That band is fierce.

3121 said:

With a capital "F"!

Paris9748430 said:

I see the James Brown Orchestra.

carlcranshaw said:

Damn!! This is one of the hardest JB videos I have seen.
The band is off the hook.

A cup of java and the Hardest Working man in Show Business, good mornin.

Where is my air freshner?.....It's FUNKEE up in here.
That was nice.

More heat from The Master...



...Cold Sweat from 1968


Mother Popcorn...



...As you see, nobody in the band is smiling.

Serious business happenin' here. Or is it the "fear of the fine"?


tA

Tribal Disorder

http://www.soundclick.com...dID=182431

Learn to dance like James

Graycap23 said:

Waaaaait a minute. How did I miss this? That can't be. Nice? FUNKEE??? That coming from the mighty funkgenius Graycap, the same person who claimed that:

1. James Brown lost it after Bootsy left the band?
2. I couldn't school him on James Brown?

Okay, man. You already screwed up on #1. This footage, without a doubt some of the funkiest James Brown footage ever, is hardly from a time when James Brown had "lost it". Now let's look at #2. The big question is: If this is not the very first line-up of the J.B.s with Bootsy (bass) and Phelps Collins (git) - who is in this band? School me! Before I have to school you, which you said isn't possible!

P.S. A hint for you: This footage was recorded July 13th, 1971, in Philadelphia and it was hosted by Philly Radio Personality Jimmy Bishop. It was not taped in October of 1971, as someone on the YouTube comments.

theAudience said:

Timmy84 said:

Well, no. I know it's kind of confusing. The James Brown Orchestra is Brown's band up until around 1968. It's kind of hard to say when he changed the name, but it was certainly in '68. Then he called the group The James Brown Band, until 1970, when most members left the group and Brown formed The J.B's around Bootsy and his brother Phelps Collins. There were various formations of the J.B.'s, until about 1985, when Brown re-named the group to The Soul Generals, his longest lasting group.
The footage above is from 1969.
[Edited 5/28/09 4:39am]

School em Pari.

IAintTheOne said:

No response from Gray? Do we need to home school him?

MrSoulpower said:

Hell yeah

IAintTheOne said:

Let's give him some more time to come up with the right line-up.

MrSoulpower said:

enough rope to hang his own ass

IAintTheOne said:

MrSoulpower said:

Ah I see.

IAintTheOne said:

Lol.....I don't know how much clearer I can be, I moved on P-Funk after 1970 or so. I really did not care what Jb was doing. Pretty simple.

Have to add to the FONK (FUNK).



From SOUL TRAIN...

Graycap23 said:

I'm aware of that and more power to you. But I have to admit, your recent claim that JB "lost it" after Bootsy left the band, is one of the most ridiculous things I have ever heard in my life, and especially considering that you wrote earlier on this thread that you're really feeling this clip. I think JB had you fooled!

I think that absolutely no music lover with a sane mind would say that JB "lost it", especially when watching this particular clip.

Finally, when we last discussed James Brown, you told me that I would never be able to school you on James Brown. That's an incredibly arrogant statement to make! But no worries, since I'm incredibly arrogant myself, I'll set the record straight, right here and now.

This footage shows a very interesting line-up of the J.B.'s, and it's personally my favorite.

We got:
James Brown (vocal)
Bobby Byrd (co-vocal)
Russel Crimes & Ike Oakley (trumpets)
Fred Wesley (tb)
St. Clair Pickney (ts)
Jimmy Parker (as)
Hearlon "Cheese" Martin & Robert Coleman (guitars)
Fred Thomas (bass)
John Jabo Starks (drums)

Plus, the fellow right there who picks up JB's jacket is John Morgan, the second
drummer. Jimmy Nolen was not in this clip because it was filmed right before he returned to the group.




Schooled!

MrSoulpower said:

Reading is fundamental. So is comprehension.

Graycap23 said:

As Soulbrother #1 would say ...

Like a dull knife
Just ain't cutting
Just talking loud
Then saying nothing

And now we return you to your previously scheduled program.


From what I like to refer to as the "Mutiny Album" [Sex Machine - 1970] (where you get 2-2-2 bands in one)



...Give It Up Or Turnit A Loose (from the JBs segment, fake crowd and all)


tA

Tribal Disorder

http://www.soundclick.com...dID=182431
[Edited 5/28/09 13:02pm]

MrSoulpower said:

Graycap23 said:

Come on, being schooled isn't so bad. You've learned a few things today, just be happy about that.