Star Time - James Brown

Advantages: Pure James Brown
Disadvantages: only 1 disc

...This is a CD containing 20 of James Brown's best hits. It has songs ranging from Get Up Offa That Thing to Papa's Got A Brand New Bag, from It's a Man's Man's Man's World to Living In America. The complete track listing is below. Before i bought this CD i'd only heard of Papa's Got A Brand New Bag (bad for a DJ i know) by James Brown's but ever since i bought it i can't get enough of him. It has to be the Funk mix with the soul that does it for me. The best thing was i picked this copy up from some supermarket for a pittence of what it should have been. Only £3.50 ish i think. Is well worth the £10 a high street shop would charge. I believe it is now possible to get pretty cheap copies of the net. If you love anything James has done you'll love this CD. Highly Recommended. The track list is as follows: Papa's Got... Read review

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Advantages: Timeless REAL soul music
Disadvantages: Only 10 tracks

...has been reduced to comedic effect in 1980's Hollywood films. Stupid white men (like me) dancing sideways with their shoulders hunched and lips pursed in offices only to get spotted by the janitor. Strip all this nonsense away and you still have a very fine song This was recorded in 1965, was way ahead of it's time and congratulations if you can work out more than half of the word without using the lyric sheet! Mark: 5/5 MBM: "Papa's got a brand new bag. Diddaliddaliddalidda. Bang! " 5. Cold Sweat I've heard this two note brass riff on a thousand rap singles over the years, but the original still oozes superiority, still reeks of passion. It's typical Brown with just the funky drums, the picked guitar and baritone sax underpinning his vocals. The best James Brown tracks are those that build up to a feverish instrumental climax... Read review

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Advantages: 'With You', 'Damage', 'Fallen Angel' + many others
Disadvantages: 'You', and that's about the lowest point really

...Michael Jackson (Junior) attempts to continue to thrill with his second album. Comparing anyone to a musical talent the size of Michael Jackson is a huge feat to live up to, and whilst Chris Brown has repeatedly attempted to pay tribute to his idol - most noticeably with a World Music Awards performance impersonating that of Jacko's well-known 'Thriller' - the rising star himself still struggles to earn any kind of stature in the UK market. As always however there is a motive behind this review, and it's not to brainwash you all into submission that Chris Brown should be able to top our charts. My motive comes more to the recent breaking news of the 18 year-olds relationship with an umbrella salesmans favourite person, Rihanna, who is sitting pretty at two years Brown's senior as a global icon. For all those that want to see... Read review

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