Sex Machine

James Brown
Soul · 1970

Editors’ Notes 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
 

15 SONGS, 1 HOUR, 5 MINUTES

RELEASED  JANUARY 1, 1970

℗ 1970 UNIVERSAL RECORDS, A DIVISION OF UMG RECORDINGS, INC.

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