{"product_id":"fred-wesley-and-the-jb-s-damn-right-i-am-somebody","title":"FRED WESLEY AND THE JB’S - DAMN RIGHT I AM SOMEBODY","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn 1974 one of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJames Brown’s\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003emost important band-leaders and sidemen - trombonist\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFred Wesley\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e– would release not one but two albums as a leader including\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDamn Right I Am Somebody.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eStarting with an evocative cover it was clear to fans that this album wasn’t all about a party. Deep messages abound in the songs here, such as the nearly 10-minute workout\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eI’m Paying Taxes, But What Am I Buying.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSocial messages aside, \u003cstrong\u003eFred\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand his assembled\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJBs\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewere a party-moving funk machine at heart, as heard on\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eIf You Don’t Get It The First Time, Back Up And Try It Again, Party\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003eand the laid-back groove of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eSame Beat\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e(with prototypical sampling of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJesse Jackson\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eexhorting an audience to chant \"I am \/ Somebody”). Nestled among these raise-your-fist classics is one of the most experimental funk cuts ever made:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eBlow Your Head\u003c\/em\u003e, known to relatively modern listeners as the backbone of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublic Enemy’s\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003ePublic Enemy #1\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e(from 1987). Other tracks have been sampled by\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEPMD, Run-DMC, De La Soul, Digable Planets,\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIce-T\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eamong others. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGet On Down pays reverent tribute to the reissue of this classic housed in a 1970s style Stoughton jacket. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTracklist:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1. Damn Right I'm Somebody  \u003cbr\u003e2. Blow Your Head  \u003cbr\u003e3. I'm Payin' Taxes, What Am I Buyin'?  \u003cbr\u003e4. Same Beat (Part 1)  \u003cbr\u003e5. If You Don't Get It The First Time, Back Up \u0026amp; Try It Again, Parrty  \u003cbr\u003e6. Make Me What You Want Me To Be  \u003cbr\u003e7. Going To Get A Thrill  \u003cbr\u003e8. You Sure Love To Ball\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Volcanic Vinyl","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53245978542380,"sku":null,"price":70.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0759\/3947\/9852\/files\/Fred_Wesley_The_JB_s_-_Damn_Right_I_Am_Somebody_2.webp?v=1779853428","url":"https:\/\/volcanicvinyl.co.nz\/products\/fred-wesley-and-the-jb-s-damn-right-i-am-somebody","provider":"Volcanic Vinyl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}