A few years back, not long before James Brown died, I turned down the chance to see him live, because I had a mid-term exam the next morning. It's entirely possible that the decision will haunt me all the way to my grave.
By all accounts, a James Brown live show was absolutely transcendent - this clip gives some sense of the sheer energy involved:
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Thursday, September 25, 2008
Monday, June 2, 2008
James Brown - Please Please Please
I'm fresh off a trip to New York City, where I stayed just around the corner from Harlem's famed Apollo Theater.
The Apollo's played host to plenty of big names over the years, but possibly its most famous act was James Brown, on the night he recorded his phenomenal, game-changing album, Live at the Apollo (1962) - called the "most apocalyptic non-gospel album ever recorded" by Peter Guralnick, and "almost certainly the greatest live album ever" by Peter Shapiro, author of the Rough Guide to Soul and R&B.
This clip isn't from the Apollo, but it's a taste of Brown's early live vibe.
The Apollo's played host to plenty of big names over the years, but possibly its most famous act was James Brown, on the night he recorded his phenomenal, game-changing album, Live at the Apollo (1962) - called the "most apocalyptic non-gospel album ever recorded" by Peter Guralnick, and "almost certainly the greatest live album ever" by Peter Shapiro, author of the Rough Guide to Soul and R&B.
This clip isn't from the Apollo, but it's a taste of Brown's early live vibe.
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