James Brown - Soul Syndrome (Henry Stone Records)

Format: LP
Catalogue No.: 3422736
Barcode: 3596974227361
Release Date: 27 Jan 2023
Genre: Funk

TRACKLIST:
A1 Rapp Payback (Where Iz Moses?)
A2 Mashed Potatoes
B1 Funky Men
B2 Smokin' & Drinkin'
B3 Stay With Me
B4 Honky Tonk

By 1980 James Brown did one album for Henry Stone's T.K. While this doesn't have Brown bubbling over with innovation, he still provided a more substantial alternative to disco. On this album, we have a sublime sped-up version of "The Payback," which rocks like nobody's business. Or on the remake of "Mashed Potatoes", Brown is reuniting with Bobby Byrd. Shortly afterward they both go through a travelogue of cities and states like it's "Night Train" all over again. Soul Syndrome has Brown still full of ideas. The inane "Funky Men" has a killer reggae/funk guitar riff and a fantastic Latin horn arrangement...In the end, it makes it a nice album that counts in the rich carrer of the master of Funk !