James Brown • Best Of Live At The Apollo 50th Anniversary

 

Review by Steve Leggett
Seldom have a performer and a venue been more suited to each other than James Brown and the Apollo Theater in Harlem. Brown played over 600 shows on the Apollo stage when all was said and done, beginning in 1959 when he was the opening act for Little Willie John, ended up the headliner by the end of the run, and then returned every year through 1974, returning again when the Apollo reopened. In front of audiences that were frenzied and passionate, Brown's equally frenzied and passionate shows are the stuff of legend. A landmark album of vintage early Brown with his Famous Flames, Live at the Apollo, appeared in 1963 (the show documented was from October 24, 1962), followed by two more, Live at the Apollo, Vol. 2 (from shows on June 24 and 25, 1967, it was released in 1968) and Revolution of the Mind: Recorded Live at the Apollo, Vol. 3 (recorded between July 21 and 25, 1971, it was released that same year). This set honors the 50th anniversary of the release of that classic first live Apollo set by taking key tracks from all three of the Apollo releases and then tacking on a couple of tracks from the unreleased album Get Down at the Apollo with the J.B.'s, which was recorded at shows on September 13 and 14 in 1972. It's also sort of a live James Brown greatest-hits album, with powerful versions of "I'll Go Crazy," "Night Train," "Please, Please, Please," and "Sex Machine," among others. It's a dynamite sequence documenting an explosive performer in his prime on the exact right stage at the exact right time in front of the exact right audience. This, folks, is James Brown at the Apollo.
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Reseña de Steve Leggett
Rara vez un intérprete y un lugar han sido más adecuados entre sí que James Brown y el Apollo Theatre de Harlem. Brown tocó en más de 600 shows en el escenario de Apollo cuando todo estaba dicho y hecho, comenzando en 1959 cuando fue el acto de apertura de Little Willie John, terminó como cabeza de cartel al final de la carrera, y luego regresó todos los años hasta 1974, regresando. de nuevo cuando el Apolo reabrió. Frente a un público frenético y apasionado, los espectáculos igualmente frenéticos y apasionados de Brown son legendarios. En 1963 apareció un álbum histórico de Brown temprano con su Famous Flames, Live at the Apollo (el programa documentado fue del 24 de octubre de 1962), seguido de dos más, Live at the Apollo, vol. 2 (de los programas del 24 y 25 de junio de 1967, fue lanzado en 1968) y Revolution of the Mind: Recorded Live at the Apollo, Vol. 3 (grabada entre el 21 y el 25 de julio de 1971, se estrenó ese mismo año). Este set rinde homenaje al 50 aniversario del lanzamiento de ese clásico primer set de Apollo en vivo tomando pistas clave de los tres lanzamientos de Apollo y luego agregando un par de pistas del álbum inédito Get Down at the Apollo con JB's, que se grabó en shows el 13 y 14 de septiembre de 1972. También es una especie de álbum de grandes éxitos de James Brown en vivo, con poderosas versiones de "I'll Go Crazy", "Night Train", "Please, Please, Please, "y" Sex Machine ", entre otros. Es una secuencia de dinamita que documenta a un artista explosivo en su mejor momento en el escenario correcto exacto en el momento exacto frente a la audiencia correcta exacta. Este, amigos, es James Brown en el Apollo.
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Tracklist:
1 - Lucas "Fats" Gonder - Introduction To James Brown - 2:05
2 - James Brown - I'll Go Crazy - 1:49
3 - James Brown - Try Me - 2:13
4 - James Brown - Night Train - 3:06
5 - James Brown - There Was a Time - 5:27
6 - James Brown - Cold Sweat - 4:29
7 - James Brown - Please, Please, Please - 2:42
8 - James Brown And The J.B.'s - Sex Machine - 5:05
9 - James Brown And The J.B.'s - Get Up, Get Into It, Get Involved - 3:21
10 - James Brown And The J.B.'s - Soul Power - 4:55
11 - James Brown And The J.B.'s - Hot Pants Road - 2:36
12 - James Brown And The J.B.'s - There It Is - 3:00


Credits:
    Guitar – Les Buie
    Organ – Bobby Byrd
    Vocals – James Brown



Notes
James Brown's legendary hits, all recorded where the Godfather made history : Live at the Apollo ! Taken from his classic albums with two cuts never before released.

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