Reviews (page 12 of 13)
Middle of the road album with some good hits, and some trash. The high pitch falsetto is just really not my bag. But the funk and harmony digs deep. Luckily these tend to be the two types of songs, so they're on different tracks. Africano is the hit here, but you wouldn't know it by the obscenely long and unlistenable intro. Fast forward until the funk drops. The lead track Shining Star is the other track that can boogie. Normally I'm a fan of albums that mix it up, some faster some slower tracks, but, the slower ones here just aren't any good and by the time you suffer through them you've ruined the mediocre tracks that pass the time to the next hit. This isn't really an album you could listen to beginning to end, but it does have some value if you snipe out what you like about them.
It was aite. That first track is bussin' yo
Fun, funky, upbeat good times all around.
A soundtrack? Cool! No idea Earth, Wind & Fire scored a film. I associate them with upbeat, soulful dance numbers, but there's a good amount of depth here as well. Fav track: Shining Star, Africano
A bit of a mixed bag, but Shining Star is easily worth the price of admission. For once, I feel like a track could actually benefit from being even longer! This album contributes to my impression that Earth, Wind, & Fire might ultimately be more of a singles band for me, though. The ballads are mostly interminable, but there's some highlights sprinkled throughout that I enjoyed a lot. Fave tracks: Shining Star, Africano, Yearnin' Learnin', Reasons
Great!
Mezcla de soul y música disco. Buenos ritmos. Divertido de escuchar
Love some Earth, Wind & Fire. key word some
Funky but a little over the top at times - the ultra-extreme falsetto, wacky electronica interludes, the spoken word bits. Not my favorite so far in this genre
Bleh
Good album, not the best. Only two or three song that worth it.
Shining Star and That's the Way of the World are absolute bangers. After that, it falls a bit with a variety of funk/soul tracks that groove but are missing a killer hook.
Heerlijke disco en soortgelijk, prima jima
Саундтрек одноименного фильма 1975 года с Харви Кейтелем. Соул фанк группа. С альбома понравились: Shining Star, Africano, See The Light. Моя субъективная оценка - 3+.
70’s soul disco
I do like the sound. Smooth, evocative. Beautiful vocals. Not something I would listen to a lot, but has it's place. Favorite song, hands down, is "Africano" (at 1:15 in). For me, this made the album. But I am always a sucker for a nice sax sound.
Smooth, very listenable, unmemorable.
Pari ihan jees funk-tykittelyä, ja outoilua joka on paikoin toimivaa, paikoin ei.
70-luvun poppis/funk, niin osasi odottaa, ettei taso välttämättä säily avaushittien jälkeen. Ehkä silti vähän petyin keskiosan siirappisuuteen. Mutta pari ekaa biisiä todella kovia ja Africano hyvää fiilistelyä.
right up there with all the other good funk albums.
Fun album, but I think there are probably better EW&F offerings. I feel like it could have been more up beat/dancy. 3/5
love Earth Wind and Fire. just an average album I'd say but I would listen to it again.
Had a good jolly dance to this while cooking!
Not bad, but not reallly my style
I thought it was pretty decent. I think the instrumentals were pretty good and the lyrics as well. Unfortunately I thought many of the songs lacked a solid, unique melody though. 5/10
Nothing special but only had it on as background music
gezellig !!
Kan ik wel van genieten, vooral ook op de achtergrond
3/5, decent soul
The clear and straightforward arrangements, the lush harmonies, the high falsetto voices, the humanitarian-populist lyrics characterise Shining Star. But that's pretty everything for that album... (6/10) FT: Shining Star, That's The Way Of The World
Funky yet cheesy. Quite liked the instrumental Africano. Worth a listen.
I knew the first song Shining Star - very famous. But the other songs seemed more experimental and nothing really stood out to me. I typically love this sort of 70s music, but I wasn't really feeling it.
A great album that just doesn't align with my musical tastes enough to warrant a higher rating
Not bad, some interesting beats and rhythms
Not as heavy on the disco vibes as I was was expecting - just some smooth funky soul. I would have preferred a few more upbeat tracks. The title track is more top pick, but I think the whole album has a nice flow that would be great for some background litening.
Not bad, but not significant
Good soulful music that's nice and at times was pretty enjoyable. Liked the title track but as whole it wasn't that memorable.
Shining star is the easy bop to single out but it’s all good shit
Was OK. Was probably expecting a bit more. Scrapes a three.
Was ok. Not a huge fan of just the instrumental songs. But a handful of funk.
Groovy Captain Planet-based fun.
<yawn> Ok, a bit unfair. However. My introduction to EW&F was thru unscheduled interstitial on NTA2 Channel 5 (if you know, you know) - snippets of a TV Special hosted by Natalie Cole. The costumes. The hair. The unbridled exuberance. Next to that, this is like Protestant church music. My argument is that six albums in or not, they hadn’t quite found their metier. Thank the heavens they did.
Most of this was okay. Not really my thing, but listenable with some good grooves. There were a couple of songs with a really high, shrill lead vocal that grated on my nerves, but overall this is not great but also not bad. 3 stars.
This sure brings me back. Wow. Listening to it all the way through makes me realize how much air play this album got for years and years. I didn't know I knew these songs so well -- hadn't heard them in a mighty long time -- and as the album played through it all came back. It was fun to hear these songs again. All so very catchy. It's not likely I'd come back to listen to it, but it's good stuff.
3.5 | Me recordó un poco al disco de ELO, no en el aspecto musical sino en el lado de que al ponerlo se siente por completo y emblemático plantado en los 70s. Disco tremendamente bien producido, mucha calidad musical, calidad vocal; las canciones obviamente ninguna con ningún mensaje profundo ni nada cercano pero no pretenden serlo. Funk/soul y R&B excelente. No me llega a llenar tanto más quizá porque hay demasiado R&B, se va un poco más al lado lento y meloso de las canciones que al más movido y despierto, lo cual de manera personal me cansó un poquito; llegó al punto que se me hizo un poco largo a pesar de que realmente no lo es, no llega a 40 minutos pero las canciones, a pesar de ser muy buenas, hicieron que se sienta un poco lento. Buena música, buen disco, no es algo que pusiera completo de nuevo, hay canciones sin duda que sacarle.
Esperaba más de Earth Wind & Fire, cuando vi que era o que nos tocaba. Aunque tiene momentos agradables, creo que en general no es tan entretenido y no tiene las conocidas, por el contrario tiene algo de funk, que no está mal, pero mucho de ese sexy RB que no me gusta.
Didn't jump out at me much but I did enjoy it
Good if you like that sort of thing
один из лучших их Альбомов у них
Overall a bit slow for me
Earth, Wind & Fire's sixth album was actually created as the soundtrack to a movie from 1975 of the same name. The movie bombed so the band had released this album before the movie's premiere. This album was popular at release - topping the Top 200 albums chart, and having a single top the Billboard Hot 100 Singles - then eventually being certified triple platinum. This album was also released before the band's most famous song "September", but one can argue that this album put the band on everyone's radar. EWF have a signature sound that almost anyone can love, combining genres of funk, soul, R&B, disco, pop, jazz, and Afro-pop. I'm glad I was able to listen to some of this band's earlier work, and I agree with the statement from Rolling Stones that this is the make out music of the gods!
Funky
Lots to love here. Better than anything from Firth, Wynn, and Meyer. 3.5.
I have heard a few songs from Earth, Wind & Fire, but never a whole album. If the whole album was like "Shining Star" (a classic I know) and "Africano" (a new favorite for me), this album would easily get 4 stars from me. Songs like "All About Love", with it's spoken intro, and "Reasons", with falsetto singing that I had a hard time appreciating, got lower ratings individually. Still, the album was good enough for a listen from me.
Not bad
Хмм, что-то грувовое, какой-то фанк с диско. Обычно такое не слушаю, но грув люблю. Shining Star - трубы красиво звучат, бас крутой. Похоже на Jamiroqai, точнее Джемираквае скорее на них похожи, ибо эпохи всё таки разные. That's The Way Of The World - реверберация на вокале прямо таки откидывает тебя в эпоху 80-х. Слишком весёлая музыка для меня, возможно зайдёт для фона. Хотя All About Love (First Impression) мне пока нравится, меланхоличная песня с интересной аранжировкой. Воу, какая глючная концовка, мне нравится! Вцелом очень приятная музыка, оптимистичная. ------ Буду ли я переслушивать данный альбом? ОЧЕНЬ ВРЯД ЛИ
Good album…. Great dancing music
Nice! Wonder what happened to air? Always enjoyed these elemental guys. This album has some great, recognizable jams, especially Shining Star. Groovy and enjoyable. Quick and easy listen, not too spectacular overall but a good album nonetheless. Favorite tracks: Shining Star, That's the Way of the World, Reasons. Album art: Very plain band photo. This seems like a "greatest hits"-style cover, which isn't a compliment. Certainly not their best work. 3.5/5
"Africano" slaps
Bueno
Sopiva levy viimeiseen työpäivään ennen lomaa. Hyvä ja rento fiilis vaikka tuskin enää koskaan uusiksi kuuntelen.
Menevää ja mukaansatempaavaa
Love the vibes of this album, but would have to be in a very specific mood to enjoy it
ok
This was a good Album but nothing unexpected or revolutionary. It was very funky but in a commercial way. I wanted more grit.
Shining Star is a classic soul song. Very funky, exactly what I expect from the best soul band ever.
"Shining Star" and "Africano" are great songs, mostly for different reasons. The rest of the album is fine, but not great.
Good, really liked the first song
Funky, fresh and upbeat. Found myself a little fatigued on some songs that have found their way to ad campaigns but more power to them. May not come back for another full listen for a while but still enjoyed it today
3.5
chill
Now THIS is what I am talking about when we say great albums. Gets a bit preachy around 'All About Love' but very much fits with the crunchy granola theme of the album. A GREAT wedding album, really can see this being played at your Aunt Junes second wedding to a guy called Kevin who no-one really likes but he owns like three used car garages so can fund Junes vape addiction. During the wedding Kevin is caught in an interesting position with a bridesmaid and June spends the whole night next to the open bar. A strong Jazz end to the album leaves me with nightmares of Miles Davis.
1) good 2) favourite 3) least favourite so far but still good 4) love the instrumental - hate the ending (number 3 so far) 5) reasons is good 7) oh boy the endings of some of these feel like the worst drug trip 6.5 out of 10
Some good and funky tunes here. Africano was my personal favourite. I like how Earth, Wind and Fire are an absolute melting pot of soul, jazz, funk and a bunch of other genres.
yeah so there’s one bop
Better than I expected. Decent jams
*dança com o tronco e mexendo os bracinhos*
Разный около-фанк
This started out really good, but then turned kinda meh. Some standout moments and good, interesting parts, but also some pretty bad parts (All about Love and See The Light in particular). Good to hear this album once, since I don't know much about funk, but won't actively listen to it again.
A frustrating album. Structured ina. Way that doesn’t allow it to flow or really catch fire. Could have been a 4, probably should have been a 2, but I’m gonna go with a 3 based on the strength of the better tracks
Great funk and soul, too many religious references though.
It ain't September but it is good fun
3.5/5 some groovy sounds, it may has potential
i'm a funk baby
Funk nice and early in the morning! It's crazy to think about how many of these songs I know, but never knew it was this band. Overall, the original band of funk doing its original funk thing.
Sinänsä taidokasta soitantaa ja laulantaa klassikkobändiltä, mutta ei niin puhuttele juuri minua. Tällä levyllä ei ole myöskään sellaisia bilebändien veivaamia tunnettuja partybiisejä. Laulajalla taitaa olla vähän liian kireät housut, kun lähtee niin korkealta tuo laulu. :)
Decent enough
I can appreciate the virtuosity and polish of this band and the level of craft within this album - "Shinin' Star", "Reasons" and other tracks have clearly endured. It simply doesn't suit my taste. I associate this sound with wedding music - not necessarily a bad thing, just not what I find exciting personally.
I like the funky uptempo tracks, especially the jazzy ones, but not the soul ballads. EW&F have more anthemic tracks than these.
Catchy and varied - feel good vibes.
Funky, funky.
Starts off with a bang with Shining Star, mellows out with That's the way of the world, gets funky with Happy Feelin' so hey I'm thinking this album has some bangers, could be a classic, could it be 4 stars? But then it gets weighed down by the saccharine goop of All about love. But then Reasons shows that slow soul songs can still have redeeming qualities. The rest is ok, so overall this is a 3 from me.
It’s a good album within its genre, but just not a genre I would listen to for an entire album.
Disco, yeah... Buen disco, pero sin algaracas
love oldies
achja passt scho - 3
Pretty good. 6/10
Not funky enough
Definitely dancing music in the 1970s, Africans is crazy groovy. Not too cohesive as an “album” but still enjoyable (3.5)
I was excited to listen to this, but it didn’t hit me like I thought it would
I love Earth, Wind & Fire and was glad to see this album show up the day after Al Green. The album was just okay, though, I really only like a couple of the songs, and most of the rest are slow and boring like the Al Green stuff yesterday
This was only alright
Starts with a bang of the hit track. Very pretty, not scared of being different and changing vibes.
3.5
Enjoyable listen and a few recognisable tracks
Too many instrumentals but otherwise fun and feel-good.
Dance my way through the morning
Kylläpäs tässäkin levyssä mentiin laidasta laitaan. Balladit olivat pääosin erinomaisia, ja tulikin mieleen että tämä on varmasti ollut vaikutteena esim. Lenny Kravitzin rauhallisimpiin kappaleisiin. Erityismaininta Reasonsille, todella hieno ja tunnelmallinen kappale. Toisaalta monet menevämmät biisit olivat aika yhdentekeviä ja jopa rasittavaa kuunneltavaa.
This was a lot of fun but ultimately a bit too much.
Groovey stuff.
Decent but just not my type of music and too rythmic
Some fantastic tracks but not all consistent.
solid
Unbeliavable mix of genres on a single album, but not something you can listen on daily basis
Pretty good. Most of the music I like is inspired by this stuff but Its not my favorite.
3.5
Turns out maybe I don't like funk that much...? Boring.
Había arrancado mejor que el disco anterior que escuché. Muy buen primer tema. Después empezó a decaer para mi gusto y no me terminó convenciendo tanto.
album #119 i simply did not care for it that much. groovy bass lines though. ꩜ average track rating: 2/5 ꩜ favourite track(s): yearnin' learnin' ꩜ least favourite track(s): reasons ꩜ album rating: ★★☆☆☆ ꩜ number of albums left to review: 970 ꩜ number of albums from the list that i agree with being on the list: 53 ꩜ albums from the list that I would consider on my list: 24 ꩜ albums from the list I won't include on my list: 95
Earth, Wind, Fire, and ……Poop
meh décevant
Нормас движуха, но ухо ни за что не цепляется.
I don't rate this album very high. Way to slick for my liking and even the hits on this album are not among their best. They certainly are good musicians but this album lacks the adventure and energy to make it the thriling album it should have been.
Started with one of the most legendary opening riffs and stayed pretty funky throughout. The slow songs dragged a bit, sadly.
Smooth £0s vibe
Nope.
It‘s interesting for sure, just not for me. Very jazzy, very funky, most songs are slow paced and only some are faster paced. I liked listening to it, but i doubt i‘ll give it a listen again.
I can appreciate that this is good, it's just not for me. Did not have any of their tracks that I would be familiar with either. 2
paar Abschnitte klangen ganz cool, aber nicht so sehr mein Geschmack songs like happy feelin' are too maximalist for me I guess? see the light schon wieder (dolle) Mario kart vibes?
what if we combine jazz and disco? yeah, what if...
Falsetto funk
My feelings about this album (before listening): I'm not familiar with the soul genre at all, so I have no idea what this album is going to be like!! (I haven't heard anything about this band or album either) About cover: It's cool tho. But that part on the left side, where the hands stick out, is a bit bad look. I think the font are also beautiful. But it is not among the iconic covers! (Respectfully) ____________ After listening: I realized something important, I don't like soul music very much! Honestly, it was very difficult for me to listen to this album, I don't know why (!), but it was. I think it's just not for me. The songs I liked were Africano, Reasons and See the Light.
All fillers no bangers
2.3 2x not my style
Songs went on way too long and they weren't that great to begin with. I found the talking just annoying as when I'm listening to music, I want to hear music and not someone talking even if there is music behind it, worst song: "All About Love". tentative best song: "Yearnin' Learnin'". Not a big fan.
Fine. Sometimes It’s a blurry line between poppy r&b and smooth jazz. It all sounds a bit cheesy.
I liked the singles this group produced over the years, but sadly I got a bit bored by the end of the album.
I don't really understand this, I know some Earth, Wind & Fire and I am aware of much stronger material than this. It sounds a bit town down to me, it's not the fun I would want out of it, and therefor I find it a bit boring to be honest. The songs are quite long and not in a necessary fashion, and I don't think they are that creative. I don't know, may be I'm missing out, but this one was not for me..
Unremarkable. Fine music, talented musicians, but nothing too special for my taste.
Because it’s not something I really listened to prior to listening through these 1001 albums, I didn’t adequately appreciate how broad funk is. It’s less a genre than it is a whole style of music. However, like most styles of music, there are going to be iterations I like more than others, and Earth, Wind and Fire are on the softer end of it, and I like my music to be heavier. There are some okay moments in here but it’s not my thing. Didn’t hate it, don’t feel a need to go back to it.
If you like this type of music it’s quite good. I don’t. 2.5
Great album! Love E,W& F.
Close to 3 stars
Das is mir alles viel zu sülzig.
Ziemlich trivial.
Some funky songs but a lot of corny songs too
I’ve had an uptick over the last few years in my interest in Earth, Wind and Fire. I have been mostly pleased with my listens, especially a great live set from 1973 on YouTube. That’s the Way of the World sends me back to my original feelings about them. They have the occasionally amazingly catchy, at times funky, song, but too many tracks that do not fit my style. “Shining Star” obviously fits the first part of that description. I also enjoyed several songs where EWF let the percussion fly, such as “Africano” and “Yearnin and Learnin.” They had much to hold my interest musically. The ballads fell flat. The worst was “All About Love”, which had the singer talking as he lectured about love. I am sure millions love their chorus of alto and falsetto voices that appear on many tracks. I have never found this style appealing. I yearned to hear the bass and baritone vocals the Temptations would employ with Melvyn Franklin and Otis Williams, gosh even David Ruffin’s tenor would add some balance. Lyrically and musically too many of the songs offer platitudes and bland sounds. I rarely found myself engaged, rather I became somewhat annoyed with their songs.
2,5
A half decent house band could match this. They'd do even better if they skipped the soul ballads altogether
I didnt love this and am surprised I didnt. Nothing stood out to me about this album and it didnt excite me as much some of their other work. Less boogie-able than Boogie Wonderland (obviously)
not my cup of tea
I enjoyed the more upbeat, funky songs, but felt some of the slower, soulful songs dragged on a bit and at times it was just a bit too disco for me. Overall, it was enjoyable enough, but it’s just not really for me and I can't see myself returning to this album as a whole.
Nothing special at all and not something I would really listen to again. It was just alright 70s soul.
Way too chill. 2.5
cool one
Not for me.
Delightfully colorful with solid grooves and wonderful harmonies. Probably something I will only grab once for in its entirety and cherry pick the classics. Definitely something my mom would slow dance drunk to.
Was not a fan
2 pisenka juz mnie wkurwia nw czy przebrne orzez calosc 3 tez ssie dalej wcale nie jest lepiej wkurwia mnie to
It was too oldie for me
As an album it’s very skippable.
Torn on this one. If I could do 2.5 stars, that's what I'd probably do. Has a couple good songs, but it's just ok to me.
It's mid-70s funk. It's okay, I suppose. There was a lot of this around in the 1970s. I would skip EWF on Top Of The Pops (for a trip to the kitchen to get a Tupperware beaker of cherryade) whilst waiting for something I liked to come on. I appreciate it more now, but would never play this by choice. The upbeat funky tracks get three stars. The slowies one star. Averaging out at two stars.
Funky!
first time intentionally sitting down to listen to Earth, Wind & Fire. 70's soul/lite funk. there are much better representatives of this out there IMO, but respect.
Pleasant easy listening From a group who can do better.
bland
Some good songs, others annoying
#94/1001 🇺🇸 I wanted to like this more than i did. My favourite track was an instrumental, this tells me that it was his falsetto vocals that i'm struggling with. Best Tracks: Africano, That's the Way of the World.
Was digging the first song and thinking "Maybe I've never given EW&F a fair chance. Then things slowed, the funk fell away, and there were some dull songs. Soul songs that just don't touch upon my soul.
Decent funky instrumentation with occasional bouts of brass and piano adding some welcome flavour. Vocally, however, I can't contend with this. "Africano" was, by far, the standout as it's just an instrumental bop.
interesting
This is just an album about hugging and kissing for people who only like Schoolhouse Rock
Kuuntelin töissä mutta ei kyl jäänyt mieleen kuin pari kivan groovyy kohtaa.
Its disco, its fun, but there's nothing really special about this album. Can really only remember one song that stuck with me.
groovy but I wouldnt listen
Me gusto, no es algo que sea imposible de escuchar, al contrario es bastante movido para tener de fondo, pero aun asi no logre conectar, no es un género y sonidos que elija escuchar.
Gaat alle kanten op
It's not the song
Really only liked the first song, production was good though
Fun
A really fun album to listen to. The only problems I had were the soul numbers, and that's not on the band, that's on me, it's just a type of music I never got into. But, would happily listen to the album again!
Как-то без огонька
Funky with good harmonies but found that the songs weren't very memorable for me
bored
Not for me
I gave it a shot, but they really aren't my cup of tea.
Well, there’s some strong musicianship on here, but I don’t dig the disco vibes. Not terrible, but not my favorite.
Did not care for this one unfortunately, tried listening to it twice while running some errands and I never had a „wow that’s good!“ moment, so I guess it was okay background music but nothing more
Alt ligg jo til rette for at æ skal like det her, men æ klare bare ikke. Lagra ikke én sang. Har faktisk enda ikke hørt en EWF-sang æ like🧐 Trur kanskje æ like «In The Stone»
In its favour, this is quite diverse in terms of tempo and energy, opening with an upbeat number, but with some reflective moments, like Reasons, and a flute-filled interlude on Africano, before it enters funk territory. On the whole though, perhaps not my thing.
I can enjoy funk/funk-based music, but usually only when it’s quite ‘hard’. EW&F’s album is way too polished and syrupy for my tastes.
I feel bad rating this a 2 but it just didn’t do anything for me! Shining Star was fun but the rest of the first side was just tooooo smooth, nothing interesting for me to grab onto. The second half was an improvement. It deserves its place on this list but just didn’t excite me at all.
bof. 01/02/2026
Groovy, everything I imagine the 70s to be. Not really my vibe though. 2.5/5
Nothing really stood out to me and not my favorite genre.
Only half
Mostly inoffensive disco music, was nearly a 3 but too many cheesy tracks after halftime ⭐⭐
Like the band but the album not so much.
Sexy times with Earth, Wind & Fire. I like the funkiness and flute on "Africano." The rest doesn't do much for me.
They definitely have a great sound. I can see why they are loved by many, just not what gets me moving though 2.5 stars
Funk, disco-y and pure 70s. It’s probably considered great for the genre, but I really really don’t like the genre.
2.5/5 fun but similar songs to each other - they have a sound they follow religiously great opening song similar to bee gees sound doesn’t tell a consecutive story through the songs, more so a list of songs in a row
Wow, what a banger of an album! I heard a lot about the band, but it's my first time listening to their album from start to finish. Now, I understand why everyone loves them.
volevo troppo che mi piacesse
Meh 🫤 niet mijn ding
Not really my cup of tea. I'm sure there is a time and place where this would fit perfectly though..
Smooth funk and disco. I’m a fan of Prince and can see he was probably influenced by this band as well as others like Sly and the Family Stone. Listenable and enjoyable with a positive message that is so needed today. Solid 3.
It's all a bit dated, just nothing there to want me to listen again
Funky
Not my thing. Also too much falsetto and vibrato for my taste. 2/5
Rather irritating.
This was a tough one. It was popular I guess in the studio 54 scene, but not my bag.
Meh. Too cheesey for me. Also everytime I see the band name reminds me of a deeeeep cut in Fresh Prince of Bel Air where there was a law firm called Firth, Wynn and Meyer and he made a joke about it. 🤣
Funky, cool, me likey but wouldn’t listen again lol
Funk is not my favorite genre. The singing on this album is not great. The instruments are fun sometimes, but overall I am bored and unsatisfied. I know Earth, Wind & Fire has the capability of being great, but I didn't find that with any songs here.
Man, I just cannot get into EW&F.
Too much falsetto
Ikke noget specielt.
Very slick. Nice. Not sure if I like it that much.
I enjoyed it, but not a repeat listen.
Just fine - didn't really do much for me
inoffensively bland radio music that I really only see myself dusting off when I need something harmless to play for company, didn't *dislike* it, but I don't know that I MUST have heard it before I died.
Klingt ein wenig so, als wenn die Bee Gees eine Discosoulplatte gemacht hätten. Ein bisschen weniger glatt hätte mir besser gefallen.
first half stronger than second half
Muy buen funk / soul, suena increíble, la onda que manejan, pero no es mi estilo no me genera mucho 4/10
a lot better than i was expecting
Not my kind of music really. A few good tunes and some good musicianship but not my taste.
Big RIP to Water, the fourth element that just evaporated into fuckin steam upon getting too close to Fire. There was talk of a manslaughter charge but it was dropped due to the judge’s affinity for that September song. “Ah what they hey. These guys are funky as hell. Let’s call it even. Case dismissed.” One of the biggest miscarriages of justice in American history. Shining Star - This is pretty damn funky. Murder coverup aside. This is a pretty decent track. That’s the Way of the World - Now we’re into the extended boredom I expected upon seeing this pop up in my embattled browser. Happy Feelin’ - Hey everybody! Let’s love everybody and golly gee whiz it sure would be nice if we could all live in peace and harmony! *glockenspiel solo*. All About Love (First Impression) - Don’t laugh like that. Oh my sweet lord this sucks. When he asked me to stop whatever I’m doing (listening to this album), I wished I could’ve. Yearnin’ Learnin’ - True G’s don’t need to use g’s when they type. I’ve been an idiot all these years spellin’ correctly. Fuck sakes. Thankfully the phone has increased my typo percenta’e tenfold. I’m not sure we should’ve let this fella sing. Reasons - Hoo boy, these guys make romantic love sound like a death sentence. Besides that flute solo. Africano - Adding O’s to words will never not be funny. Italian using our language, one vowel at a time. Saxophone right out of a late show outro. Thank you for tuning in everybody, we have a great show for you next week, Taco Bell will be making a public apology for the Gordita Surprise mishap, and Chuckles Muldoon will be here doing a beanbag routine that will blow your socks off. Bring a change of wigs! See you next week. See the Light - Some of the funniest falsetto going. Well. We’ve made it through another one. Listen, these guys are mostly likeable and seem to be pretty excited about the music they’re making here. That can be charming if it’s not completely self-indulgent. The peace and love stuff is just noise at this point but the music had some variety here and there. Too many bad moments to call this a good record but enough intrigue to maybe commit to memory that these guys are NOT Kool & The Gang. One step at a time. 2-2.5 HIGHLIGHTS: Shining Star, Africano
Fantasy by Earth, Wind and Fire is one of my guilty pleasures. There was nothing here which reaches that level. They are a great singles band but the singles from this are not up to the standard of their later work.
Didn’t do it for me
Meh.
2.5
I'm not very high on this at all. I knew "Shining Star" going in and it's a decent track. The only others that really did anything for me were "Yearin' Learnin'" and "Africano". The rest just was not my cup of coffee. 2.5 stars.
The song Africano whips.
I didn't mind this album. The first song was perfect for my walk outside in the sunshine and I liked the instrumental song 'Africano' as well but the album had a bit too much falsetto for my liking.
Never really got into Earth, Wind and Fire. Mid to late 70’s soul is just not an era I really connect with. Sounds too smooth.
Buenas canciones, con alguna sorpresa que ya conocía, pero sin destacar ninguna en especial.
Not great for me - bit low energy was expecting some disco beat and umph!
So much soul within the last few days! This one a tad mediocre after a promising start. There's only so much soul i can handle anyway before I pine for the blues.
Jest poprawny, ale bardzo spokojny, bez wyskoków
I don't like the high pitched vocals on some songs. Musically almost pleasant but not exactly my jam.
4/10
This was ok, but it seems they were just missing something to take them to the top level. Maybe another element would make them better!
5/10 - it's alright, a bit too low key romantic disco, I wish it went full on proper disco instead
Favorite tracks: Yearnin' Learnin', Africano Fun beats, but annoyingly repetitive lyrics. I had to skip the end of a couple of these songs I was so sick of them by the end.
Spodziewałam się że będzie lepszy
I really liked song 1, "Shining Star", but then the album is pretty mellow. It's great though, really good band.
Shining Star is a hell of a way to start an album but it goes downhill pretty quickly after that. Too many overly sincere piano ballads and disco and not enough funk.
2.0 Made me think of Semi-Pro ,I think Shining Star plays during the credits. Thats really the only song to write home about for me. CORNDOGS JACKIE, CORN DOGS FOR ALL THESE PEOPLE Whoa whoa whoa!!! There's no need to be calling people JT's my man! That's crossing the line! What a funny, funny movie
meh
Much to the chagrin of my wife, I just can't feel with these guys. This album did not change my mind. Incredible grooves and the quality of vocals and harmonies are next level, but it's just music I don't enjoy listening to
Not bad but not really my cup of tea.
The only song I knew was Shining Star which just makes me think of Elaine dancing on Seinfeld! That was really the only song I enjoyed. Some of the songs were long which is never a good thing in my book.
A bit anonymous
Nah. Not quite funky enough to listen to, but too intrusive for elevator music. Plus occasionally irritating vocal gymnastics. Two stars from me.
I like Earth, Wind, and Fire. I wanted to like this album. But it was just flat. Totally boring.
This one was okay. A lot of the tracks seemed to be kind of noodling rather than a more composed track. There wasn't much that stood out to me instrumentally, lyrically, or vocally in most tracks. Really liked the rhythm, horns, band marimba in Happy Feelin' (this was actually the only track that really seemed to all work).
Starting off with a classic, the wonderful Shining Star. And then downhill from there. The rest of the album was just kind of ok, fine as background noise, but not really all that interesting. And it ended on a total dud, See The Light. Best song: Shining Star
I understand the appeal, they’re obviously good at what they do... But it’s really, really not my kind of music. I have a deep-rooted allergy to disco music (and by proxy to the disco side of soul), and I was sincerely hoping Earth Wind & Fire could change my mind. But despite my best efforts, I just couldn’t get into it. I enjoyed a couple of tracks, then it became exhausting ; the high-pitched chorus and syrupy voices are just too grating for me, and I had to (painfully) force myself to listen to the end. Sorry, maybe next time...
Earth wind & fire, Ik dacht dus dat dit een soort rock band was, but i was wrong. Niet mijn stijl muziek, vrij experimenteel. 2 sterren.
Meh
One of my least favorite things is falsetto. I also just don’t feel 70s funk. So, this album was a no for me.
easy listening but not for me
I hate to say it, But this was disappointing. I just feel like I only know September so I was so ready to be excited and learn more of their songs that hopefully had the same vibe but no, I actually disliked it. I mean I can see why it is widely liked however I don’t really understand it.
My soul is so dark, this type of feel good groovy funky music leaves me cold and uninterested. It is probably objectively good, but I can't recall a song from it, or a motive, or anything of note on the next day after listening to it.
this wasn’t as funky as I was expecting or hoping it to be. I liked it, but the last 2 songs were great. I wanted it to be more like that!
Funky
Eh not my type of music
Not really for me
Enjoyed the foray into disco but not my vibe, especially the back half of the album
The first track was immediately compelling. By track two I was bored. I recognize the musicianship and creativity but I don’t have nostalgia or a taste for this era of 70s music. So, this is like a good record, but I’m not really into it.
gave it a go but could not connect - has not aged well in my opinion.
Earth, Wind, and Fire is like the Wu-Tang clan of Motown...there are like 40 members. This helps with the many instruments and solid musical ensembles they put together. That's the Way of the World is a half good album. Odd songs groove, even ones are skippers. "Happy Feelin" steals the show with a down right funktastic bassline and supporting xylophone. A take it or leave record...2.06 stars.
I wasn't aware of a movie named That's The Way Of The World nor that the soundtrack was by Earth Wind & Fire. I was a little skeptical because its not easy to thread the needle of combined soundtrack/album, especially one that sounds like a completely cookie-cutter 70's music business drama with an overbearing record executive. I hoped EWF might be able to churn out a couple hits and some slower jams to fill a mostly forgettable album. I guess I got pretty much what I expected as that's how I would sum this up. It's not a bad listen, but about half of the album is good and half is bad. I might throw Shining Star or Africano on sometime in the future but the album doesn't do enough to make me come back to it. Earth Wind & Fire did what they are known for in bringing some miscellaneous funk/groove but these tracks don't have the same magic that some of their other hits capture. It's a serviceable album but nothing special for me. 2.43 stars
I suppose if this is what you want to listen to, this would be a good choice. Not really something I'm going to seek out
I would like to like it but something too polished refrains me to...
Good musician but I can't stand these songs. Barely listenable for me.
Meh. Starts off good good in typical, upbeat fashion, but then dies off quickly. Not one of their better albums in my opinion.
Graaand.
This type of music is not for me.
Reading the wiki page for this album, I really don't see what everyone thinks is so great about it. EWF are good, but this is fairly bland funk with some African sound thrown in.
Squeaky voice
First 3 tracks keep me in a groove. 'Shining Star' only suffers from the fact that it was used in so much media that I was bombarded by it as a kid. I would like to have heard it for the first time in 1975 because I'm sure it would have been in rotation a lot for me. 'All About Love' makes me want to listen to something else but I kind of like the meandering spoken word part Honestly while this is well recorded and not bad at all it doesn't stand out as something that should be one of 1001 albums to hear before I die. As more music comes out this should probably fall off the bottom, no disrespect
disko šlageri, ne znam, nije mi sjelo
Eh
Like the hits and the bass playing and sound in first half of album is phenomenal. Back half of songs don’t do anything for me.
Not my cup of tea. Too bouncy be a laid back listen. Not rocking enough to even be a soft rock listen.
Pretty funky but didn't do too much for me. Long songs, too.
It's smooth, it's groovy, but it's very of its time. I mean just look at that album cover, that's the most 70s thing I've ever seen! I get why people like this, but me personally, I just can't get past how dated it is. Compared to other 70s soul like Marvin Gaye or Stevie Wonder this just really can't compete.
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Yes, this is an album.
Too funky for me, not a terrible album but couldn’t get into it. Better than The Police by far.
is chill
Album didn't work for me, the tracks were fun for the most part, voices and lyrics didn't, IMO.
Funk soul, ništa specijalno. Čak pokušaji ženskih falseta su loše skrojeni u par pjesama i zvuče toliko neprirodno. Dosadna ponavljanja. 2/10
tror jag uppskattar genren i helhet men detta är oerhört ointressant på typ alla sätt
This is fine example of "if you've heard one Soul album you've heard them all". 'Shining Star' is okay. 'Happy Feelin' is okay. The rest of the album likely won't get a second listen from me.
Soulful sound but only 1 or 2 standout songs. Maybe not genre?
ive heard better soul