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Finally we have an Isaac Hayes career retrospective that is both succinct and sprawling. Of course “The Theme from Shaft<\/i>” is here; it leads off the first disc on this two-disc, non-chronological compilation of Black Moses’ finest and most commercial offerings. Isaac Hayes is the ideal example of a performer’s artistic aspirations dovetailing perfectly with the zeitgeist, resulting in both critical and commercial success.<\/p>\n
Hayes, as presented on Ultimate Isaac Hayes: Can You Dig It?<\/i>, provides something for every taste. The romantic soul balladeering of slow jams like “Hyperbolicsyllabicsesquedalymistic” flows smoothly into his legendary reinvention of pop hits like the epic “By the Time I Get to Phoenix” and “The Look of Love;” Hayes truly makes the songs his own. His soundtrack work on blaxploitation films like The Men<\/i> and Three Tough Guys<\/i> strikes just the right vibe.<\/p>\n
The two discs are sonically packed to the limit with classic Hayes, mostly from the Stax era (1966-1975) with a few important later pieces thrown in. A bonus DVD completes the lavishly-appointed set, and includes an excerpt from Hayes’ legendary 1972 performance at the Wattstax festival. Bring things up to date, the DVD includes a clip from South Park<\/i>, featuring Isaac Hayes in his role as Chef performing the immortal “Chocolate Salty Balls.”<\/p>\n
Isaac Hayes’ music is classified as soul. He covered white pop standards. His songs made it onto the charts of soul, R&B and pop. His music is widely sampled by current artists. You can — and should — dig Ultimate Isaac Hayes<\/i>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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