Everything's Ok21 reviews Al Green Blue Note Records, 2005 GREAT SOUL ALBUM + R. Kelly's Collaboration Would Help + Great to hear him again Al Green returns with one of the best soul albums I heard in a long time. His voice sounds like it is still the seventies and the music is beautiful. His version of You Are So Beautiful grips to me and Green makes it his own. Magic Road is a great song that has some funk in it. This is a true soul ...             A Pauper in Paradise16 reviews Gino Vannelli A&M, 1990 Describing the Indescribable + Gino's Trip To Abbey Road + Excellent Gino Album + GINO'S BEST! + "Gino's Musical Paradise"             Journey2 reviews Arif Mardin Wounded Bird Records, 2008 Arif Mardin:A Too Often Undiscovered Talent + jazzman If you'll excuse the fractured metaphore Arif's 'Journey' has aged like fine wine,not fine cheese. Yes-this is the same Arif Mardin who gave Chaka Khan the otherworldy production on her classic albums Chaka,Naughty and What Cha' Gonna Do for Me several years later. But in 1975 Arif was up in the ...             Bow Wow1 review Johnny "Guitar" Watson Shout Factory, 2006 one of his best Johnny Guitar Watson's last (and one of his best) albums. Released in 1994, right before he died onstage during a concert in Yokohama, Japan, of a heart attack. This CD runs the gamut from funk, soul, and blues, and is one of the best albums Johnny made from beginning to end. The recent copy I ...             Love Somebody Today13 reviews Sister Sledge Wounded Bird Records, 2007 I'm so glad this has been reissued + The Sisters Reaching Their Peak?Doubt It + A childhood favorite Sometimes good things come to those who wait. I was so glad to see that this had been recently reissued and quickly ordered a copy. The previous version is still on sale here somewhere for $49.99. That might sound like a lot but believe it or not, it was once selling for $99.99. This was the ...             Pacific Ocean Blue - Legacy Edition43 reviews Dennis Wilson Sony Legacy, 2008 Pacific Ocean Blue is a gem + Great music This album is much better than I expected. The melodies, harmonies, and production techniques exhibit Wilson's immense talent. I found the music very relaxing and enjoyable. I recommend this to people with an open mind about music.             The 2nd Crusade11 reviews The Crusaders Blue Thumb, 2006 Crusaders Classic + Nice Cd to Start witth + The Crusaders + Stunning 2nd release of The Crusaders + good news bad news             Together3 reviews Sister Sledge Wounded Bird Records, 2007 The Sisters Are Back Together Again! + The shape of things to come........ Well it's 1977,Saturday Night Fever is out and the disco era is in full swing. On their second time around the Sledge's have jumped ship to the Munich scene,but it's not Giorgio Moroder and Pete Ballotte;they've hooked up with producers Michael Kunze and Sylvester Levay,who was also the keyboard ...             My Soul: The Complete MPS Fusion Recordings2 reviews George Duke MPS Records, 2008 A Feast For My Soul + THANK YOU MPS!!!! I purchased this great set recently and for me it's worth every penny! I was familiar with the latter half of this collection as represented in the previously re-issued Three Originals 2-CD set. I had since parted with that set to earn a few bucks, so I was delighted to find this new MPS edition ...             Nine Lives65 reviews Steve Winwood Sony, 2008 "I'm Not Drowning"... w/ killer guitar riffs! + Good Lives On + Winwood's most African record in years + Great Listening             When the Boys Meet the Girls3 reviews Sister Sledge Wounded Bird, 2007 Best of Latter Period Sledge + Do you remember me... + Still Family Right up there with "All American Girls," the hooks on the track, "When the Boys Meet The Girls" (along with some of the best call-response arrangemnts ever) are the best of their career. This Niles Rodgers produced album is a long time coming in being available on CD!!             Boo!12 reviews Was (Not Was) Rykodisc, 2008 An excellent return after so much time + Great Fun! + Boo Wahoo! I love these guys. It has been some fifteen years since "Are You Okay" and yet this record is as fresh as if they had been together through all those years. The vocals are as usual, just wonderfully over the top and the subject matter is the same crazy stuff. God how I have missed this. With ...             The Belle Album1 review Al Green Capitol, 2006 Al's State Of Independance After spending the first half of the 70's churning out classic after classic with Willie Mitchell Al Green elects to take the creative reigns and write all of his own material,often accompanying himself and his new band on guitar. The result is the title cut,the first triumph of Al's new ...             Brave and Crazy22 reviews Melissa Etheridge Island, 1990 How can I possibly be the first one to review this album???? + top of the line,soul twitchin' rock and roll + genuine + Shows she is not a fly by night artist... + A Melissa Etheridge Great As Always             Brother to Brother24 reviews Gino Vannelli A&M, 1990 Gino Finds Solid Ground + SOLID + Without question one of the best albums of the late 70s + I bought a CD + Great Sound Quality But Not So Great MLPS Design!             Crayons158 reviews Donna Summer Burgundy S, 2008 awesome album + The Queen of Disco is Back! + Old voice in new music technology standards This album is way beyond expectation. Summer is back to her peak form. It is a modern dance oriented album. It is not just for Summer fans. In fact it has very little like her disco era materials. Give this modern Summer a try.             Old Socks, New Shoes...New Socks, Old Shoes3 reviews The Jazz Crusaders Verve, 2008 Their best album + New Socks?Old Shoes?Who Cares:This Is Great! + One of My First Albums and STILL One Of My Favorites Back in the day, they were the Jazz Crusaders. Then, I suppose, to broaden their appeal, they became the Crusaders. Call them what you wish, but this was among the best music they ever made. Joe Sample, Wilton Felder, Wayne Henderson and Stix Hooper made some bold, brassy music. The Crusaders ...             Powerful People16 reviews Gino Vannelli A&M Super Budget, 1990 Gino's Masterpiece + One of the best surprises of the mid 70s! + Excellent Gino Album + Powerful Indeed!! + 70's music             Giant2 reviews Johnny "Guitar" Watson Shout Factory, 2006 ANY RECORDING BY JOHNNY GUITAR + Jonny Guitar Watson - Giant GETS FIVE STARS FROM ME, 'CAUSE I KNOW I'M GONNA LOVE IT. THIS ONE IS NO EXCEPTION. SELF-PRODUCED (AND RELATIVELY LOW BUDGET, BUT YOU 'D NEVER KNOW IT), JOHNNY PLAYS VIRTUALLY EVERY INSTRUMENT ON THIS CD (EXCEPT FOR BACKUP VOCALS). HIS LATTER DAY STUFF ALWAYS HAS A NICE FUNKY BEAT. THIS GUY ...             Bet Cha Say That to All the Girls4 reviews Sister Sledge Wounded Bird Records, 2007 Yet Another Time Around + Enjoyable Sister Sledge CD On paper the collaberation of Sister Sledge and George Duke looked awfully good. Commercially this was a miserable failure despite the promise but that is not the case artistically. The guest list on this album is incredible:Michael Sembello,David "Hawk" Wolinski,Louis Johnson,Paulinho Da ...