James Brown - Sex Machine (1970/1972)

This live outing from Brown's seminal 1970 J.B.'s lineup features Bootsy Collins, Clyde Stubblefield, Fred Wesley, Maceo Parker, Bobby Byrd, and many more. While it's a cut below Love Power Peace in documenting this lineup live, Brown and his band still smoke, tearing into extended versions of funk classics like "Sex Machine" (nearly 11 minutes), "Brother Rapp," "Give It Up or Turnit a Loose," and "Mother Popcorn," plus a healthy quotient of earlier soul material sprinkled in between.

by Steve Huey

Tracklist:

01. Get Up I Feel Like Being Like a Sex Machine (10:51)
02. Brother Rapp (Part 1 & Part 2) (5:19)
03. Bewildered (6:25)
04. I Got the Feelin' (1:08)
05. Give It Up or Turnit a Loose (6:34)
06. I Don't Want Nobody to Give Me Nothing (4:39)
07. Licking Stick (1:53)
08. Lowdown Popcorn (2:53)
09. Spinning Wheel (4:03)
10. If I Ruled the World (4:13)
11. There Was a Time (4:24)
12. It's a Man's Man's World (3:33)
13. Please, Please, Please (2:28)
14. I Can't Stand Myself (When You Touch Me) (1:31)
15. Mother Popcorn (5:45)