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Binding: Audio CDEAN: 0025218880220 Format: Soundtrack Label: Stax Manufacturer: Stax Number Of Discs: 1 Publisher: Stax Release Date: November 07, 1991 Studio: Stax Sales Rank: 5060 MPN: 88002 Disc 1:
Editorial Review: Album Description: Of the many wonderful blaxpoitation soundtracks to emerge during the early '70s, Shaft certainly deserves mention as not only one of the most lasting but also one of the most successful. Isaac Hayes was undoubtedly one of the era's most accomplished soul artists. With the Theme From Shaft, Hayes delivered an anthem just as ambitious and revered as the film itself, a song that has only grown more treasured over the years, after having been an enormously popular hit at the time of its release. Soulsville operates effectively as the sort of down-tempo ballad Hayes was most known for, just as the almost 20-minute Do Your Thing showcased just how impressive the Bar-Keys had become, stretching the song to unseen limits with their inventive, funky jamming. This CD features cinematic moments of instrumentation, composed and produced by Hayes while being performed by the Bar-Kays - some down-tempo, others quite jazzy. A Stax records Discount Shopping: The "Theme from Shaft" is now so ingrained in popular consciousness as the blaxploitation-movie track that it's hard to listen to it without a faint smirk. ("Who's the black private dick that's a sex machine to all the chicks?"!!) But if you can get past the inadvertent humor, it's still a devilishly exciting piece of music--all hi-hat 16ths, wah-wah guitar, strings, and woodwind, like a Norman Whitfield Motown production taken to a baroque extreme. The rest of the album consists mainly of incidental mood music of no great worth: "Walk from Regio's," "Ellie's Love Theme"--you know the sort of thing. Only two other tracks feature the Black Moses pipes, while the endless "Do Your Thing" takes its place in the catalog of Hayes epics that began with Hot Buttered Soul. --Barney Hoskyns Average Rating:
 Rating:  - that 70's feelingshaft is a bad mother,you dig ? a great soundtrack. very emotional for me. i was a teenager at that time. the greatest times of my life. disco was about to hit the waves, great stars, great everything. i've met isaac hayes twice. a cool, great guy. i saw shaft in the movies at that time at times square for $ 1.25 including another movie with pam grier( my big crush). everyone, enjoy. **** Rating: - Farewell Black MosesAfter hearing the sad news that Isaac Hayes had passes away yesterday I decided to pay tribute to the man that re-wrote the rules for popular music by writing a review of his classic soundtrack to the blaxploitation flick "Shaft" from 1971 with Richard Roundtree in the lead. When people talk about blax flicks they talk about Shaft and when they talk about Shaft they talk about Hayes. But in order to understand Hayes legacy we need to go back to 1969 when he released his groundbreaking album Hot Buttered ... Read More Rating: - Real Fun and some conversation too!!Put this on with pot of greens some hot corn bread, stir in some dominoe buddies and it's on. Don't forget an ice cold brew! Guaranteed pencil whipping fun. This is Curtis Mayfield in his finest hour. Adults only!! Rating: - One of the two Best Blaxploitation Soundtracks of the '70s., "The dude in the funky plaid coat held his coat tight, you dig? Had some heavy iron in his belt." Set in Harlem and directed by Gordon Parks, Shaft is a 1971 Academy Award winning noir action film starring Richard Roundtree as black private detective, John Shaft, who confronts the Italian mob in his attempts to find the missing daughter of a black mobster. The movie is considered an example of the blaxploitation film genre, and Isaac Hayes' funky rhythm-and-blues-soul soundtrack was nominated ... Read More Rating: - A Groovy Soundtrack album for a groovy movie!!This Shaft soundtrack album from 1971 is obviously one of the best selling albums ever in the history of American music (and, I believe, one of the best selling albums released by Stax Records back then). This title made Isaac Hayes (aka "Black Moses") a mega superstar upon its release, due to the title theme, which is the first track on this album. It has an unforgettable intro sound, and the song lasts for barely over four and a half minutes, with Isaac's vocals lasting only for about one minute (or slightly ... Read More Browse for similar items by category:
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