Funky Good Time Vol.1 & 2: The Anthology
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Artist: James Brown
Album Title: Funky Good Time Vol.1 & 2: The Anthology Discs: 2 discs Release Date: 5 Oct 1998 Record Label: Polydor Track Listing Disc 1:1. Introduction To The JB's/Doing It To Death 2. Grunt 3. My Brother 4. Pass The Peas 5. Gimme Some More 6. J.B. Shout 7. Blessed Blackness 8. Hot Pants Road 9. Givin' Up Food For Funk 10. Honky Tonk 11. Dirty Harri 12. Watermellon Man 13. Parrty 14. You Can Have Watergate Just Give Me Some Bucks And I'll Be Straight 15. More Peas Disc 2: 1. Gimme Some More 2. Same Beat 3. If You Don't Get It The First Time Back Up And Try It A gain Party 4. Damn Right I Am Somebody 5. I'm Payin' Taxes What Am I Buying 6. Soul Power '74 7. Keep On Bumping Before You Give Out Of Gas 8. Breakin' Bread 9. Rockin' Funky Watergate 10. Control 11. Cross The Track (We Better Go Back) 12. All Aboard The Soul Funky Train 13. It's The J.B.'s Monaurail (It's Not The Express) 14. Future Shock (Dance Your Pants Off) 15. Everybody Wanna Get Funky One More Time This CD is a live concert recording of James Brown’s concert in Atlanta back in 1984. Hopefully I will manage to touch my readers heart through this review, and make them feel what James Brown s music represents to me. Be ready for an emotional and intense read! James Brown wasn’t your average artist. He was a musician who played 3 instruments( guitar, piano and drums). Amazing and skilled artist with a warm and emotional voice, he was a man who had heart. Musical genius, he truly is the Godfather of soul music. James Brown was full of life, that s why one could speak of him as Mr Dynamite. Not only did he have all those qualities, but he managed to transmit his energy and optimism to thousands of people.
Sit back and relax. Time to listen to the legendary It s A Man s, Man s, Man s World. Trumpets welcome you for the James Brown s appreciation of women. Soft funky keyboard sounds soften the song that describes a rough man s world made of technical inventions. With his warm, profound voice, James Brown manages to create the antagonism between a man and a woman s world. Sometimes harsh sounding and introducing you into a man s routine, made of money and cars, his voice suddenly softens, becomes intense and full of internal emotions that transcript a man s feelings for women. This song is probably one of the most beautiful ode to us women that has been written, ever.
I love the I feel so good I wanna screeeaaam, because it comes from Mr Brown's profound heart. This passion is so communicative that it will make you scream. For real.
Super Bad will enhance your day and give you your dose of dynamism needed. No need to take vitamins when you have a James Brown song in your ears. Get on the good foot and dance along. Forget about your daily routine, let trumpets, keyboards and saxophone transport you into an explosive world!
Ladies and gentlemen, are you ready for a funky good time? Here we go. Electric guitars, rhythmic keyboard sounds, swinging drum beats, plus James Brown s warm vocals will actually take you higher and higher on emotions. Move your feet to the sound and carry that good funky spirit with you. Happiness guaranteed! Let saxophones weep in the background in perfect harmony with the singing guitars and the female vocals…you will feel good, because the music will make you feel alright.
Wonderful Try Me song: so emotional with its intense female vocals combined with James Brown s profound voice. As the instrumentals suggest it, this song is a chill out song for two (passionate) lovers.
Get On The Good Foot: that’s really the way we should look at life. Step up in the morning, get on the good foot and start a positive and dynamic journey. All instruments work together in harmony with the artist, create and re-create that wonderful sensation of being reborn.
Papa s Got A Brand New Bag is so full of energy that you would barely sit on your chair while listening to the song. Electric guitars, drums and vocals will enhance James Brown s explosive atmosphere.
I Feel Good is and will remain an eternal jewel. Positive lyrics, an astute and dynamic use of trumpets, keyboards and drums will transport you into an universe of positive emotions pouring from the heart and red roses of intense feelings thrown on you.
This CD is definitely worth your listen. Thank you Mr Brown. Gone but never forgotten.
CopyrightŠ 2007 by Isabelle Esling                     User reviews
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Awesome!, Monday, 10 September 2007 Written by Mikey - View all my reviews - Top 10 Reviewer
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A Must Buy!, Monday, 10 September 2007 Written by Bobster - View all my reviews - Top 50 Reviewer As the previous reviews have stated, this is one mean funky record, full of tight funk & heavy brass driven tracks. Check out Maceo & the Macks 'Cross the Track', The JB's 'More Peas', 'You Can Have Watergate' or 'Damn Right I am Somebody'. The list goes on. If you are a fan of funk, this is essential.
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Awesome anthology of James Brown's "other" band, Monday, 10 September 2007 Written by BigAl - View all my reviews - Top 10 Reviewer Comparable to Zappa's backing bands, these guys were drilled like a military unit, and had many line ups, but were always unbelievable. As the great Rickey Vincent puts it. "The James Brown Revue invented funk, and the JB's perfected it". This compilation includes The Grunt and Pass the Peas, but the highlight has to be the 12 minute long Doin' It To Death (they quite literally are). Its a slow cooked stew that gets better as it goes along, and even better over time on successive listens. It clicks and swaggers along like a predatory lover who knows they're sexy beyond belief and can get whatever they hell they want from you. But above all its about the key change in the middle, when the band "Get into D". James Brown forecasts its coming, but then holds it off till the last possible moment, teasing us and repeating over and over "Get into D", "Get into D", "Get into D". Then finally it hits and its like an orgasm. The dirtiest, sexiest funk I know.
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