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Title: What happened to the FUNK guys?
Review: I must admit I'm a little confused at the reviewers here saying "a return to form". I guess you are not talking about a return to "Earth Wind and Fire" form, because this new CD "The Promise" is not the EWF I know.This CD is for the most part has (for the most part) bland-generic songwriting, way too many ballads, no energy, and the production is very COLD and computerized. I can honestly say there are two songs that even sound like classic Earth Wind and Fire. Those are "All in the Way", and "Dirty" which is an old EWF song. That is why I give this CD 2 stars instead of 1.It saddens me to see one of my favorite bands of all time playing music like this. I know they have the talent to be more creative, because they are still GREAT live. Why they can't use this energy on CD, I have no idea. This CD has NO live energy whatsoever. Its a pure product of the "pro-tools"/digital production age.Do yourself a favor and buy "ALIVE IN '75", this is the real Earth Wind and Fire.
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