Funk

[sceloporus]

Hey, I've really started liking funk lately, anybony got any catchy funk songs/bands to recommend?

 

[v2kv]

Although they suck major balls now, the Chili Peppers' Freaky Styley has some good funk stuff from what I know.

 

[sceloporus]

Thanks, but I was leaning toward old 70-80s funk.

 

[The Ozzman]

Parliament
Anything with Bootsy Collins
Rick James

 

[razoredge]

Im not sure what true funk is, I have always liked it as an element in the groove of songs but most Im fimiliar with is probably fused with other styes. My favorite funk groove fused with the blues would be intro riff for Couldnt Stand the Weather.

 

[Satanstoenail]

James Brown (!)
Maceo Parker
Sly & The Family Stone
Jimmy Smith
Curtis Mayfield
Tower of Power

 

[panzerfaust666]

-Earth, Wind and Fire
-Chic (kinnda more Disco, but in around there.
-Tower of Power

 

[Matt]

Chic - Good Times

 

[razoredge]

James Brown (!)
Maceo Parker
Sly & The Family Stone
Jimmy Smith
Curtis Mayfield
Tower of Power

Man that James Brown is the shit ! Love the slappy drumming! I'll never forget his epic "I cant go on" Ed Sullivan show
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I remembered I have this Elvin Bishop live album(tape) that has a lot of funk rock groove on it, fairly big band too. One song everyone should love if for nothing other than the amusing story - Juke Joint Jump, an all time favorite party song of mine. You'd love the bass line STN, it carries the song

How about Funky Nassau from the end of the Blues Brothers movie... stewin'

Then there was The Average White Band - Cut the Cake - Pick Up the Pieces, a bit toward commercialized disco I suppose but disco was funk based. Cut the Cake is the better of the two IMO.

Superfly - what was that, funky soul/R&B?

I just read The Isley Brothers have a song that is supposedly in contention with one of James Browns for "the first funk song"... with none other than a young Jimi Hendrix on guitar, I cant find an example of it though, was kinda bummed out.

 

[Acidraptor natas]

Anyone like G-Funk (besides Snoop, Warren G, & Dr. Dre) LOL!!!
I'm talkin bout groups like Above The Law, Foesum, & Ant Banks???
Tho there's lots more......

 

[panzerfaust666]

Chic - Good Times

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[challenge_everything]

Funkadelic & Parliament

 

[Satanstoenail]

Funkadelic & Parliament

I could never see what was so great about either tbh, and I love funk music. Most of their songs seem to go on and on and not really do a great deal.

 

[Satanstoenail]

Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings are doing some great funk/soul that sounds like it was recorded in 1968. I need to get some of their stuff.

 

[razoredge]

Thats reminds me, I just watched The Blues Brothers 2000 yesterday... lol

Fun stuff