Revolution of the Mind

• Artist: James Brown
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• Release Date: 1971 12
• Total Time: 90:47
• Type: Live
• Genre: Rhythm & Blues

Review

Subtitled "Recorded Live at the Apollo, Vol. III," Revolution of the Mind presents a 1971 James Brown concert performance, which means the set list is given over largely to the singles Brown had released over the previous couple of years, including "Give It Up or Turnit a Loose," "Super Bad," and "Make It Funky," all of them groove tunes with chanted slogans for lyrics, plus a medley of slightly less recent hits and the occasional real oldie, such as "Try Me." Brown concentrates on communicating with his audience, generating female screams, for example, when he comes out against dieting "'cause the more you got, the more I want." On the one hand, this can be considered indulgent -- Brown spends the nearly 13 minutes of "Make It Funky" introducing the band by asking each member where he's from -- on the other hand, the aural evidence suggests it went over better in the theater than it does in your living room. That wasn't true of the first Live at the Apollo, though. [Initially released as a double LP, Revolution of the Mind was reissued on CD in 1993.] ~ William Ruhlmann, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
It's a New Day So Let a Man Come in and Do the Popcorn (Intro)	James Brown	James Brown	(32:35)
Bewildered	Teddy Powell, Leonard Whitcup	James Brown	(7:55)
Get Up (I Feel Like Being A) Sex Machine	James Brown, Bobby Byrd, Ron Lenhoff	James Brown	(5:05)
Escape-Ism	James Brown, David Matthews	James Brown	(3:04)
Make It Funky	James Brown, Charles Bobbit	James Brown	(12:52)
Try Me	James Brown	James Brown	(2:43)
Fast Medley: I Can't Stand It/Mother Popcorn/I Got the Feelin'	James Brown	James Brown	(1:17)
Give It Up or Turnit a Loose	Charles Bobbit	James Brown	(2:22)
Super Bad	James Brown	James Brown	(4:22)
Get Up, Get into It, Get Involved	James Brown, Bobby Byrd, Ron Lenhoff	James Brown	(3:21)
Soul Power	James Brown	James Brown	(6:36)
Hot Pants (She Got to Use What She Got to Get What She Wants)	James Brown, Fred Wesley	James Brown	(8:35)

Credits

James Brown (Organ), James Brown (Vocals), James Brown (Producer), James Brown (Main Performer), St. Clair Pinckney (Sax (Tenor)), Bobby Byrd (Organ), Bobby Byrd (Vocals), John Morgan (Drums), John Starks (Drums), Fred Thomas (Bass), Harry Weinger (Liner Notes), Fred Wesley (Trombone), Danny Ray (MC), Robert Coleman (Guitar), Russell Crimes (Trumpet), Hearlon "Cheese" Martin (Guitar), Jimmy Parker (Sax (Alto))