I have spent the last two weeks with some funky brothers; first, Maceo Parker and then the band leader, Mr. James Brown. What can I say about James Brown that everyone doesn't already know? There is more to him than just "I Feel Good." I can attest to that. I have to admit that I wasn't one of his biggest fans before listening to this CD. I don't think I truly could appreciate him from the two songs that I knew him for, the song I mentioned earlier, and "Get Up (Sex Machine)." After listening to this CD to the exclusion of all others, I feel like I have a different perspective. Here are some thoughts on the man.
1) He was much more intelligible when he was younger.
2) He finds a groove with most songs and works it hard. I think that is part of what made his songs successful.
3) Most of his songs have 1 to 5 words in them that he just repeats over and over again. Nothing wrong with that. It just makes it easier for us older people to sing along. Don't have to remember so much.
4) Besides not being overly wordy, he also takes good advantage of sounds, hunh, unh, ow, heh. I only wish I had some kind of way for you to hear what I just wrote.
5) He had more than 1 part for many of this songs. Not sure why you need two parts for a song, why not just start a second song?
My favorite songs were "Think" and "It's a Man's Man's Man's World." I just love the beat in "Think." That one is a great one to do that dance to where you just twist your hips a lot. I love the second song because he says that even though its a man's world, it would mean nothing without a woman or a girl. You got that right, Mr. Brown.
Everyone needs to have some James Brown in their collection and I am pretty sure that is why Ross bought this. I'm keeping this for my collection.
This is James Brown doing "Think."
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gR2jWRaGuIM
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