The Sly, Slick And The Wicked

The stacked vocal harmonies and smooth orchestration of The Lost Generation’s 1970 debut are like a warm, enveloping duvet of sound. Produced by the Chi-Lite’s Eugene Record who would write and produce much 70s Chicago soul, the rhythm section is on point here but this isn’t funk, this is pure, sweet soul with sugary melodies and sweeping strings. The soft, mellow aesthetic here provided a smooth alternative to the emerging funk genre and the socially conscious lyrics of many of their soul contemporaries, and the nostalgic, gentle sound was a much-copied template.