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(19 customer reviews) 11 of 11 people found the following review helpful
The Godfather's first soundtrack recording is hit and miss,
July 21, 1999 By A Customer
This review is from: Black Caesar (Audio CD)
According to JB's front man Fred Wesley, James's attitude towards soundtracks was to simply empty the vaults of unreleased material. Some of these substandard tracks surface on "Black Caesar", but fortunately some real classics do, as well. "Down and Out in New York City" and "The Boss" rank with some of Brown's greatest 70's work. Another major problem is that this album is WAY too short (an insulting 36 minutes). Neophytes to Brown are better off with "The Payback" or the "Make it Funky" anthology. Harcore fans will find enough to satisfy.
10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
James Brown Meets The Godfather,
July 7, 2000 Eddie Landsberg "My 10th year as a reviewer !... (Tokyo, Japan) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Black Caesar (Audio CD)
I'm going to stand up for this album. Sure, it wasn't the strongest soundtrack made in the "blaxploitation" genre - - in fact, one might even argue that Edwin Starr outfunked the Godfather in the follow up to it "Hell Up in Harlem", but still there's some pretty bad tracks, and also, you can always go to the video rental shop (or order the film on Amazon) to decide if you want it. - - The film itself was pretty baaaaaaaad (as in Good)... it starred Fred Williams in the tale of the rise and fall of a Black Mobster, who takes on the cop and the mob. Its very interesting to hear JB funking up DOWN AND OUT IN NEW YORK CITY, which I believe originally came from the country genre. - - JB did one other sountrack by the way... The slightly more action packed and funkier Slaughter's Big Rip Off, featuring Jim Brown. (The song "The Payback" I believe was a reject from one of these films - - it was supposed to be the theme, and was rejected as not...Read more
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Perhaps the Finest Blaxploitation Soundtrack Ever,
May 28, 2003 Chad A. Timm "Funk Disciple" (Morristown, NJ United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Black Caesar (Audio CD)
If you are at all impressed with Mayfield's Superfly, give Black Caesar a listen. This album has it all- heavy hitting chunks of funk like Down and Out in New York City to the laid back pimpin' sounds of Blind Man Can See It. Keep in mind that this album was released within months of the ground breaking Big Payback. Buy this album, then buy Slaughter's Big Rip Off. You won't be disappointed.
