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Go For Your Guns (CD)

By: The Isley Brothers (Artist)

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The Isley Brothers Artist Snapshot:

A semi-successful Motown vocal group in the early '60s, The Isley Brothers' historical importance would be assured if only for their original version of "Twist and Shout," and the fact that they provided Jimi Hendrix with one of his first big breaks. The Isleys surpassed their original success, however, with an innovative blend of soul and psychedelic rock that provided them with huge album sales throughout the '70s. By the time the '80s rolled around, they had reinvented themselves yet again, this time as sensual, Quiet Storm-style contemporary R&B balladeers.

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DISC 1 for Go For Your Guns (CD) Album By The Isley Brothers (Artist)
1   Pride, The  
2   Footsteps in the Dark  
3   Tell Me When You Need It Again  
4   Climbin' up the Ladder  
5   Voyage to Atlantis  
6   Livin' in the Life  
7   Go For Your Guns  
 

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Review

Record Collector (magazine) (p.92) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "[A] funk-meets-disco slab referencing Hendrix and Eddie Hazel with handclaps throughout."

Title Note

Also available in a 3-pack with THE HEAT IS ON and BETWEEN THE SHEETS.

The Isley Brothers: Ronald Isley, Kelly Isley, Rudolph Isley (vocals); Ernie Isley (guitar); Chris Jasper (keyboards); Marvin Isley (bass).

Personnel: Ernie Isley (guitar, drums); Chris Jasper (keyboards); Marvin Isley (bass guitar); Everett Collins (congas).

Recording information: Bearsville Studios, Woodstock, New York (1977).

On 1977's GO FOR YOUR GUNS the Isley Brothers can be heard modifying their sound yet again to suit the times. The group's usual wild-card eclecticism is streamlined here, through their previous incarnations as smooth soulsters, purveyors of guitar-based psychedelia, and edgy funk-rockers can be heard on "Footsteps in the Dark," "Voyage to Atlantis," and "Livin' in the Life," respectively. What marks GO FOR YOUR GUNS is the unified sound and clean production of the album, which brings the band's diverse styles under one aesthetic umbrella.

The opening cut, "The Pride," has a steady, four-on-the-floor beat with a bit of disco-funk sheen, and sets the tone for the album. Thumping, popping bass and tight, rhythmic grooves are at the forefront here, but the Isleys still surprise, especially with secret weapon Ernie Isley on board throwing out blistering, Hendrix-inspired guitar leads (as on "Climbin' Up the Ladder" and the driving instrumental title track). As always, there is plenty of soulful singing to be found; the Isleys' vocal style has lost none of its luster here. This is a fine album of classic late-'70s funk from one of music's most talented, enduring families.

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