The Brothers: Isley — The Isley Brothers

A restless and urgent blend of soulful yearning and gritty independence.

Tracklist · 7 Tracks · 30m

Vacuum Cleaner

2:56

I Got to Get Myself Together

3:38

Was It Good to You?

2:43

My Little Girl

3:41

Get Down Off of the Train

3:12

Holding On

2:36

Feels Like the World

3:26

Moments Worth Listening For

The distorted guitar riff on Vacuum Cleaner that signals their break from Motown clean-cut soul.

The rhythmic tension in Get Down Off of the Train where the bassline mimics a locomotive's momentum.

Ronald Isley's shift from a smooth croon to a gravelly shout during the climax of I Got to Get Myself Together.

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