After you listen to the three discs of this collection, you can't help but notice that each of them contributed equally to the success of the band. Ike wrote a great deal of their material and knew what was needed to make the band a success both live and on record. He was the one who spotted the opportunity that recording rock songs offered and moved the band in the direction that brought them the most fame.
At the same time you can't imagine anyone else but Tina Turner having that kind of success with the material. Far from being replaceable as Ike first thought, she quickly became indispensable. She was the focal point of the live concerts and the engine that drove both of their careers. Post Ike & Tina she continued to have tremendous success as a singer and performer, while Ike faded away into obscurity again. By then, the dirty linen was flapping in the breeze, and Ike was so deep into cocaine, and eventually crack, that his chances of a successful solo career were minimal.
In spite of his failings as a human being and they were many, after listening to these recordings you have to acknowledge and give credit to Ike for his musical skill and his ability to utilize Tina so that her abilities would be best developed and showed off. You can play what if all you like, but there is no real way of knowing what Tina's career would have been like if she had never met Ike.
What The Ike & Tina Turner Story: 1960-1975 does tell us is that in spite of everything, when they were at their peak, they were the hottest band in the world. No one can dispute that – just ask the Rolling Stones.
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1 - Sabrina Lee babcock
I am a big fan of yours you have such a great voice. I love the song Whats love got to do with it it is a great song ever. I am that ike would always hit you like that.But the good thing was that you got out of there right away.I think that you are a great singer ever.Wow I am a big fan of yours i watch your movie on tv some times it's so sad to see what happens to you. thank god for letting you keep your name. thank you!!!!!:)