Size: 127,5 + 127,7 MB
Time: 55:02 + 55:21
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 1990
Styles: R&B/Blues
Art: Full
CD 1:
1. Like It Is, Like It Was (The Blues) (4:57)
2. Don't Cry Baby (3:00)
3. Caldonia (2:54)
4. Somebody Done Changed The Lock On My Door (3:39)
5. Ain't Nobody Here But Us Chickens (2:59)
6. Good Rockin' Tonight (2:38)
7. I Love You, Yes I Do (2:47)
8. Messing With The Blues (2:12)
9. Waiting In Vain (2:48)
10. For You, My Love (2:18)
11. Blues For My Baby (3:02)
12. Everyday I Have The Blues (4:29)
13. Love Don't Love Nobody (False Start) (0:49)
14. Love Don't Love Nobody (2:04)
15. Goin' Home (5:04)
16. Have Mercy Baby (2:14)
17. Kansas City (3:24)
18. The Bells (3:37)
CD 2:
1. Don't Deceive Me (Please Don't Go) (11:43)
2. The Things That I Used To Do (2:48)
3. Need Your Love So Bad (3:27)
4. Like A Baby (2:53)
5. Honky Tonk, Parts 1 & 2 (6:10)
6. Suffering With The Blues (3:05)
7. Further On Up The Road (3:46)
8. Radio Spot (1:04)
9. Talk To Me, Talk To Me (3:28)
10. Kansas City (7:48)
11. Wonder When You're Coming Home (2:33)
12. Like It Is, Like Was (The Blues, Continued) (6:31)
Although he is most famous for his innovations in soul and funk music, James Brown never lost sight of his blues and R&B roots. His albums often placed surprisingly rootsy covers of old chestnuts alongside his groundbreaking polyrhythmic workouts. This double CD compiles 30 of the bluesiest items from his vast recorded legacy. Cut between 1957 and 1985, most of the tracks actually date from the '60s; many of these, in turn, were laid down in the early part of the decade, when J.B. was gradually evolving from his more conventional beginnings. The artists whose songs are covered here read like a who's who of R&B pioneers: Louis Jordan, Roy Brown, Memphis Slim, Ivory Joe Hunter, Fats Domino, Chuck Willis, Little Willie John, Billy Ward, Guitar Slim, and Bobby Bland. It's quite an instructive insight into Brown's not-always-visible roots.
It would be fair to say that this does not rank among his most exciting material, finding him in a smoother and more conventional style than his most innovative work. It is nonetheless always entertaining and accomplished, with Brown's love for this material shining through strongly in his committed interpretations. Especially intriguing are an 11-minute cover of Chuck Willis' "Don't Deceive Me" and a two-part, blues-based rap vamp from the early '70s, "Like It Is, Like It Was (The Blues)." The disc includes several unreleased cuts, alternate takes, and unedited versions of previously released songs. /Richie Unterberger, AllMusic
(For personnel and recording details, see artwork included.)
It would be fair to say that this does not rank among his most exciting material, finding him in a smoother and more conventional style than his most innovative work. It is nonetheless always entertaining and accomplished, with Brown's love for this material shining through strongly in his committed interpretations. Especially intriguing are an 11-minute cover of Chuck Willis' "Don't Deceive Me" and a two-part, blues-based rap vamp from the early '70s, "Like It Is, Like It Was (The Blues)." The disc includes several unreleased cuts, alternate takes, and unedited versions of previously released songs. /Richie Unterberger, AllMusic
(For personnel and recording details, see artwork included.)
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