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| Earth Wind & Fire - Spirit Band: Earth Wind & Fire Tracks: - Getaway - On Your Face - Imagination - Spirit - Saturday Nite - Earth, Wind and Fire - Departure [Instrumental] - Biyo [Instrumental] - Burnin' Bush - Saturday Nite [#][*] - Seraphim [#][*] - Imagination [Angels Mix] [#][*] - Departure (The Traveler) [#][*] - African Symphony [#][*] A Great Album made even better! Spirit has always been one of My Favorite albums and EW&F's best in my opinion. Every song is a hymn and anthem to positive thinking and the joy of being alive. The wonderful "Spirit,' "On Your Face," "Imagination," "Burning Bush," etc. are all here as before, but the added tracks add dimension. I've always wondered why "Departure" was only 28 seconds on the original. Now we get to hear it in it's intended entirety along with an additional snippet called "African Symphony." The previously unreleased "Seraphin" also adds to the fun. So a great album is made even greater in the process-buy it! Great Album under not so great circumstances This may be My Favorite Earth, Wind and Fire album not only because of the finished product but also because of the very tramatic circumstances the group faced while recording it. In the middle of recording this album the groups longtime co-producer and Maurice White's mentor and friend Charles Stepney passed away. The album title and the song Spirits are tributes to this soul and R&B legend. <BR>Under such circumstances to make an album of this magnitude is simply outstanding. From the opening, this record cooks with the songs "Getaway" and "On your Face", then Philip Bailey gets a chance to showcase his unparalled falsetto on "Imagination" after that comes the tribute "Spirits" where Bailey once again takes the lead and shows why his vocal abilities are second to none. Then the group really starts getting serious with the funky "Saturday Nite", then comes one of my all time favorite songs, the mystical "Earth, Wind and Fire" a song that defines this group like no other. After that comes the interlude "Departure" and the instrumental "Biyo" which showcases one of the Elements greatest strengths, their unbelieveable musicianship. The grand finale is the beautifully written "Burning Bush" with it's Lush horns, gorgeous orchestrations and wonderful vocal harmonies. This album and the circumstances under which it was completed once again affirms why Earth, Wind and Fire are one of the greatest bands this world has ever seen. The continuation of a phenomenal streak of great releases Coming on the heels of what may be the greatest Double album of all time, (Gratitude), EWF comes up big with Spirit, "Imagination" is an incredible ballad, "On Your Face", although left off of every greatest hits compilation I've ever seen, is funk/shuffle at its best, "Getaway" and "Saturday Nite" are also CD fillers. All N' All follows this one, then I Am. What a run! Buy Earth Wind Amp Fire Spirit at Amazon.com Buy posters at Allposters.comJamster - the latest ringtones for your phone! |
