Isaac Hayes - Hot Buttered Soul -1969- -eac-flac- -

Try saying that title five times fast. This is the funky outlier. A proto-rap, call-and-response groove. The piano riff is dirt simple, but the way the horns punch in feels like a heavyweight title fight. It is the sound of 1969 predicting 1992.

October 15, 2023 Category: Vinyl Rip Review / Soul Archaeology Isaac Hayes - Hot Buttered Soul -1969- -EAC-FLAC-

The shortest track, but no less potent. A traditional soul arrangement that serves as the palate cleanser before the main course. It proves Hayes could write a standard radio hit if he wanted to; he just chose not to. Try saying that title five times fast

An into FLAC preserves the "Bar-Kays" bottom end. You can hear the actual wood of the bass. You can feel the air displacement of the drum booth. If you have a decent pair of open-back headphones or a vintage receiver, the soundstage on "Walk On By" is wide enough to park a Cadillac in. The piano riff is dirt simple, but the

Today, we are looking at the gold standard digital transfer of this masterpiece: the . For those who turn their noses up at compressed streaming, this is the file set that makes your DAC sweat. The "Wall of Sound" Reimagined Before Hayes, soul albums were collections of singles. You had a hit, you threw two or three B-sides on a disc, and you called it a day. Hayes looked at that formula and set it on fire.