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Title: Buyer beware!
Review: Look, I know that funk was becomming tops in the 70's. But while some may like the music, some may like the beat, this album stinks in terms of the recording and much of the music. It is like really bad theater, no understandable purpose. The Fender Rhodes mentioned in other reviews? It is so badly distorted you'll swear your speakers or amp are ... up. Then the music, Les McCann had a very political period, and as I analize it, by the way he sold out in the 80's, he'd sell out for whatever was campy at the time, to hell with the art of it. He really did some great work with Lou Rawls (which makes a more honest statement about the black experience than all that "power" stuff this one has. Also listen to Swiss Movement and especially "Compared To What" is his best and most musically compelling effort. This disc just does not have it. Oh, and emotion? Listen to "With These Hands" on his "Much Les" disc, you'll renew your marriage vows on that one dude!
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