James Brown: Live At The Apollo (1967) CD Track Listing

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James Brown Live At The Apollo (1967) (1968)
Originally Released August 1968\nOriginally Recorded June 25, 1967\nCD Edition Released July 1987\nRemastered 2CD Deluxe Edition Released June 26, 2001\n\nAMG EXPERT REVIEW: As a whole, this double album is pretty erratic -- there are a bunch of torchy R&B ballads that were somewhat anachronistic in light of the explosive funk innovations Brown was unleashing in the studio during this time, and some of those funk hits are reprised here in super-brief versions that seem to cut off before they have a chance to get started. On the other hand, some of it is as essential as anything else Brown ever recorded. In particular, the 20-minute medley of "Let Yourself Go/There Was a Time/I Feel All Right/Cold Sweat" is a magnificent, seamless ball of energy, a landmark performance in the evolution of soul and funk. Other highlights are "Bring It Up" and an 11-minute "It's a Man's, Man's, Man's World." -- Richie Unterberger\n\nAmazon.com essential recording\nThank God someone thought to record the Godfather in concert at this vital stage of his career--and at the ultimate shrine of black American music, to boot. There is no more exciting document of live performance in the history of R&B: powered by tireless drummer Clayton Fillyau, James Brown and the Famous Flames tear their way through a slew of King hits--from "Please, Please, Please" to "Night Train"--taking soul power to the very edge of gospel abandon in the process. The Apollo audience, hysterical with adulation, plays as big a part in Live at the Apollo as Brown himself. The shrieking buildup and sudden drop down into "Lost Someone" is one of the most heart-stopping moments in soul. --Barney Hoskyns \n\nAmazon.com Editorial Review\nThanks to the paradigm-shifting success of his first Live at the Apollo LP from 1963, James Brown and the famed Harlem theater were all but synonymous in the '60s. By the time Brown recorded there again in early summer of 1967, his music had undergone tremendous changes, as revolutionary for R&B as John Coltrane's sheets-of-sound approach was for jazz. This second Live at the Apollo caught Brown giving full stick to both his classic soul-ballad style and the funk his band was developing practically in front of the crowds' ears. Even better than previous issues is this terrifically remastered version. It adds nearly 25 minutes of previously edited tape, most significantly the pivotal "Let Yourself Go"/"There Was a Time"/"I Feel All Right" funk workout and an "It's a Man's Man's Man's World" that extends to a third of an hour here. The revisions add to the you-are-there feel of one of Brown's must-own albums, as do photos and credits that acknowledge everyone from stellar players like Maceo Parker and Clyde Stubblefield to the troupe's hairdresser and Learjet pilot. --Rickey Wright \n\nAMAZON.COM CUSTOMER REVIEW\nCrystal Cold Sweat, January 23, 2002 \nReviewer: Johnny Ioannidis from Pusan Korea (South) \nHaving picked up the original CD issue of this album, then subsequently learning about the deluxe edition, I was first rather cynical. Most of these 'deluxe' editions do little to improve, they're just cash cows, especially when you consider the actual cost of manufacturing the discs is minimal. Also, when you compare vol. II to the first and third in the series, how does it match up?\n\nYou needn't worry--it's as good as volume 3, and personally, I think it's way better than vol.1, for sheer entertainment value as well as timelessness. \n\nJB was on the verge of hardening his funk; he had yet to compose 'Sex Machine', 'Soul Power', etc., and you can see him leaning both ways--both the with superb crooning of 'That's Life', and 'I Wanna Be Around' (a Tony Bennett favourite!)', and the mid-to-low-key funk of 'Prisoner of Love' and 'Cold Sweat'.\n\nFrom start to finish, however, this is a funk tour de force, that no self-respecting JB or R&B fan should be without. \n\nHalf.com Album Credits\nGeorge Watley, Engineer\n\nAlbum Notes\nLIVE AT THE APOLLO VOL. 2 DELUXE EDITION contains the tracks, emcee patter, intermission music and songs as they were recorded in this live performance. Previous versions of LIVE AT THE APOLLO VOL. 2 had been cut to fit on vinyl sides.\n\nIncludes liner notes by Alan Leeds.\n\nAll tracks have been digitally remastered.\n\nMojo (01/01/2002)\nIncluded in Mojo's Best Reissues of 2001.\n\nQ Magazine (9/01, p.128) - 4 stars out of 5 - ...It shows the midpoint between the showtime/balladeering Brown and the Minister Of The New Super Heavy Funk that came later...\n\nMojo (9/01, p.122) - ...The band was Brown's best ever....Here, blistering, full-length versions of the great strides in funk...are interspersed with a couple of the older ballads....It's a deluxe edition that offers the best seat in the house...\n\nLiving Blues (1-2/02, p.60) - ...Greatly expanded...stretching the original to 2 CDs...reconstructing the original show...
This rock cd contains 19 tracks and runs 73min 35sec.
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