20th Century Masters: Millennium Collection 2

James Brown | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (February 26, 2002)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Polydor / Umgd
• ASIN: B000060OYQ
• Also Available in: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #488,942 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Decent Brown Collection, But...But!..., September 29, 2003

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yygsgsdrassil "yygsgsdrassil" (Crossroads America) - See all my reviews

This review is from: 20th Century Masters: Millennium Collection 2 (Audio CD)

The people who put this together placed a live version of "Give it Up, Turnit Loose" on here that I can't stand, and instead of running the full lenght "Payback" here, they have a version that fades out as if you've flipped the 45 to play part II. Irritating. And another madness is that they put canned applause on "Papa Don't Take No Mess". Insanity. To its credit, "Superbad" is presented in its entirety and "Make It Funky" (What You gonna do Now?) never sounded as good here. This makes the case for spending the extra bucks and purchasing a box set or 2 CD greatest hits package.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars More Classics For The Beginner, March 3, 2002

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plsilverman (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: 20th Century Masters: Millennium Collection 2 (Audio CD)

It's been a while since Polygram has issued previously unreleased JB and it looks like we'll have to wait a little longer for a package similiar to many in the incredible Chronicles series.
Volume One of the Millenium series for James Brown at least had the prev. non-album "America Is My Home, Part One". Volume Two has nothing as interesting for historians (the poignant theme from the film "Black Caesar", "Down And Out In New York City", does made a rare appearance, however).
The hit single tracks are remastered and the instruments have more presence, but earlier pressings are also impressive. The spoken intro. to "Sex Machine" is more audible here.
The only non-45 rpm cut is the heavily reissued (apparently) live-in-the-studio rerecording of "Give It Up Or Turnit A Loose", the historic groove highlighting Bootsy Collins' bass, Clyde Stubblefield's drums, Bobby Byrd's organ, and JB's high energy hollerin'. The overdubbed audience is not removed as on earlier issues and that's fine with me.
What should have also been included are a few "lost" sides like "Love Me Tender", the super funky "Dooley's Junkyard Dogs", and George Harrison's (reported) favorite rendition of "Something". Space could have been made by using only "Part One" of the familiar tracks.

4.0 out of 5 stars The second phase of Brown's career, March 27, 2006

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Reginald D. Garrard "the G-man" (Camilla, GA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: 20th Century Masters: Millennium Collection 2 (Audio CD)

The 70's heralded a harder, funkier Brown than had been heard in the 60's when Brown was more of a soul crooner who occasionally dabbled in raw R & B.

As has been stated earlier, most of the songs on this compilation can be found elsewhere; the purchase was worth it for this reviewer to have Brown's best dance anthem in its entirety: Super Bad.

And that is what Brown was and is!