World Psychedelic Classics 3: Love's a Real Thing

Various Artists (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 8, 2005)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Luaka Bop
• ASIN: B0007NMKSK
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #104,492 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #8 in Music > World Music > Africa > Soukous

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26 of 28 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best of the Bunch, March 9, 2005

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Joshua R. Davis (Seattle, Washington United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: World Psychedelic Classics 3: Love's a Real Thing (Audio CD)

This is volume three in Luka Bop's World Psychedelic Classics Series which easily bests the Shuggie Otis comp from a few years ago and equals the Os Mutantes one from 2000 ( I think).
The music and CD packaging is first class all the way. The CD is even enhanced to include a video/ film from Orchestre Poly-Rythmo de Cotonou Dahomey.
Though this may be a psych comp the music is very much a funk-jazz or soul jazz thing.The artists within borrowed from contemporary North American funk and Cuban rhythms popular in the late 60's and 70's and came up a sound that is best described as a rush to the head and body. If you have any love for African music or any kind of music please get this CD. Luka Bop has out done itself this time. Now can they release another Bollywood compilation.
On a side note the Moussa Doumbia track is edited. What happened to the guitar solo, free jazz sax and the intense screaming that round out the song? I have an mp3 from the original record and it is life changing.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Funky For the Money, October 19, 2005

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S. Prokopchak "JP Chestershire" - See all my reviews
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This review is from: World Psychedelic Classics 3: Love's a Real Thing (Audio CD)

If you like funk, or rock, or jazz, or just love good music you will like this CD. It is like a mix between James Brown and Jimi Hendrix. Every song is amazing and they are all different. Sure you may not understand the language, but funk is international. Hands down worth the price.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars bizarre find, September 13, 2005

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mamaRosa "MamaRosa" (Kauai,Hawaii) - See all my reviews

This review is from: World Psychedelic Classics 3: Love's a Real Thing (Audio CD)

I'm a dj in Hawaii and just happened to spot this treasure. It is bizarre and historically interesting as well. Unlike much other music i have heard- African beats mixed with the influence of early James Brown and psychedelia of the sixties..mind blowing!