The Crusaders - Chain Reaction

[Cranberry333]

Can't stop rewinding to the beginning. This beautiful composition just jumps at you from nowhere and pulls you right in. No intro - they just get right into it.

[beckfreak2000]

Had the pleasure to witness them on their tor of England 77 {not 100per cent shure here } tour, Joe sample did solo first spot of his Rainbow Seeker album .Got to say one of the finest bands ive ever seen.

[richardmbowman]

Yes, this IS great stuff! And it may very well be all of these guys at their best. (and I love sh*t outta "Street Life") Sample, "Stix" Hooper, Wayne Henderson, Larry Carlton & Wilton Felder found THE groove on this one and worked it for all it was worth! Mos' props, guys.

[truth1disciple]

Fond memories of sitting in the barracks at McClellan A.F.B, Sacramento, CA in a brother named George room grooving to the latest sipping on spanada wine ... and grooving to the latest sounds of jazz.

[soulpeanuts888]

Can't push the stop bottom!!!!

[Hanzi63]

Top !!

[dswan402]

Joe Sample at his finest!! I love these guys!!

[daniellentinello100]

Be funky!"!



[slapbush]

i can relate glenn1340, i had an akai open reel ,still listen to all the great sounds snatched from the fm airwaves before the corporate priveteers ruined radio

[xlmidi]

dj premier

[kig87]

there was another tune on this album: "gotta get it on". Please somebody... post!!!

[VisceralView]

@1marceltony you have bad musical taste sir. that is all....back to the groove :)

[DJBonseye]

Nothing cooler than this.

[winpointmedia]

I played this album so much I can see that orange in my sleep..

[thehaircrow]

why is there a minute long unskippable ad before this video

[7hundreds]

FUNKyyyyyyyyyy!!

[1marceltony]

GARBAGE !!

[tzouras]

@1marceltony You are really missing out on so many levels.

[DoctorSess]

@1marceltony you're deaf...not def...deaf! how old are you? either you're 12 or 102...

[wolvesmike2]

Stix is the man! I remember seeing The Crusaders at Birmingham (UK) in about '77 and the man did a drum solo like no other. I've seen many drum solos in my time, and it's a difficult art to perfect, making the whole thing hang together without being self-indulgent and so losing the audience's attention, but Stix made the whole thing hypnotic. I couldn't tell you how long it was - 5, 10 or 15 minutes - I just remember being spellbound. A master of the skins indeed.

[tzouras]

@wolvesmike2 I saw them at the Hammersmith Odeon in '77; Hooper's solo was perfection.

[FrenchHipHopHead]

OMG JERU @ THE END

[djbreeze454]

all these mofo's in this band were AWESOME,just cool and smoth as hell

[UBZUKI]

ultramagnetic mc's...jeru the damaja..

[doc2skate]

For some reason the Crusaders sound right when played on Sunday evenings around sunset or dusk.

[queenvme]

amen amen brother stevenmuhammed1956!! while the crusaders didn't cure my cancer, they made dealing with it a whole hellaofa lot easier!!!

[stevenmuhammad1956]

these guys are HYPNOTIC if scientist studied their sound they could probably use it to cure cancer or something , at least cure depression . really great music it always make me feel better . thanks

[eric601d]

These boys are the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth! So help me!!!!

[rowdymax1]

my main man...on the 'skins...MR. STIX HOOPER

[berrypossum]

the coolest song ever. coolest players ever.

[glenn1340]

I imagine listening to this late at night on one of those huge reel to reel tape recorders maybe a Teak or Akai. It would play track after track jazz funk for two hours or more without needing to change tapes and I`d be mesmerised by the reels slowly turning as I got lost in the ethereal sounds.

[211bill]

Great guitar work by Larry Carlton

[MemphisGrooves]

Many Thanks For The Post !!

[LoredoQatamo]

damn, bumping all the way

[3811iberis]

This 70's funk/jazz track by The Crusaders is one of the finest of the decade, and arguably in music history, after all of these decades, this still holds its own with any funk/jazz done since, this is certainly a timeless piece of music...

[alecsisjay]

This is one of my favorite groups and Chain Reaction was and will always be one of my favorite LPs. Thats right. LP. Sometimes you loose something in the transalation to CD.

[YHWHmessenger]

Shalom.

[GoodVibesOfficial]

♪♫♥ !

[TheSinipiika]

Whatewehr, its'ok.!

[maduekeobiobi]

fine piano by Joe Sample, good drums too. nolstalgic

[RichieTriple9]

Stix Hooper is my man!

[donibegood]

@RichieTriple9 Yes Nice High Hat Work On This Jam Drum Work Is Slamming The Song Is The Stuff.

[PatrickStreater]

I don't get it....HOW DOES PREEMO DO IT!

[scorpionkingno1]

Dj Premier Sampled 5:17 for Jeru Tha Damaja - You Cant Stop The Prophet

[90sHipHopCentral]

Another song to sample this is Emcee by Thrust.

[Pescapnea61]

mmmmmmmm my passion!!!!!

[raiseya11]

Got this album in a digital remastered copy. mmmm mmmmm mmmmm

Been played once for recording to DAT

[bigHstunnapla]

lets groove, shitcha

[whatoneknows]

mmmm smooooooth

[lovekurt]

One of the most cool music ever heard in my life!