Released: 1991
Tracks: I Got You (I Feel Good); Get Up (I Feel Like Being A) Sex Machine, Pt. 1; I Got the Feelin’; Mother Popcorn, Pt. 1; Give it Up or Turn it Loose; Make it Funky, Pt. 1; Papa’s Got a Brand New Bag, Pt. 1; Think; It’s a Man’s Man’s Man’s World; Try Me; Night Train; Cold Sweat, Pt. 1; Get on the Good Foot; Papa Don’t Take No Mess, Pt. 1; The Payback; Say it Loud (I’m Black and I’m Proud). Pt. 1; Super Bad, Pts. 1 & 2; Hot Pants, Pt. 1; Get Up Offa That Thing; Please, Please, Please
Best track: Sex Machine
Track to skip: The Payback
If your musical taste is anything like mine (primarily rock-based with other stuff thrown in) then you may not have a lot of soul/R&B/funk in your collection. That’s a shame, because I think everyone needs some funk and soul in their lives. This is what you need. Everybody knows I Got You (it’s not called I Feel Good, by the way) and a few others are probably very familiar to most everyone, BUT experiencing this collection as a whole is an awesome thing. Dammit, you NEED Sex Machine in your life. It is THE funkiest thing ever, ever written. It blew me away the first time I heard it; I had no idea that music could do that!
This album is mostly at the highest levels, although there are a few dips along the way. Most of these, like the R&B songs (Think, Try Me, Man’s World, Please…), are average songs, but they are really useful to calm you down before and after all the massive slabs of funk. They need to be there. The only song on here that really just annoys me is The Payback. The groove is not very exciting and it just goes on WAY too long (7+ minutes). It has one very small change, but it’s not enough for any kind of interest. Although, the song does contain the super goofy line “I don’t know karate, but I know ka-razy!” Go Godfather. So yeah, besides that, the CD is awesome and something you need amongst all your Iron Maiden and Zappa and Beatles CDs. This is a fantastic place to start if you have any interest in James Brown or funk. Essential.
Rating: 96
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