The old adage of not judging a book by its cover definitely rings true for this 2005 compilation on budget-line imprint {@Thump}. Shoddy packaging aside, this is a fair-enough documentation of {$the Isley Brothers}' glory years during the '70s, when they wrote one of the most significant chapters in the history of {\funk} and {\soul}. The absence of the powerhouse anthem {&"That Lady"} aside, this is a solid lineup compiled with great reverence for the {$Brothers}' heavy and rich catalog. {&"Fight the Power,"} {&"It's Your Thing"} and {&"Summer Breeze"} are but a few of the many hits included here. It's not the perfect anthology framing the famous family of {\funk}. But as economically priced compilations go, this one hits the bullseye. ~ Rob Theakston, All Music Guide