A decent album. Definitely not anything mind blowing for me, but it was decent background music and was inoffensive. Not bad but I probably won’t revisit this album anytime soon.

First three songs sounded very similar, fourth track “The Heathen” has some interesting sounds. Title track is a nice change of pace while still keeping the consistent sound. Jamming is of course a classic and is an album highlight. The rest of the album was great and I was finally able to cross off a bucket list album.

Very funky, as someone who only knew the Isley’s as “the guys who did Twist and Shout before the Beatles” this was a pleasant introduction that I’m sure I will come back to again.

Very beautiful album, I enjoy the jazzy instrumentals that are paired with the emotional vocals. This album really impressed me!

This album is one of my personal favorites. In my opinion it’s one of the greatest debuts of all time. The tracklist from Once to Porch is one of the greatest runs in history for me. While it does fall off a little bit after porch, that just means the tracks are less amazing than the previous ones. My one gripe about the album is the mix, however, I just listen to the Brendan O Brien mix if I want to listen to this album.