3 + 3
by The Isley Brothers
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The tracks on this album have an average rating of 81 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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| ! | 06/05/2026 17:50 |  HoldenM | 1,847 | 84/100 |
| ! | 05/11/2026 08:11 | mash | 1,489 | 89/100 |
| ! | 05/08/2026 13:54 | Jakor | 5,437 | 70/100 |
| ! | 04/14/2026 12:19 | Liks_on_music | 655 | 81/100 |
| ! | 03/08/2026 03:38 | davidleewrong | 2,357 | 81/100 |
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HoldenM 06/05/2026 17:51 | #314802
Very good. Hard to be Great when your first song is a titanic achievement and everything after is varying degrees of good.
Worried this would be a nothing album with two great songs but I was pleased to be wrong. Enjoyed it, and That Lady has to be one of my favourite guitar tracks I've ever heard. Can't get enough of it. The song could be condensed a little bit though, or just add more singing.
AAL2014 03/21/2024 18:50 | #302616 | TOP COMMENT
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Not everything here is on a supremely high level in terms of substance, but there’s at the very least an apparent and appropriate amount of care put into every last song and arrangement here. Musically there’s always a few different elements to latch onto even in moments where the writing isn’t at its highest peak.
The tentpoles of the record (Who’s That Lady, Summer Breeze) are brilliantly placed and more than strong enough to support the different fields of funk the Isley’s explore through the rest of the record’s runtime.
A classic and a very obvious influence on a lot of other great music.
Album Rating: 74.22
(668/9)
1.That Lady, Pt. 1 & 2. 83
2.Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight. 69
3.If You Were There. 67
4.You Walk Your Way. 68
5.Listen To The Music. 67
6.What It Comes Down To. 77
7.Sunshine (Go Away Today). 74
8.Summer Breeze. 91
9.The Highways Of My Life. 72
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planetneutral 02/21/2021 11:35 | #266571
It's half covers, but those are some great songs they're interpreting, and these guys get why the music matters as much as the vocals.
Favorite Tracks:Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight, Summer Breeze
One of the great rock/soul albums. Great guitar work amongst the fantastic songs, what a stroke of genius to bring the youngsters in to write great songs for the elders. Summer breeze, is without doudt the highlight, but there are other superb tracks in, that lady, and, don't let me be lonely tonight. Brilliant record.
flamingyesdept 05/29/2016 08:44 | #167134
Incredible and underrated funk/soul record - the highlights are the originals here, as well as the amazing cover of Summer Breeze
When I wa 16 or so and all my mates and I were into yes, Floyd and Zep etc. I risked life and limb expounding the virtues of this album. Yes it is mostly covers but they are total reinterpretations and generally brillinatly executed. Summer Breeze and That Lady are epic. The vocals are superb but it is Ernie Isleys guitar work that lifts the album to greatness
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