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Black Moses

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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.

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!

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!

The first time I heard this album, it was playing in an Army PX. I was so mesmerized by the sound, I bought the album and the stereo it was playing on. I just had to have the totality. I just wore that poor vinyl out until the needle wobbled in the grooves. Nobody can enhance a song like Mr. Hayes. His arrangements are stupendous. How can a person imagine the interactions of so many insturments? If you are a soul music fan, this is the quintessential album; and before you know it you will have bought many more of his albums. The Hayes 'Wall of Sound'(sorry Phil Specter), there really is nothing like it. Barry White is a pauper in comparison.

Damn! When the sax comes in at the climax (no pun intended)of "Help Me Love" you just have to take your lover in your arms and dance. This is just one of so many brilliant moments to be found in the two sprawling discs of "Black Moses." Isaac Hayes' orchestrations and musical conceptions transcend any notion of the 1970s or "soul music" for that matter. The much-sampled "Ike's Rap" movements deserve special mention as well. You need this in your life.

i bought black moses in 1995 and i still listen to it. all of the songs from never can say goodbye to never gonna give you up makes you wanna come back for more. i've learned how appreciate good music from the 70's starting with this album. whoever reads tis need to put black moses in your collection.

"Part Time Love", "Nothing Takes The Place of You" "Never Gonna Give You Up"--just a few of the reasons why we called the man Cosmic Hayes.

My man Issac did it again! With his soul jiving jams. I too have 20 albums of his and feel it is da bomb! I sugest if you are a Black Moses fan as I be, you best get this here CD ! Peace -

"Black Moses" is Isaac Hayes' finest and most accomplished album ever. His stunning remakes of "Never Can Say Goodbye", "Part Time Love", "They Long To Be Close To You", "Your Love Is So Doggone Good" and "For The Good Times" have him literally reinventing these hits and making them all his own in the process. Lush and ultra-smooth string arrangements and orchestration are ever-present on most tracks that add a haunting quality which matches Isaac's deep baritone and romantic (yet at times wistful) vocals perfectly. This album remains a stone classic of '70s Soul while serving as a precursor to what the late Barry White would do shortly thereafter.

This Issac Hayes set seems to flow flawlessly between songs. Although, in my opinion, not one of his better releases, he still stays true with the funk. His covers of "Never Can Say Goodbye", "(They Long To Be) Close to You", and "Going in Circles" are excellent productions, giving them a much more sophisticated sound. I would add this CD to your collection.