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4.5
A great album by a great band. This is a kool example of the jazz tinged funk that Kool and the Gang used to play in the '70s. All I have to say is that Summer Madness helped me to understand life a little better; it is one of the greatest songs ever (to me), has a similar keys effect to the one used in Rocky's Gonna Fly Now (if anyone knows what that effect is called please inform me). This album still has some party tracks on it and even a couple ominous soudning cuts that I dig. Random facts: they used Summer Madness in the background of a the Lebron James Nike commercial where he's by the poolside and jumping off the high dive. Also used by Will Smith and DJ Jazzy Jeff on one of their songs. This album sounds better on vinyl, but it sounds incredible either way.