Ol' School [Enhanced, Live]

Ohio Players | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 26, 1996)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Enhanced, Live
• Label: Intersound Records
• ASIN: B000000BTH
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #437,964 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Skin Tight

2. Ol' School

3. Pain

4. Heaven Must Be Like This

5. Sweet Sticky Thing

6. Thank You

7. I Want to Be Free

8. Love Rollercoaster

9. Fire

10. Megamix

Editorial Reviews

A live set from the Players that's okay but nothing to shout about. The CD is enhanced, which means you can slide it into the CD drive of your computer and view different images of the group on your monitor. Some of the songs roll on too long, like "Fire," over eleven minutes -- yawn. "Pain," from their Westbound recording days, is a pleasant surprise, but they only give you a minute and 39 seconds of the classic. "Sweet Sticky Thang" comes off better live than the studio version, but "Love Rollercoaster" sounds as silly as ever. A track entitled "MegaMix" brings up the rear and is a total waste of time; it's merely a four-minute medley of the CD tracks. -All Music Guide

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Still Funky, August 8, 2001

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Joe Mills (Selma, Al) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Ol' School (Audio CD)

When I first saw this I couldn't believe that the Ohio Players had released a live album! I wasn't dissapointed at all, the guys still jam all the old songs and sugar still sings like the old school preacher that he is. If you liked the funk and grooves of the Players get this!

3.0 out of 5 stars Ol' School live, April 2, 2011

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d.nice "d.real" (richmond,va) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Ol' School (Audio CD)

The cover photo is akin to the classic Ohio Players albums of the late 70's..the tracks are mostly from that period as well,this concert was recorded during the mid 90's and is mostly a greatest hits live concert. The problem with these type of performances is that all the obscure music that could be performed wont be,many people enjoy simply hearing alot of hits performed live in this setting,I prefer a live show that suprises the fan with impressive arrangements of "B" Sides and obscure classics as well as entertaining the fans with those popular smash hits. This disc is perfect for that Ohio Player fan who's more comfortable with their Mercury era greatest hits,and enjoy those live songs arranged nearly identical to their original album versions without any aggressive creative improvisation in the mix. The sound quality is great and this disc has a CD Rom interactive video included,not bad.