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Yeah it’s a classic of my youth. Not my favorite Radiohead but I see why so many people say it is. And no Rainbows isn’t either.

talkin bout high, hopes, lord knows j could use emm

A pleasant surprise to find something new that I really enjoyed, and will continue to explore over many relistens. Relaxing, haunting as someone as mentioned, and full of detail. 9/10 stars.

The best video game soundtrack oat, and just soaked in nostalgia for an entire generation.

Truly the closest anyone has ever gotten to creating a new genre within an album. But while they literally spawned an entire genre from this album, no one has quite been able to recreate this sound, this base, those vivid lyrics, themselves included. I love this album with all my heart

Amazing!

Es un álbum energético, fresco y altamente bailable este álbum definió el sonido indie del 2010,ritmos constantes, guitarras rápidas, riffs que se te quedan pegadas en la mente, percusiones eléctricas que te atrapan rapido, es un álbum clave para su género y es una inyección pura de energía.

There are albums that are important because they were successful, and then there are albums that became important almost by accident. 40 Years of the Incredible Bongo Band is a perfect reminder of just how enormous the legacy of Michael Viner’s Incredible Bongo Band became. And, of course, everything eventually leads to “Apache.” Originally written by Jerry Lordan and famously recorded by The Shadows, “Apache” was transformed by the Incredible Bongo Band into something completely different: a furious, percussion-heavy instrumental built around one of the most influential drum breaks in popular music. What followed is extraordinary. The track became one of the most sampled recordings in history and, more importantly, one of the fundamental building blocks of hip-hop. In the Bronx during the 1970s, DJs such as Kool Herc discovered that the percussion break in “Apache” was perfect for extending with two turntables, keeping dancers moving while MCs performed over it. That break became so central to early hip-hop culture that “Apache” has often been described as hip-hop’s national anthem. Its DNA can be heard across decades of rap, breakbeat, electronic music and pop. But reducing the Incredible Bongo Band to one legendary break would be unfair. This collection shows just how strange and exciting the project was: cinematic arrangements, funk, rock, soul, huge percussion and an almost reckless amount of energy. It sounds like musicians having enormous fun without realising that future generations would be dissecting every few seconds of their recordings. That is perhaps what makes this album so fascinating. You are not simply listening to old instrumental funk. You are listening to part of the genetic code of modern music. Essential listening for anyone remotely interested in hip-hop, sampling or music history. Absolutely unmissable. Theres a documentary about it, a great one

👍👍

My introduction to Funkadelic back in the 70s. Still as fresh as it was 50 years ago.

Good record with a killer single

A classic of a recording from a poet and complicated soul who touched many. Akin to Kurt Cobain of an earlier time.

Nice breakup album

Such a cross section of music from Amanda Shires and Willie Nelson’s sister who’s piano is great counterpoint to Amanda

California Dreaming cover

This album makes me happy

Killer

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Maggot Brain…. One off the all time great solos. Eddie Hazel imagined his mom dying as inspiration for the solo. Apparently

Oh Sweet Nothin is worth the album price