Blog: PopMatters

Counterbalance tackles the Hardest Working Man in Show Business as James Brown's Live at the Apollo clocks in at number 40 on the list of the most acclaimed albums of all time. As it turns out he's freakishly strong and slightly slippery. It's Star Time! Mendelsohn: Klinger, I didn't want to do this one. I've been putting it off only because I've enjoyed this record so much that I didn't want to stop listening to it. I know we have deadlines and such, but damn, this album is hot. If we finish this column I'll have to [...]