Black Moses

Isaac Hayes | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (January 5, 1990)
• Number of Discs: 2
• Label: Stax
• ASIN: B000000ZMS
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (20 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #23,872 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #37 in Music > R&B > Soul > Memphis Soul
  • #42 in Music > R&B > Soul > Southern Soul

Customer Reviews

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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Master of the epic soul interpretation, May 18, 2003

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Todd Boostrom (Pacific Palisades, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Black Moses (Audio CD)

On "Black Moses", Isaac Hayes is at the height of his musical powers. He takes some classic song material and makes it his own, exploding the compositions, laying them out with confident care, and delivering to you the sort of soul that takes its time to good effect. Along with amazing re-intetrpretations, this album also features "Ike's Rap II", which was sampled on Portishead's track, "Glory Box". This isn't the only Isaac Hayes album you should own, but it's one of them... if you count yourself as a soul fan.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars So Doggone Good!, March 24, 2002

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Chris Mahoney (Seoul) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Black Moses (Audio CD)

My grandmother got me this album since it was on sale at some point during the 1970s. The LP has an interesting design which features the cover picture in sort of a tripartite structure. My grandma soon regretted this purchase and began to develop an active dislike for "Black Moses." This may in part be due to the fact that I played this album to death. I recently re-discovered it and remembered why I liked it so much: about 90% of Ike's covers are great and delivered in his inimitable soulful way. Even though most songs are associated with other artists, Ike brings his unique approach to each one of them. And he seems to shun recording songs that are less than eight minutes long. So if you like a lot of Ike and tales of "good love gone bad," do yourself a favor and buy this doggone good album!

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The CD is absolutely awesome!, December 26, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Black Moses (Audio CD)

I bought the Black Moses album 26 years ago; I lost the album about seven years after I bought it in 1972. Twenty-six years later I purchased the CD and it's still awesome. "Black Moses" is a genuine masterpiece! Isaac Hayes is only one of his kind...very soulful, well organized with articulated vocals like no other. I will never lose such a classic again out of my collection. Isaac Hayes, my brother, I solute you now and always!