prince ofens say this line after some funk jam.
so did you hear something so funky???
with a few exceptions i think p-funk,commodores,earth wind and fire,graham central station,ohio players,cameo... are much more funkier.
prince is more sopisticated funk.

thebanishedone said:

Funkier than P?

yes commodores were funkier then prince ,if you dont belive me check:
funky sitiation
gimme my mule
slippery when wet
look what you done to me
fancy dancer
come inside
hold on
sexy lady
the bump
squise the fruit...while prince's funk is more soptisicated in the style of the james brown,commodores funk is guitar heavy,bass feels like its 1 tones heavy,funky vocals provided by lionel richie and walter clyde orange.

for the commodores funk check also
x rated movie
captain quickdraw
i feel so sanctfied
young girls are my weakness
girl i think the world about you
cebu

Commodores overload!!

I was thinking about this myself a couple of days ago. In my ears P's music often sounds too perfect to be really funky.
If you listen to Parliament or Sly, all individual instruments seem to play with their own 'microgroove', I mean little differences in timing, just before or after the beat. If you listen to a bassline or guitar riff on it's own (like on George Clinton's Sample cd's) it is like the player is playing with some wrong timing. But when you overlay all tracks, it grooves like h*ll!

In my opinion, the only period that Prince was loosening up was during SOTT, when some of his tracks really had a very organic feel.

jazzz

I agree with the tone of the thread. On record it's all alittle bit too perfect. Real funk ( see p-funk) for me has to be a little messy.

Live though , especially aftershows, he's capable of reaching the highest order of funk - listen to his version of 'housequake' from the 2002 bataclan show. I don't think i've ever heard somethign so funky.

And even on record he can get Funky - listen to 'the exodus has begun' loud.

Sly said:

Ok, you're right. When I first heard 'Exodus has begun', it was as if I was listening to some sort of lost Parliament outtake. Some other tracks from that album also have a rather strong P-funk vibe.

To me, drummers seem to be the crucial funk-factor in Prince's music. Some drummers make the music funky (Sheila, Prince himself) while others most of the time don't (Michael B.).

jazzz.

jazzz said: