James Brown - The Payback [1973]
Review by Joe Craig “Joe”
This is one of the James Brown classics that I really could just listen to end to end non-stop for hours. Start in the morning to get the day off to a groovy start, have lunch to it so the steady funk helps your digestion, chill in the afternoon hearing them sit on the one, and then in the evening get everybody dancing, coz don’t forget this is damn funky.
The sound here is very controlled, very tight, and sparse, but that’s just what you want from JB at his peak (and I do consider this to be his peak). Maceo’s playing here shines too - the rhythm, the motifs, the interplay with the rest of the band. In short, top stuff, and essential for anyone who thinks they ever might consider owning any James Brown (which really ought to cover everybody in the world).
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1. The Payback
2. Doing The Best I Can
3. Take Some - Leave Some
4. Shoot Your Shot
5. Forever Suffering
6. Time Is Running Out Fast
7. Stone To The Bone
8. Mind Power
