The Isaac Hayes Movement - ISAAC HAYES**

I Stand Accused/One Big Unhappy Family/I Just Don't Know What To Do With Myself/Something

The Isaac Hayes Movement LP, like its predecessor, consists of interpretations of recent hits made almost unrecognisable. The lengthy spoken monologue may not be to everyone's taste. (US:8)

"Some pretty nice stuff on here, but not quite matching the greatness of Hot Buttered Soul. Still not enough songs for me and I wish they were cut down a little."

"Isaac Hayes has an amazing deep voice and really puts his heart and soul into these great pieces of music. The highlights are the opener and the closer and the two songs in the middle are decent/great. Not exactly on the same level as his previous album, but I'd still say it's a must-have album if you're into soul."

"A slight stumble in quality for Isaac, especially after the unbeatable Hot Buttered Soul. The smooth production and vocals are still here, but this album is significantly less creative and the middle two tracks sound like cut-and-paste stock soul music. The Beatles cover Something is excellent and the opening track is good so I recommend just listening to those and skipping the rest. It's far from bad (even at it's worst, it's listenable soul music) just prepare for inevitable disappointment after listening to it's predecessor."

"This is a decent record on its own and at the same time terribly underwhelming when compared to Hot Buttered Soul. The only thing less than perfect about it was the endless monologue intro to By The Time I Get To Phoenix. So how does Isaac kick off this follow-up? With an even more pointless monologue, which goes on for five minutes before the song actually starts."

"On its release, Hot Buttered Soul became a success and Hayes was quick to release a follow-up in the form of The Isaac Hayes Movement, which is essentially more of the same, this time consisting of four covers redone in Hayes’ orchestrated soul style. Although it’s not the classic its predecessor was, The Isaac Hayes Movement is still a worthy album."

"Smoothness aside the highlight for me is the twelve minute version of The Beatles Something which closes the album. Hugely orchestrated with backing harmonies and a powerful horn section, Isaac makes the song his own and takes it to a place I'm sure George Harrison could never have imagined."