That's The Way Of The World

1. Shining Star A classic. Good start to the album. 2. That's The Way of the World Good groove. Hopeful song. 3. Happy Feelin' Self-explanatory. 4. All About Love (First Impression) I actually stopped and listened. The discordant noise took me out of it, though. 5. Yearnin' Learnin' I had to listen to this twice. I have nothing to say about it. 6. Reasons You can feel the emptiness the narrator goes through. 7. Africano Good instrumental track. I like that the beginning was experimental with its instruments. 8. See the Light I love a good multi-part suite

This was awesome. Love the vibe, love the instrumentation. Going to revisit this one for sure!

I like this band. I really can't say anything more. They're great and I like them.

Feel like driving and walking down the street!

Nice

Disco når det er bedst. Ikke perfekt men rigtigt godt. Et par numre som fejler

Classic jams, underrated band lost in the disco 70s hype

Good funk

shining star is nice

Might not be my thing.....but can’t deny how good it is.

Banger of an album 4/5

I have never heard of Earth Wind and Fire in a full LP capacity so this was a pleasant surprise. Sweet smooth soul+funk music, very relaxing and enjoyable. The production for 1975 is fantastic!! Not many songs stuck with me but I would surely revisit this.

very chill, i like it.

Very nice.

4

normalito

Not bad. Easy enough to listen to in the background but not a particularly strong track that you'd say would be a good single.

- liked Happy Feelin’, Yearnin’ Learnin’ (reminded me of Brick House) - loved Africano (my favourite on the album)!!! - last song was very long and I only liked the last 20 seconds or so

There is a mix of slow jams and fast grooves on this record. I like the fast grooves, slow jams are not my vibe.

Started really good then faded

Some of these songs are kinda proggy and it rips!

very nice! zippy and beautiful, nice groove. I wonder if they did earth wind and fire because yesterday was September 21st but this isn't the album with that on it.. Likelihood that the members of the band lezzed out IMO: 3/5 I can see it, I like their outfits, there are also so many of them I feel like statistically.....

I was surprised I didn’t love this more! Definitely went in with pre-conceived notions and was a little surprised how jumbled up it felt.

I looooove Earth, Wind, and Fire. Even though my bread and butter is prof metal, disco (thanks to my father) have a special place in my heart. So obviously, there was a lot of EWF in the house. That’s a Way of the World wasn’t an album I know much. I’ve in a past listened to it one time, but that’s probably it. First half is very good, but the second half is ok at best. Lots of experimentation on that album. I’ll give a 3/5. Not my first choice for a EWF album. Shining Star: 4,5 That’s the Way of the World: 3,5 Happy Feelin’: 4 All About Love: 3 Yearnin’ Learnin’: 3,5 Reasons: 3 Africano: 3 See the Light: 3

Its a fun album. Not amazing by any means. I liked the voices and the multiple singers. I also really liked the instrumental songs. But the album has a lot of filler and some really generic and/or dated pop songs.

A good listen but didn't have any of their best songs. After a couple of listens Shining Star and Reasons are my favourite and I found the spoken word on All About Love quite funny.

Funky goodness

I love Shining Star, but the rest of this feels like muzak you'd get stuck on a smelly elevator with.

3 stars

First time listening to their album and I had a really good time. And getting their album in September? Epic (song in question not included though) 3/5

Helt grei bakgrunnsmusikk.

It was nice! Not enough of a slam dunk to get a very high score, but a nice listen. My favourite song was probably the penultimate one which was instrumental.

A solid album. I wasn't inspired to write anything while I listened, but I enjoyed it.

Pretty enjoyable, but not typically my favorite era of music.

An all time album opener with Shining Star. The rest of the album doesn't hold the same level, but it's a smooth listen.

Tracklist 1. Shining Star 2. That's the Way of the World 3. Happy Feelin' 4. All About Love 5. Yearnin' Learnin' 6. Reasons 7. Africano 8. See the Light Notes - J’aime bien le côté entraînant et solaire de la musique mais honnêtement ça s’arrête là. - Je trouve que ça se ressemble beaucoup, pas tant de variétés. La deuxième moitié de l’album est assez anecdotique. - C’est pas nul loin de là mais ça me laisse de marbre. - J’ai peut-être encore un peu du mal avec ce genre que je n’ai quasiment jamais écouté ! Il y a sûrement d’autres albums, à la revoyure !

Vaca catch up

This initially seemed like something of a left field choice for the only Earth, Wind & Fire album on this list. It’s actually a soundtrack album for a long forgotten film where the band played a thinly disguised version of themselves (as “The Band”) and it sounds as if it follows the usual beats of a musical faux-biopic drama of this sort. The end result is satisfyingly funky, with commanding bass rhythms, some noodly synth lines that wouldn’t be out of place on a Herbie Hancock album and some diversions into straight up afro-beat that I really enjoyed. I might listen to the “Best Of” album at some point, but I think that this is one that I will enjoy revisiting, and I’ll make a mental note to watch the movie if it should ever show up on a streaming service that I have.

Neutral. Feel like I have lived a lot of life since listening to this.

Music I imagine being played at a chill bar. Dimmed lights, a cool drink and Earth, Wind and Fire in the background sounds like a great evening. There's no one song to pick out and listen on repeat though.

I wonder who the guy that got cut off on the left of the album picture is. That's the type of picture I would put up on my wall or on my desk.

Opening track is so great, worth a listen for that!

A good balance of funky and smooth, but I don't really feel any emotional connection to it. Around three and a half stars feels right.

What the funk is this

3 stars, I didn't hate the album but I'm not sure that its my thing

Brought back memories of riding the bus to volleyball games in High School

Some good tracks at the start

Pretty fun and funky.

Didn't dig the slow songs as much

3.5/5

I like EWF one of those bands I need to be in the mood for, but always a good time

Fun

When I started I really wanted to give this album a 1. Cause I fucking hate how overplayed September has become. THIS THO, not Bad EW&F, Not bad at all!

funky and good

I enjoyed this, its kind of on par with steely Dan.

Expecting more but not getting much out of it. That really is the way of the world fr.

Good funky disco. There are some great songs and some meh songs. Overall a decent album but not something I would ever throw on. Africano was probably my stand-out song on the album.

This was really nice. Fun to hear some of the hits

Not horrible.

nice one but didn't resonate. It just was.

Highlights: Shining Star, That’s The Way Of The World, Reasons. 3.4

Favorite song: That's the Way of the World Least fave song: All About Love (First Impression) The highs are HIGH on this. Shining Star as an opener is a crazy hook in, and following it up with That's the Way of the World only sees it get better. But starting off with it's two strongest, catchiest songs make the rest of the listening experience feel like it is chasing a euphoria you won't achieve again. That being said, I love the instrumental interlude Africano provides before diving back into a solid closer. Plus a 39 minute run time is perfect - especially considering it is only an 8 track album. None of the songs feel rushed/like shells of themselves, although maybe some could be cut down a little. 3/5

It's fine

This one surprised me. From the singles, I was expecting it to be a disco album rather than a soulful funk album. Not bad. A solid three stars.

Decent. Funky

enjoyable listen, "all about love" is pretty sweet (lyrics carried) and some melodies were cool unfortunately not taking any of these songs with me for now, but maybe revisiting some other time in life, like any other 3+ star album discovery possibly?

Pretty solid, overall great musically but a lot of the album didn’t do a lot for me 3

Its a great listen! Love the voice and the chill vibe that comes with it! Soulish vibe!

nice and goofy sound

Blind album, I loved the transitions between each song honestly, thought it was very cool. But Shining Star was a clear hit, but after hearing this, I wanna check out Questloves documentary on the band.

Funky funky funky. The album starts off with a banger, but struggles to maintain that strength throughout the rest of the project. The songs start to blend together. Beyond the opener “Shining Star”, only “Yearnin’ Learnin’” and a saxophone solo on “Africano” reached that same high point. Not bad, just a lot of “meh” between the highs.

carino

Classic, almost stereotypical soul-funk grooves are abound on this release. There's some very good sequencing on display here, as the slower ballads lead very well into the energetic tracks. The ballads are treacly sweet with plenty of dreamy lovey-dovey lyrics that go in one ear and out the other. The funk tracks are where it's at on this album, because oh man do these groove! These songs are the antidote to the constant fearmongering, rage baiting media we all consume incessantly these days. I wish more music had that genuine escapist quality. This album was apparently a soundtrack to a movie, but you would never know it as the band has made absolutely no reference of it here (possibly because the movie wasn't all that great...? I wouldn't know, I've never seen it.) That said, nothing stands out particularly here. EWF did better on other albums, and the singles are definitely the most worthwhile tracks. EWF are deservedly represented on this list, but I wonder why this album was chosen over the other, much better material they have in their catalogue. Key Tracks: Shining Star, Happy Feelin,' Africano

No es mi estilo

Started at a 4 with the first few hit tracks but by the end of it, I forgot why and just felt like a solid "good" album

🥁 🙌🏻

Groovy

Smoooth. Synes ikke de stille numre var noget særligt, ellers fed

Listened 7/24/26

me gusto mucho el bajo

Honnête

Dancin' the night away, well mid- morning actually

Can some something be grooovy and a bit dull at the same time?

Some great up tempo tracks but the rest of it is much of a muchness. . A generous 3 *

I like the peak 70s aesthetic. Plenty of different things to listen to and it's well produced, but there are some stinkers on here.

3/5 - 1, 2, 3, let's soul.

Will revisit

Opening incredibly strong with the two best tracks, this record is very front-loaded. Opening with the upbeat and funky single "Shining Star" before slowing the vibe down with makeout jam "That's The Way Of The World", there's quite a sharp drop in quality with the remaining six tracks. It goes from excellent to satisfactory very quickly. For a band so closely associated with disco, I was quite pleased with how much funk was all over this. Listening to this made realise that Earth, Wind & Fire are a singles band and a rare case where you are better off getting a greatest hits compilation instead of listening to individual albums.

Shining star is a monster song. I first heard it on a funk compilation my dad got me as a joke. The other stuffs fun - lots of nasal y'all's, and an hilarious spoken word bit. But a bit more generic than shining.

This is our first (so likely only) earth wind and fire album on the list, so I was shocked that it doesn't include September. Guess it was more interesting than your average soul, I really liked the build up of the very last track, and was mostly ambivalent about the rest. Like a lot of soul, I can sort of appreciate why people might like it from afar but except in rare cases its not for me. Let's say 2.5, it was fine.

Doesn't contain Fantasy or September, but does have Shining Star, with its insane, super funky intro. Would have preferred a different album, but pretty joyous and snazzy.

70

I liked some of the uptempo funky ones, but the ballads…? Not so much.

Cool musik av känt band. Vibey disco-chill-bakgrund

Not as crazy about this as jojah is but some was fun to listen to

The gentlemen in this band have amazing chops and the interlocking parts of the arrangements are a wonder to behold. That being said, the material on this record is uneven - the first third is great but the remainder of the record is second-tier material (except for the instrumental "Africano", which cooks).

Perfectly fine soul/ funk

I am loving this groove at ten am, waking me up exactly the way I need. Africano, number 7 on the tracklist, is fire!!!

очень яркое и богатое звучание энергия излучается лютая сам коллектив хороший альбом твердый 3.7

Expected something more funky. Started off strong but faded into schmaltz

Frekar leiðinleg plata en samt ágætis stuð. sumt fínt annað frekar boring.

Pretty solid Fav tracks: Africano, Happy Feelin'

Good listening, nice rock flow. Not blowminder.

Made the mistake of listening to this on shuffle so it's okay, but it might be better than okay, because when I was listening to it, I thought the sequencing was very odd!

What an absolute bop to start the album. I dare you not to move to this track. The title track is all about those soulful vocals and harmonizing. That guitar made me levitate as well. Happy Feelin’ picks things up nicely but that xylophone is a little goofy. It overpowers the horns which is a no-no. My first impression of All About Love is that it’s a little too dramatic and corny with the vocals and lyrics. I did enjoy the instrumentation somewhat and when he starts “rapping” it put a smile in my brain. Trippy outro as well. Yearnin’ didn’t do much for me. It’s not a bad song by any means but I do feel it feels similar to other tracks on this that do it better like the opener. Reasons is a fun and cute track even if the vocals are a bit much. Also it could’ve been trimmed a little instrumentally. Africano may be just an instrumental but it goes hard, sounding like the soundtrack to a car chase in a grimy blaxploitation movie. And they really go out with a bang with the closer.

Вперше бачу. Схоже на диско. З першого треку клас - Shining Star сподобався. All About Love сексі трек з класною футуристичною музикою вкінці. Reasons теж зайшов, тут з жіночим вокалом.

Do denying that they captured the time, but great horn charts don't make up for disco

I was a little bit disappointed with this one. I liked “Shining Star” and title track Everything else was just bland. It’s a good thing they got funkier and more epic two years later with songs like “Fantasy”.

Funky

I liked the first song and Africano. The other are too ballades que and not funny enough for me.

7/10 Buen album, me gusto. Buenos ritmos, buena voz, divertido de escuchar

Discoooo, okej gillar deras andra grejer mer

Lekkere disco plaat, maar weet niet volledig te overtuigen

Good but didn’t grab me.

A fun album. I'd never done any digging on Earth Wind & Fire, but I always enjoyed their hits. This was interesting to hear their more funk-based sound and it left me wanting to check out more of their music in the future.

Cool and funky. A great album for gettin' it ohn 3½

I didn’t hate it, but I can’t say I enjoyed it, either. Background.

Very professionally put together and very catchy in places. However, only Shining Star really stood out.

Never listened. Expectations: High - Verdict: Good - Although I have never listened to this album I know Shining Star and love pretty much all EWF that I have heard. Shining Star is of course a wonderful opener. The title track is also good if nothing mind-blowing. Happy Feelin' has some good energy but All About Love is a bit stodgy for me. There is also something slightly murky about the production that doesn't quite allow the songs to flourish in the way that they otherwise might. Yearnin' Learnin' has a cool groove.

The high energy songs are great! The slow RnB stuff is not so good.

Good, uncomplicated disco music

twas okay, didn't save any

3 de 5 El disco llevó a la banda al estrellato comercial gracias a su grandiosa fusión de R&B, soul, pop y jazz. Es una oda a la espiritualidad y también una crítica a la industria música, logrando un equilibrio perfecto entre arreglos orquestales ambiciosos, ritmo y vocales cautivadoras. El disco fue creado en el momento más alto de creatividad por parte de la banda, haciéndolo sobresalir sobre sus contemporáneos. A destacar: Track 2 - That's the Way of the World Track 3 - Happy Feelin' Track 6 - Reasons Track 7 - Africano

I should like Earth, Wind & Fire a lot more than I actually do. I like the style of music, I like the performance, but in the end I'm just bored.

Definitely good music here but not my fav genre and I was a little surprised that I dont like it more.

Soul music at its finest. An uplifting album that works as an antidote to the world around us. Super funky, jazzy and fun.

#27 Overall a good vibe, but most of it doesn't stick with me. The title track is great, but I wish there were other tracks that stood out as much.

A few standouts, but mostly would play this as background music.

Not really my type of music.

Gute Vibes, teils mir aber zu horny und cheesy.

Not the best Earth, Wind, and Fire album they have, but still decent!

Fun upbeat, have heard portions but never listened through

A little hit or miss, but I really liked the faster, funky songs. Also there were a couple moments in the album they did some experimental synth/organ parts that were really interesting

A good album, I liked That’s The Way of The World and Yearnin' Learnin' the most.

Classic soul. Easy listening. Great harmonies.

I loved the first three tracks but it fell off after that

3.5 Some great songs at the start but then it does drag a bit later on

An absolute vibe start to finish. Loved the harmonies, and the jazzy interludes (some of them made me realise where Jacob Collier might have gotten some of his inspiration from). This sounds more than anything like a movement, and a moment in time, and like a hot, hot summer. I gave it three goes round in total just to see if it would wear out a bit, and it honestly didn't. Standouts: hard to pick when there are only eight songs and it all flows so seamlessly as a single entity. But the way That's the Way of the World, Reasons and See The Light build to their climaxes is wonderful.

Happy Feelin'

It's 3.5

Too many mid-paced or slow ones to clip a four, but I loved lots of it!

That’s a weird one with mixed bag of genres. Kind of fun but lacks coherence between tracks

Great players and I recognized a lot of the tunes but didn't like many of them.

An odd choice for a band that had a number of big hits over their career: a soundtrack to a truly obscure movie (starring Harvey Keitel and of course EWF). But I'm glad they got included in the collection, and this seems like a good album to showcase their style and talents (at least to my fairly ignorant ears). "Shining star" sets a high bar for the rest of the album, and while most of the longer tracks aren't quite as compelling (especially the narrative parts of "All about love"), it's a fun album and largely well-paced.

All a bit slick and smooth for my taste, but impressive nonetheless. Like a distilled version of the 70s, for better and worse.

5/10 Dull disco

3.5/5. Pretty good collection of funk/soul/pop music, which from what I understand was partially a soundtrack to a film of the same name. I haven’t seen the movie so I’m just judging the album as is, and it’s alright! I think Earth, Wind and Fire have a few much better ones, but there’s still a lot of good grooves on this thing. My favorite is probably the instrumental jam near the end of the record “Africano.”

Just another soul-whatever. Not my cup of tea.

Talented and fun album blending several different styles. A little too heavy on the disco stuff for my personal preference, I think if I was in a different mood I would rate it higher.

5/10… soul / funk / *1975

This is solid. I think the best songs on this album are also the longest, specifically That's The Way Of The World and All About Love (First Impressions). I also enjoyed Happy Feelin'. This isn't entirely my style of music, but Earth, Wind & Fire have always done it well, and I will never really regret listening to one of their albums.

An enjoyable listen

5.5/10 Highlights: Yearnin'Learnin' Shining Star

groovy ahh, mood lifter, house party ahh vibe

There’s a 50/50 split here between really lushly produced, catchy as hell funk and these big soulful ballads, and my personal preference leans hard towards the former. I really didn’t know much about EW&F outside of September, and because of my upbringing and the way my music taste was formed, always kind of wrote them off as corny disco guys. But over the years I’ve dipped into so much stuff that is clearly pulling from disco, funk, and soul records of the ‘70s, so I had a feeling I’d vibe with it. Shining Star’s the clear frontrunner here and it’s hard for anything that follows to hit the same highs. It opens the album with so much energy, and I felt like that energy gradually dropped off throughout the remainder of its runtime.

Nice technical playing and melodies, but a bit of cheesy for my taste. Sometimes good cheesy, sometimes annoying cheesy

not their best but good

I think any time that something starts with Shining Star, it's gonna be a good time.

Not me not knowing who sang shining star until today.... Lizzie McGuire movie rep!!!!!

Nice enough, but a bit smooth for my tastes, nothing stood out for me.

Starts off with a bang - the first 2 songs are really great. After that, the album turns into a much smoother, softer sound. It's all well executed, but doesn't grab me as much. The only other song I really loved was Africano - despite the slow start it then explodes into this jazz fusion section which is so cool. It's a good album, certainly enjoyable but not super stand out except for a couple songs and I'm definitely more likely to return to their other records.

I tried to like this more, I really did. Shinning Star and Happy Feelin' are both stellar but then you get to e.g. See the Light and nope.

Didn't grab me as much as it probably should have.

grooovy

Dear (some of/most of) the rappers. When sampling Earth, Wind, and Fire, maybe sample some of their respect for women too. This is how you do it: positive, gentle, civil, humble, to the point of incipence. Of course, there is one rapper who certainly took more than samples from Maurice White and Phil Bailey - there are plenty of moments on The Love Below that sound just like this, down to the flute. But what Andre 3000 does as a bit, White and Bailey do sincerely. If Andre asked for a hug and a squeeze, you know he's rally asking for more. But, I believe, Maurice White means what he says and he says it straight. Except for the syncopation. Groovy, charming, expertly executed Valentine's Day cards. 3 I am sure there are no great songs on this album. The shallow proceduralism of the lyrics almost rules that out by itself. Even if there is a sense of tongue in cheek much of the time, it’s hard to credit any way the likes of: Kissing and hugging and holding you tight/ Please let me love you with all of my might (Reasons) The music though, is terrific. It feels organic in spite of very tight arrangements and the added gloss of strings and horns. There is musical detail but without clutter - impressively judicious. The bass is sublime. 3/5

c'est chill mais ils ont fait mieux que ça en vrai non ?

I liked the funkier, groovier tracks on this album. The rest were fine, but not as engaging to me. I feel like I'll need to give this one another chance at some point since I kept getting distracted while trying to listen. Still, I mostly enjoyed what I heard. Overall: 3.2/5

Ça sonne très bien pour un truc de 75 je trouve. C’est sympa. Bon c’est pas mon truc mais ça s’écoute bien.

nice jams

5/10 fav song was see the light the instruments used throughout the album were really good

This is fun. I already knew "Shining Star." Maybe it's too early in the morning, but I feel like I don't have much to say lol

Sometimes a 5 star band gets a 3 star album rating, that’s the way of the world

hell yeah to this!! funky, dancey, fun!

This was funky, I liked it. The album aged much better than I expected. 3/5

That's the Way of the World starts off wonderfully, but it comes to a grinding halt with All About Love and it's just too short of an album to regain momentum successfully after that point. Favourite track: Happy Feelin'

🕺

Hmmm

Some good old funk. None of the big hitters on this however so stuck with a 3.

Funk is funk. I have already forgotten the whole album however

I liked the pan flute

I liked it okay, but it wasn’t my personal favorite! I think “Reasons” was the best in the album personally.

Not my favorite but had some highlights. Reasons & Shining Star are my favorites.

Oldy, good songs, but belong to the past.

Easy to listen, very relaxing. Surprise by this.

5/10

I thought I would have a lot more fun with this album than I did, unfortunately. With this band being so well-known, I think I had much higher expectations going into it than an album I'd never heard of before. I enjoyed the first track, 'Shining Star', as it really set the tone for what I was expecting later on. The issue is that if you have a song with a strong opening, the rest needs to meet that level, otherwise it only gets worse from there. This review has sounded quite harsh, I think, but it is just my opinion on this album. Vocally and instrumentally, this is amazing... The groove in some of the tracks is unmatched, but where it falls flat is the songwriting for me, for a lot of the tracks. Some of the songs feel kind of forgettable and something you'd have on more in the background. Stand-outs: Shining Star Happy Feelin' Africano

What about Water? You can't be the Avatar without mastering all the elements.

muy buenoo

This is a well produced album and I believe Nancy Griffith was a revered player. I really liked the song "Fly by Night.

Major disco vibes

divertido, el álbum entero como si está muy bueno, las canciones por separado algunas buenas y otras normales

I think this genre just isn’t for me 2nd disco album I haven’t cared for too much 2.5/5 Favorites: all about love (first impression)

Cool stuff, but definitely not for me

Jó kis album, vannak rajta számok amiket biztosan fogok még hallgatni, de esőben hallgattam és azthiszem a soult nem így kell, főleg nem ha ennyire funky Szóval lehet csak azért 3 csillag, mert emiatt nem tudtam annyira átérezni

Afro futurista?

Bij het ene nummer vind ik die hoge kopstemmen heel erg irritant en bij de andere weer heel goed. Persoonlijk ben ik met dit soort bands meer fan van de rnb en soul achtige nummers dan de over de top feestnummers. Hetzelfde gevoel heb ik bij kool and the gang. Ze kunnen wel fantastische muziek maken, maar kiezen vaak voor feestmuziek. Disco is niet helemaal mijn vibe maar op dit soort albums kan je wel verborgen pareltjes vinden. De synthesizer die je soms hoorde tussen de albums door vond ik heel leuk. Dat de muziek was gemute en je de harmoniën kon horen vond ik heel leuk. Het nummer reasons was heel irritant. Het album was goed en slecht tegelijk.

Had er niet zo veel zin in maar toch wat leuker dan verwacht, goede vocals, alles super strak. Veel verschillende stijlen die in de muziek zitten. Een mix van van alles of is het een echt eigen geluid, ik ben er niet helemaal uit. Het is af en toe wel iets te gladjes voor mijn smaak. Er zitten niet echt spannende of hele verassende dingen in het album. Heel solide maar niet tijdloos. Africano leukste nummer

Een typisch drie sterren album, het is oke, het is lekker dansbaar en funky maar het mist een beetje orginaliteit, het heeft me niet doen verassen. Je kunt verder horen dat het goede muzikanten zijn en ze zouden een fantastische bruiloftsband zijn.

Gott funkdiskósoul

no es mi estilo, pero estuvo bastante bien

Svært ikke at blive i godt humør

Pretty nice album. Don’t like dance music like this that much but it was refreshing.

It’s a party for sure, but it sounds kind of cheesy at this point. Every late night infomercial in the 90s featured this stuff heavily. Hard for me to look past that and see it for what it is.

I liked a lot of the instruments, specifically in Aricana. I am just not a bit soul music fan!

groovy, donne envie de dancer

Classic, smooth R&B. Huge hit in "Shining Star". This is not where my main musical interests lie, but the melodies are catchy and the harmonies amazing. Only downside for my taste are the somewhat random add-on endings to tracks when the main song has already ended. As I listened to this a second time, there are some filler tracks on "Side B."

Enormously likeable, it somehow doesn't quite click with me. It's good, no question, and beyond that it's the sound of adulthood as heard by my childhood (I was 2 years old when this came out). But I appreciate it from a distance.

Exceptional musicians create a HUGE sound! Makes me wanna dig more into …

Shining star - 4 That's the way of the world - 2 Happy feelin' - 4 All about love (first impression) - 2 Yearnin' learnin' - 4 Reasons - 2 Africano - 4 See the light - 2

Fav- all about love 3/5

7/10

Got some bangers, but some real yawners too

Really cool music, but oftentimes too overwhelming for me

Love Earth, Wind, & Fire on the dance floor but doesn't quite hit the same while sitting at my desk. I know there are certain settings where this would hit way better and that is what saved it at a 3

These guys bring the funk, no doubt, and it starts off great with "Shining Star" and rge anthems "That's the Way of the World." But the more ballad like songs are just OK and lack distinction. It picks up again towards the end with "Africano" with its funky flute and world music vibe. An uneven album but these guys were masters of the genre.

They've got the groove for sure. Always thought of EWF as a disco band, but this is much more in the realm of soul/funk. I think they're maybe more of a greatest hits band for me. I love the first two songs, Shining Star and the title track, but then, other than the fantastic instrumental Africano, I felt very neutral. Enjoyable, but nothing else was super attention-grabbing. But give me all their hits lined up - that's an easy five stars.

Funky, groovy, præcis som man tænker et Earth, Wind and fire album fra 1975. Overrasket over All Albout Love og det “elektroniske”

Rating: 3.5/5 I really enjoyed listening. I moved. I grooved. I don't know if it is necessarily my first choice of music, but I can appreciate it all the same.

really enjoyed - but again i would only save about half the songs.

pretty good!

Super jazzy et funky ! Pas le meilleur album de Earth, Wind & Fire mais le groove est là ! Note : 3 À réécouter : Oui

2.75

Decent disco

Hmmm I don’t know how I feel about it groove is definitely present but I’m not sure I connected with it to the level I thought I would

Lost interest towards the end - still pretty fun though

This album sounds great! It's rich and varied in sound, it's funky, soft, soulful, and raucous as you move through each track. It's pretty short and sweet, and would be fun to listen to if you're in the mood for something jazzy with wah-wah guitars, synths, and organs abound. Standout tracks on this listen were "Shining Star" "Africano" and "See the Light.c It's a fun listen, not my usual thing but I liked it. A solid 3 for me.

Cool shi

Funky funk

really thought i was gonna like this more. bass player is obviously great. i really liked africano, that was sick

Definitely my favorite funk album so far. The songs feel dynamic and memorable, where I feel like a lot of similar albums get a bit repetitive.

some nice soul, some nice funk. slow start but it finishes real strong. maybe one more banger would bump the score up. favorite song is Yearnin' Learnin'. strong 3

Rating: 6/10 It’s alright. Liked the first three songs, Shining Star being one of their downright iconic songs and the title track being a great one too. After that, it’s fine and pleasant

Pretty awesome instrumentation, weirdly I didn't recognize any hits, big fan of the brass 6.4/10

a banger very good especially the fourth song.

It's a fun album. I think some of the moments on the album get a little repetitive. 3/5

This album truly captures a time and place. This is transportive, indeed. Not my go-to style but kind of top-tier music in its genre.

Started out thinking this was going on the shelf, but as it went on, I was less into it.

Lots to like in here.

A funky listen but not the best listen.

Get some culture!

Muy importantes al parecer, dentro del funk de los 70 así tipo disco. No los conocía.

Not a bad album but not really my genre. Something good to have on in the background but don’t think I’ll be rushing back to listen to it.

I really dug this today. I needed something funky. I had never listened to much of this group besides September. It's a great mix of funky and soul, upbeat and ballads. Shining Star was a great opener

A couple bangers but probably wouldn’t listen again in its entirety

Mi aspettavo di meglio da loro.

Some stuff that was good craic

Enjoyable

A fun time but I did zone out a bit. But definitely full of jams

Best album ive listened to so far by EWF. Happy vibes, dont love EWF lyrically but the melodies are nice.

Pleasant.

Fun and funky. The first two songs are the best

Album #47, Earth, Wind & Fire, That’s the Way of the World ⭐⭐⭐ This is going to be a relatively brief review for me. I didn’t love it. I didn’t really feel much towards it at all. I don’t think I needed to hear it before I die, but I did……and yeah! Nothing really stood out to me, and nothing really annoyed me either. I could tell there’s a big mix of genres going on. For example, on See the Light there’s that blend of jazz and African-style music, and across the album it’s mixing funk and soul throughout. It’s not straightforward music. It’d probably be more rewarding with multiple listens, but it just didn’t grab me in any way, so I think three stars is pretty fair. My favourite track was Reasons. I loved the falsetto on that. The vocals are great across the album in general. I didn’t think the lyrics were anything special though. I also really didn’t like the spoken word bit at the end of All About Love where he’s telling me to stop what I’m doing and think about things, such as love and life and this and that. I don’t have time to do that right now! But yeah, it didn’t do much for me. On to the next one.

This was actually pretty fun. Much better than expected

I'm not impressed in my first listen, but also find myself humming to some of the tunes... Honestly a fun album.

*Starts off with some great songs but slows down a little too much by the end

Decent listen.

Groovy music by a groovy bans. Peak 70's here, but in a good way.

Funky bass

Some joyful funk and soul! Outside of Africano there's nothing too special going on, but it IS groovy. Standouts: That's the Way of the World • Africano

I know this is objectively a good album but it does not hold my attention other than a few standouts like Shining Star and Yearnin Learnin.

I had high expectations for this one. I wasn’t disappointed; but I wasn’t blown away either.

Todella hienoa laulantaa. Ihan ok biisejä ja sopivan pituinen levy.

The falsetto, the horns, the organ and synth, classic Earth, Wind & Fire. Only recognized the opening track, Shining Star, but the rest were smooth.

Definitely one to listen to again. Great vibe.

upbeat boogie

Shining star See the Light Africano

It was an ok listen, very campy. Not my favourite music style, feels pretty dated but was a nice up lighting vibe.

it’s aight i like the blues a lot more tho!

Couple good songs

Ok.

Aside from the big singles, sorta meh.

신나고 편하게 듣기 좋음

Not my favorite EWF album

4 народа жили в мире, но племя воды в группу позвать забыли - that’s the way of the world, I guess Там кажется было что-то похожее на джаз, это приятно

groovay

pleasant soul/funk

Solid disco funk album

While soul isn't my wheelhouse, this was upbeat and uplifting. It was an enjoyable listen.

Outside the first song, this was actually a tad boring

Great

First listen. It’s a bit too 70s funky disco for me, but the lads are great. Slicker than the light up floor at 2001 Odyssey Disco

Quite nice

i like this

Take us to funky town

Not usually my type of music, but I can appreciate it.

3/5

Some very catchy and recognizable tunes. Enjoyed but won’t listen again.

I knew i was going to like this and I did.

Pretty sweet set--and tight--of killer grooves, soul and disco jams. Tastes, feels, and sounds like apex slick mid-70s R&B funk. What is not to like?

Love the groove and the immaculate production. Some of the songs are a little filler-ish.

The first half was very good but at the end it was a bit too much. Nevertheless a fun listen.

It's funky, it's groovy. A lot to like about this. Interesting to see the origin of the 'I'm a celebrity get me out of here' drums. Favourites: Happy Feelin' Yearnin' Learnin' Africano

This would have been epic in the nightclubs in its day

looove the instrumentals in this so groovy and such an easy listen

Didn’t recognise any of these songs but still enjoyed them a decent amount. Good mix of upbeat and easy listening.

groovy baby

I'm off on another tangent. An artist I really like, The Dear Hunter, announced a new album yesterday which is the next part of a story they are telling over short films, LPs, an EP and an augmented reality game. The last LP has very funky Earth Wind and Fire vibes in places and I'd been meaning to listen to some EW&F as a result, so this was lovely timing. I really like funk. I've said this a few times now, but I genuinely didn't know before starting this project that that was the case. 300 albums in, the Generator has provided some utterly terrible records (in my opinion) but it has shown me the way of the funk, so for that I am grateful. That being said, this album is a bit variable for me. Shining Star, That's the Way of the World and Yearnin' Learnin' are all great. For my taste, the other tracks vary from pretty good (Africano) to "no, absolutely not" (All About Love). So it's getting a middling mark. 3/5

Just a plain fun album. Like it a lot. Even the songs that aren't timeless hits are fantastic.

Soulful, fun and funky (what they should be called). I hope Earth, Wind and/or Fire (not sure which one is which) are receiving some royalties from I’m a Celebrity with the use of that drum jingle!

Everything ive heard of Earth Wind and Fire has been plain Boogieful. This has more depth. Soulful. I Liked it. Bit manic at times Not terrific. But good. Poached egg, No toast.