James Brown Live At The Apollo (live album) by James Brown

James Brown Live At The Apollo by James Brown
(Live album)
Year: 1963
Overall rank: 669th   Overall chart historyOverall chart history
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79/100 (from 552 votes)
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Award Top 5 albums of 1963 (4th)
Award Top 100 albums of the 1960s (75th)
Award Top 1,000 albums of all time (669th)
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Average Rating: 
79/100 (from 552 votes)
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This album is rated in the top 2% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 78.8/100, a mean average of 77.9/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 78.9/100. The standard deviation for this album is 15.3.

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90/100
From 02/08/2024 01:23
The performance far exceeds the song quality, pushing what would normally be an 8.5 album up to a solid 9/10. The second half feels stronger than the first half, and the deluxe version is highly recommended.
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70/100
From 01/13/2023 21:40
This live album does capture an iconic moment in history but it does feel a little dated now and I think there are better live albums out there. One major positive is the energy and rawness that is captured on this record which is such a difficult thing to be able to get in the studio. This makes for a proper experience for the listener as we can really feel like we are at the Apollo. However, the album does feel like it is lacking musical content for me as there isn't that much performing in the album. This leads to the record feeling quite empty when I listen to it and I leave the album feeling unsatisfied. Overall, when the music is good it is brilliant but the record hasn't truly captivated me yet.
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75/100
From 04/23/2022 17:59
Solid live record, great vocals and energy.
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95/100
From 10/11/2021 02:11
One of the greatest live LPs ever made, imagine being one of the lucky fans in the audience that day!
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50/100
From 07/25/2021 10:46
A recording from another age, a great and influential album in it's time but not something I want to listen to in this day and age. Very few live tracks are better than the studio versions, lots of energy on this one, but that is really all.
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60/100
From 01/30/2021 14:25
dated
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85/100
From 11/28/2020 19:17
Very cool soul funk live album
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80/100
From 11/24/2020 21:19
Banda de verdade! Dá pra sentir a emoção/vibração mesmo depois de 50 anos.
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90/100
From 11/07/2020 17:33
Insane band/crowd energy.
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From 09/24/2020 00:37
'Try Me', 'Think', and 'I Don't Mind' are just some of the gems from this record. Hands down, one of the greatest live albums of all time, maybe second only to the Allman Brothers classic Fillmore album. James Brown at his absolute best!
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Best Albums of 1963
1. The Black Saint And The Sinner Lady by Charles Mingus
2. The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan by Bob Dylan
3. Please Please Me by The Beatles
4. James Brown Live At The Apollo by James Brown
5. With The Beatles by The Beatles
6. Night Beat by Sam Cooke
7. Monk's Dream by The Thelonious Monk Quartet
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11. Money Jungle by Duke Ellington / Charlie Mingus / Max Roach
12. Midnight Blue by Kenny Burrell
13. Night Train by The Oscar Peterson Trio
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15. Ballads by John Coltrane Quartet
16. Beethoven: Symphonien No. 9 by Herbert von Karajan / Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
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