william_kent
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In the future we could do an official cataloging of gucci mane or james brown
going to get his best performance out of the way first
James Brown - strangest interview ( aka high as a kite )
I can't find the Limmy breakdown of this video but, as far as I can recall he was almost amusing when he comments on the teeth grinding eyes closed moment at 1:18 where the rush is threatening to overwhelm
it's easy to laugh at this video, and I have to admit that I have, but he's fucking high as a kite on angel dust ( PCP / "sherm" ) just after beating his wife with a lead pipe, which is behaviour that I am sure none of us can condone, and somehow he manages to deflect those accusations by semi singing the titles of his biggest hits and then proceeds to promote his up coming tour of Brazil AND his gospel magazine, "the second coming", next issue featuring "The Pope" ( James Brown: "advisor" ) ... is he "Mr Show Business", a true professional? or an absolute psycho hypocrite? ( my money is on a combination of all three,, )
The other day I was explaining the hip-hop concept of "weed carriers" aka "hype men" to a work colleague and he recounted a tale i hadn't heard before about James Brown making his wife carry his drugs through customs and when they stopped her she pleaded "diplomatic immunity" and they asked "on what grounds?" and she replied "my husband is the Ambassador of Funk!" ( this must have been before he beat her with a lead pipe, etc., )
PCP, helluva drug, allegedly ( not one I've sampled as far as I know, I've seen that youtube video of the guy whose intestines are hanging out and they get caught on a lamppost and some bystander has to tell him "eh, dude, your guts are are hanging out", sort of puts me off ever trying it tbh )
anyway, i'll kick this off with one of my favourites
James Brown - Super Bad( 1970 )
this was recorded just after James had sacked all of his regular band in a fit of pique and the proto-funkadelic briefly stepped in, Bootsy Collins is on shedloads of acid and bass, he locks down a groove, Brown chats shit on the one, Talib supplies the nation of Islam conga beat, the drummer sure isn't Clyde Stubblefield but he can knock out a beat, and then at about 2:30 sax player Robert "Chopper" McCollough briefly starts squawking away ilke his hero John Coltrane,but then probably a stern nod from the Godfather warned him off because he shuts up, but then about 4 mins in James exclaims "Give me some 'Trane" and we're into my dream fire /spiritual / free jazz funk fusion for a few precious moments which are reapeated around the 8 minute mark when Brown grunts "Trane" and the cosmic squawk recommences