scream 'cool'.

Thoughts before listening: Well this should be funky. I know the theme song to this movie, and assuming the rest is on par, its going to be a fun listen. Review: This is definitely cool. Being a soundtrack/score, a lot of the songs are just instrumental tracks that would have played in the background of different scenes. That's not necessarily a bad thing, and I am quite enjoying these jazz and funk tunes. My favorites here are "Theme From Shaft" (obviously), "Cafe Regio", "No Name Bar", and all 19 and a half minutes of "Do Your Thing". 4-stars

I've never listened to this outside of the context of the film before. While some of it is slightly dull film music, parts are absolutely amazing.

Funky as Hell. Love it!

I was very pleasantly surprised by this album/soundtrack/score. I didn't expect it to be bad, but I thought it would all be like the "theme song," but I was surprised by all the orchestration and diversity in the score. I really enjoyed a lot of the music, and there are some compositions that are so much better than so many other orchestrated scores, from the personality to the deep emotion.

An album full of instrumental classics from Hayes. Title track gets you moving.

This is the first soundtrack I've seen here. Even if you don't know the movie, this album lets you feel the emotion it transpires.

I’ve heard of Shaft as a blaxploitation film from the 1970s, however at this point I haven’t seen the film yet. Thus, it feels weird to me that Issac Hayes’s soundtrack is on this list, given its ties to a piece of visual media. Still, there seems to be a lot of appraisal for the soundtrack, historically signified as one of the first to incorporate a more funk/soul driven sound for a film. The question is, does it hold up on its own without seeing Shaft the film? The answer for me at least is somewhat. Obviously, the “Theme from Shaft” is the standout moment right from the get-go, and it gets a nice callback with “The End Theme.” Other notable tracks in between include “Ellie’s Love Theme” which oozes this sense of mystique around what sounds like catchy xylophone motifs, “Cafe Regio’s” with its epic guitar soloing alongside the horn accompaniment, “Be Yourself” with horn riffs for days, “Soulsville” as another finely sung piece from Isaac, and the 19-minute “Do Your Thing” that comes off as an extended jam session with tempo changes amidst guitar and electric piano solos. But going back to what has been stated earlier, this is nevertheless a soundtrack for a film, and it shows in places. The rest of the album can be described as either light motifs that last no more than two minutes, or like with “Early Sunday Morning” best serves as background music for certain scenes. Overall, Issac Hayes is a good composer in his own right, and I certainly look forward to catching Shaft the film sometime based on my enjoyment of the soundtrack. Perhaps Shaft is better served on a list of “films to watch before you die” to get both the audio and visual components together, as opposed to just the album separately.

Is this an album or an EP?

Not what I expected. I enjoyed it

Soulsville and Do Your Thing are too slow

Who's the black private dick that's a sex machine to all the chicks? Shaft! You damn right.

My man Isaac did not have to go this hard, and yet he did it. For us. 4.5/5 Hell yeah

Loved it!

Trompetbukser, fløjlsbusker, busker på soveværelsesgulvet. Uhhh, sweet loving… forventer Austin Powers kigger lummert på mig og udbryder Groovy baby… Dette kombineret med et flashback til de utallige timer jeg spillede transport tycoon. Underlige tanker og minder blandet sammen.

I found this quite enjoyable! I didn't expect it to be primarily an instrumental album, but it was interesting enough to keep me awake on the bus ride home.

Chef’s second album on this list! The title song is one of the coolest movie theme songs ever made. Playing over the opening credits, it’s iconic & unforgettable. The rest of the album ain’t bad either.

Smoooooth stuff

Awesome

I liked this way more than I would've ever expected. Nice cooking!

Cool, but it mostly feels like (and is) backing music

Solid background noise.

De la musique de film, très vivante et active, qui s'écoute néanmoins avec plaisir avec ses influences funk. J'ai beaucoup aimé la pièce titre et son chanteur

A couple of the tracks feel like elevator music, and I mean that as a compliment. Smooth, repetitious, but not boring, and incredibly comforting, whether you're actively listening or just letting it play through in the background. This is a really good soundtrack, but that's also kind of all it is. Imo, it's really hard for soundtracks to be among the greatest albums of all-time. This one deserves a spot, but it doesn't get to sit among the elite of the elite. Also, Spotify only has 6 tracks available, and I don't feel like using another platform.

Of course this album is completely of its time and place. Hard to not love the title track SHUT YOUR MOUTH but after that I'm never sure. It's not the fact that it's a soundtrack but it's more that it's so clearly a *background* soundtrack. Even just take the 'song' titles: "Shaft's Cab Ride" "Cafe Regio's" which are placed in those scenes in the movie but sort of accompany those parts rather than drive the action or story. It's not even close to a bad listen - just not an active listen. It's just different. I keep comparing my listening to another similar-type album in Air's soundtrack to "The Virgin Suicides" which I loved - both are albums I can put on in almost any situation, Sunday coffee, working, making dinner, etc. Almost in a different category altogether and so I'm not sure my personal rating is even relevant but for that alone I think it's almost a keeper...even if it is strictly for my own background listening as well. Giving it a 4 for delivering on exactly what it meant to. Highlights: title track, "No Name Bar", "Do Your Thing" - all 19 minutes of it. 7/10 4 stars.

Here's another album that's a bit of a contradiction in terms for me. It's great, it creates a nice warm fuzzy feeling inside. Nostalgia was considered to be a disease once, and this album bring it on in spades (pun not intended). It's a wonderful listen. Would I buy it, almost definitely not. Yet I cannot even contemplate giving it less than a top ¼ 4. Its like the test card on the tele, it brings back memories of a simpler time, but would you want it to return? No not really.

Mellow sounds to suit my mellow mood. Mr Hayes exploited my black feelings and turned them white! Loving 'Do Your Thing' I'm a suckered for a wah was pedal. Great funky tunes just makes me want to binge watch all these classic films, the wife would be so happy! A low 4.

Funky, groovy, it’s good all the 70s feels!

Cool idea, but too long.

I would say 3.5, like it.

˙ǝʇnoɔé,l ǝɯêɯ ǝp ʇnoʇ sᴉʌᴉnsɹnod ǝɾ ǝnb éɹɐdɯǝsép ʇsǝ,Ɔ ˙ɹǝɯɐ ɹᴉdnos ƃuol un ɹǝddɐɥɔé ᴉɐssᴉɐl ǝſ ˙ǝƃɐɹʇǝɯ-ƃuol un,p uos ǝpuɐq ɐl ǝp ʇᴉɐssᴉƃɐ,s lᴉ : ʇuǝɯǝʌᴉssǝɹƃoɹd ʇᴉɹʌnoɔép ǝs ǝᴉɹǝɥɔɹǝdns ɐl 'ǝʇnoɔé,p sǝʇnuᴉɯ sǝnblǝnb sèɹd∀ ˙ǝʌᴉʇɐuɹǝʇlɐ ǝlnǝs ɐɯ sɹol sèp ʇnɟ ǝqn┴no⅄ ˙sǝlqᴉuodsᴉp ʇuǝᴉɐʇé suosuɐɥɔ sᴉoɹʇ slnǝs ; ᴉoɹɟɟǝ,p sᴉɹd snɟ ǝɾ ǝnbsɹol ʎɟᴉʇodS uǝᴉl ǝl ɹns ᴉɐnbᴉlɔ ǝſ ˙uɐɹɔé,l ǝp nǝᴉlᴉɯ nɐ ʇnɹɐddɐ ʇɟɐɥS ɯnqlɐ,l 'sǝénqᴉɹʇʇɐ sǝlᴉoʇé sǝnblǝnb sǝl ǝnb ᴉsuᴉɐ ǝéƃᴉpéɹ ʇuǝpéɔéɹd ɯnqlɐ,l ǝp ǝnbᴉʇᴉɹɔ ɐɯ sᴉoɟ ǝun 'ʇǝ ǝɥɔɹǝɥɔǝɹ ǝp ǝɹɹɐq ɐl suɐp ɹǝᴉuɹǝp ǝɔ ǝp uǝᴉl ǝl uᴉɐpnos ɐdɐʇ ʇƃᴉop uoW ¿ ɹnǝʇɐɹéuéƃ xnǝɹéuéƃ ǝɔ ᴉnɥ,pɹnoɾnɐ ɹǝsodoɹd ǝɯ ʇᴉɐllɐ,nb : ǝuuǝᴉpᴉʇonb éʇᴉsoᴉɹnɔ ǝɯêɯ ɐl ɔǝʌɐ uᴉʇɐɯ ɹǝᴉɥ ᴉɐllᴉǝʌéɹ ǝɯ ǝſ do your thing

Probably a cool album, but I could only hear four of the songs on Spotify. What I did hear was good though.

CHEF

Dope album honestly. I think Shaft Theme is a bit better than the rest, I still love most of it though.

Nice sound

А чёт балдёж, мне нравится СТВОЛ. Или как его там. Чилловый, хочется быть этим чернокожим парнем в чёрном куртеце которого обуяло пламя!

Perfekt smooth bakgrunnsmusikk. Må se filmen.

I would normally have begrudged listening to over an hour of what is mainly soundtrack music. But this was a perfect album to play in the background as it fitted around my morning. First there was the title track, which was also the only track I already had heard before. Then three sides of pretty chill music that wasn't annoying, but did feel a bit strange without much in the way of vocals, or a film to watch. Then side four came round and we were thrown into an almost twenty minute epic journey that had me adding another star to the score, to end up on four stars for the whole album.

Great album. I’ve listened to this one before.

Right on!

If this were the soundtrack to my life, I'd be a happy man 8.5/10

This is one of the best movie soundtracks of all time, but as an album alone, is restrained in the sense that you have no context for the music. All of it still sounds great, but it feels like something is missing (because something is missing). For the tracks that do feel complete, however, they are phenomenal. 4/5

They say that cat Shaft is a bad mother..shut your mouth..I'm just talking about Shaft, right on! Love the movie and the soundtrack Isaac Hayes straight kills it on this record

It was pretty good but I think it would've been better in the context of the movie. Do your thing was awesome though.

That title track is stunning. The production and audio work on this album is stellar. I want to give it a five in my heart but only the first song really pushes me that high. I did really enjoy this listen though.

Unique and atmospheric. Great arrangements that don't get repetitive. Pure 60s feel.

still hot

Jag gillar det här. Det är så mycket 70-tal och blaxploition.

This is a really snazzy, jazzy album. Mostly instrumental, but really highlights some skilled musicians and the overall tone and flow of the album is great. Even the 19+ minute venture didn't overstay its welcome (basically an epic jam/solo session). Everything blended well and led to a very pleasant listening experience. I really want to check out the film now! Fav tracks: No Name Bar, Cafe Regio's, Do Your Thing

A mix of orchestral and psychedelic funk and soul. Only a few songs have Hayes’ butter smooth vocals, but the rest are well-composed and well-played material. Some strong grooves with more mellow tracks interspersed. While I dig the album overall, it sometimes feels like background music (which it is for a movie) and doesn’t necessarily require intensive listening - though close listening can also be rewarded with the details of this excellent instrumentals. The almost 20 minute “Do Your Thing” stands out as a rocking jam that moves through several grooves.

I love the sound and the groove.

Oye, este disco es mucho más que una buena banda sonora.

Great, short album. Iconic song. I think this was supposed to link to the double album but ended up with a shorter version.

Classic

A soundtrack album from 1971, wasn’t expecting this. Keeping an open mind. Hahaha I totally recognise the theme, a classic - added to library. Quite enjoying the rest of the album too, reckon it’s on the lower end of a 4!

I am more than happy to report that the soundtrack to Shaft was great! Not an album to sit down and listen to, but great to have on while you are going about your business. Some songs are chill and others are funky. Fun to groove to. Definitely a product of its time but it sure holds up. Never thought I’d like a double album of mostly instrumentals, but I loved it.

Incredible soundtrack.

A fun classic. Wouldn’t make my top 500 though.

Swaggering and fun

Great score!

I was aware of the title track. Go album, its got some funk. go background music.

Funk/R&B movie soundtrack, fun mix of guitar, percussion, horns, strings, etc

Quietly groovy. I appreciated all the instrumental parts and songs, something that has become unfortunately rare.

Good jazz album, will keep it on for many studying sessions

Of course I was familiar with the title track. It was cool listening to the rest of this soundtrack. Especially since most of the soundtracks I grew up with were either a mash of popular tunes OR something by Danny Elfman.

Most of the tracks on the album aren’t available on US Spotify

Already familiar with that bad mother… song and Isaac Hayes but this was my first time listening to the album. The music is just so fucking cool man. An obvious comparison is Curtis Mayfield’s Superfly and this album hit me in a very similar way. Last little thing, the small organ sting on Bumpy’s Lament is the same as the guitar on Xplosive by Dr. Dre, I’ve heard that little melody on so many songs and it just hits every time I hear it

Super smooth, some nice cinematic touches, felt really fun to have on while I was working. Three and a half. Fave track: No Name Bar

Solid jazz / R&B album disguised as a movie soundtrack

A vibe shaft is such a pimp

Damn right

Een soundtrack is eigenlijk wat raar in de lijst. Maar vooruit. Het is één artiest en je zou deze prima kunnen luisteren zonder iets van de film gezien te hebben. En ik kan het weten. Want ik heb deze film nooit gezien en heb een prima uurtje gehad met dit album.

Album met een van de meest iconische nummers van de filmmuziek, theme from Shaft. Ik vind het ergens totaal niet passen om een soundtrack in deze albumlijst te stoppen. En ondanks dat ik ook eigenlijk alleen maar die themesong (her)ken, vind ik het heerlijk om dit te luisteren. Hier word je simpelweg vrolijk van. Ik heb ook zin om die originele Shaft te kijken. Ik vond de remake van de remake met Samuel L Jackson al genieten (imdb was er minder over te spreken), maar ik vind dit stiekem heel grappig. Met heel veel plezier geluisterd.

As an album, it’s perhaps three stars. Mood inducing but still too heavy with score songs. The theme song, however, is an all time classic.

Proper piece of music. The album as a whole is a great representation of what movie soundtrack should sound like. It's strict in its theme, although gets every musician on the project to thrive.

Pochette kitsch mais musique funky. Je serais curieuse de voir le film.

hell.yeah. smooth all the way through!

Good music, great writing, a little slower

Funky.

The great Isaac Hayes! Musically very great album, and rhe guy's got a voice as smooth as butter. But it's just a bit behind Hot Buttered Soul for me. Not to say it isn't great, I just like the other album more. This is still very good music and I love to put it on! 8,5 out of 10

Pretty dumb album tbh. Especially the guy playing the harpsichord

Groovy, jammy. Real good. Apparently big influence on movie scores going forward. 4.

So weird that I just had Hot Buttered Soul 2 days ago. I can dig it! The instrumentals are very good, as with the other Hayes / Bar-Kays stuff. The title track is amazing, well produced, and iconic! Cafe Regio's is a "whole vibe". Also, grooving to "Do Your Thing" for about a full 18 minutes. Going 3.5 - 4 on this too! Only thing really keeping it down is the length with a tad too much misc. "soundtrack" stuff that breaks up the real jams. It's all good, but some editing could make it a golden album, but it's not an album really it's a soundtrack.

Nice change of pace. Enjoyed it.

I'm a big fan of IH. Hot Buttered Soul is epic. This is mostly instrumental but hits all the right spots with the Bar-Kays brass shining through. Indulgent but essential.

I don’t know what kinds of criticism you can really give this album. Maybe the funk is too funky? Maybe the groove is too groovy? The wacka wackas are too wacka wacka-y? The soundtrack is a character in the film, and without it, I can promise you no one would be talking about Shaft today.

Yes, as a matter of fact, I can dig it.

This is a fantastic good soundtrack. All of the instrumental tracks have a great groove to them, I really jammed out to this. I was less enticed by the tracks with lyrics, something about the literalness of them turned me off a bit. It felt like I was listening to narration more than a song. Which to be fair make sense, because it's a movie soundtrack, but still took me out of the listening experience a bit. I haven't seen the film, so I'll have to check that out for the full experience, but it was a good listen nonetheless Fav Tracks: Walk From Regio's, Do Your Thing

not bad, 4

What a great listen. Very groovy & 70s chill. And let's not forget how smooth Isaac Hayes' voice is.

For a soundtrack, this is pretty good, but I kind of wish it wasn't a soundtrack. The soundtrack for Shaft was really good and I kind of want to watch the film now. Having read up on the film, I feel as though the soundtrack is pretty fitting. The jazzy-soul feel of this record, with the few bits of funk and disco music added in, feels like a fitting decision. Sonically, the album sounds amazing; the instrumentation and songwriting is pretty good. Even if a majority do kind of fit into this archetype of jazz-soul, it works. Of course, the "Theme from Shaft" is the best track. It is one of the most iconic and greatest disco-funk songs of all time. I just kind of wish this sound appeared more often than a handful of moments. However, this album is flawed. Firstly, it is pretty bloated. The sonic themes of the record keep repeating a lot and it sort of feels as though the same thing is happening over and over again. This problem is caused by the biggest problem, which is the fact that it is a soundtrack. Every song needs to be a backdrop and not take center stage, as well as fitting these specific scenarios that happen over the course of a 2 hour or so film, while also retaining to some sonic idea. While this album is great and sounds nice, the tracks don't leave too much of an impact partly because they are supposed to be a background thing, not take center stage. Rarely does it feel as though it is the main attraction. It kind of stinks as from what I know, the film contains a lot of themes about race and masculinity, so to have a record that is free from any constraint the film may put upon it that explores all of these themes in a way where it's less of a backdrop and more of the main attraction would be so damn cool. Either way, I can't give this record too much hate. I did enjoy it and the "Theme from Shaft" is one of the most iconic songs of all time, so I'd say a 7/10 would be in order for this record. I just wish it wasn't a soundtrack.

This is the embodiment of every 70s soundtrack. It's a lounge style, smooth groovy jazz with most of it hiding in the background but with random instrumental injections from horns, strings, bright percussions, or guitar riffs among other things. A lot of it is slow and relaxing, but some have a kick, especially the funky ones like "Be Yourself", "No Name Bar", and "Walk from Regio's." Honestly, it's really good at what it does as a soundtrack. Incredibly versatile and excellent production, even if only a few tracks stood out. Also included is a 20-minute track "Do Your Thing", which some people could hate, but it was a really awesome soulful jam session, especially the sick guitar solos, reminding me of War's The World is a Ghetto.

Impressive album. It's mostly instrumental and some of the tracks have vocals. This album fits Shaft perfectly.

Soundtrack albums usually don't do much for me, but I find myself enjoying this quite a bit. Having an instrumental soundtrack with which to work alongside was nice. Favorite track: Do Your Thing... absolutely lit

first time listening smooth,funky,jazzy elevator music

Yeah, so I mostly know Isaac Hayes from South Park, and only knew of his music from Shaft. As much as I love funk, I wasn’t sure if mostly instrumental funk would be my thing, but this is pretty good. Definitely on the long side, but fun and fairly varied. Makes me want to finally see Shaft. B

While I personally am unlikely to return to this album much because I don't really listen to soundtracks or songs from movies and shows in general, I really thought this album was one of the best. This soundtrack separate from the movie is a really enjoyable listen. Isaac Hayes is a great composer and they amount of energy that is in this album is astonishing it is constantly full of motion. I do however have a few issues with this in the context of it being an album. "Do Your Thing" being nearly 20 minutes long was an absolute waste of time. It is a solid song but there is no reason it should be 20 minutes. In general some of the tracks were a little longer than they needed to be like "Café Regio's" and "No Name Bar". I do like it though as a listening experience and would highly recommend it. They who songs that have actual singing on it are super catchy and sound great. My favorite songs on the album were "Theme From Shaft", "Ellie's Love Theme", "Shaft's Cab Ride", "Early Sunday Morning", "Soulsville", "No Name Bar" and "Shaft Strikes Again". I would give this an 8.5 out of ten but it could have been higher if "Do Your Thing" wasn't so long and some of the extra fat was cut off of songs like "Café Regio's" and even some of the intro of the theme.

Phil Spector: Check out this "Wall of Sound" I created Isaac Hayes: Hold my beer... would probably give this a 5 if it weren't for stuff like Ellie's Love or Cafe Regio's. To be fair, it's a movie soundtrack and not every scene could be Shaft kicking ass. I did want to love it more than I did.

Such a distinct and beautiful voice. Like gliding through a warm vat of butter

It's a classic - I have it on vinyl. Contrary to other reviews here, I am into soundtrack albums, often the commission seems to give the artist more commission to range

I like the groove and instrumentation on this album. Half the songs weren’t available through Spotify, but Issac Hayes was definitely cutting some grooves with this record. 3.5/5

1. Reservoir Dogs by Jay-Z +79 more. 2. Bag Lady by Erykah Badu +23 more. 3. The Sounds of Science by Beastie Boys +16 more. 4. Easy Days by Pointer Sisters +37 more. 5. The Great Expedition by The Eight +1 more. 6. ∅ 7. Même Les Meufs Escroquent by X-Men +1 more. 8. ∅ 9. Loop Exec by Flying Lotus +3 more. 10. ∅ 11. Soulja's Story by 2Pac +25 more. 12. ∅ 13. Rollercoaster by October London 14. Smooth Operator by Big Daddy Kane +33 more. 15. ∅ Above is a list of just some of the songs that pulled samples from the various tracks on this album. In other words, a crate diggers gold mine! 4 giant bags of royalty checks out of 5. 💰💰💰💰

I don't think soundtracks should be included in this list, but it is here, so I have to rate it. And boy is this a great fucking soundtrack! Grooving real hard, it makes me wanna watch the damn movie.

Shaft prolly fucks like crazy in this 7+/10

Most soundtrack albums tend to be a bit uneven. There's usually the hit single, a couple of other standout tracks and not much else. Isaac Hayes' "Shaft" on the other hand, has the hit, half a dozen standout tracks and very little filler.

A classic

Genres: Progressive soul Formed: Memphis in 1968. (Previously a session musician at Stax Records. Run time: 15 songs, 1 hour, 9 min Track 1: “Theme from Shaft” has over 65M plays on Spotify. It’s fantastic lyrically and musically. You know after listening to this track that the character John Shaft is a badass! Whilst listening to the track "Soulsville" I was sure it must now be playing a Gregory Porter song. I wonder what (if any) influence this album had on his style. Apart from "Soulsville" with 900K plays and the theme, none of the other tracks have anywhere near 1M plays, which is surprising considering the album won numerous awards. Most of the album is instrumental tracks, apart from "Soulsville", "Do Your Thing", and "Theme from Shaft". It’s a great album and it turns out I really like Soul. I will probably listen again, and I will be looking for other Soul to listen to. My Rating: ****

Damn right. Obviously the theme is an all time classic, and Cafe Regios is cool. The rest is good, but again, very soundtracky - better with the film playing than without.

It is now settled - I am a fan of Isaac Hayes. His voice and musical style is just so unique, and somehow it is perfectly matched for my taste. In general I'm not the biggest fan of movie soundtracks, with many themes and instrumental pieces that will make more sense once you watch the actual movie, but every one of those songs has that special energy from Isaac. Looks like my vinyl collection will grew after today!

isaac hayes comin' through! this mostly instrumental album was an absolute pleasure. full of soul and funk and jazz, shaft was a smooth listen. the instrumentals flowed into one another, and damn there's something about hayes' voice in "theme from shaft." undeniably, this is a great, great album. the significance of the shaft movie, and by extension the movie, is not lost on me. i can respect a movie specifically geared towards black people in 1971, especially after the social and political upheaval in the sixties. this movie must have been part of blaxploitation, but that doesn't mean the soundtrack doesn't have ongoing significance. i am satisfied that a soulful black man made this memorable soundtrack.

Nice funk. He only sings on 3 songs, but the instrumentals are great and they were composed by him, so it’s not like an album where the featured artist is only on a few songs. Also, to the person asking for ‘Saturday Night Fever’ (even though the comment was like 1.5 years ago) - I think it counts as a compilation in the creator’s eyes.

Awesome

Only ever heard the title track but enjoyed this a lot.

4.5 Brilliant. Standout: Shaft The rest of this album is just amazing. I love it start to finish!

Own on Vinyl

liked it

He was a better musician than he was a chef.

I was surprised that a movie soundtrack would be on here but I suppose if you're going to include one this is a pretty good pick since it was pretty influential in how Black-led movies were scored. I was only familiar with the theme song but the whole thing was pretty good. At some points I got bored but then remembered that this was probably for a slower part that was dialogue heavy and just waited for the next big action scene and all of those tracks were really funky and fun. Side note: I was looking through the controversial tab in my history and I saw that I gave stankonia by outlast a 2 which is embarrassing cuz after like a year and a half I think that albums a 4. Probably just shows how my rating system has evolved

Great and Groovy!

The only thing I knew about going in was that people always say the theme from Shaft is so good. After listening, I can confirm its much more than just the theme.

Enjoyable for sure, although of course it is a soundtrack, so a little too deep in the background vibe to be a true 5.

Well what's not to love? It's quite a nice barebones funk - meat and potatoes instrumentation that is actually just just right. Cooked medium rare, this album exhudes cool and sleaze in a stylish way. It tends towards the longer side of records which might be it's only slight flaw - but you need to take your time with good things and this is a record that someone should get to know properly.

Pretty much exactly what I expected. Chill Tunes I would hear when cruising through a rainy city at 3 am. Not my cup of tea, but you have to respect the musician involved with it. Edit: Okay, Listened to the full thing while I worked. I love this album now. It provided a groovy tone to my otherwise boring day. I can dig it.

Look, this is Isaac Hayes' Shaft. What do you want?

Definitely not something I would just play. It requires you to sit down and actually absorb and listen to the details. I’m not the biggest fan of instrumental music. I need lyrics to keep my brain stimulated. Otherwise, it’s a great album artistically. Highlights: -

entretenida

enjoyable background for a little 70s swagger

Not sure how it made 1001 but its an enjoyable soundtrack for sure!

Best soundtrack of all time? Probably. Musical genius, and I love the different moods here. Never get tired of this.

I enjoyed it much more than I thought I would.

Excellent vibes from (maybe?) the root of the Blacksploitation genre. If you like this album like I did, make sure to check out the Superfly soundtrack by Curtis Mayfield. That cat Shaft is a bad mother......

Totally did not expect to get what I got out of this soundtrack. Was jamming to this putting up christmas lights. It was fantastic. Solid 4. Adding main theme to my playlist.

A great album of deep grooves and classic Hayes: soulful, orchestral, grandiose. A great soundtrack which passes the soundtrack test - listenable and meaningful without the movie.

Some good tracks, some iconic tracks, will need to revisit and find the gems.

The theme song is such an icon. The album is worth it for that. There are some other good songs too, but also some that just sound like filler - due in part I'm sure to this being a movie soundtrack. A more concise album would have been even more enjoyable.

Soul is hit or miss for me, but this was fine in the background. Nothing earth-shattering or anything. +1 point just because my husband loved it so much. He said: "You never put on music like this! It's just sad folk music, classical piano, and k-pop with you."

Soul progresivo. Está bien, sin maravillar.

I thought this wouldn't go well with me after reading some reviews before I listened. It's definitely not my preference, but I can really hear the quality. I was surprised how easy this was to listen to and I'm so glad I stuck it out to "Do Your Thing"... that was awesome. Mostly I liked the album better when Isaac wasn't singing, but he does have such a cool sound. I'm glad I heard this, not my thing, but I'll still call it at 4 stars.

The biggest thing I learned was “know how” sampled the first 10-20 seconds of the opening them song. So cool.

Pretty good

Unique

p228. 1971. 3.5 stars. Not his best album - see Hot Buttered Soul for that - and as with most 70s double albums it outstays its welcome. Do we really need 19 minute plus workout? Having said that, it's still good, easily accessible soul with silk smooth strings, and the title track is a perfect 4:39 snapshot of the early 70s.

I actually enjoyed this album way more than I thought I would and it led me down a listening rabbit hole of other Isaac Hayes albums.

This has a few really cool tracks! It’s a bit weird to listen to a movie soundtrack for a movie you’ve never seen

Definitely sounded like a soundtrack but when the band cut loose it was amazing. 8/10

Nice vibing.

can ya dig it?

As I would have expected, a sound track to a movie I don't think I've seen. It seems that have the tracks on the album were not available on Sportify, so I guess I only heard about half?

I don’t know much about soul and funk music but this could be one of the crowning achievements of the genre. The orchestration is lush and the production is superb. The Theme From Shaft is just a great tune, Do Your Thing is truly epic. The soundtrack is filled with funky riffs and great rhythm tracks, mixed with some lovely flights of fancy. I loved how Hayes allows the music to amble causally at times, never rushing anything. I’ll definitely add this to my library and give it another listen. Also really need to see the film!

Fun to discover where all the 70s funk TV intro parodies come from. Which is what my first response was, due to my generational roots. The rest of the album is fantastically mixed and curated.

Outstanding soundtrack, lots of variety.

Great visiting a time I never knew, feel like I was impregnated by this album

Ah, the entire album rather than the song. Who's heard it all the way through and expected that? Proper soundtrack with a catchy title song.

How was this good? Why did this work? I really have no clue but I liked it. Best album by a scientologist who was killed in south park.

I went down a rabbit hole, looking up info about the Shaft films (yes, films plural). There's part of me that wants to watch the film and see how the songs fit in. Maybe I will. A number of the songs, as instrumentals, work except they feel like they need vocals. And the few songs (except for the Theme from Shaft) feel a bit clunky because... well... because of the lyrics. "Soulsville" in particular felt a little cringe-y. I mean, the topic was one that transcends the song itself about abject poverty. I don't know, maybe it was the delivery? I can't tell. One that caught my eye was "Be Yourself." It felt like it needed lyrics, and all I could think of was that the Audioslave song "Be Yourself" would somehow fit in there somewhere. I think the highlight for me was "Do Your Thing". The guitar solos were amazing. I didn't realize it was 20 minutes when I first started listening. A _DOUBLE_ album?! Wow, it's interesting that there was so much music in the movie like that. Definitely going to come back to this, especially "Do Your Thing."

Hello there children! Right from the first song you know you're in for a fun ride. Favorite tracks: Theme from Shaft (shut your mouth!), Be Yourself (this one really caught my attention every time), No Name Bar (really like the horns), and Do Your Thing (ahhh, yeah...smooth singing from the man himself, followed by an awesome extended jam).

Do your thing!

Funky af

I haven't seen the movie but I really ought to. This soundtrack really works on its own though. Fantastic, experimental soul.

Smooth. Vibraphone!!! 70s! Some Barry White vibes.

It's legendary for a reason.

Iconic.

Never seen the movie, never heard the music. This slaps.

Soulsville is a great show of Isaac's voice. oh my, no name bar is a jameroni.

Right on!

I have seen the film and always loved the theme song, but listening to the music on its own is an experience unto itself. Much love for this one.

Good album - definitely of its time.

The album that made America get bit by the Blaxploitation bug. Despite not getting the part of the suave, cooler than cool John Shaft, Isaac Hayes still embodied the spirit and swagger that the character had in spades. A blueprint for how Black music would sound throughout the 70s and what it would mine through and pine to recreate in the decades afterward, Shaft is stellar as a standalone but one would need to see the original movie to full assess its impact. Favorites: Theme from Shaft, Café Regio's, Early Sunday Morning, Be Yourself, A Friend's Place, No Name Bar, Do Your Thing.

The whole record is a progressive soul masterpiece. Issac Hayes’ soundtrack is a slick mix of soul, funk and rock that conveys a wide range of moods. Hayes masterfully creates and resolved tension and weaves tense passages together to create the perfect backdrop for a blaxploitation film. Hayes is a skillful arranger and of course a great singer. The biggest drawback is the length, but seeing that this is a movie soundtrack, one cannot expect a popular music style album.

And we can dig it.

Boa, trilha sonora de um filme(mas não estava completo no Spotify)

Groovy

I don’t listen to movie soundtracks really, but I enjoyed this. Good for working quickly

Je connaissais l'album pour sa signification culturelle ainsi que pour sa chanson theme. MAintenant après avoir tout écouté, certaines de ces chansons sont vraiment de bonne composition. Ca commence très fort et termine fort aussi. Il y a un petit creux dans le millieu je trouve et c'est un album double, donc au dessus de 60 min. C'est quand même une trame sonore de film, mais le groove, le funk, l'impro, le rock et même le psychédélique est là. C'est bon ! 4.25

4/5

Well this was a fun shakeup on this list. Loved the mostly instrumentals and the pure funkiness