I'm starting to agree with some orgers that maybe Prince is not that funky or we overrate his funk abilities. Or at worse he isn't as funky as someone like Roger or Parliament.

His beats don't slam in the same way. These other chicken grease artists throw more on the grill. Prince is more coldly funky. His songwriting is more of a force than his actual funkyness. This is why It seems crazy to continue to mewl about him staying funky when he is rarely that funky anyhoo.

I mean I was at an event and the DJ played Kiss. It sounded good, like it always does, but few people were dancing or shaking their groove thangs. Than he put on Atomic Dog and the house blew up. Kiss is funky but not Atomic Dog funky. My only point.

Then they played Cha Cha Slide, a song I can't seem to escape. You had this huge line dance. Everybody was dancing, acting crazy. That song is lame, at least to me, but look at the reaction. Prince is funky but not funky in the way most people like.

He ain't funky at all..He just a little ol' prude

Blasphemy.

Thread topics like this prove to me that the org has just about run it's course.

"Maybe Prince ain't that funky"

Geeez, get the fuck outta here.

No way! Prince is a motherfunker, the way he layers instruments, rhythms and melodies is insane

TheScouser said:

Have you heard P-funk or Sly Stone? That's funky. Prince ain't THAT funky.

U really don't belong here.Give all ur Prince music 2 some1 else.Prince isn't that funky?????Thats like saying.Oprah is not FAT!!!!!

I didn't say he's NOT funky.

Ok. Enough of this.

Feel U Up.
DMSR.
Kiss.
Housequake.
Shockadelica.

Funky!

Prince is still funky but not in the way he used to be.Funk is an exhausted and tired genre for him.His funk has become more abstract and subtle.

Nikkie said:

Mothership Connection - funkier.

zaza said:

I say it's a different kind of funk. Mothership is Classic funk. Not funkier or less funky than Prince's funk. His is different. It's poppy. But not less funky!

Nikkie said:

I guess this depends on our personal taste. For me, Mothership Connection is funkier than anything Prince has done. It makes me wanna dance, groove with my body.. Prince's studio recordings not. He's more funky live than in studio.

your right prince isnt funky hes very clean and smells very good





but he just told me that hes very funky and that you need get ready because there gonna be something big in the works

PicklesMcMillan said:

MPLSOUND vol.2?

zaza said:

no bigger

PicklesMcMillan said:

That's almost everything

Well, I've heard it all now.

emilio319 said:

Ok Doc.Teach us!

emilio319 said:

its just their opinion don't get so uptight.

plus its just a message board and unofficial one at that

if prince is funky to you so be it

if prince is unfunky to them so be it

Again - I DIDN'T SAY HE'S NOT FUNKY. Learn to read.

Prince hasn't been FUNKY for over 10 years. His beats are dry, and he's even surgically removed the funk from playing old hits like "DMSR", etc.

zaza said:

see all is well. zaza was just stating that P's funk to him/her is diminishing or not so hardcore funky as other funky artist. However, Prince is still funky ?? right zaza??

ernestsewell said:

No Ernest, Prince is still funky but as I said above he is not interested in playing again and again "kryptonite" funk.

PicklesMcMillan said:

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ernestsewell said:

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2freaky4church1 said:

I agree that it doesn't get much funkier than Atomic Dog, but I far as I'm concerned, Nasty Girl can go toe to toe with it anyday.

Funk comes in many forms. Not all funk is dance music. Kiss is not a dance song (or a funk song for that matter). Much of the Parliament/Funkadelic catalog is not "dance" music.

Believe me, He is Prince and he is funky. Find the video where he is backing Maceo Parker on rhythm guitar - incredibly funky. Listen to the bass solo in Let's Work, the drums in 777-9311 or the keyboard stabs on Come On/Mad Sex.