Head Hunters
by Herbie Hancock

Very funky

Good old jazz album to study

Great record

An amazing jazz funk record

The funkiest jazz record I've ever heard.

The first time I listened to this album I enjoyed it but didn't think it was anything special. The second time I thought the quality was a lot better but didn't get the insane amount of hype it gets. On my third listen I realised how wrong I was as instantly I was stunned by Chameleon which is just 15 minutes of pure genius and I loved every second of it. The album carries on from there with Watermelon Man and Sly being just as sensational. However, the closer (Vein Melter) is definitely a dip in quality as it is just so slow compared to the other tracks and doesn't create the same sort of flow as the rest of the record. It does act as a calming closer to a very energetic album though and so I find it is extremely helpful and does serve an importance to the record. The instrumentation on this record is so incredible that it is tough to even fault it at all and the significance this album had in music history makes it one of the greatest records of all time without a doubt.

funky rambling instrumentation

From planetneutral 11/29/2020 17:49 | #261645

I've owned this forever. It's incredible.

From Timestarter 08/31/2020 11:34 | #257613

ALL SONGS ARE MY FAV. TRACKS!!!

From teague 07/16/2020 06:22 | #255662

Head Hunters is great. The 15-minute Chameleon is so funky and fun to listen to, it seems to go by in a third of that time. And don't forget, possibly the best self updated version song ever with the awesome reinterpretation of Watermelon Man. The last two tracks are incredible as well, just less notable.