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I lost the first one that I ordered, and HAD to replace it, it's that good. This CD is a great pick-me-up. All the upbeat hits from the 70's.
Sparkling guitar and horn charts that blasted like shotguns (to the point of calling one song "Shotgun Shuffle") made their hits stand out among the more pedestrian radio insta-hit fare.Problem is, they only had one idea. Kind of like BTO, KC and The Sunshine band kept milking the same general turf until the only thing left was the oldies circuit and state fairs.
With it's sped up guitar lick giving the song its spacey opening, "Get Down Tonight" became a number one single and a 70's classic.Astonishingly enough, this CD contains five number one singles, starting with "Get Down Tonight" and including "That's The Way," "Shake Your Booty," Rob Zombie fave "I'm Your Boogie Man" and the ballad "Please Don't Go." Oddly enough, there's a pair of missing hits in the duet "Yes I'm Ready" and an interesting discofied version of The Four Tops' "Same Old Song." Given the weakness of some of the "bonus" tracks, a substitution would have worked to this CD's favor. Ah, but put on "Get Down Tonight" or "That's The Way I Like It" and you'll have no capability to avoid shaking your booty.
Some of the finest radio moments of the 70's are to be found on this best of CD. As the disco craze wound down, an attempt at keeping up, "Let's Go Rock and Roll," was almost laughably bad.
If your closet still smells of 12-inch vinyl and polyester, that won't matter to you."The Best Of KC and The Sunshine" band will make you want to put on those Boogie Shoes. Howie Casey and Richard Finch created a sunny dance sound that was unique to them, and parlayed that into several number one hits, dance floor smashes and a successful production career as KC and The Sunshine Band.
Take away the brilliant hits and the remaining tracks begin sliding into an utter, repetitive blandness.
Would order again anytime. Product was in excellent condition and really better than I expected. Shipment came very quickly.
Great, timeless music - buy it today and do a little dance, make a little love. I liked Disco but not everyone could do it well, KC was the expection. KC & the Sunshine Band was the best band of the Disco era. Songs like That's the Way I Like It, Shake Your Booty, Get Down Tonight, and many many more are all here.
Worthy purchase. This CD brings back great memories from my childhood and even includes songs that I never realized were sung by this band.
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