James Brown Live At The Apollo (live album) by James Brown
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The tracks on this album have an average rating of 81 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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85/100  | 06/15/2025 09:42 | Invader666 | | 65/100 |
80/100 | 06/12/2025 10:49 | sebfox | | 79/100 |
40/100 | 06/08/2025 15:25 | MrOlan | | 77/100 |
60/100 | 06/05/2025 17:43 | Elauqsapid | | 64/100 |
80/100 | 05/12/2025 12:59 | CharonBri | | 75/100 |
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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 78.6/100, a mean average of 77.7/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 78.7/100. The standard deviation for this album is 15.4.
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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.
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.
Solid live record, great vocals and energy.
One of the greatest live LPs ever made, imagine being one of the lucky fans in the audience that day!
Goliath 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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StefanR10 11/28/2020 19:17
Very cool soul funk live album
VictorVale 11/24/2020 21:19
Banda de verdade! Dá pra sentir a emoção/vibração mesmo depois de 50 anos.
planetneutral 11/07/2020 17:33
Insane band/crowd energy.
2nd-Impressions 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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