James Brown - James Brown - 20 All-Time Greatest Hits!
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Free Music Review: Greatest performer ever
Hit: 5 Stars
You cannot stay in a bad mood with his music. A great mood lifter and most of the songs are great for a workout at the gym.Free Music Review: The World's Introduction to FUNK!
Hit: 5 Stars
Yes...Mr. Brown and the boys virtually invented the genre. Although other acts were 'dabbling' with similar ideas during the late 60s/ early 70s such as The Funky Meters, Parliment/Funkadelic and to a degree Motown's Funk Brothers, none can lay claim to 'catapulting' the genre onto the listening public like James did. For the readers information, I am a white male who "cut my musical teeth" on R-n-R, Metal and Hard Rock, so it wasn't till my mid-to-late 20s that I started to appreciate and explore Funk, Soul, R+B and black music in general. So when I began laying down my money on this "new found" music, I knew, from hearing James' more popular songs on the radio, that I had to pick-up at least one of his albums....And I'm thrilled it was this greatest hits package---- if you want a perfect 'dose' of this man's brand of Funk, then look no further. This release covers James' and the JBs most "fruitful" era. A little bit of all the music that made James an American musical Icon are represented here---- early Soul hits such as "Try Me", "Please,Please,Please" and "Its a Man's,Man's World" are here...along with the Funk hits he has become most indentifiable with, "Get Up...", Papa's Got A Brand New Bag", "...I Feel Good" and "Make it Funky". However for me, its the tracks I hadn't heard that really caught my attention. Tunes like "Super Bad", "Papa Don't Take No Mess", "I Got The Feelin", "Give it Up or Turn it a Loose" and many others, are truly the tracks that turned me into a "Funkster". And though I have explored many other Funk artists and bands, when I want a "piece" of the REAL DEAL, this is the one I always come back to. This man (and band) played such a 'pivotal' role in the Heritage of American Music Culture that I can't imagine his music not being part of my collection or any music aficionado's collection....if you don't own any of JB's music, this is THE perfect place to start....Enjoy!
P.S. as a sidenote, I feel fortunate to live in the panhandle of Florida....not just because of the water, beaches and general 'way of life'....but also because John "Jabo" Starks has taken up residence close by and plays weekly at a local 'hot-spot' here. For anybody not familiar with "Jabo", he was one of three drummers who worked with James during his most groundbreaking years---- and this man's groove is simply immpecable! Sure he's starting to show his age, but one thing I can attest to, is that when the serious jams are needed, this man can still kick out the meanest grooves ever.
Free Music Review: James Brown and some of his hits
Hit: 5 Stars
Great cd with some of the hits of James BrownFree Music Review: I feel good!
Hit: 4 Stars
What can I say? James Brown is the man! I may not love him in real life, but he is a welcome addition to my music collection.Free Music Review: The Godfather Of Soul
Hit: 5 Stars
Like Aretha Franklin, Al Green, Marvin Gaye, Diana Ross and Stevie Wonder, James Brown possessed the uncanny ability of having a distinguished, instantly recognisable and unique vocal style of his own. In his case, his primal vocal delivery was capable of such immense and impressive volume and power that was purely adrenalin-driven.
Visually, James Brown was a larger-than-life figure from his wildly over-the-top slicked hairdo to his acrobatic, athletic-like dancing in his seemingly improvised stage performances. James Brown just effortlessly conveyed such raw and passionate energy both on stage and on record. He quickly became one of the giants and most important names in black music history.
He has apparently disputed his birth on a number of occasions for some unknown reason though it is most commonly believed to be somewhere in Georgia, USA. James was certainly no stranger to poverty and had a struggling upbringing and whilst still at school, he worked constantly as a shoe shiner and a newspaper boy. It was during his childhood that he became super-proficent on the piano, organ, bass and drums.
James Brown became widely known for his catchphrase "I'm black and i'm proud". He stood for a lot in black culture and equally became an innovator and inspiration for whites too. His work explored relevant social issues and often made some sort of profound political statement though he fully maintained that raw, burning sexual energy taht made so much of his music dynamic.
It was from around 1965 to the mid 1970's that James Brown enjoyed his most commercially favourable period and indeed during this time he made some of the most remarkable recordings in popular music that set standards for many of todays artists.
The roaring Papas Got A Brand New Bag was a cross-Atlantic smash hit in 1965. Undertones of pure, pulsating funk wrapped up dynamically by James Browns explosive and rocketing vocal delivery made this instantly infectious track such a phenomenal classic.
James Brown style always carried an earthy, urban R&B style that encapsulated traditional black soul with gospel undertones and a hint of Pop, hence why he enjoyed so much cross-ver success on the charts. Upbeat in its content was the astounding I Got You (I Feel Good) which was most certainly an ultimately feel-good song. It contained such an undeniably catchy hook to its melody.
It's A Mans, Mans, Mans World is one of my all-time favourite James Brown classics. His angst-ridden delivery which impressivley surfboards along the somewhat complex, tidal wave of musical arrangements, is so gutwrenchingly soulful. Only an artist with as much credibility, skill and artistic integrity as James Brown could deliver such a rock-solid performance. This is his song and nobody could possibly do it better! EXCELLENT!
The repetitive rhythm of (Get Up I Feel Like Being A) Sex Machine, was almost hypnotic and became something of his trademark. This became another notably sizeable hit to his credit and also was one of his most famous and popular classics.
At the emerging of the Black Pride Movement following the horrendous riots of the civil rights wars in the 60's, James Brown made a significant contribution with his music. The explicity political and undeniably effective, Say It Loud, I'm Black and I'm Proud, became a monster hit and indeed was another masterpiece recording to his credit.
Continuing his dance-floor appeal through the late 60's were the dynamic classics Say It Loud and the compelling masterpiece, Give It Up Or Turn It Loose, which stormed its way up the British and Amercian charts in 1969.
The trance-like electronic funk styles of solid soul classics such as Super Bad, Get Up, Get Into It And Get Involved, Talkin' Loud And Sayin Nothing, Soul Power and a fantastic live intepretation of Give It Up Or Turn It Loose all became other landmarks in his lengthy career.
The critics had by now fully recognised his genius and artistic efforts with his work meeting with such wide critical acclaim.
Into the seventies and James Brown continued churning out exciting classics such as Escapism, Get On The Good Foot, Stoned To The Bone, The Payback. They all contained hard-grinding and startling guirtar riffages that proved highly effective.
But the regularity of his hits and the fire in his work began to dwindle though he remains an A-list novelty act.
This compilation gathers his most remarkable period between the mid 60's to mid 70's therefore is essential!
Ian Phillips