Monday 15 December 2014

45.  Cold Sweat. Pts 1 & 2. James Brown. July 1967.
Brown had been heading towards 'Cold Sweat' for some time. 1965's 'I Got You (I Feel Good)' and 'Papa's Got A Brand New Bag' had suggested the direction but 'Cold Sweat' was the culmination of the evolution of funk music as we know it. The horns are sparsely used and the drums are high in the mix. This was the genesis for all dance music as we know it..

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