Funk Brothers Music

This is the pinnacle of the Neville Brother's New Orleans style. Own this and "The Wild Tchoupitoulas" and you've got their best-all you'll ever need. I am appalled to see this in the cut-out bins...and so few reviews. I got my most recent CD copy at a Pilot Travel Center for $5.

The Aaron Neville syrup aside, the other tunes on this disc are great. Fiyo On The Bayou is worth the price of admission alone. Hey Pocky Way is a great groove as well. This is the Neviiles album for me as it takes me back to the shows ion the late 80s and early 90s when all these songs were concert staples. Turn it up loud- even your neighbors will like it.

Only one song on this CD is good -- and it's very good! Iko is a favorite to anyone with a dance feever!

there are only 8 songs, mildy mediocre ones at best, the total run time is around 25 minutes...on that basis alone it is not worth the 6 bucks.

I bought this album years ago, I believe at the beginning of the '90's when it had been touted as one of the best albums of the previous decade. To look now and see it selling for $6 with only two amazon reviews is a little disconcerting. I can't imagine that the New Orleans R&B/Funk sound has ever been captured more perfectly in a studio environment. Four of these songs (Hey Pocky Way, Sweet Honey Dripper, Fire on the Bayou and Brother John/Iko Iko) are among the most rollicking and intense performances I've ever heard on record. Run Joe is an infectious midtempo rocker and the cover of Jimmy Cliff's ballad Sitting in Limbo is beautiful.

But wait, aren't there 8 tracks on the album? Unfortunately, yes. Aaron's two syrupy ballad covers are atrocious. Regardless of whether you like the songs in and of themselves (I don't), there can be no doubt that they destroy the momentum and pacing of what could have been a perfect album. In the CD era, I couldn't lunge for my remote fast enough to forward through those tracks. But in the iPod era, no problem: slice 'em, dice 'em and leave them on the cutting room floor. For this price, who cares if you're left w/ less than 30 minutes of music? Edited down, this can't be beat.

Buy it and do other potential buyers a service by not letting this go out of print.

this is still the best.if you know music,then you know this is it.hip- hop is okay.but the real playas know this.and old school is still keeping it real.thank amazon.good looking out.been looking for this one for a while.

... this cd is GOLD!I bought it when it first came out in 1990 and I still have it, although I ripped it to mp3 format so I wouldn't destroy it by overplaying it.What makes this cd great is that unlike some greatest hits albums, where they only put shortened, radio-length versions on, this has the original album length versions of some of the Bros' best works. And for all you people who think you know something about rock guitar playing, check out "Hope You Feel Better Love(Part 1 and 2)"! When most people think of Ernie Isley they think "That Lady", which is here and is okay.But when the history of mind-blowing, soul-stirring, sky-scraping,mountain-chopping guitar solos is written, his work on HYFBL will rank right along with Hendrix'"Voodoo Child(Slight Return)and Band of Gypsys "Machine Gun". And he plays DRUMS on the track, too!So, if you get a chance pick this up or the original album it's from, "Fight the Power".No, I'm not selling mine's.Uh,uh my brother, you've got to get your own!

Due to the depth and variety of songs on this collection. Plus the fact that I am a stone Isley Brothers Fan, I give this collection Five stars.

Don't let the cover fool you, yes, there are a couple of 60's cuts (Soul Music) on the discs, but the bulk of music is their R&B from 73-78 timeframe. A good collection if you don't already own this music!

I can't testify to the fact that this music may (or may not) be re-mastered, but still worth buying. My only caveat: Wait 'till the price drops below $20/US, then grab it!

Again, my rating: Five stars!!

This dvd sucks!!! It nothing but a montage of pics (the same pics) repeated over & over; set to music (Which aren't even Chili Peppers songs) Followed by interviews with everybody but the RHCP. The interviews are good but they're are much better dvds out there(Off the Map, Funky Monks & Red Hot Chili Peppers - Live at Slane Castle) Save your money and buy one of them. Live at Slane Castle has the best concert footage. Also check out Greatest Hits and Videos -Red Hot Chili Peppers, It has videos plus extra behind the scenes.

# Fight The Power (Pts. 1 & 2) - The Isley Brothers
# Soul Power - Maceo & The Macke
# Bop Gun - Parliament
# Rapper's Delight - The Sugarhill Gang
# Fire - Ohio Players
# What Can I Do For You? - LaBelle
# Fencewalk - Mandrill
# The Message - Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five
# There Is Is (Pt. 1) - James Brown
# Slippery When Wet - Commodores
# Don't Stop The Music - Yarborough & Peoples
# Let It Whip - Dazz Band
# Watching You - Slave
# Friends - Whodini

This album was a great investment! All of the tracks are diverse and so much fun to listen to... Definitely keeps you moving.... a good saturday night or working out disc.