Finally found a nice copy of the only MFSB I've enjoyed to date. Mostly Mother Father Sister Brother sounds like easy listening music with a repetitive beat. But not so on this album, which has way more edge.
Some 12 years ago I wrote: Well I'm hardly the world's foremost disco fan, but doggone if this album from Philadelphia's MFSB isn't infectious as they get. The first 3 tracks are fine mirror ball numbers, and represent the genre well, but nothing extraordinary. Things get to be very interesting on 'Love Has No Time and Place', with flute, Moog, sax, electric piano, echoplex guitar, cool strings, and soaring female chorus vocals. It's cool in that French school sort of way, like Cortex or the Lafayette Afro-Rock Band. And then there's 'K-Jee', a 5 star masterpiece if there ever was one, and for my tastes, the best song of the entire disco movement. Also I'd say it's the best song on Saturday Night Fever as well (quite astute of the producers to include the track honestly). 'My Mood' is awesome too, sweet and mellow. Captures the mood perfectly, per the song title. Overall, as good an example of the disco style as you can possibly hear.
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And that review sticks the landing. Especially the three tracks I called out. 'K-Jee' was already 2 years old when it managed its way onto the Saturday Night Fever soundtrack. It's important to remember that MFSB isn't just a part of the Philly Sound - they are the Philly Sound. They backed up all of those great soul acts of the 70s on the Philadelphia International label.
Ownership: LP: 1975 Philadelphia International. Gatefold. Recent $1 acquisition (2022) from What's Left Records.
12//08; 3/17/11 (RYM); 12/23/22 (new entry)
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