45 minutes for 4 songs sure is a flex (especially when one of them clocks in at just under 19 minutes) I'm actually kinda shocked at how much I loved this. the production for these songs has a genuinely timeless feel, which is a statement I think gets thrown around about a lot of albums but if you gave this to someone who somehow had no clue who Isaac Hayes is I think they would have a tough time piecing together when this was made, let alone the fact that it's more than 50 years old. I imagine a lot of people would be put off by the duration of each song, especially the opening of 'By The Time I Get to Phoenix' which is essentially just a 8 minute monologue with some light instrumentals along the way. But if you have the patience for a much slower burn than normal there is plenty to love in both the cool stretches of calm and the bombastic climaxes of each track