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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Light of Worlds...,
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This review is from: Light of Worlds (Audio CD)
It was the fall of 1974, I was a junior in high school, and I owned no music at that time. My mother frowned upon me listening to that type of "sound" at the time.
Well, I gotta tell ya, I heard "Light of Worlds/Rhyme Time People" on AM radio and my mind was blown away by the sound I heard. I didn't buy it. Next, I heard "Light of Worlds/Summer Madness" on AM radio and flipped out, but still, I didn't buy it. Finally, I heard "Light of Worlds/Higher Plane" on AM radio. Right then and there, I decided that my mom was just going to have to "kick my behind." I marched down to VIP Records on Crenshaw Blvd. (between Adams Blvd. and 28th Street - for the curious), paid my $3.88 and proudly took the wax home. I walked through the door, and guess who was waiting for me? Yep, my mother. I stood there and waited for the fireworks to start, but to my surprise and relief - she said absolutely nothing. But, she gave me that "look" that all moms (and dads) can give kids when they are sorely displeased. I sat the LP in front of the Family Stereo. It was the first album that I ever owned, and I was in heaven everytime I played it. 32 years later, whenever I hear any of the music from the album (or "Summertime" by Will Smith, who sampled and up-tempoed it for his rhymes), I think of that day when I brought "Light of Worlds" home. Kool & the Gang, thank you for the memories (and the music). I'd give you 10 stars if I could, but I'll settle for the five that Amazon offers!! Five stars!! P.S., The second album I ever owned was "That's the Way of the World" by Earth, Wind and Fire!!
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
"Light of Worlds",
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This review is from: Light of Worlds (Audio CD)
I purchased this album in November 1974. It is one of the best R & B albums ever! During this era of their careers they were playing serious R&B with a Jazz overtone. The title track is unbelievable. "Summer Madness" is a standard. In fact it was recently used in the movie "Baby Boy". However, this track did not make it to the soundtrack. We used to do the "Bump" to "Higher Plane". I was a sophomore in high school when this came out. "Light of Worlds" brings back many fond memories.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Kool & The Gang On A Higher Plane!,
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This review is from: Light of Worlds (Audio CD)
Musically this has to be one of Kool & The Gang's strongest
overall peformances as a band!On "Street Corner Symphony","Rhyme Tyme People" and "Higher Plane" the band stretch out into some kind of unreachably funky place-blasting horns and all!On "Fruitman" and "Whiting H & G" they look to a more vintage soul direction saddled with meaningful lyrics (the former nodding to vegetarianism) while "Summer Madness" is simply unbelievable,as is the brilliant title song-building to a climax of funky spirituality.This is a deep record-not only in terms of the music but the lyrical content and maintains a strong connection to the person on the street-speaking to K&TG's ever evolving ability to communicate with it's audiance. If this album has one minor flaw it's that of every single pre JT Taylor Kool set released-the band members are very weak as vocal soloists and only seem to work well in ensamble situations,which is what they often do.But that little gaffe aside 'Light Of Worlds' is an essencial part of what writer Ricky Vincent refers to as the 'united funk era',when bands could both produce popular songs that had alot of meaning.And I don't think the genre of funk,fusion or soul in general has had as much bubbling under the surface since these times.Hard to believe it's true-this is a gold nugget of an era showerd with them!
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