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500 CDs You Must Own Before You Die!
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The history of black American music is a story of self-reinvention, and nobody but James Brown has started afresh as many times and as successfully as the Isley Brothers. It's Your Thing is the first time their entire 40-year career has been surveyed in one place, including 29 (!) chart hits. It spills over with innovation: rock & roll ("Twist and Shout"), tough R&B ("Shout"), rich Motown soul ("This Old Heart of Mine"), furious, hard funk (the original "Fight the Power"), and even the mellower lover-man crooning that occupies a lot of the third disc. They integrated guitar into
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Manufacturer: Sony Legacy
Release date: 24 August 1999
Number of discs: 3
EAN: 0074646554722 UPC: 074646554722
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Release date: 24 August 1999
Number of discs: 3
EAN: 0074646554722 UPC: 074646554722
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Dj Levels rated this 7/10 7 years, 9 months ago
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500 CDs You Must Own Before You Die! (500 music items)"Four decades and 39 chart hits squeezed from one sweaty, soulful family. As befitted a band that included Jimi Hendrix in its early lineup, they rocked, too, with Ernie Isley a worthy guitar successor. Standout track: “Who’s That Lady”"
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