“Let’s hear it, ladies and gentlemen, for Mr. Dynamite, Mr. Out Of Sight, the young man that became a legend in his own time. Soul Brother No. 1, James Brown, ladies and gentlemen. The hardest working man in show business, James Brown. The king of show business, the king of rhythm and blues, James Brown.” What a start! The almost 5-hour long, 71-track box set begins with the signature song, ‘Please Please Please.’

James Brown was noted as one of the greatest live performers of all time. Thousands of artists, including Michael Jackson, based their own live performances off of his. A showman like no other, Brown was at his best on stage and there’s no better stage in the world than the one at The Apollo in Harlem, New York. Every music fan should experience a show there at least once. A close second to that, is this album.