No pyro technics, no 20 dancers on the stage, no costume changes, no flashing lights. Just pure funk and talent! Thank u JB for showing us what a real live show should look like.
Actually he was jealous of Bootsy's stage presence. He didn't love them enough to pay the wages they deserved (same for the rest of the band). James was a genius but the way he treated these guys was appalling.
@@Wally-H That's too bad. I've been watching the videos or Bootsy talking about it. Man I want to hang out with him and play some guitar lol. Seems like one of the best people.
@@Wally-H If he was jealous then why did he let him do a whole bass solo and even let him be applauded? Hell, he even wanted him to be applauded recognizing he had talent too and deserved the spotlight just as much as him, that's why he shared it to him. He did the same for all of his musicians. He wasn't selfish. Why do you people love making things up? The reason James fired him and Catfish is because they constantly did acid/LSD. They were straight up addicts and it was clearly compromising the band when Bootsy started hallucinating in the middle of a concert. Despite James telling them to not do it while they're working and telling them he doesn't wanna catch them doing it he still did it. So in reality, Bootsy and Catfish disrespected his trust he had for them. Plus I understand why James was worried about the LSD, that stuff is bad for you in general and it will fuck up a concert if you do it before you go on stage. Even Bootsy admitted in multiple interviews and a documentary that he disrespected JB's trust. It hurts because he was a father to him, a huge father figure. But fathers gotta punish their kids too. It's just like how God didn't want Adam to eat the forbidden fruit and yet he still ate it.
@@ILoveGod06 Do your homework. This is not my opinion, it is known facts. If he wasn't selfish, why did he keep all the royalties from the songs he co-wrote with Bobby Byrd, who ended up suing him? This was a man who literally rescued James life, plucking him out of the state pen and giving him the chance to let his talent shine. James repaid him by not paying him his dues. Another example, in the 80's when hip hop groups started using the break from the funky drummer, James creamed off all the royalties. The drummer who played it, Clyde Stubblefield, got nothing. When Clyde became ill a few years back, he was so poor that musicians in his local city had to have a whip round to raise the money for his medical treatment. Clyde was often asked to play the 'funky drummer' beat and he refused to do it properly because he came to resent it due to James greed. If you watch videos of him playing in his later years you will find either he doesn't play it, or he plays elements of it but deliberately, not correctly. It was his most famous work but there isn't a single video of him playing it between the time he left the band and the day he passed. It's laughable to base your whole premise of James 'not being selfish' on the fact he allowed his band members to play solos. This was James making the most of their talent and he was happy to do that but in Bootsy's case, over time the press started talking about him a little too much and James wasn't so happy with that. Bootsy is a very tall man and he had a real presence on stage that somehow seemed to eclipse James himself and people talked about it. Brown didn't mind his band members being talented, or well liked, indeed he even allowed some of them like Marva Whitney and of course Bobby Byrd to make albums with their own names on the cover but he still owned all the rights to their music as well and of course, their fame must never eclipse that of the 'Godfather'. Apart from Maceo Parker, most of his musicians left his employ at one time or another because they weren't being paid what they deserved. He would also fine them for making mistakes on stage. I know what happened to the Collins brothers - I remember Bootsy once saying he was playing live on stage and he was so out of it that he thought the neck of his bass guitar had turned into a snake - that doesn't make me wrong in what I am saying, nor does it mean I 'make stuff up.' It is a plain fact that James Brown was a greedy man who didn't pay any royalties to the people around him who made a huge contribution towards producing this wonderful music, even when it was they rather than James who had created it. I'm a huge fan of James music, but I'm not going to sugar-coat what he did through some sort of blind fandom. James was wrong in what he did and all of his former band members say the same thing in interviews.
One of the best live performances ever, hands down. Why modern musicians (especially blacks) don't seek to build on this kind of music history is a mystery.
Can you imagine being in a world of music without the creations of James Brown? It would be dreadfully incomplete and lacking. You look at all of them 'off into a thing', you look at that smile of satisfaction on Brown's face! When this came out on vinyl I ran it into the ground, so bad the black vinyl turned white.
Very hard to overstate how important any live recordings of the "Bootsy Band" on youtube are. James has to give the musicians more freedom to solo than he would under the Pee Wee bands and he was probably more dictatorial when Maceo and the Macks returned once they couldn't make it big as solo artists. Maceo's fine as a solo now, and got the last laugh.
Catfish is a gast-flabber. It ain't lead or rhythm - it's Catfish. Mike Judge's Tales of the Tourbus is well worth a watch to see where the Collins boys were at during this era (way, way up in the clouds).
The soul of Black folks FULLY capture here, this can't be beat! Look at them they just KNOW they got a funk groove on, James is egging them on, they know this is some badd ass shit. Look at the Collins Brothers smiling with approval when James is funkin' up that organ, this shit is on like hot buttered popcorn!
I just kinda noticed on this listen though, but Phelps solo is very much "Okay there's my 16 bars. . .Oh crap he wants me to keep going!" Followed by a flurry of licks and a very obvious "Okay James I've played what I've got!"
This is still early on in the concert. You should see how wild things were a couple of hours later by which time JB had stripped to his undershirt, the crowd was going completely nuts, and the stage was lined with security heavies. Check it out. ruclips.net/video/otYYynR4Fao/видео.html
very different sound and also a very good one after the original flames were replaced by catfish, bootsy and the rest of the band they were in. Not to say the original flames werent amazing and off the charts.
ruclips.net/video/NKloz_wR6n4/видео.html are these two supposed to be the same version ? It is not possible ? Did they play more than one concert in Olympia , Paris 1971 ?
I found is not fair to stop the rhythm when a bass plays the solo since is dropping the groove !!! As former bassist , I wd prefer the drum to continue to play and rhythmic guitar to sustain the bass solo set … often a solo bass does not add more groove ( for that lack of support )… ( is a rhythmic instrument … so need to be back up ) you can check the bass solo RARE EARTH “ GET READY IN LIVE “ or pick up the peace in live album ( Haver. White Band )
Fred Wesley made that trombone talk. Funkiest stuff you'll ever see in your life.
No pyro technics, no 20 dancers on the stage, no costume changes, no flashing lights. Just pure funk and talent! Thank u JB for showing us what a real live show should look like.
Um P Funk had all that and still had pure funk and talent.
@@lenini056 VERY true. Ha. They were sellin theatrics as well as funk though.
@@lenini056 The powder keg of the Collins brothers honed their skills with Mr. Brown then took it to P Funk
@@WillieDuitt1 What's the point since I love them both. :)
Phelps "Catfish"Collins play here probably the most funky guitar solo of the story of the funk ! Extraordinary !
When James says play you play you tots to give up the funk
Yes! Beautiful!!
I've heard the expression shredding applied to guitar players. Now I know what it means.
What’s the time stamp?
and Mr. Brown is REALLY into it!
This makes me cry it's so beautiful. James really loved Catfish and Bootsy.
Actually he was jealous of Bootsy's stage presence. He didn't love them enough to pay the wages they deserved (same for the rest of the band). James was a genius but the way he treated these guys was appalling.
@@Wally-H That's too bad. I've been watching the videos or Bootsy talking about it. Man I want to hang out with him and play some guitar lol. Seems like one of the best people.
@@Wally-H If he was jealous then why did he let him do a whole bass solo and even let him be applauded? Hell, he even wanted him to be applauded recognizing he had talent too and deserved the spotlight just as much as him, that's why he shared it to him. He did the same for all of his musicians. He wasn't selfish. Why do you people love making things up? The reason James fired him and Catfish is because they constantly did acid/LSD. They were straight up addicts and it was clearly compromising the band when Bootsy started hallucinating in the middle of a concert. Despite James telling them to not do it while they're working and telling them he doesn't wanna catch them doing it he still did it. So in reality, Bootsy and Catfish disrespected his trust he had for them. Plus I understand why James was worried about the LSD, that stuff is bad for you in general and it will fuck up a concert if you do it before you go on stage. Even Bootsy admitted in multiple interviews and a documentary that he disrespected JB's trust. It hurts because he was a father to him, a huge father figure. But fathers gotta punish their kids too. It's just like how God didn't want Adam to eat the forbidden fruit and yet he still ate it.
@@ILoveGod06 Do your homework. This is not my opinion, it is known facts. If he wasn't selfish, why did he keep all the royalties from the songs he co-wrote with Bobby Byrd, who ended up suing him? This was a man who literally rescued James life, plucking him out of the state pen and giving him the chance to let his talent shine. James repaid him by not paying him his dues. Another example, in the 80's when hip hop groups started using the break from the funky drummer, James creamed off all the royalties. The drummer who played it, Clyde Stubblefield, got nothing. When Clyde became ill a few years back, he was so poor that musicians in his local city had to have a whip round to raise the money for his medical treatment. Clyde was often asked to play the 'funky drummer' beat and he refused to do it properly because he came to resent it due to James greed. If you watch videos of him playing in his later years you will find either he doesn't play it, or he plays elements of it but deliberately, not correctly. It was his most famous work but there isn't a single video of him playing it between the time he left the band and the day he passed. It's laughable to base your whole premise of James 'not being selfish' on the fact he allowed his band members to play solos. This was James making the most of their talent and he was happy to do that but in Bootsy's case, over time the press started talking about him a little too much and James wasn't so happy with that. Bootsy is a very tall man and he had a real presence on stage that somehow seemed to eclipse James himself and people talked about it. Brown didn't mind his band members being talented, or well liked, indeed he even allowed some of them like Marva Whitney and of course Bobby Byrd to make albums with their own names on the cover but he still owned all the rights to their music as well and of course, their fame must never eclipse that of the 'Godfather'. Apart from Maceo Parker, most of his musicians left his employ at one time or another because they weren't being paid what they deserved. He would also fine them for making mistakes on stage. I know what happened to the Collins brothers - I remember Bootsy once saying he was playing live on stage and he was so out of it that he thought the neck of his bass guitar had turned into a snake - that doesn't make me wrong in what I am saying, nor does it mean I 'make stuff up.' It is a plain fact that James Brown was a greedy man who didn't pay any royalties to the people around him who made a huge contribution towards producing this wonderful music, even when it was they rather than James who had created it. I'm a huge fan of James music, but I'm not going to sugar-coat what he did through some sort of blind fandom. James was wrong in what he did and all of his former band members say the same thing in interviews.
@@ILoveGod06but he ended up doing pcp 😅
Bootsy killin it! Catfish killin it! Fred Wesley killin it! James Brown on the organ...killin it....
GOOD GAWD... The entire band is tight AF!!!
Fred (Trombone) Phelps "Catfish" (Lead/Rhythm🎸) William "Bootsy" (Bass 🎸) James (Organ)
practice makes perfect.
Putting on a damn clinic of blackness in soul. Some of the baddest shit you'll ever experience.
Best funkband james ever had! Sensational!
One of the best live performances ever, hands down. Why modern musicians (especially blacks) don't seek to build on this kind of music history is a mystery.
Can you imagine being in a world of music without the creations of James Brown? It would be dreadfully incomplete and lacking.
You look at all of them 'off into a thing', you look at that smile of satisfaction on Brown's face! When this came out on vinyl I ran
it into the ground, so bad the black vinyl turned white.
So Funky !!!
8 - 14 - 22
❤❤❤❤❤
Brother Brown R.I.P, tore that organ up❤
Very hard to overstate how important any live recordings of the "Bootsy Band" on youtube are. James has to give the musicians more freedom to solo than he would under the Pee Wee bands and he was probably more dictatorial when Maceo and the Macks returned once they couldn't make it big as solo artists. Maceo's fine as a solo now, and got the last laugh.
Thanks for posting. I love James Brown.
I was there. thank you father. I was 16 then
That young gentleman playing the bass guitar is certainly quite talented.
Bootsy Collins on Bass guitar
I think Bootsy was only 19 at the time of this performance--holy smokes was he something!! (Laying down those HEAVY grooves!!)
YOUNG BOOTSY COLLINS !!!!
This feed worth something...in the live album we don't have Bootsy's solo and here it is. Thank you so much for posting !
Good to see James throwing down on that B3. Thank you for posting this iconic performance!!
Collins power!
James Brown a toujours fait des super concert a Paris Olympia
Been playing guitar for 50 years. However my all time dream gig starts at 0:49
They all know they are kicking ass and turning the house out!!!!!!!
Off the charts, powerhouse funk...thank you Godfather et al
Still listening, the best of the best.
Love when he allowed his band to take over
Hey fellas, it’s too funky here!
Thank you!
Still Listening
❤❤❤
8 - 9 - 23
Fucking killer guitar from, Phelps , and the band just smoking it. and Bootsy , just nailing the bass.
Love it !!!
Coldblooded horn line....
damn funky!
They funked the damn place up.
Fckn Jabo just killing it on that groove.
STANK !!!
+pdddddp1 sho' 'nuff funkeeeeeeeeeeee
Kids these days needs to get schooled in the real soul music.
Só acredito que esse gênio existiu porque foi da minha época.ESSE FOI TOP.
ギターソロめちゃ好き
Catfish is a gast-flabber. It ain't lead or rhythm - it's Catfish. Mike Judge's Tales of the Tourbus is well worth a watch to see where the Collins boys were at during this era (way, way up in the clouds).
My king
Those Collins Boys R Sumptin Else
Lord have mercy ain't it funky now the one and only the king the god father soul brother number 1 good god heyyyyyyyyyyy
EPIC!
Hard working performer
Him & Bootsy instantly Grooving in time & smooth & effortless...cool as FU#$
Bootsy....Bootsy.....Bootsy. C'mon now HIT IT!
C’mon now, alright, get it to it, C’mon now, do it n’ do it now, C’mon do it, do it, C’mon di it!
So geil 🤩 😘😌👌👍👍
Catfish was sick in this !!!!! Good God!!!!!
The soul of Black folks FULLY capture here, this can't be beat! Look at them they just KNOW they got a funk groove on, James is egging
them on, they know this is some badd ass shit. Look at the Collins Brothers smiling with approval when James is funkin' up that organ,
this shit is on like hot buttered popcorn!
hey, es war ein Sound den es noch gar nicht gab, James hatte was ganz neues erfunden , Top
G’God!
AND YOUNG SLY !!
Seriously funky shit with maybe the funkiest guitar solo ever. I wonder how baked the band were on this occasion? (I've heard the stories)
I just kinda noticed on this listen though, but Phelps solo is very much "Okay there's my 16 bars. . .Oh crap he wants me to keep going!" Followed by a flurry of licks and a very obvious "Okay James I've played what I've got!"
This the Love Power Peace live album
Can you post this whole concert? The transitions between songs are sick
Nothing like this in 2024. Maybe there is but you have to dig to find the artists. Mainstream is definitely not funky now.
Ninja hit that organ tho.
Bootsy is flying high here, in more ways than one, as well as his brother.
Fred Wesley❤
I play this in my suv
The audio on the album of this concert is one of the Best Ever Recorded--Audiophile quality. Too bad the sound track of this clip isn't up to that.
JEMES BRONW MUITO OBRIGADO ALESSANDRO DE SOUZA AXÉ BOM DIA
Bootsy!
This is still early on in the concert. You should see how wild things were a couple of hours later by which time JB had stripped to his undershirt, the crowd was going completely nuts, and the stage was lined with security heavies. Check it out. ruclips.net/video/otYYynR4Fao/видео.html
2:22 what is that on stage?
4:00 - My Man be trippin'!!!!!!
Lawd Jeezus fish!!!
Yh, JB on organ, ..do it
Bootsy would go even further, catfish killed it so did Fred
ORANGE SUNSHINE
i want to remind myself that catfish's solo starts at 0:45 for all the other times i'm going to watch this video.
I cannot understand why they edited out Bootsy's solo on the actual 1992 CD release.
Catfish killed it
Hey Amp, you got anything from before the Beatles showed up ? 😮
very different sound and also a very good one after the original flames were replaced by catfish, bootsy and the rest of the band they were in. Not to say the original flames werent amazing and off the charts.
3:42 bootsy solo
Solo 00:44
ALESSANDRO DE SOUZA AXÉ BOM DIA
ALESSANDRO
Catfish beat the brakes off that guitar!
I see ya over there, Bootsy. 😏
Catfish cold brother on lead guitar
ruclips.net/video/NKloz_wR6n4/видео.html are these two supposed to be the same version ? It is not possible ? Did they play more than one concert in Olympia , Paris 1971 ?
I think it's the same performance, but they unfortunately edited out Bootsy's solo :(
@@BARTFUNKBASS That is a shame... thank you for your answer !
Im a Bootsy maaan all the way … but daaaaamn “Catfish” was a very baaaaad man too - sadly doesn’t get the credit or attention he deserves too!!!
0:44.
Boosty bassline drove the band.... argue if you want to..
Sumogan
So goad catfish and bootsy moved on to parliament funkadelic
Dıt Dıt dıdıt Dıt Dıt Dıt dıddıddırıttıt
I bet the Hammond was worried it was going to mess up
I found is not fair to stop the rhythm when a bass plays the solo since is dropping the groove !!! As former bassist , I wd prefer the drum to continue to play and rhythmic guitar to sustain the bass solo set … often a solo bass does not add more groove ( for that lack of support )… ( is a rhythmic instrument … so need to be back up ) you can check the bass solo RARE EARTH “ GET READY IN LIVE “ or pick up the peace in live album ( Haver. White Band )
Sexual Chocolate!
Catfish for the FUCKEN win.
Catfish and baby brother Boosty
fuc everything else
That guitar solo is pure cocaine, minus all the negative parts of cocaine
name seu cu que esta cheio de cocaine
Be honest james brown was good but without his band he's nothing
Which one of them was not high. If acid can make you play this well I don’t want it.
Some drummers are so bad, they need two bass drums. Boots was so bad...
He needed two drummers.