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Heavy heady funk from the 70s Nigerian scene — a wicked little record that’s unlike anything else we’ve heard before! SJOB is a combo made from ex-members of the group of Sonny Okosuns — all top-shelf players who’ve clearly got their chops down in the groove department, but are also really willing to experiment with their sound as well! There’s some hip spacey elements to the music — cool keyboards that weave in and out of the guitar and tighter rhythms — creating a sense of darkness that’s totally great, even when things are still pretty funky. The structure of the tunes is far from familiar Afro Funk too — pretty offbeat and jagged — familiar rhythms one minute, then fresh ones the next!Heavy heady funk from the 70s Nigerian scene — a wicked little record that’s unlike anything else we’ve heard before! SJOB is a combo made from ex-members of the group of Sonny Okosuns — all top-shelf players who’ve clearly got their chops down in the groove department, but are also really willing to experiment with their sound as well! There’s some hip spacey elements to the music — cool keyboards that weave in and out of the guitar and tighter rhythms — creating a sense of darkness that’s totally great, even when things are still pretty funky. The structure of the tunes is far from familiar Afro Funk too — pretty offbeat and jagged — familiar rhythms one minute, then fresh ones the next!
A masterpiece of harmony soul -- one of THE all-time greats of the genre, and a lasting treasure from The Stylistics! The album really took vocal soul to a whole new level for the 70s -- pushing from the sometimes fragile ballad style of the late 60s into a smoother, more mature sound that was impeccably produced, yet still had all the depth of feeling as before! Maestro Thom Bell is the man to thank for the greatness of this album -- as his production and musical vision really helped The Stylistics hit levels that few other groups like this were reaching at the time. Titles include their seminal long version of "People Make the World Go Round" -- which, at 6 minutes in length, was really unusual for the time. Other titles include "Stop Look & Listen", "Betcha By Golly Wow", "You're A Big Girl Now", "If I Love You", "Ebony Eyes", and "You Are Everything".
