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Music Is the Message
R&B / Soul · 1972 · 9 tracks · 34m

Music Is the Message

Kool & the Gang

Gritty street-funk meets sophisticated jazz fusion. Heavy on syncopated brass, squelchy early synthesizers, and the foundational basslines of 1970s R&B.

1972 · De-Lite Recorded Sound

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A high-octane celebration of rhythmic precision and communal joy.

Tracklist · 9 Tracks · 34m
01
Music Is the Message
5:45
02
Electric Frog, Part 1
3:34
03
Electric Frog, Part 2
3:02
04
Soul Vibrations
4:42
05
Love the Life You Live, Part 1
3:01
06
Love the Life You Live, Part 2
2:48
07
Stop, Look, Listen (to Your Heart)
3:29
08
Blowin’ With the Wind
2:32
09
Funky Granny
5:56
Moments Worth Listening For
The squelchy, liquid Arp synthesizer solo that cuts through the brass on Electric Frog Part 1.
The transition into the high-energy, chant-driven chorus of Love the Life You Live.
The unexpected elegance of the harp introduction that briefly softens the gritty street-funk edge.
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How does Music Is the Message sound next to the rest of Kool & the Gang's catalogue?

Social Commentary+1.8σ

The writing leans notably further into social commentary than the rest of the catalogue.

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