Sex Machine (CD)

The unrelenting intensity of James Brown's music has made him one of the most recognizable and influential performers since the 1950s. Starting out as a gospel singer, Brown soon switched to R&B and started scoring hits. As the '60s progressed, the self-proclaimed Godfather of Soul transformed the sounds of R&B into a tight, driving style that helped lay the foundations of funk. Personal troubles over the following decades threatened to sideline the ever-impassioned Brown, but he repeatedly bounced back. Countless JB samples--credited and uncredited--found on rap and hip-hop records testify to his enduring influence. The Godfather of Soul passed away on Christmas Day in 2006.

• Category:  Music  »  R&B  »  Soul
• Format: CD   Learn more about the CD format using Tower WIKI.
• Release Date: March 23, 1993
• Label: Polydor
• UPC: 731451798429
• WAPI (Tower ID): 105797051
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• Tower.com Sales Rank: #50477 in Music (See Top 100 Music Bestsellers)
• #2573 in R&B (See Top 100 R&B Bestsellers)
• #250 in Soul (See Top 100 Soul Bestsellers)

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Personnel: James Brown (vocals, piano, organ); Richard Griffith, Catfish Collins (guitar); Maceo Parker (tenor saxophone); St. Clair Pinckney (baritone saxophone); Clayton Gunnells, Darryl Jamison (trumpet); Fred Wesley (trombone); Bootsy Collins, Charles Sherrell (bass instrument); Clyde Stubblefield (drums).

Recording information: Miami, Florida (06/12/1969); Bell Auditorium, Augusta, Georgia (10/01/1969); Cincinnati, Ohio (10/14/1969 - 07/23/1970).

Although the CD was supposedly "Recorded live at home in Augusta, Georgia with his bad self," these recordings come from two different sources: a live concert recorded at Augusta's Bell Auditorium in 1969, and a series of studio recordings that were doctored with audience noises and applause. The record, long considered a soul classic, actually features two different bands. The concert recordings feature Brown's band from the 1960s, while the studio songs feature Brown's then-new band, powered by Bootsy Collins on bass and Pelps "Catfish" Collins on guitar.

Whether these recordings are "live" or not is really not the point; Brown has never sung a calculated note in his life, and one would be hard-pressed to distinguish whether one of Brown's trademark howls was recorded in a studio or onstage. His scat singing on "Brother Rapp" sure sounds live. As the furious, barely one-minute-long "I Got the Feelin'" segues into the pure funky adrenaline rush of "Give it Up or Turnit A Loose," it is nearly impossible to keep still. The groove is that infectious. Surprisingly, the title track is not the hit single version of "Sex Machine," but rather an extended, more leisurely rendition.

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