Live at P.J.'s, the third
Kool & the Gang record (and second live album in a row), betters the previous
Live at the Sex Machine with a committed set balancing funky workouts ("Ronnie's Groove") with more exploratory soul-jazz ("Sombrero Sam"), and occasionally trying both on the same track ("N.T."). A night-after-night schedule of concerts all over the country had given
Kool & the Gang the chops to become one of the best bands of the '70s, but it also enabled them to construct tight, interesting sets. ~ John Bush