Song Of The Day: Sept. 22, 2018
Did someone mention James Brown at the TAMI show? I saw this at the Warner Theatre. This was definitely the highlight of that amazing concert film. Girls in the theatre were screaming as loud as the girls at the concert:
Was never a fan. I know he’s great and all, but I find his music about as enjoyable as a root canal.
Maceo, take Alby to the bridge…
Yeah, I’m gonna need a bridge if I don’t get that root canal.
James Brown never met a chord progression he liked. I don’t think he ever met a chord progression. All his “songs” are just vamps. Not an ounce of creativity to any of it. Without his live delivery they’re boring. And he was a complete piece of shit, so there’s that. I acknowledge he was talented and all, but of the 60,000 items on my iTunes, not one is by James Brown, and he isn’t missed.
I do have a couple of Maceo’s albums, though.
Well, he virtually invented funk. There’s that.
Oh, I don’t deny his greatness. I just don’t enjoy it.
This performance, in particular, is outstanding — in large part because he found out he wasn’t closing the show and was furious that the Rolling Stones would perform after him. He set about embarrassing everyone for that decision.
I get’cha. I don’t make a point of listening to him, either. But I’ll never forget this performance. Being in a full theatre, and me being in (I think) 7th grade, made it all the more indelible.
You were lucky. My parents never would have let me see any non-kiddie movie in the 7th grade.
Wow Al, you have no appreciation for talent or taste, but we won’t go there. He re-invented himself in 1985 with Living in America and won a Grammy to boot! But, everyone has their opinion.
You just went there, and congratulations, you learned how to use Google.
More pointless personal insults will get you banned in a trice. You want to insult me personally, show yourself or be gone.
I also don’t believe for one second that you like James Brown.