Sex Machine

James Brown
Soul · 1970

Only the second half of Sex Machine was recorded during a 1969 concert; the first consists of studio sessions with Brown’s crackling band, the J.B.’s. The Godfather of Soul is a live wire throughout, spontaneously testifying on “Bewildered,” riffing on the electrifying “Get Up I Feel Like Being a Sex Machine,” and punctuating all with his patented screams and shouts. The group ups the ante with swooping horn flourishes and stop-start rhythms, making for big-band funk unlike any other.
1
10:50
2
5:20
3
6:23
4
1:07
5
6:31
6
4:38
7
1:19
8
3:25
9
4:03
10
4:15
11
4:12
12
3:42
13
2:26
14
1:28
15
5:40

January 1, 1970

15 Songs, 1 Hour, 5 Minutes

℗ 1970 Universal Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.

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