James Brown - At Studio 54 (Live) (2024) (Hi-Res)
FLAC (tracks) 24bit-44.1kHz - 650 MB
52:57 | Funk, Soul | Label: Culture Factory (France).
FLAC (tracks) 24bit-44.1kHz - 650 MB
52:57 | Funk, Soul | Label: Culture Factory (France).
Needless to say it wasn't a stretch for the late James Brown to play at Studio 54, the storied palace of decadence and dance. The funk he laid down from the beginning dug the foundation for the good-time sounds and musical sophistication of the genre. It's also true that in 1980 when this was recorded, disco music itself was way on the wind down, giving way to a much more urbane form of dancefloor soul. But this performance is as hot, sweaty, and full of backbone slip groove as anything else, despite rather dodgy sound quality (sounds like a worn board tape). The Godfather lays down his hits as professionally as ever with some interesting textures in the arrangements and horn charts to accent the disc's reliance on circular rhythm, repetitive basslines, and hopped up dynamics. Brown could truly run the spectrum, but only does so on "Please, Please, Please," and the medley of "It's a Man's Man's Man's World" and "Lost Someone" (and you can feel the restlessness of a crowd who wants to do more lines and dance). He gives them plenty more of that as the speeds of his up-tempo numbers are furious, revved but deeper in the pocket to encourage the free-form aspects of the disco for the serious dancers. The band is spot on and never played better, so utterly tight, focused and "on" that the groove never suffers and in fact transcends the Godfather himself at times.
© Thom Jurek
Tracklist
[2:46] 1. James Brown - Gonna Have a Funky Good Time (Doin It to Death)
[6:09] 2. James Brown - Get Up Offa That Thing
[4:57] 3. James Brown - Body Heat
[6:33] 4. James Brown - Get Up (I Feel Like Being A) Sex Machin
[4:28] 5. James Brown - Try Me
[1:00] 6. James Brown - The Payback (Part of Medley)
[0:31] 7. James Brown - It's A Man's Man's Man's World (Part of Medley)
[2:31] 8. James Brown - Papa's Got a Brand New Bag
[3:02] 9. James Brown - Get on The Good Foot
[4:19] 10. James Brown - It's A Man's Man's Man's World
[6:20] 11. James Brown - Lost Someone Part of Medley
[2:43] 12. James Brown - I Got the Feelin'
[2:55] 13. James Brown - Cold Sweat
[2:16] 14. James Brown - Please, Please, Please
[2:42] 15. James Brown - It's Too Funky in Here
foobar2000 2.0 / Dynamic Range Meter 1.1.1
log date: 2024-05-31 02:59:20
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Analyzed: James Brown / At Studio 54
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR9 0.00 dB -9.74 dB 2:45 01-Gonna Have a Funky Good Time (Doin It to Death)
DR7 -0.30 dB -8.82 dB 6:09 02-Get Up Offa That Thing
DR10 0.00 dB -10.51 dB 4:56 03-Body Heat
DR10 0.00 dB -10.87 dB 6:32 04-Get Up (I Feel Like Being A) Sex Machin
DR10 0.00 dB -13.71 dB 4:27 05-Try Me
DR9 0.00 dB -11.09 dB 0:59 06-The Payback (Part of Medley)
DR8 0.00 dB -11.63 dB 0:31 07-It's A Man's Man's Man's World (Part of Medley)
DR10 0.00 dB -11.12 dB 2:31 08-Papa's Got a Brand New Bag
DR10 0.00 dB -11.43 dB 3:02 09-Get on The Good Foot
DR10 0.00 dB -13.93 dB 4:18 10-It's A Man's Man's Man's World
DR11 0.00 dB -14.28 dB 6:19 11-Lost Someone Part of Medley
DR11 0.00 dB -12.70 dB 2:42 12-I Got the Feelin'
DR11 0.00 dB -12.66 dB 2:55 13-Cold Sweat
DR9 0.00 dB -10.42 dB 2:16 14-Please, Please, Please
DR10 0.00 dB -11.08 dB 2:42 15-It's Too Funky in Here
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Number of tracks: 15
Official DR value: DR10
Samplerate: 44100 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 24
Bitrate: 1702 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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log date: 2024-05-31 02:59:20
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Analyzed: James Brown / At Studio 54
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR9 0.00 dB -9.74 dB 2:45 01-Gonna Have a Funky Good Time (Doin It to Death)
DR7 -0.30 dB -8.82 dB 6:09 02-Get Up Offa That Thing
DR10 0.00 dB -10.51 dB 4:56 03-Body Heat
DR10 0.00 dB -10.87 dB 6:32 04-Get Up (I Feel Like Being A) Sex Machin
DR10 0.00 dB -13.71 dB 4:27 05-Try Me
DR9 0.00 dB -11.09 dB 0:59 06-The Payback (Part of Medley)
DR8 0.00 dB -11.63 dB 0:31 07-It's A Man's Man's Man's World (Part of Medley)
DR10 0.00 dB -11.12 dB 2:31 08-Papa's Got a Brand New Bag
DR10 0.00 dB -11.43 dB 3:02 09-Get on The Good Foot
DR10 0.00 dB -13.93 dB 4:18 10-It's A Man's Man's Man's World
DR11 0.00 dB -14.28 dB 6:19 11-Lost Someone Part of Medley
DR11 0.00 dB -12.70 dB 2:42 12-I Got the Feelin'
DR11 0.00 dB -12.66 dB 2:55 13-Cold Sweat
DR9 0.00 dB -10.42 dB 2:16 14-Please, Please, Please
DR10 0.00 dB -11.08 dB 2:42 15-It's Too Funky in Here
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Number of tracks: 15
Official DR value: DR10
Samplerate: 44100 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 24
Bitrate: 1702 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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