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James Brown had just recorded "Say It Loud--I'm Black and I'm Proud" when he visited Dallas in summer 1968. Mixing Soul Brother Number One's more traditional gospel- and jump-blues-influenced early hits with the funk he was still developing ("Cold Sweat," "Licking Stick--Licking Stick"), Say It Live and Loud captures that show in a time-capsule piece that's hardly just a historical document: it brings the full-force power of Brown, Maceo Parker, and the rest of the "James Brown Orchestra" front and center. --Rickey Wright
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This blistering concert (90% of which is previously unreleased!) features James' live debut of Say It Loud-I'm Black and I'm Proud , an amazing 13-minute Cold Sweat , plus I Got You (I Feel Good); I Got the Feeling; Papa's Got a Brand New Bag; I Guess I'll Have to Cry, Cry, Cry , and lots more, including three James Brown Orchestra instrumentals. The fabulous booklet contains rare photos and an essay by Public Enemy's Chuck D!
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25 of 25 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
100% raw uncut FUNK,
By Puffer Red (California, USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Say It Live And Loud: Live In Dallas 08.26.68 (Audio CD)
James Brown would later learn how to let his band play loose (see the CD "LOVE POWER PEACE"), but from his debut in the 50s until about 1969 he was on a singular mission to create the tightest band in the world. Without a doubt here is indisputable proof of that achievement. Listen to the thunderous drum work by Clyde Stubblefield, the stop-on-a-dime precision of the veteran horn section, and the combination of youthful energy and hard-won experience in Brown's voice. By 1968 he had lived through ten thousand shows, a stockpile of radio hits, and a lifetime of singing - could you expect any less? Arguably, his band would get funkier, and perhaps even more musically innovative just a few years later, but they were never tighter than this. In fact there has never been a band as sharp as this, before or since.
Mixes of "There Was a Time" and the "Tighten Up" interlude from this show were already released on the Star Time box set, which certainly whet fans' appetites for years. I couldn't fathom that the entire show could have as much energy as exhibited in those excerpts, but amazingly, it does. Check out the extended version of "Cold Sweat" for a lesson on controlled groove: Brown leads the band through different vamps, crowd work, chants, drum breaks, and even choruses from "Soul Man" among others. Conventional rock bands who do not understand "The Funk" use live concerts to rehearse for their studio tracks later. Disciples of The Funk are the opposite; the studio recording is just the beginning, just the charcoal sketch, the real masterpiece is TBA at a venue near you. For an introduction to James Brown Live, there is no better document. As deservedly lauded Apollo 1-3 and Love Power Peace are, nothing exhibits the sheer explosiveness of the James Brown Revue better than this 1968 Dallas show. This is one of the supreme artists of the 20th century at the peak of his powers. Absolutely staggering... Since 1990, James Brown archivists and reissue producers Alan Leeds and Harry Weinger have done a stunning job with the Brown Catalog. The last thing left to unearth is a pristine video of a show from this era. Harry are you game?
9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
His Greatest Live Album (Until?...),
By plsilverman (USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Say It Live And Loud: Live In Dallas 08.26.68 (Audio CD)
Much has been written about the first live JB l.p. at the Apollo and ofcourse it moved mountains back in '62/'63. Additionally, it remains one of the very few live albums to perfectly balance music with audience reaction - an amazing feat for its time. This '68 show joins JB's '62 and '71 Apollo efforts as another successful blend of musical and "concert hall" sound, although I feel that the '68 songlist and overall sound surpass both earlier entries. It has been reported that the show was not originally planned as a commercial release, so "hats off" to on-site engineers who were apparently prepared to tape band instrumentals only. We get, more than somewhat belatedly, the probable first public performance of "Say It Loud - I'm Black And I'm Proud", plus a great version of "If I Ruled The World" (only his 2nd live version on record) and a stirring rendition of the now little-known ballad "I Guess I'll Have To Cry, Cry, Cry". Fred Wesley, Maceo Parker, and St. Clair Pinckney are all on hand for this historic occasion, and "Cold Sweat" has to be heard to be believed - drummers Nate Jones and Clyde Stubblefield DELIVER - and when Maceo steps up to the mike to contribute TS-wise, it's something for the ages. But there is a small "down-side" for me: the fast cuts seem a bit rushed and are not as impressive as the same numbers I recall from an earlier 1968 concert captured for a TV Special (shown about three times) called "Man To Man". Also, the ballads from that show remain the best versions I've ever heard, especially "Bewildered" which by August that year was reduced to a small part of a medley. Since '68/'69 only fragments of that show have been re-telecast; I do not mean to denigrate the August show, but I hope that the early '68 Special from the Apollo would be released in its entirety on as many mediums as possible. Until the issue of that show and maybe another reportedly phenomenal '68 show from the Boston Gardens, we have James Brown's greatest live album to date to keep us company.
9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Pure excitement,
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This review is from: Say It Live And Loud: Live In Dallas 08.26.68 (Audio CD)
For all those who cite James Brown's "Live at the Apollo" album as essential listening, I agree. But for even more essential listening, try this one on. James and his band were never sharper, funkier, or commanding than on this record. You can't sit still to this (play "Licking Stick" and try to stay in your seat). The soulfull slower numbers are great too, and the band gets to shine on a few instrumentals while James is taking a breather. This is a wonderful album - you won't find a better live one.
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