Evocative disco
Pieter | Johannesburg | 10/27/2003
(4 out of 5 stars)
"At the time in the 1970s, the Disco genre was often sneered at for its supposed shallowness and superficiality, But some of the music has passed the test of time with flying colours, for example Donna Summer, Grace Jones, The Bee Gees' Saturday Night Fever and Odyssey. This album displays the multifaceted talents of this great dance group that created some real classy pop. There are mellow, evocative tracks like Native New Yorker and gripping, passionate numbers like Use It Up (And Wear It Out), an up-tempo classic with killer hooks and an irresistible rhythmic structure. Other hits on this great album include Hang Together, Easy Come Easy Go, Going Back To My Roots and If You're Looking For A Way Out. This is stylish pop music with dancefloor appeal, full of great tunes and appealing lyrics. I suppose one could call it proto-house, but it has much more personality than most of today's bland club efforts."