Customer Reviews

Greatest Hit Singles

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These songs are very slow and slick and sultry. A scratchy electric guitar whines softly over a steady, sexy bass while Isaac's voice, a TOWER of sex, swoons in and out of the music. They are love songs, and they are all carnal and luscious. Since this dude's now THE CHEF on the most popular cartoon, South Park, I'm sure you'll want to acquainted with the man's music. It's just what you expected. You won't be disappointed.

Greatest Hit Singles

This CD is digitally mastered...it effects the sound quality. Also, the rap prelude (that Isaac was famously known for) has been cut out or reduced on songs like "Phoenix" and "I Stand Accused". However, this particular CD contains most of his greatest hits! You will enjoy hearing his legendary and timeless music.

i never get enough of this genius his material is unbelievable.as writer,arranger,producer,instrumentalist and vocalist he has his own thing.his remakes are good takes as well.he deserves all the props in the world.

Great music from times gone by ... but the songs will live on

First things first: I love Isaac Hayes and give this collection Four (4) Stars.

Now, this is the umpteenth week I have received a promotional mp3 email from Amazon that showed an album at a discounted price and, when I clicked on the link to listen and buy, the price was much higher (In this case, the email said it was $1.99 and the actual price was $6.99, a BIG difference!). WTF? Why the bait-and-switch?

I guess I could buy the download, then send a complaint email to get the charge reduced to the promotional price in the email. But that's a lot of trouble and there are no guarantees.

I love a lot of things about Amazon's promotional music, but this one thing I really HATE ... because it is a sucky, cheap, exasperating practice. When I encounter it, that is the end of my music buying session for that week, so Amazon just loses business. Now that iTunes has DRM-free songs for the same price, I have an option.

Amazon has an option, too - fix this obvious bug and quit cheating the very people you're trying to get to buy stuff from you. We're music lovers, not cretins!

This compilation does no justice to Isaac Hayes, his artistry or his visionary genius. Why? Isaac was an artist whose music needed to be heard (or, more accurately, EXPERIENCED) on a full-length basis to be appreciated. While most of these songs were (out of necessity) released as singles it goes without saying that the full-length LP versions of such immortal Hayes classics as "Walk On By", "I Stand Accused", "The Look Of Love", "Joy" and "Never Can Say Goodbye" were what sold their respective parent albums. If you really want a compilation of Isaac's hits then I recommend getting the now-deleted "Best of Isaac Hayes " Volumes 1 & 2 (both released in 1986) as these at least give you the original album versions without any (unnecessary) editing.

if you want Original Grooves, Melodys&Arrangements then Isaac Hayes brought it. if you needed a Cover of a Song that got either Funked up or got smoothed out then Brother Ike aka Black Moses Brought it. He covered a wide range of styles&themes as a Writer, Arranger, producer&Instrumentalist. this is a tight collection.

the man is a natural he is a musical genius. whenever I listen to his music i forget all my problems and get lost in a sea of genius!

I was dissapointed with this CD. The music is not what I tought it would be