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Live At The Apollo

by James Brown

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All Time

of 455,735

171
1960's

of 5,308

21
1968

of 221

3
Genres
- Pop
  - Pop
    
    of 263,964
    
    167
- R&B & Soul
  - R&B & Soul
    
    of 34,079
    
    28
  - Live Albums
    
    of 503
    
    1
  - Classic R&B
    
    of 1,144
    
    6
  - Funk
    
    of 5,094
    
    12
  - Soul
    
    of 24,200
    
    23
  - Classic R&B
    
    of 101
    
    1
  - Soul
    
    of 348
    
    1
- Rock
  - Rock
    
    of 107,819
    
    100

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Overall Rating: 3.6064 Live At The Apollo is ranked overall as 3.6064 out of 4 stars

Avg. Critic Score: 3.8667 Live At The Apollo has an avg. critic score of 3.8667 out of 4 stars

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Yahoo! Music

In 1967, Brown tried to recreate the magic of his 1962 Apollo set and he didn't fall far short. While there's too much "artiste" posturing and a few truncated tunes get short shrift,the three-song medley at the end of LP side two--peaking with ...more

Yahoo! Music

In 1963, James Brown had earned a handful of hits on the R&B charts and had won a reputation as one of the most dynamic performers in the nation, but he hadn't yet made a record that reflected the full range of his musical personality or his magnetic ...more

Yahoo! Music

The 2004 Deluxe Edition of James Brown's Live at the Apollo (recorded in October of 1962 and issued in 1963) really is a deluxe issue. For starters, it was taken from the same undubbed stereo master as the 1990s version, keeping it separate from ...more

PopMatters

Before the unfortunate incarcerations, before the career reviving appearance in Rocky IV , and before the endless slate of chart topping funk hits there was simply the man and his band. The expanded edition of the of the seminal album Live at the Apollo ...more

Yahoo! Music

Recorded October 23, 1962, this album was Brown's big breakthrough to the mainstream and spent 66 weeks on the pop charts. Wondrous in its raw, fiery explosions of soul and emotion, this 40-minute document of Brown & the Famous Flames' midnight Apollo ...more

Yahoo! Music

The second volume devoted to another visit by Brown and his Famous Flames to the Apollo in the early '60s. The sprawling arrangements, intense screams, and frenzied pace accurately conveyed the excitement inherent in any Brown performance during the ...more

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