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Thread started 10/06/15 10:35am

JabarR74

Unsung: KC and the Sunshine Band

Unsung returns this Wednesday as they spotlight on 70s Funk (not Disco) sensations, KC and the Sunshine Band

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Reply #1 posted 10/06/15 1:07pm

CoolMF

I got love for KC and the Sunshine Band but how were they "funk" instead of "disco"?

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Reply #2 posted 10/06/15 1:22pm

JabarR74

CoolMF said:

I got love for KC and the Sunshine Band but how were they "funk" instead of "disco"?

Listen to their songs. They should be mentioned in the same breath as other established Funk acts like Earth, Wind & Fire, Parliament/Funkadelic, Cameo, LTD, The Commodores and many others.

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Reply #3 posted 10/06/15 2:25pm

SoulAlive

JabarR74 said:

CoolMF said:

I got love for KC and the Sunshine Band but how were they "funk" instead of "disco"?

Listen to their songs. They should be mentioned in the same breath as other established Funk acts like Earth, Wind & Fire, Parliament/Funkadelic, Cameo, LTD, The Commodores and many others.

That's true...their songs were technically "funk".I think they just got lumped in with the disco bands of that era because their songs were (mostly) about dancing and having fun.

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Reply #4 posted 10/06/15 2:57pm

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CoolMF said:


I got love for KC and the Sunshine Band but how were they "funk" instead of "disco"?


Because they were a tight ass band with a tight ass horn section period.
Some of their songs were just a backdrop for disco much like GQ Disco Nights
and Taste Of Honey Boogie Oogie Oogie.
Don't laugh at my funk
This funk is a serious joint
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Reply #5 posted 10/06/15 4:45pm

Ego101

I cant wait!

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Reply #6 posted 10/06/15 7:28pm

SoulAlive

phunkdaddy said:

CoolMF said:

I got love for KC and the Sunshine Band but how were they "funk" instead of "disco"?

Because they were a tight ass band with a tight ass horn section period. Some of their songs were just a backdrop for disco much like GQ Disco Nights and Taste Of Honey Boogie Oogie Oogie.

nod This would be a great topic for another thread.....what is the difference between "disco" and "funk/R&B"? On many songs from that era,the lines were blurred.

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Reply #7 posted 10/06/15 7:30pm

SoulAlive

My favorite KC & The Sunshine Band song is "Boogie Shoes".Interestingly,this song was released in 1975 but didn't really get alot of attention until a few years later when it was featured on the 'Saturday Night Fever' soundtrack.

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Reply #8 posted 10/06/15 10:15pm

woogiebear

SoulAlive said:

My favorite KC & The Sunshine Band song is "Boogie Shoes".Interestingly,this song was released in 1975 but didn't really get alot of attention until a few years later when it was featured on the 'Saturday Night Fever' soundtrack.

Mine is "I Get Lifted"!!!!!

cool

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Reply #9 posted 10/06/15 10:17pm

Ego101

You have fine taste! wink

woogiebear said:

SoulAlive said:

My favorite KC & The Sunshine Band song is "Boogie Shoes".Interestingly,this song was released in 1975 but didn't really get alot of attention until a few years later when it was featured on the 'Saturday Night Fever' soundtrack.

Mine is "I Get Lifted"!!!!!

cool

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Reply #10 posted 10/07/15 4:23am

TD3

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I love me some KC but... tight, super tight musicianship.

Honey, they anit' NO FUNK BAND... that's OK. biggrin

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Reply #11 posted 10/07/15 6:01am

phunkdaddy

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TD3 said:

I love me some KC but... tight, super tight musicianship.




Honey, they anit' NO FUNK BAND... that's OK. biggrin



What would you call I Get Lifted? lol
Do you consider that a funk tune TD?
Don't laugh at my funk
This funk is a serious joint
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Reply #12 posted 10/07/15 6:10am

phunkdaddy

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SoulAlive said:



phunkdaddy said:


CoolMF said:


I got love for KC and the Sunshine Band but how were they "funk" instead of "disco"?



Because they were a tight ass band with a tight ass horn section period. Some of their songs were just a backdrop for disco much like GQ Disco Nights and Taste Of Honey Boogie Oogie Oogie.


nod This would be a great topic for another thread.....what is the difference between "disco" and "funk/R&B"? On many songs from that era,the lines were blurred.



It would be an interesting thread. I've always said there were pure disco songs
and there were funk/r&b songs that were a backdrop for the disco era.
Don't laugh at my funk
This funk is a serious joint
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Reply #13 posted 10/07/15 7:26am

JabarR74

phunkdaddy said:

TD3 said:

I love me some KC but... tight, super tight musicianship.

Honey, they anit' NO FUNK BAND... that's OK. biggrin

What would you call I Get Lifted? lol Do you consider that a funk tune TD?

Speaking of I Get Lifted, this song was sampled by many artists, including these guys

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Reply #14 posted 10/07/15 4:57pm

TD3

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phunkdaddy said:

TD3 said:

I love me some KC but... tight, super tight musicianship.

Honey, they anit' NO FUNK BAND... that's OK. biggrin

What would you call I Get Lifted? lol Do you consider that a funk tune TD?

Does Lionel Richie composing and sing ONE song with a Country Western Twang, make him a Country & Western Singer?

KC and rode in on the Disco Train.... befo' Disco was reduced to shit. So watered down that even my beloved Sylvers "sampled", "The Theme from Mahongany and pimped as a disco song. lol



Lets be clear about disco and its influences.... funk, pop, salsa, & soul. I stand by what I said. biggrin

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Reply #15 posted 10/07/15 5:46pm

babynoz

SoulAlive said:

phunkdaddy said:

CoolMF said: Because they were a tight ass band with a tight ass horn section period. Some of their songs were just a backdrop for disco much like GQ Disco Nights and Taste Of Honey Boogie Oogie Oogie.

nod This would be a great topic for another thread.....what is the difference between "disco" and "funk/R&B"? On many songs from that era,the lines were blurred.


KC definitely blurred the lines a lot, especially in the beginning when it was KC and the Sunshine Junkanoo. This band was literally formed by guys who lived a few blocks down the road from us. They're a little older than me but my oldest godsister went to school with a couple of them and knew them because they were of Bahamian descent too.

If you listen carefully you can hear the Caribbean influenced sounds in there.

I'm watching the epi now and they most certainly do not consider themselves a disco act. I tend agree because their Miami/Caribbean hybrid r & b style predates disco by several years.

Prince, in you I found a kindred spirit...Rest In Paradise.
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Reply #16 posted 10/07/15 5:49pm

babynoz

I am loving this episode. biggrin

Prince, in you I found a kindred spirit...Rest In Paradise.
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Reply #17 posted 10/07/15 7:10pm

whitechocolate
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woogiebear said:

SoulAlive said:

My favorite KC & The Sunshine Band song is "Boogie Shoes".Interestingly,this song was released in 1975 but didn't really get alot of attention until a few years later when it was featured on the 'Saturday Night Fever' soundtrack.

Mine is "I Get Lifted"!!!!!

cool

YES!!! BANGIN' jam! smile

Hungry? Just look in the mirror and get fed up.
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Reply #18 posted 10/07/15 7:12pm

whitechocolate
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"Part 3" was the very first album I ever bought with my own loot! I was 13! I never considered KCSB "Disco." Always "Funk/R&B." That horn section is the PROOF! smile Funkytowngrooves U.K. just remastered, reissued and expanded their failed Epic/CBS 1981 & 1982 albums "The Painter" and "All In A Night's Work" for the first time EVER on CD! MUST haves! smile

Hungry? Just look in the mirror and get fed up.
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Reply #19 posted 10/07/15 7:17pm

whitechocolate
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phunkdaddy said:

SoulAlive said:

nod This would be a great topic for another thread.....what is the difference between "disco" and "funk/R&B"? On many songs from that era,the lines were blurred.

It would be an interesting thread. I've always said there were pure disco songs and there were funk/r&b songs that were a backdrop for the disco era.

I am SO DOWN with that thread! I'll keep my eyes open 4 it, phunkdaddy! smile

Hungry? Just look in the mirror and get fed up.
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Reply #20 posted 10/07/15 8:08pm

SoulAlive

whitechocolatebrotha said:

"Part 3" was the very first album I ever bought with my own loot! I was 13!

I still have my vinyl copy of that album smile That is their finest album.

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Reply #21 posted 10/07/15 8:08pm

SoulAlive

babynoz said:

I am loving this episode. biggrin

I gotta see this episode! Gonna tape it and watch it this weekend.

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Reply #22 posted 10/07/15 8:15pm

babynoz

phunkdaddy said:

SoulAlive said:

nod This would be a great topic for another thread.....what is the difference between "disco" and "funk/R&B"? On many songs from that era,the lines were blurred.

It would be an interesting thread. I've always said there were pure disco songs and there were funk/r&b songs that were a backdrop for the disco era.



I tend to agree and I'm glad to see KC and the band getting some shine in 2015.

SoulAlive is right, that band was tight as hell. nod

Prince, in you I found a kindred spirit...Rest In Paradise.
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Reply #23 posted 10/07/15 8:17pm

babynoz

SoulAlive said:

babynoz said:

I am loving this episode. biggrin

I gotta see this episode! Gonna tape it and watch it this weekend.



thumbs up!

Prince, in you I found a kindred spirit...Rest In Paradise.
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Reply #24 posted 10/08/15 4:49am

JabarR74

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Reply #25 posted 10/08/15 4:55am

phunkdaddy

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TD3 said:



phunkdaddy said:


TD3 said:

I love me some KC but... tight, super tight musicianship.




Honey, they anit' NO FUNK BAND... that's OK. biggrin



What would you call I Get Lifted? lol Do you consider that a funk tune TD?



Does Lionel Richie composing and sing ONE song with a Country Western Twang, make him a Country & Western Singer?



KC and rode in on the Disco Train.... befo' Disco was reduced to shit. So watered down that even my beloved Sylvers "sampled", "The Theme from Mahongany and pimped as a disco song. lol




Lets be clear about disco and its influences.... funk, pop, salsa, & soul. I stand by what I said. biggrin



Hell Lionel Richie is not a good example TD because you know his ass always
been country even when he was funking with the Commodores. It just took
Kenny Rogers to bring his shit out. lol
Don't laugh at my funk
This funk is a serious joint
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Reply #26 posted 10/08/15 7:23am

JoeBala

Boogie Man is my jam. Hard to find these episodes on youtube. No cable. sad

Just Music-No Categories-Enjoy It!
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Reply #27 posted 10/08/15 8:07am

CoolMF

SoulAlive said:

babynoz said:

I am loving this episode. biggrin

I gotta see this episode! Gonna tape it and watch it this weekend.

I'm so behind on the Unsungs. Good thing that this is a holiday weekend so I can catch up.

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Reply #28 posted 10/08/15 9:33am

TD3

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phunkdaddy said:

TD3 said:

Does Lionel Richie composing and sing ONE song with a Country Western Twang, make him a Country & Western Singer?

KC and rode in on the Disco Train.... befo' Disco was reduced to shit. So watered down that even my beloved Sylvers "sampled", "The Theme from Mahongany and pimped as a disco song. lol



Lets be clear about disco and its influences.... funk, pop, salsa, & soul. I stand by what I said. biggrin

Hell Lionel Richie is not a good example TD because you know his ass always been country even when he was funking with the Commodores. It just took Kenny Rogers to bring his shit out. lol


You won't me to list others.. I shalll. biggrin KC ain't no Funk band... a song here or there doesn't make you a funk band... let's get a grip my brother. lol

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Reply #29 posted 10/08/15 10:09am

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Great episode takes me down memory lane I wouldn't consider KC Unsung but at least he's introduce to a new audience. George McCrae deserved his own episode.

Is it me I always thought KC is gay...Yes I know he doesn't have to share his personal life with the public but I think he's still hiding. The surprise revelation was his former bass player songwriting partner pleaded guilty to sexual misconduct with a minor didn't know about that. Sad to know some of his band members have passed away.
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