Track Listing
1. Work to Do
2. It's Too Late
3. It's Your Thing
4. Pop That Thang
5. Love the One You're With
6. Lay Lady Lay
7. Lay Away
8. Ohio / Machine Gun
9. I Know Who You Been Socking It To
10. I Turned You On / It's Your Thing - (bonus track)
11. Shout - (bonus track)
| Details | | Distributor: | WEA (Distributor) | | Recording Type: | Live | | Recording Mode: | Stereo | | SPAR Code: | n/a |
Album Notes
The 1996 reissue of THE ISLEYS LIVE includes extra tracks from the album LIVE AT YANKEE STADIUM originally released on T-Neck (#3004) in September 1969.
Personnel includes: Ronald Isley, Rudolph Isley, O'Kelly Isley (vocals, arrangers); Ernie Isley (electric guitar); Chris Jasper (piano); Marvin Isley (bass); Neil Bathe (drums); Karl Potter (conga).
Producers: Ronald Isley, O'Kelly Isley, Rudolph Isley.
Recorded live in 1969 and 1973. Originally released on T-Neck (3010). Includes liner notes by David Nathan.
This superb live album captures the Isley Brothers at the moment their eclectic combination of old school R&B, psychedelic rock, and blazing funk reached its full late-1960/early-'70s peak. The original lead-vocal line-up--Ronald, O'Kelly, and Rudolph--is still in full-force here, and their gospel-inflected singing fits perfectly into a rock/funk context. The fiery backing band features a young Ernie Isley on guitar. Deeply inspired by Jimi Hendrix (who played with the Isleys in the early '60s), Ernie's spectacular leads radiate through the entire performance.
In addition to funky originals like "It's Your Thing," the Isleys cover songs by other artists, reflecting the band's diverse tastes and the all-inclusive ethic of the times. Carole King's "It's Too Late" and Stephen Stills's "Love the One You're With" are given soulful readings, while a medley of Neil Young's "Ohio" and Jimi Hendrix's "Machine Gun" spotlights Ernie's six-string pyrotechnics. Bob Dylan is in the mix too, with the Isleys' sultry treatment of "Lay Lady Lay." Bonus tracks, including the group's all-time classic "Shout," are added in, making this a great summation of the group's career up to 1973.
Editorial Reviews
...This live album, recorded mostly in 1973, melds the Isleys' sweet 'n' funky vocal gymnastics with the wild guitar work of little brother Ernie, who learned his craft at the feet of onetime Isley sideman Jimi Hendrix... - Rating: B+
Entertainment Weekly (03/29/1996)
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