On Music Is The Message Kool And The Gang were trying to show their different styles. The opening title track features singing by bassist Kool Bell. His vocals aren’t…
Spirit Of the Boogie might have been Kool And The Gang’s last great album. Although the band was changing with the times they still came through with a series…
Live At P.J.‘s had to be one of the most popular records to sample back in the day because of the open drums contained on the track N.T. The album itself was…
Good Times is one of the few inconsistent early Kool And The Gang records. You get their usual bouncy Funk tunes like the opening title track with some rolling horn…
This might be Kool And The Gang’s most well known record, and for good reason, it’s their best. On Wild And Peaceful the group found the perfect harmony…
Years ago I came across a guy at a local flea market who used to own a record store and was selling all of his leftover stock. He had some simply amazing albums for…
Light Of Worlds was one of my early Kool And The Gang favorites because of the tune Summer Madness. The song got sampled like crazy back in the day and has a really…
Open Sesame came out during a transitional period for Kool And The Gang between their instrumental Funk past and their new found interest in dance tunes. That’s…
Today, when you think of a compilation, you usually think of previous released recordings. Back in the day however, that wasn’t always true. There are several…
Open Sesame (Groove With The Genie)/Love & Understanding 12”
Open Sesame consists of a party groove, Disco type singing, and some of Kool And The Gang’s traditional horn arranging. It’s not bad as a dace track and…
Love & Understanding is half studio album half live recording. The first side, which was recorded in the studio points towards the future of the band with party…
Jazz was another 70s compilation of Kool And The Gang’s work that was meant to show that they were more than just a catchy Funk band. The problem was that’s…
The Force was released in between Kool And The Gang playing that late-70s Funk style that was popular with groups like Slave and their more commercial Celebration…
Of Kool And The Gang’s two live albums from this time period, Live At The Sex Machine is the superior. While Live At P.J.‘s tends towards Soul-Jazz numbers,…
