The good James Brown songs

[william_kent]

except for the best of james brown cassette album

enlighten me? or us?

 

[luka]

i dunno, whatever best of james brown tape my dad had and used to play. with the hits on. i think it was called\sex machine the best of james brown

 

[luka]

here we go

James Brown - Sex Machine: The Very Best Of James Brown

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Please Please Please Producer – Ralph Bass Written-By – James Brown, Johnny Terry Producer – Ralph Bass Written-By – James Brown, Johnny Terry	2:45
2		Think Written-By – Lowman Pauling Written-By – Lowman Pauling	2:46
3		Night Train Written-By – Forrest*, Simpkins*, Washington* Written-By – Forrest*, Simpkins*, Washington*	3:32
4		Out Of Sight Written-By – Ted Wright Written-By – Ted Wright	2:23
5		Papa's Got A Brand New Bag Pt.1 Written-By – James Brown Written-By – James Brown	2:07
6		I Got You (I Feel Good) Written-By – James Brown Written-By – James Brown	2:47
7		It's A Man's Man's Man's World Written-By – Betty Newsome*, James Brown Written-By – Betty Newsome*, James Brown	2:48
8		Cold Sweat Written-By – Alfred Ellis, James Brown Written-By – Alfred Ellis, James Brown	2:52
9		Say It Loud, I'm Black And I'm Proud Pt.1 Written-By – Alfred Ellis, James Brown Written-By – Alfred Ellis, James Brown	2:47
10		Get Up (I Feel Like Being A) Sex Machine Written-By – Bobby Byrd, James Brown, Ron Lenhoff Written-By – Bobby Byrd, James Brown, Ron Lenhoff	5:16
11		Hey America Written-By – A.W. Jones*, N. Jones* Written-By – A.W. Jones*, N. Jones*	3:38
12		Make It Funky Pt.1 Written-By – Charles Bobbitt*, James Brown Written-By – Charles Bobbitt*, James Brown	3:16
13		I'm A Greedy Man Pt.1 Written-By – Charles Bobbitt*, James Brown Written-By – Charles Bobbitt*, James Brown	3:37
14		Get On The Good Foot Written-By – Fred Wesley, James Brown, Joseph Mims Written-By – Fred Wesley, James Brown, Joseph Mims	3:35
15		Get Up Offa That Thing Written-By – D. Brown*, D. Jenkins*, Y. Brown* Written-By – D. Brown*, D. Jenkins*, Y. Brown*	4:10
16		It's Too Funky In Here Producer – Brad Shapiro Written-By – Brad Shapiro, George Jackson (3), Robert Miller*, Walter Shaw* Producer – Brad Shapiro Written-By – Brad Shapiro, George Jackson (3), Robert Miller*, Walter Shaw*	3:59
17		Living In America Producer – Dan Hartman Written-By – Charlie Midnight, Dan Hartman Producer – Dan Hartman Written-By – Charlie Midnight, Dan Hartman	4:42
18		I'm Real Producer – Full Force Written-By – Full Force, James Brown Producer – Full Force Written-By – Full Force, James Brown	5:34
19		Hot Pants Pt.1 Written-By – Fred Wesley, James Brown Written-By – Fred Wesley, James Brown	3:08
20		Soul Power (Live) Written-By – James Brown

 

[craner]

My mum had that cassette too

 

[DannyL]

I kinda think James Brown, maybe more than anyone else, is hard to hear with fresh ears. His sound wasn't as ubiquitous here as it was in the 'states when I was growing up, but certainly since then with rare groove, then breaks and rap, it's the backdrop of so many things - i mean, the "funky drummer" is essential the DNA of early hardcore. Public Enemy put those breaks absolutely central. And records like "Think" became so anthemic I feel I never need to hear it again. I also think musically, a lot of the vocal hits are pretty similar/generic - funk itself is relatively simple music in a lot of ways, certainly the 45 hits that constituted 90% of rare groove.

I don't know quite what I'm trying to get at here - maybe JB is the first artist who really became postmodern - copied, sampled, remixed in an infinity of different forms, and therefore his sound saturates the background of so many other contemporary sounds, so the essential "shock of the new" is even harder to hear when you go back to the original recordings.

 

[Leo]

so much amazing stuff. one cool thing he had going: tracks that are pretty linear, not much changes through the entire song, with small blips that surge slightly for the chorus. almost like funk "rollers", to borrow a jungle/d'nb term.


the second generation

 

[craner]

I don't know quite what I'm trying to get at here -

I think what you're trying to say is that you're bored stiff by James Brown.

 

[luka]

My mum had that cassette too

💃

 

[DLaurent]

The best is The Boss. Very feel good 'Blacksploitation' like Marvin Gaye and Troubleman.