I Am

Superbly played disco funk. More disco than the funk of the book's chosen EW&F album.

Rating: 10/10

These guys definitely know how to write a harmony, but the songwriting felt so repetitious and homogeneous that even the beautiful vocals felt tiring after a while. Stretches much longer than its 37 minutes, a telling sign of how lacking in dynamics this one is for all its instrumental richness.

Classic

harmonious but conventional, a lot of sound and disco rhythm of the time.

A very funky disco-album. A bit too much of the same after a while, but still fun

100% should've been on the list 4

Don't mind these guys. Cool album. 3/5.

Yes, it's all very nice and very well played. But it's just too slick and soft for my taste.

Not really a disco-kinda-guy, but still I must say that this is some timeless music. Very well done.

Just solid soul and funk, nothing to complain about here

It's a fun boogie wonderland. Not my favorite type of music, but enjoyable to listen to. 3 stars.

What's not to like? Even the auto-played tracks that Spotify played after the album was over were fantastic. I could stay in this zone pretty much indefinitely.

Some classic Earth, Wind & Fire tracks on here. Overall it's a banger.

The bops here are every bit as strong as the ones on That's the Way of the World (the official album on the list). However, the ballads here are FAR stronger than on the official album. This is absolutely peak RnB/Disco/Funk jam. They may not include water in their entitled elements, but I'd still drink a glass of this any day.

Boogie wonderland. Nuff said.

Brilliant

Earth, Wind & Fire found their best sound in the second half of the 70s, with this particular mix of funk and disco sound, 'I Am' arguably being the epitome of it all. Of course, here 'After the Love Has Gone' and 'Boogie Wonderland' overshadow the rest of the tracks, but the album as a whole has a vitality and brilliance that they would never achieve again after leaving the seventies behind

10/10. Yeah, it's Earth Wind and Fire, and one of their better albums at that. Always super fun to listen to, though I'm not usually the type to listen to a whole album of theirs at once, and I did like That's the Way of the World better as an album.

I just think the album makes the world a happier place. 10/10

Groovy baby

I gave the official EWF album on the official list 5 stars, but this is a better album. I want to travel back in time with Verdine White and make my past self give THAT album a lower rating because this one is so good. And then we'll all groove on.

Solid

This is a fun, vibrant offering. It may be a bit too commercial sounding for me but one can't deny these guys are tight and skilled musicians with a knack for writing happy, brassy, funky tunes.

Kinda the point, one gathers, but this style of music is perfectly represented by its productions, disco string sections singing among other tunes and the always-expected ever-happy vocals. Late enough in the form, Rock That! drops the voices and apes fusion, with periodic rhythmic reprieve so you don't forget where to dance. The mood's not multiple, and it's not deep, but it sure is pleasurable.