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Possibly the best yet. In either round.

To be the best pick it has to be something very interesting you probably wouldn't have heard anyway.

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"Super fly" means "super cool". Just throwing that out there.

Yeah I know. I was just so impressed. Hell, they could have dropped the "fly" and just left it as it was. :)

My previous funk exploits have centered around artists like The Meters, The JBs, the complete Parliament/Funkadelic catalog, and repeated spins of Issac Hayes’ passionate Hot Buttered Soul. But my familiarity with Curtis has been limited to A-sides, even with Superfly sitting upon my record shelf for over a decade. This week’s listen was a welcome initiation into Mayfield’s liquid cool funk.

The singles from this album live eternally in top 40 funk rotations, but the entire album functions incredibly well as a cohesive work. And while P-Funk rules the roost in their musical exuberance and, playfulness, Mayfield’s strength is his conscious and streetwise theme on this record. That, and his ceaseless and infectiously smooth rhythms. It’s smartly cool from start to finish.

This is a case where the soundtrack far exceeds the potency of the original film. It’s an undisputed classic of the genre. Thanks for the recommendation!

9/10

Really enjoyed the album. He has a great voice and it has a very cool and tight vibe. Curtis Mayfield is one of the soul/r&b figures that I just happen to have slept on over the years but was always aware of. In fact, I have heard several of these tracks before. 'Pusherman' in particularly sounded very familiar - and is an outstanding song. Overall I didn't really think there was a weak track, as it flowed so smoothly and everything felt in place. Sure, it wasn't the most exciting or life changing album of all time, and I may not return for a while, but I really enjoyed it.

7.5/10

I tried listening to this at work but I left my hat and cane home and it didn't feel right.

As long as you parked the pimpmobile outside, it's all good.