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IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO BE MADE AWARE WHEN FUTURE PROJECTS BECOME AVAILABLE,
THEN PLEASE
THIS IS NOT A MONEY MAKING EXERCISE
IT HAS BEEN DONE PURELY FOR
THE LOVE OF MUSIC
AND WE ARE HAVING AN ABSOLUTE BLAST
BELOW YOU WILL FIND LINKS TO THE FEATURED ARTISTS ALONG WITH BASIC NOTES EXPLAINING MUSICAL CHOICES AND INSPIRATIONS
GIVE IT UP OR TURN IT LOOSE - LYN COLLINS
Using this version by Lyn Collins at the very beginning allows me to use the MEECH'S FUNKY PEOPLE title, as opposed to 'Funky Person'. But I suppose the James Brown sound wouldn't be what it is without the help of some rather funky people.
Besides the point, I'm much happier with this title, rather than...
MEECH'S JAMES BROWN 90 for example?
But it is essentially 90 minutes of James Brown.
STONE TO THE BONE - JAMES BROWN
You know what I'm sayin'.
PICK UP THE PIECES ONE BY ONE - A.A.B.B.
The Above Average Black Band is the James Brown machine's response to the worldwide smash hit by The Average White Band. No need to expand any further....
We all know who the true Godfather is!
From his 43rd studio album, which was released to celebrate the F.A. Cup winners of that year!
I do also have a version recorded by James Brown of the Saints trademark song, but obviously couldn't get it to flow properly.
THE FUTURE SHOCK OF THE WORLD - JAMES BROWN
Unbelievably, from another album, released that same year.
He truly was the hardest working man in show-business, or just extra happy for Southampton FC.
This and Get Up I Feel Like Being Like a Sex Machine (Part 2), to give it the full title, could be classified as two of his signature tunes.
I thought I had used Get Up... on my very first travel cassette, WIMBLEDON '91 90.
But it turns out that I only ever used the intro, so could have probably gotten away with squeezing it in here if the title wasn't as long as that.
GET ON THE GOOD FOOT - JAMES BROWN
I've been trying to replicate a break taken from this that was used for the encore at a Prince show I attended. I've not been able to use it here, but have it in store for future use possibly...
I GOT ANTS IN MY PANTS (AND I NEED TO DANCE) - JAMES BROWN
My paternal Grandmother would often ask me if I had ants in my pants.
I'd always assumed that she'd been listening to Not Just Knee Deep by Funkadelic, as she was more of a George Clinton fan than James Brown?
FOR GOODNESS SAKES, LOOK AT THOSE CAKES - JAMES BROWN
Not terribly P.C. this one. Not only is he objectifying female attributes, he's also making reference to famously blind people being able to see.
As well as appreciate cakes!!
Still celebrating!
TAKE ME HIGHER AND GROOVE ME - JAMES BROWN
This should really have gone at the end due to it's climactic, never-ending encore feel.
FUNKY PRESIDENT (PEOPLE IT'S BAD) - JAMES BROWN
I hope I'm not the only one to have automatically thought about this track when a certain President was elected, shame that things went rapidly down hill with the next person to hold office.
Until very recently, I'd accidentally marked up the cover for this by referring to the musical director of the J.B.'s as Fred Westley.
1 letter away from causing offence! I'm sure Fred Wesley's family would be horrified that he'd been confused with an unskilled labourer from Gloucester.
I bought this record on my first visit to New York City, along with a hard to find Ultramagnetic M.C's 12", and I remember the assistant being quite impressed by this Limey that appeared to know his stuff.
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