Consumer Guide Album

Tavares: The Best of Tavares [Capitol, 1977]
Anonymous vocally, the creatures of various cheerfully crass producers, these five brothers are professional entertainers without apology, and this is the cream of a lifetime of sweat. Side one crackles through their three best uptempo tracks into "Don't Take Away the Music," which I find tolerable because in this song--one cliche deserves another--music equals love instead of its ever-lovin' self. Side two is silly soulish stuff highlighted by a couple of choice Lambert & Potter oxymorons: "The Love I Never Had" and "Remember What I Told You to Forget." A−