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Title: roots revisited
Review: An Extension of the promise his solo carreer showed on 1970's 'Curtis', 'Roots' gets deeper into the funk and sows the seeds for Curtis Mayfield's third album and all-time greatest work, 'Superfly'.The album kicks off with 'Get Down', which, like the 'Curtis' album opener 'If There's hell Below...', combines slamming street funk (Curtis' rhthym section) with excellent strings and horns decoration. This track sets the tone for the remainder of the album which Curtis performs with utmost conviction, especially on 'message' tracks such as 'Keep On keeping On' and 'We've Got to Have Peace'. Everything a great album should be - great material performed in a way that does it justice.Like most of Curtis' early 70s discography, this album is essential to all soul/funk collections - a record that helped in consolidating the reputation of one of the genre's masters.
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