Life: Styles [IMPORT]

4hero (Artist)

Product Details

• Audio CD (December 2, 2003)
• Original Release Date: August 4, 2003
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Harmless
• ASIN: B0000AZVGO
• Also Available in: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #446,502 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Product Description
2003 release compiled & mixed by 4hero & featuring Nancy Wilson, Patrice Rushen, Sly Stone, Weldon Irvine, The Voices Of East Harlem, Syreeta, Pleasure, Kimoko Kasai with Herbie Hancock, Ramsey Lewis & many more. 18 tracks. Harmless. 2003.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars 4 Hero's varied Musical influences compelled onto Cd...., March 22, 2004

By	fetish_2000 (U.K.) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Life: Styles (Audio CD)

Primarily known for their `intelligent' take on Drum'N'Bass/Breakbeat....4-Hero have been asked to collate some of their musical influences & Inspirations. Rather surprisingly it eschews dance/breakbeat music & focuses on the Jazzier side of things. Moving smoothly via Funk ("Sly and the family Stone"), through to Hard bop, Fusion Jazz ("Horace Silver, Herbie Hancock, Ramsey Lewis"), and stopping off via smouldering ("Debbie Taylor, Nancy Wilson, Syreeta Wright")...there's nothing here for those expecting a continuation of 4-Hero's lively breakbeat albums. But there is something more important, in that there are some real nuggets of lost Soul & Jazz here, that will delight those knowing what to expect here.....and the mixing is unobtrusive & intelligently handled. But it should be carefully noted, that this is not a traditional 4 Hero album, and merely compiles a (admittedly stunning) collection of rare/obscure tracks that have influenced the band (if you listen carefully, you listen you can hear how some of these songs went on to influence their intelligent Drum n Bass/Breakbeat sound). And if you're prepared to hunt around for a copy there's a limited 2-Cd version, this makes for an album that's a very worthy purchase.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Try this on for size, September 2, 2003

By	Large Pro (Los Angeles, CA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Life: Styles (Audio CD)

For anyone considering Verve Remixed 2, I recommend this instead. Smashing stuff!

5.0 out of 5 stars THE BEST EVER, June 30, 2007

By	jazz freak "Tafadhali nataka bia [pombe] baridi" (Yukon) - See all my reviews

4 Hero are so cool, these are guys I need to meet cuz their musical selection is unreal. they understand the 70s had the heaviest music and they went and dug up a bunch of records that would cost a fortune if you were to try to buy them individually. this is the highest quality funk. and they end it with les fleurs! the heaviest tune ever. 4 hero-you rock.