History Music / LiveAtTheApollo

''Live at the Apollo'' is the title of a 1963 LiveAlbum by Music/JamesBrown. The record had no new material, just hits from his previous studio albums. As this was still early in Brown's [[LongRunners exceptionally long hit packed career]] it's by no means his definitive album, but is certainly seen as his best LiveAlbum. This classic was a commercial bestseller from the start and spent 66 weeks on the Billboard Top Pop Albums chart. In 2004 it was included in the UsefulNotes/NationalRecordingRegistry for being "historically, culturally and aethestically significant."

# "Lost Someone" (10:43)

# "Night Train" - (3:26)

'''Personnel'''

--> ''So now, ladies and gentlemen: it's star time! Are you ready for STAR TIME?!''\\
(cheering, screaming and applauding crowd)\\
Thank you and thank you very kindly. It is indeed a great pleasure to present to you at this particular time, national and international known as "The Hardest Workin' Man In Show Business".\\
The man who sang "I Go Crazy"!\\

* SpokenWordInMusic: The introduction by the emcee Fats Gonder:

''(cheering, screaming and applauding crowd)\\
The very latest release "Night Train"!\\

"You've Got the Power"!

"Think"!

"If You Want Me"!

"I Don't Mind"!

"Bewildered"!

* SpiritualSuccessor: ''Live At The Apollo II'' (1968), ''Recorded Live At The Apollo III'' (1971) and ''Live At The Apollo'' (1995).
* SpokenWordInMusic: The epic introduction:
--> ''So now, ladies and gentlemen: it's star time! Are you ready for STAR TIME?!''
--> (cheering, screaming and applauding crowd)
--> ''Thank you and thank you very kindly. It is indeed a great pleasure to present to you at this particular time, national and international known as "The Hardest Workin' Man In Show Business". Meant to saying "I GO CRAZY!"''
--> (cheering, screaming and applauding crowd)
--> ''TRY ME!''
--> (cheering, screaming and applauding crowd)
--> ''"YOU'VE GOT THE POWER!"''
--> (cheering, screaming and applauding crowd)
--> ''"THINK!"''
--> (cheering, screaming and applauding crowd)
--> ''"IF YOU WANT ME!"''
--> (cheering, screaming and applauding crowd)
--> ''"I DON'T MIND!"''
--> (cheering, screaming and applauding crowd)
--> ''"BEWILDERED!"''
--> (cheering, screaming and applauding crowd)
--> ''Biggest number seller: "LOST SOMEONE!"''
--> (cheering, screaming and applauding crowd)
--> ''The very latest release : "NIGHT TRAIN!"''
--> (cheering, screaming and applauding crowd)
--> ''Does everybody shout and shimmy?''
--> ''Mr Dynamite, the mazy Mr. "Please Please Please "himself, the star of theshow JAMES BROWN AND THE FAMOUS FLAMES!''

-->--'''Wayne Kramer''', guitarist with Music/{{MC5}}.

# "I Don’t Mind" (2:28)

''Live at the Apollo'' is the title of a 1963 LiveAlbum by Music/JamesBrown. The record had no new material, just hits from his previous studio albums. As this was still early in Brown's [[LongRunners exceptionally long hit packed career]] it's by no means his definitive album, but is certainly seen as his best LiveAlbum. This classic was a commercial bestseller from the start and spent 66 weeks on the Billboard Top Pop Albums chart. It's widely acknowledged as one of the best live albums ever, often ending on the first spot of such lists. In 2004 it was included in the UsefulNotes/NationalRecordingRegistry for being "historically, culturally and aethestically significant." ''Magazine/{{Time|Magazine}}'' included it in their [[TimeAllTime100Albums 2006 list of 100 essential and timeless albums.]] It was also listed at #25 in ''Magazine/RollingStone''[='=]s [[Music/RollingStone500GreatestAlbumsOfAllTime 500 Greatest Albums Of All Time]].

-> '''Wayne Kramer''', guitarist with Music/{{MC5}}.

'''''Live at the Apollo''''' is the title of a 1963 LiveAlbum by Music/JamesBrown. The record had no new material, just hits from his previous studio albums. As this was still early in Brown's [[LongRunners exceptionally long hit packed career]] it's by no means his definitive album, but is certainly seen as his best LiveAlbum. This classic was a commercial bestseller from the start and spent 66 weeks on the Billboard Top Pop Albums chart. It's widely acknowledged as one of the best live albums ever, often ending on the first spot of such lists. In 2004 it was included in the UsefulNotes/NationalRecordingRegistry for being "historically, culturally and aethestically significant." ''Magazine/{{Time|Magazine}}'' included it in their [[TimeAllTime100Albums 2006 list of 100 essential and timeless albums.]] It was also listed at #25 in ''Magazine/RollingStone''[='=]s [[Music/RollingStone500GreatestAlbumsOfAllTime 500 Greatest Albums Of All Time]].

'''''Live at the Apollo''''' is the title of a 1963 LiveAlbum by Music/JamesBrown. The record had no new material, just hits from his previous studio albums. As this was still early in Brown's [[LongRunners exceptionally long hit packed career]] it's by no means his definitive album, but is certainly seen as his best LiveAlbum and therefore his MagnumOpus on those grounds. This classic was a commercial bestseller from the start and spent 66 weeks on the Billboard Top Pop Albums chart. It's widely acknowledged as one of the best live albums ever, often ending on the first spot of such lists. In 2004 it was included in the UsefulNotes/NationalRecordingRegistry for being "historically, culturally and aethestically significant." ''Magazine/{{Time|Magazine}}'' included it in their [[TimeAllTime100Albums 2006 list of 100 essential and timeless albums.]] It was also listed at #25 in ''Magazine/RollingStone''[='=]s [[Music/RollingStone500GreatestAlbumsOfAllTime 500 Greatest Albums Of All Time]].

'''Live At The Apollo''' is the title of a 1963 LiveAlbum by Music/JamesBrown. The record had no new material, just hits from his previous studio albums. As this was still early in Brown's [[LongRunners exceptionally long hit packed career]] it's by no means his definitive album, but is certainly seen as his best LiveAlbum and therefore his MagnumOpus on those grounds. This classic was a commercial bestseller from the start and spent 66 weeks on the Billboard Top Pop Albums chart. It's widely acknowledged as one of the best live albums ever, often ending on the first spot of such lists. In 2004 it was included in the UsefulNotes/NationalRecordingRegistry for being "historically, culturally and aethestically significant." TimeMagazine included it in their [[TimeAllTime100Albums 2006 list of 100 essential and timeless albums.]] It was also listed at nr. #25 in Magazine/RollingStone's [[Music/RollingStone500GreatestAlbumsOfAllTime 500 Greatest Albums Of All Time]].

'''Live At The Apollo''' is the title of a 1963 LiveAlbum by Music/JamesBrown. The record had no new material, just hits from his previous studio albums. As this was still early in Brown's [[LongRunners exceptionally long hit packed career]] it's by no means his definitive album, but is certainly seen as his best LiveAlbum and therefore his MagnumOpus on those grounds. This classic was a commercial bestseller from the start and spent 66 weeks on the Billboard Top Pop Albums chart. It's widely acknowledged as one of the best live albums ever, often ending on the first spot of such lists. In 2004 it was included in the UsefulNotes/NationalRecordingRegistry for being "historically, culturally and aethestically significant." TimeMagazine included it in their [[TimeAllTime100Albums 2006 list of 100 essential and timeless albums.]]

-> ''Our whole thing was based on Music/JamesBrown. We listened to "Live At the Apollo" [[WatchItStoned endlessly on acid]]. We would listen to that in the van in the early days of 8-tracks on the way to the gigs to get us up for the gig. If you played in a band in Detroit in the days before [[Music/{{MC5}} The MC5]], everybody did "Please, Please, Please" and "I Go Crazy." These were standards. We modeled The MC5's performance on those records. Everything we did was on a gut level about sweat and energy. It was anti-refinement. That's what we were consciously going for.''

'''Live At The Apollo''' is the title of a 1963 LiveAlbum by Music/JamesBrown, considered one of the finest concert albums of all time and definitely one of Brown's personal best.

It was included in the UsefulNotes/NationalRecordingRegistry in 2004.

!! Tracklist:

# "Introduction To James Brown And The Famous Flames" - 1:49
# "I'll Go Crazy" - 2:05
# "Try Me" - 2:27
# "Think" - 1:58
# "I Don’t Mind" - 2:28
# "Lost Someone" - 10:43
# "Medley: Please, Please, Please/You've Got The Power/I Found Someone/Why Do You Do Me/I Want You So Bad/I Love You, Yes I Do/Strange Things Happen/Bewildered/Please, Please, Please" - 6:27
# "Night Train" - 3:26

* LiveAlbum: One of the classics in all genres.

* SpokenWordInMusic: The epic introduction.

!! Tropes:

* LiveAlbum: One of the classics!

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# "Introduction to James Brown and The Famous Flames" - 1:49

# "Medley: Please, Please, Please/You've Got the Power/I Found Someone/Why Do You Do Me/I Want You So Bad/I Love You, Yes I Do/Strange Things Happen/Bewildered/Please, Please, Please" - 6:27
#"Night Train" - 3:26


!!Tropes:

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* EpicRocking: Every track!

* ListingCities and ListSong: "Night Train".

It was included in the NationalRecordingRegistry in 2004.

"Live At The Apollo" is the title of a 1963 LiveAlbum by Music/JamesBrown, considered one of the finest concert albums of all time and definitely one of Brown's personal best.

* EpicIntroduction

* ListingCities: "Night Train".

"Live At The Apollo" is the title of a 1963 LiveAlbum by Music/JamesBrown, considered one of the finest concert albums of all time and definitely one of his best.

!!

* SpiritualSuccessor: "Live At The Apollo II" (1968), Recorder Live At The Apollo III (1971) and "Live At The Apollo" (1995)

It was included in the NationalRecordingRegistry in 2004.