Songs In The Key of Life Has A Masterlock For Being The Best
X Man | Worldwide | 01/23/2010
(5 out of 5 stars)
"There are only a handful of cds (and I mean a handful) that are the gold standard of greatness & true musicianship. "Purple Rain" & "Sign 'O' The Times" by Prince, "What's Going On" by Marvin Gaye & of course "Thriller" by Michael Jackson are examples of this gold standard of greatness. But "Songs In The Key of Life" by Stevie Wonder is without a doubt the most complete music recording of our time. Stevie creates the most perfectly crafted songs that express love, joy, spirituality, history & social commentary while keeping you entertained throughout the entire experience. I could go on & on but I won't. Just check out this musical masterpiece for yourself."
The perfect anchor to Stevie's "Classic Period"!
Patrick Simmons | Stone Mountain, GA | 03/11/2010
(5 out of 5 stars)
"SITKOF is the fifth album from what is known as Stevie wonder's "Classic Period," preceded by "Music Of my Mind," "Talking book," "Innervisions," and "Fulfillingness First Finale." This 21 song collector's album has Stevie playing many tracks on his own while making much more use of additional top-notch musicians on the others. Lyrically wise, Stevie doesn't miss a beat. You get so much of what he's famous for, calls for love and peace ("Love's In Need Of Love Today"), biting social commentary ("Village Ghetto Land", "Saturn"), and soothing balladry ("As", "Knocks Me Off My Feet" and "If It's Magic"). "Sir Duke" is a perky tribute to the "Big Band" era and "I Wish" is a catchy, some would say funny, childhood remimiscence. "Black Man" is a shout-out to the contributions that people of all races and genders have made to the world with a slamming funky groove! SITKOF even includes two instrumentals, the jazzy, uptempo "Contusion" and the mellow, harmonica-driven "Easy Goin Evening (My Mama's Call)." While I would recommend the complete "Classic Period," SITKOL by itself should satisfy the average fan's appetites!"
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Miklos Kiraly Jr. | Honesdale,Pa USA | 03/16/2010
(5 out of 5 stars)
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