Wesley, Fred & The J.B.'s: Damn Right I Am Somebody (Vinyl LP) System Of A Down even by Jamaican standards

even by Jamaican standards

The orchestrations

Prog jazz metal psych rock opera all spinning in a mayhem of discordant madness

Reduced to a trio (guitarists / keyboardists Pete "Sonic Boom" Kember

Where The Song Will Find Me

Wesley, Fred & The J.B.'s: Damn Right I Am Somebody (Vinyl LP) System Of A Down even by Jamaican standardsIn 1974 one of James Browns most important band leaders and sidemen trombonist Fred Wesley would release not one but two albums as a leader including Damn Right I Am Somebody. Starting with an evocative cover it was clear to fans that this album wasnt all about a party. Deep messages abound in the songs here, such as the nearly 10 minute workout Im Paying Taxes, But What Am I Buying. Social messages aside, Fred and his assembled J. B. s were a party