Star Time

Star Time Artist: James Brown
Label: Polydor / Umgd
Category: Music


Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
Format: Box set
Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 4


UPC: 042284910828
EAN: 0042284910828
ASIN: B000001G1E


Release Date: 1991-05-07

Star Time


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Tracks:

  1. Please Please Please
  2. Why Do You Do Me
  3. Try Me
  4. Tell Me What I Did Wrong
  5. Bewildered
  6. Good Good Lovin'
  7. I'll Go Crazy
  8. I Know It's True
  9. (Do The) Mashed Potatoes, Pt. 1
  10. Think
  11. Baby, You're Right
  12. Lost Someone
  13. Night Train
  14. I've Got Money
  15. I Don't Mind (Live)
  16. Prisoner Of Love
  17. Devil's Den
  18. Out Of The Blue
  19. Out Of Sight
  20. Grits
  21. Maybe The Last Time
  22. It's A Man's World
  23. I Got You
  24. Papa's Got A Brand New Bag, Pts. 1, 2 & 3

Tracks:

  1. Papa's Got A Brand New Bag, Pt. 1
  2. I Got You (I Feel Good)
  3. Ain't That A Groove
  4. It's A Man's Man's Man's World
  5. Money Won't Change You
  6. Don't Be A Dropout
  7. Bring It Up (Hipster's Avenue)
  8. Let Yourself Go
  9. Cold Sweat
  10. Get It Together
  11. I Can't Stand Myself (When You Touch Me), Pt. 1
  12. I Got The Feelin'
  13. Licking Stick-Licking Stick
  14. Say It Loud-I'm Black And I'm Proud, Pt. 1
  15. There Was A Time (Live)
  16. Give It Up Or Turnit A Loose
  17. I Don't Want Nobody To Give Me Nothing (Open Up The Door I'll Get It Myself)

Tracks:

  1. Mother Popcorn
  2. Funky Drummer
  3. Get Up (I Feel Like Being A) Sex Machine
  4. Super Bad, Pts. 1 & 2
  5. Talkin' Loud & Sayin' Nothing
  6. Get Up, Get Into It And Get Involved
  7. Soul Power, Pts. 1 & 2
  8. Brother Rapp/Ain't It Funky Now (Live)
  9. Hot Pants, Pt. 1
  10. I'm A Greedy Man, Pt. 1
  11. Make It Funky, Pt. 1
  12. It's A New Day (Live)
  13. I Got Ants In My Pants, Pt. 1
  14. King Heroin

Tracks:

  1. There It Is, Pt. 1
  2. Public Enemy #1, Pt. 1
  3. Get On The Good Foot
  4. I Got A Bag Of My Own
  5. Doing It To Death
  6. The Payback
  7. Papa Don't Take No Mess, Pt. 1
  8. Stoned To The Bone, Pt. 1
  9. My Thang
  10. Funky President (People It's Bad)
  11. Hot (I Need To Be Loved, Loved, Loved)
  12. Get Up Offa That Thing (Release The Pressure)
  13. Body Heat, Pt. 1
  14. It's Too Funky In Here
  15. Rapp Payback (Where Iz Moses)
  16. Unity, Pt. 1

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Amazon.com essential recording

It would seem impossible to summarize James Brown's contribution to R&B--to American music--in a mere four compact discs, but somehow <I>Star Time</I> does it. This boxed set charts Brown's early rise as a hard-hitting R&B-styled vocalist ("Please Please Please," "Try Me") and shows how his bandleading skills (one can't forget inventive players like saxophonist Maceo Parker, bassist Bootsy Collins, drummer Jabo Starks, and many others) changed the face of soul and invented funk in the '60s and early '70s with impeccably timed ("Papa's Got a Brand New Bag"), highly rhythmic ("I Can't Stand It"), primal ("Licking Stick Licking Stick") hits. The box also does a definitive programming job on Brown's more spotty later years--another plus. This is where beginners should start, but several extended versions and rarities (like "Papa," raised an octave on original release, at normal speed) make it a must for completists too. <I>--Don Harrison</I>

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars It's Too Funky In Here.......2007-02-16

This is as close to a complete retrospective of James Brown's legendary recording career from 1956-1984 that will ever be available. The 71 tracks are from original session tapes or the original single and album masters. The sound quality - in particular on the oldest material - is outstanding.

The collection starts with Please, Please, Please (1956) and ends with Unity (Part I), which features Afrika Bambaata on co-vocals.

Some of my favorites are Try Me, Night Train, Papa's Got A Brand New Bag (Parts I, II & III), Bring It Up (Hipster's Avenue), Say It Loud - I'm Black And I'm Proud (Part I), Funky Drummer, Make It Funky (Part I), King Heroin and My Thang.

Along with bassist Bootsy Collins, Brown has worked with many dynamite musicians, led by long-time organist, Bobby Byrd. The saxophonists include Maceo Parker, Pee Wee Ellis, Michael Brecker & Joe Farrell, with such trombonists as Randy Brecker, Fred Wesley & Jon Faddis bolstering Brown's signature Funk and R&B sounds.

You can count on one hand the true pathfinders in American popular music. There are three individuals who must be on every list; Louis Armstrong, Miles Davis and The Godfather of Soul.


5 out of 5 stars James Brown==Soul.......2007-02-09

James Brown has always been my favorite, but I was never able to find much of his music in the CD era before the internet exploded. Unfortunately, it took his death to remind me of how much I liked his sound. I've been on a buying spree since. Usually, after you get through the best 5-10 hits an artist has on one greatest hit collection, the rest is hum drum filler. I have to say that in the case of James Brown, the more I find the more I love the man!!! He is truly the progenitor of Funk and hip hop.

5 out of 5 stars Should be in everyone's collection..........2006-12-31

Very rarely has the passing of a public figure made me feel such deep emotions as I felt this Christmas day when we lost James Brown. Although I was fortunate enough to see him live and in concert before, I was looking forward to seeing him again on December 28th at a NJ venue and had been lucky enough to get second row seats, but it was not to be. I can literally separate my music listening life into two distinct periods: BEFORE and AFTER I heard JB. Once I heard him everything changed, and I couldn't look at music the same again after hearing him. What I thought was funky or groundbreaking before seemed tepid and uninspired after I heard him. I distinctly remember hearing "Sex Machine" at a party one night and the proverbial light went off. Since that time I have purchased all the JB I can get my hands on, including this collection. The music and message of JB has become ingrained in who I am over the years and has shaped so much of my appreciation for music. JB fused elements of soul, R&B and jazz to lay the foundations of what would later be known as funk music, and then managed to create what would become (in my opinion) the most memorable and definitive funk music ever recorded. But the man didn't just make good time party music; he always had something to say, whether it be unabashed pronouncements of black pride or urging kids to stay in school or away from drugs. JB's influence was so far reaching it almost seems incomprehensible; VERY few recording artists have managed to sustain careers that spanned several decades and remained relevant. His influence was felt on other continents as evidenced in Fela Kuti's music in Nigeria and the creation of Afrobeat, which Fela himself confessed was directly influenced by the rhythms present on James Brown's recordings. JB even had a hand in the early rap scene when artists like Public Enemy began sampling his music on their tracks in the mid 1980's. (And lets not forget that JB was one of the first to rap back in the early 1970's, check out "King Heroin" on this collection if you need a refresher.) The music contained on these four discs is a well chosen overview of his incredible career. As a general warning though, this probably won't be the end of your James Brown collection. I have found that his music is so infectious that I have kept buying more and more of it over the years. However, any newcomer to his music will find this collection to be an excellent place to start, and really any and every music fan should own this. I've said it before and I'll say it again: you ain't human if this doesn't move you. This past summer I was in the heart of the inner city waiting outside of a fast food restaurant in the take out line with my windows down, and blasting a live version of the JB's tearing through "Pass The Peas". I slowly turned as I saw some movement out of the corner of my eye, as three men who had been asking for change got up and began to dance. They yelled "GODFATHAAA!", and ended up coming to my window to ask what CD the song was from or if it was the radio. I'm sure everyone who has been touched by his music has a story like this, because the music of James Brown was something that brought us all together as people. Thank you for all the memories and God Bless you Godfather.

5 out of 5 stars The Comprehensive Box-Set Of The Godfather Of Soul!!.......2006-12-30

I had to write this review in lieu of the recent passing
of one of the latter 20th Century's greatest musical innovators!
James Brown was a revolutionary of music, of performance,
and with his bold "I Don't Want Nobody To Give Me Nothing /
Say It Loud, I'm Black & I'm Proud" socio-political statements
that came to black america at a time when they were really needed!

This box set is the most comprehensive collection of his
groundbreaking work that I know of!
I've owned this set now for about 14 yrs. and have
played it a billion times probably by now!
Yet it's still fresh, funky, energetic and positive!!--
And yes, it speaks of truth!!
This man was so far ahead of his time, yet OF HIS TIME!
In these last few days since his passing,
his music means even more to me!
He was given a funeral befitting royalty because he WAS ROYALTY!!
God Bless Your Soul Mr. Brown!! (May 3, 1933 - December 25, 2006)
Your gut-bucket funky grooves, your straight-from-the-heart messages
and your electric stage presence will be studied, emulated
and enjoyed by generations to come!
There'll never be another one!---R.I.P. GODFATHER!!

5 out of 5 stars YOU WANNA KNOW TRULY WHERE THE FOUNDATION OF FUNK CAME FROM, THEN HEYYYYYYYYYYY!!!!!.......2006-12-29

the classics on this box set saved hip hop. the classics on this box set inspired genrations and will inspire genrations to come. the classics on this box set generate numerous emotions. shoot, it's a history lesson in its own right. a doggone MUST HAVE!!!! they will NOT come in james brown's brand EVER again!!!!

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