It was the era of the FUNK and What a time that was...

--A. David Burleigh (aka: "Big Dave") an 'AmeriCanadian' Record Producre/ Artist/ Singer-Songwritre.

Get the Funk Outma Face.
One of the greatest lines and cuts from the era on Funk.
This was an album that got played to death at my dances and party's.
Fun hard driving dance music. Great stuff!

The Brothers Johnson debut album offers stylistic variety: solid gold pop funk - "I'll Be Good To You"; jazzy instrumental - "Tomorrow"; jazzy funk instrumental - "Thunder Thumbs and Lightnin' Licks"; funk chant - "Get the Funk Out Ma Face"; a touch of the Funkadelic - "The Devil"; as well as a Beatles cover - "Come Together." What all this proficient variety means is that if you are searching out more pop masterpieces such as "I'll Be Good to You" you have to look to the next album. Solid album but be forewarned about the banal invitation extended by the egregious "Land of Ladies": "Would you like to come with me to the Land of Ladies?" Please.

The Brothers are in FULL funk throttle here.On their Quincy
Jones produced debut album the bass/guitar duo shine brightly on
classic mid-70's hard funk like "Free And Single",the classic hit
"Get The Funk Outta My Face",the instrumental "Thunder Thumbs And
Lightnin' Licks","Dancin' And Prancin" and the smoldering cover
of "Come Together" and their own "Devil".Elsewhere Quincy fasions
Sly Stone pop on "I'll Be Good to You" and a jazzier funk styling
on "Land Of Ladies",but nothing here will dissapoint!

this was the start of an incredible Brothers Johnson run. An excellent showcase of funk from the dynamic duo. Their original debut song appears on the Quincy Jones out of print but superb "Mellow Madness". Following with this album the same year. The weakest cuts would probably be "The Devil", and "Come Together". Other than than that it is a sure shot effort. They continued their magnificnt streak with Quincy for the next 5 years.

...a stupendous album by two masters.

Like I said in an earlier review, most classic R and Bee stations neglect the heck out of some of these guys better tunes-sure, to these stations credit they play "I'll Be Good to Ya" and the great "Strawberry Letter 23", but they oughtta play cuts like "Free and Single" and "Land of Ladies" and the nastay "Get the Funk.." from this great recording, also.

I mean, simply, IMHO, they should play them. In the meantime, I implore those ol skool and funk aficionados out there to replace their old worn out vinyl or cassettes or CDs of "Look Out for #1" with an upgrade and join us '70s Obsessives' in the ongoing party groove. You know you already love it, now get it.

this album is all that and more.the Brothers Johnson were no joke.in the pocket of Guitar&Bass haven't been the same since they arrived on the scene.I'll be good to you is still fresh today.together with Quincy Jones they help create some of the most important music over the past 30 years.i wish they could get back together.

The Brothers had experience with Q Jones and others, but they came in with a bang on this project. "I'll be good to you" is one of the all time great R&B songs..

The Brothers had experience with Q Jones and others, but they came in with a bang on this project. "I'll be good to you" is one of the all time great R&B songs..

One of the best debuts of all-time. One of the greatest Lp's of all-time. Another alumni of the illustrious Class of '76 ("Sparkle" Aretha Framklin, "Spirit" Earth, Wind & Fire...ect). From the top 10 hits "I'll be Good to You","Get the Funk Out Ma Face" to the instrumentals (which are almost unheard of in R&B today) "Thunder Thumbs & Lightnin' Licks","Tomorrow" and the album cuts "Land of the Ladies","The Devil" this is a Classic. With the exception of "Come Together" it's top flight from beginning to end. Quincy Joneses production is excellent .