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Bar-Kays - Flying High On Your Love
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Review from allmusic.com
by Amy Hanson
The Age of Aquarius may have fallen out of fashion, but "what's your sign"
was still the ultimate pickup line at the end of the 1970s. Disco novelty band
the Floaters had counted on that with their brash mid-1977 "Float On," and
the Bar-Kays, of course, couldn't resist a little good-humored stroke,
especially if it carried commercial punch as well. So, for the November release
of their second Mercury LP, Flying High on Your Love, the inner sleeve
featured the band's photos -- complete with star signs. Jokes aside, the Bar-
Kays delivered a juicy set of funk movers accented by disco beats and
augmented by ballads. It was a tremendous mix. "Shut the Funk Up" is an
overlooked gem, lost as the band sublimated their sound in the 1980s. A
near-perfect disco song punctuated by the funky horn triumvirate of Charles
"Scoop" Allen, Harvey "Joe" Henderson, and Frank "Captain Disaster"
Thompson and dominated by vocalist Larry "D" Dodson's call to "get on up or
just shut the funk up," it's immediately apparent that disco never sounded so
good -- or so funky. "Woman of the Night" and "Let's Have Some Fun" follow
suit, while stomping the disco beat down with some pretty heavy funk riffing.
But, of course, that's why the Bar-Kays were, and remained, so successful.
They were fully committed to their funk forbears while never taking their eyes
off the shifting musical climate. Thus, they were able to make the leap from
funk to disco in a way that almost no other bands could match. the Bar-Kays'
late-'70s sounds, then, were not one or the other, but a seamless blend of
both. A fine mix and a glorious achievement.
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Artist...............: Bar-Kays
Album................: Flying High On Your Love
Genre................: Funk
Source...............: CD
Year.................: 1977
Ripper...............: EAC (Secure mode) / LAME 3.92 & Asus CD-S520
Codec................: LAME 3.82
Version..............: MPEG 1 Layer III
Quality..............: Insane, (avg. bitrate: 320kbps)
Channels.............: Stereo / 44100 hz
Tags.................: ID3 v1.1, ID3 v2.3
Information..........: http://www.allmusic.com/album/flying-high-on-your-love-mw0000836344
Ripped by............: Grad58 on 6/20/2013
Posted by............: Grad58 on 6/21/2013
Included.............: NFO, SFV, PLS, M3U, CUE
Covers...............: Front Back
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Tracklisting
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1. Bar-Kays - Attitudes [03:26]
2. Bar-Kays - Can't Keep My Hands Off You [03:16]
3. Bar-Kays - Flying High On Your Love [03:47]
4. Bar-Kays - Let's Have Some Fun [06:01]
5. Bar-Kays - Shut The Funk Up [04:24]
6. Bar-Kays - Standing On The Outside [04:17]
7. Bar-Kays - Whatever It Is [02:08]
8. Bar-Kays - Woman Of The Night [03:47]
9. Bar-Kays - You can't run away [04:46]
Playing Time.........: 35:55
Total Size...........: 83.41 MB
NFO generated on.....: 6/21/2013 12:00:42 PM
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