Earth Wind and Fire

Earth Wind & Fire

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 11, 1997)
• Original Release Date: February 1971
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Warner Bros / Wea
• ASIN: B000002KBK
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #144,658 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Customer Reviews

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars classic EWF, December 26, 2002

By	JOHN D. "willidynamite" (LV, NV (the 702)) - See all my reviews

EWF in it's prime. This CD and "The need for love" Cd are classic and a rare sound for EWF, before the addition of Philip Bailey, Larry Dunn, Ralph Johnso, etc. You would definitely have to be a true EWF follower or a funk collector in order to really appreciate this album.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Earth, Wind and Wonders to Come, August 14, 2000

By	NDBx "NDBx" (New York, NY United States) - See all my reviews

I remember hearing this in '71 and being transfixed by a group that sounded so completely original. A "different" Earth, Wind & Fire than we came to know, but no less interesting. A muscular horn section with strong jazz sensibilities. Strong harmonies, funky, tight. They cover a wide range of styles. A great shame that it was out of print so long. I wore out my copy of this about 6 months after it came out. "Love is Life" is a joy with simple and idealistic lyrics(appropriate to the mindset of the time), it's strong harmonies. The first three pieces are exceptional.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars A WONDROUS debut!, October 13, 1999

By A Customer

Earth, Wind & Fire was one of those bands in the 70's that took awhile to "grow" on me. But once their music worked its way into my psyche-- WATCH out! Their debut album, long out-of-print (for shame, Warner Bros.!) shows that that they "had it" from the word GO! Put on "Help Somebody" and you'll see what I mean. With that horn section, they're in a class with Chicago and Blood Sweat & Tears-- but the rhythms & subjects are all their own. And "Bad Tune" makes for a GREAT instrumental finale-- it makes me think these guys could have been doing action-movie soundtracks in their spare time! The spoken bits between songs I could do without, but what the hey. I only just noticed that the song "Handwriting On The Wall" (which had been on an earlier reissue, the 2-LP "BEAT IT TO LIFE")is missing. Was that on the original LP, or not? It certainly belongs here.