Earth, Wind & Fire | Pop review

Arena, ManchesterThis newspaper recently mounted a convincing case for Earth, Wind & Fire as one of pop's most undersung musical heroes, whose cross-pollination of funk, jazz and disco quietly influenced everyone from Public Enemy to DJ Shadow. However, it should also be remembered that America's unit-shifting 1970s colossus also inspired Britfunk horrors Level 42 and Shakatak, and thousands of "baby-making" couples for whom the EWF experience probably didn't involve sampling or heavy funk, but ...

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