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Kool & the Gang - Greatest Hits Live [Rhino]

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Do not buy this CD. You will be disappointed. Imagine buying a Beatles Live CD with no Paul McCartney. Imagine a Commodores Live cd with no Lionel Ritchie. Imagine any group without their vocal identity and that's what you get from this cd. I would normally commend Rhino records for releasing rare tracks from artist of days gone by. I feel short changed by this release. It is very misleading that they have a picture with JT Taylor on the cover. Talk about false advertising.

On face value, I was thrilled to see there was an offering of Kool & the Gang live. On face value, it appears JT is the lead signer from the packaging and the like. Much to my dissapointment, it was recorded while he was not with the group.

It's just not the same without JT on lead, and I was greatly dissapointed at the misrepresentation.

This cd is good w/ out JT. In the notes, it has look for one w/ JT in the year 2000. The singer for ''Victory'' ; ''Ladies Night'' Fresh'' and then the couple songs sounds like JT. The other singer for the other songs isn't that great, but if A Fan I would Buy. If not, wait for the JT one to be released.

Whoa! Unfortunately I am a sucker for live music, because nothing could prepare me for this....a "J.T. less" Kool & the Gang with inadequate vocals! While the band itself is in good form, it is somewhat disconcerting to know that this disc was packaged as having ALL of the members of the band. Additionally, who REALLY needs a concert taken from 1993? My advice: "save your money and buy the studio greatest hits package."

Kool and The Gang was without a doubt one of the best R&B Bands of the late seventies and eighties. It is nice hearing these old classic dance tunes. Whereas the substitute singer certainly has a nice voice, it just does not have the appropriate textures that JT Taylor had specifically on Joanna. On top of that, Joanna is a little bit rushed as compared to the studio version. The guitar work is quite electrifying on Emergency and quite spunky on Too Hot. This is an OK CD but I am going for one of the compilations.

(Let me first say this disc should not even get a one star.) I was very excited to see finally a live disc but was very upset how misleading the cover of the disc was. To anyone out there who may want to buy this disc DONT!!!!!!!!! I think Kool & The Gang should give all us fans a apology for this disc.

JT Taylor's voice made The Gang cool, and without him singing vocals, you are wasting your hard earned cash. The CD cover pictures Taylor leading the band in concert, but to my dismay some second rate voice covers the hits (we are purposely misled and should receive an apology from Kool & the lame-duck gang). With JT now back in the band, why release a live CD without him as the main ingredient??? I have lost all respect for Kool. Good night.

I was shocked and dismayed to find this compilation of classic Kool & The Gang hits had even been released in 1998. Why? Because it is missing the main ingredient that made these songs hits in the first place.. . . the incomparable voice of Mr. J.T. Taylor. Recorded in 1993 while J.T. was away from the group, there is no way I can thrill to "Celebration", "Ladies Night", or any of the other smash gems, without the sultry tones and magnificent vocal control of the "original" J.T. Any other singer is just child's play. If I had been properly informed of the personnel lineup on the CD beforehand, I would not have spent good money on this recording.

These Kool & the Gang songs are great, but only when they are sung by lead singer, JT Taylor. When he left the group, they were just not the same. This CD contains live versions of most of the songs originally sung by him; but he isn't the lead singer on this CD. Therefore, it isn't worth buying. Their old stuff before JT is great, but nobody can replace what he did with the group.