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It’s been awhile, but I have sung the praises of James Brown before. There was no one like him, and his music was so intricate and fast… like Motorhead meets Miles Davis. There’s nothing like funk. It’s deep, and from the hips, but it’s not raw, like the blues, or stupid, like metal. The band [...]
This is it, Youdopia. The live performance. Better than Otis at Monterey, Jimi at Woodstock, or U2 at Live Aid. James Brown on the T.A.M.I. show in 1964. This is where about 40% of Eddie Murphy’s skit on SNL came from. This performance is absolutely legendary. This whole show, with The Beach Boys, the Stones, [...]
Youdopia, I’m continuing my series of Led Zeppelin live cover songs. This is James Brown’s Sex Machine, recorded in Los Angeles on 3/25/75. The LA gigs were always magic, even in 1977, when Zeppelin was much more pomp than circumstance (in my opinion). In 1975, their LA shows were amazing. Led Zeppelin’s version of Sex [...]
