Super Bad @ 65: A Tribute To James Brown

Various Artists (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (May 5, 1998)
• Original Release Date: May 5, 1998
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Zero Hour/Ada
• ASIN: B000006P2U
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #528,635 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Mother Popcorn (You Got To Have A Mother For Me) - Frank Black At The G

2. I Can't Stand Myself (When You Touch Me) - Chris Whitley

3. It's A Man's, Man's, Man's World - Carmen Quinon Es

4. In The Middle - James Taylor Quartet

5. I'll Go Crazy - World Famous Blue Jays

6. People Wake Up And Live - Don Fleming

7. Get Up (I Feel Like Being A) Sex Machine - Q-Burns Abstract Message

8. Ain't That A Groove - Jules Shear

9. Good, Good Lovin - Swingin' Neckbreakers

10. Hot Pants (She Got To Use What She Got To Get What She Wants) - Scarnela

11. Don't Be A Dropout - The Fleshtones

12. The Whole World Needs Liberation - Chris McDermott & His Wild Combo

13. Please, Please, Please - Sex Mob

14. King Heroin - Doublespeak

15. (Call Me) Super Bad - Little Sammy D. & Newborn

16. Shhhhhhh! (For A Little While) - Broke Dick Dog

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

James Brown isn't what you'd call much of a songwriter--his stuff is all about performance and groove-construction--so this tribute is less about the hidden dimensions of his songs than about what makes his records unique, and naturally the artists who go farthest afield from the originals shed the most light on them. The James Taylor Quartet finds an acid jazz anthem, complete with scratching, in the obscure vamp "In The Middle"; the Swingin' Neckbreakers rock the hell out of "Good Good Lovin'," and Sex Mob's slow-burn jazz take on "Please, Please, Please" is surprising. The more respectful tracks, on the other hand, are less interesting--especially because few of these bands have the rhythmic sense that JB's original group did. --Douglas Wolk