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Bar-Kays - The Best of the Bar-Kays
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Review from allmusic.com
by Mark Deming
While curiously overlooking the group's earliest hits ("Soul Finger" and "Knucklehead"), The Best of the Bar-Kays offers a worthwhile thumbnail portrait of the Bar-Kays' evolution from a neo-Booker T. & the MG's soul instrumental combo into one of the wilder funk ensembles of the 1970s. Focusing on the years 1968 (when the group's second lineup came together following the death of four members of the band in the same airplane crash that claimed Otis Redding) through 1975 (when the band left Stax to sign with Mercury), The Best of the Bar-Kays finds them bridging the gap between the R&B sounds of the 1960s and the 1970s, and gaining more than their share of attitude along the way. Highlights include a very Booker T.-influenced cover of "Midnight Cowboy," the funky and funny Isaac Hayes pastiche "Son of Shaft," a revved-up take on "Montego Bay," and the tight groove of "A.J. the Housefly." While not a complete overview of the Bar-Kays' career, The Best of the Bar-Kays is at least a strong starter, and should ideally be followed up by The Best of Bar-Kays, which concentrates on their work for Mercury.
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Artist...............: Bar-Kays
Album................: The Best of the Bar-Kays
Genre................: Funk / Soul
Source...............: CD
Year.................: 1988
Ripper...............: EAC (Secure mode) / LAME 3.92 & Asus CD-S520
Codec................: LAME 3.93
Version..............: MPEG 1 Layer III
Quality..............: Insane, (avg. bitrate: 320kbps)
Channels.............: Stereo / 44100 hz
Tags.................: ID3 v1.1, ID3 v2.3
Information..........: https://www.discogs.com/Bar-Kays-The-Best-Of-The-Bar-Kays/master/66021
Ripped by............: Grad58 on 6/23/2013
Posted by............: Grad58 on 6/23/2013
Included.............: NFO, SFV, PLS, M3U, CUE
Covers...............: Front
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Tracklisting
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1. Bar-Kays - A.J. the Housefly [02:37]
2. Bar-Kays - Copy Cat [02:20]
3. Bar-Kays - Don't Stop Dancing (To the Music), Part 1 [02:53]
4. Bar-Kays - Don't Stop Dancing (To the Music), Part 2 [02:20]
5. Bar-Kays - Holy Ghost [08:29]
6. Bar-Kays - Humpin' [02:43]
7. Bar-Kays - I Thank You [03:31]
8. Bar-Kays - In the Hole [02:53]
9. Bar-Kays - Memphis Sunrise [03:23]
10. Bar-Kays - Midnight Cowboy [02:47]
11. Bar-Kays - Montego Bay [02:42]
12. Bar-Kays - Sang and Dance [02:56]
13. Bar-Kays - Son of Shaft [03:23]
Playing Time.........: 43:02
Total Size...........: 99.96 MB
NFO generated on.....: 6/23/2013 9:38:38 AM
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