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James Brown's status as one of the hottest live performers has been translated into a string of absolutely massive in-concert albums, but none is better than this outrageously funky outing. This is the only live CD available with Bootsy Collins and the original JBs posse, and Brown leads the incendiary ensemble through an airtight set. Only "Georgia on My Mind" reaches for the dimmer switch, but the point by then is immaterial coming after the ridiculous onslaught of "Brother Rapp" and "Ain't It Funky Now"--try to find the impossible seam between those two tracks. It's a hazardous slipstream of soul. --John Corbett
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CD Live At The Olympia, Paris 1971
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By bobs
Format:Audio CD
It's wonderful that James Brown continues to perform. He still gives the audience their money's worth - if he's not soulin' at the moment, an excellent instrumentalist steps up to centerstage mike, or several beautiful chorus girls emerge. But back in the day, it was James-on-top-of-his-game, Bootsy, Clyde, Catfish, you name the rest... The show was programmed for maximum impact: the crowd reacts throughout.
The inescapable comparison with this early '71 effort from the Olympia is with the mid-'71 (released at the time) effort from the Apollo, "Revolution Of The Mind." The sounds from 125th street are more exciting, the band is a bit tighter, Brown's voice is more elastic, but the record was essentially a composite. Here we get a better sense of "James Brown...Live!".
The standout cuts are "Brother Rapp/Ain't It Funky Now", "Georgia On My Mind", and "Super Bad".
[Fans note that another recovered show is "Say It Loud And Live" from 10-68: we can hope for more of these treasures in the future].
The inescapable comparison with this early '71 effort from the Olympia is with the mid-'71 (released at the time) effort from the Apollo, "Revolution Of The Mind." The sounds from 125th street are more exciting, the band is a bit tighter, Brown's voice is more elastic, but the record was essentially a composite. Here we get a better sense of "James Brown...Live!".
The standout cuts are "Brother Rapp/Ain't It Funky Now", "Georgia On My Mind", and "Super Bad".
[Fans note that another recovered show is "Say It Loud And Live" from 10-68: we can hope for more of these treasures in the future].
Format:Audio CD
theres a few slow-uns on here which wont go on the ipod. that aside, you want an album with james brown performing at maximum capacity, full speed ahead, this is the one to get! awesome stuff
By Bootsy
Format:Audio CD
This is the only official live recording of James Brown with the original JBs-the backing bad that took his funk to a higher level. I think people see James Brown as a strange caricature, with all his pomp, the hairdo, the militiary style suits and weird scremaing over a cabaret style band.
Well, this is nothing like that-this performance was recorded at the peak of his powers, when the songs, the lyrics and the performances were the toughest, hardest funk around, with grooves to blow your mind. Having said that, the version of "It's a Man's World" on here is an absolute gem. First he whips the crowd into a frenzy, and then he drops into the song and sings it beautifully.
This is a must have album for anyone who has any interest in soul and funk, because quite simply it has to be in the top 10 soul/funk albums of all time in my opinion. Listen to the audio snippets on the Amazon site, then do yourself a favour and buy it and turn the stereo up LOUD to transform your living room to a time when when rough and tough funk ruled!
Well, this is nothing like that-this performance was recorded at the peak of his powers, when the songs, the lyrics and the performances were the toughest, hardest funk around, with grooves to blow your mind. Having said that, the version of "It's a Man's World" on here is an absolute gem. First he whips the crowd into a frenzy, and then he drops into the song and sings it beautifully.
This is a must have album for anyone who has any interest in soul and funk, because quite simply it has to be in the top 10 soul/funk albums of all time in my opinion. Listen to the audio snippets on the Amazon site, then do yourself a favour and buy it and turn the stereo up LOUD to transform your living room to a time when when rough and tough funk ruled!
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Love Power Peace..If only the producers had taken the time to clean the sound and reduce the talking and freshen the mix, it could heve been realy good, my advice to anyone... Read more
Published on 20 Aug 2009 by Parminder S. Takhar
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A dance/funk marathon.
Still one of my favourite albums after quite a few years and countless listenings. As the product description states it's a rare glimpse into the Bootsy era JB's playing live and... Read more
Published on 10 April 2008 by imusthaveanickname
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