who agrees?

just bought a 2 disc anthology. fonk at its best.

Sweet...Sweet Sticky Thang...

That's my jam!!!
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Hell yes! (<-- funksign)
You should get Fire, Honey and Skin Tight ASAP.
They are definitely worth getting. Trust me.

I want to be free to run and play.....


Talk about some true funk soldiers

I was just listening to this in my car over the weekend,thinking "it's about time for an Ohio Players thread"...lol...

ahhhh put that suitcase down gorl!!!



ooooowww!!!!

DavidEye said:

Wish that Westbound would make a 2 disc set of their early stuff...

funkpill said:

Guess we'll have to settle for Orgasm meanwhile

FuNkeNsteiN said:

Yeah...

I seen it a few times...

I have all of their Westbound stuff on CD.

Except Climax

funkpill said:

Every time I listened to these guys,
I always feel like I just put my foot into some sugar.

Illustrator said:

Sugar eh?


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They had some of the most...uh,"interesting" album covers of the 70s

DavidEye said:

My favorite album and album cover..



Another closest to porn photo at that time..

Was the full body honey pic on the front, sleeve or back of the album?

There was an urban myth going around back in the day about the honey-covered woman, which said that she died from being covered in honey because it clogged her pores.

PurpleCharm said:

The full-body pic was in the gatefold (remember those?).You opened the album up and you had that big photo.I'm sure many guys pinned it to their wall,lol.

PurpleCharm said:

there's also an urban myth about the song "Love Rollercoaster".People say that a woman is being killed in the studio while they're recording the song! You can even hear her screaming during the breakdown.Crazy myth!

DavidEye said:

One of my alltime favourite Lp's.
It's incredible they released "Skin tight"1974,"Fire"1974
and "Honey" in 1975.
What a producive era for them.These 3 albums are masterpieces.
All songs on these 3 albums are highlights!
I wish someone would make them a decent website.They have'nt been
upgrading it since 2002,altho I've heard that they still perform ocationally.
/peace Manki

One of my ALL TIME FAVORITE bands, ever. I've ran several threads on this great band.

funkpill said:

Yeah, this is a great album. BUT, my fave album has to be "Fire". But they were definately at their peak with the release of "Skin Tight" (1974), "Fire" (1974), "Honey" (1975) and the seriously underrated album "Contradiction" (1976).

blackguitaristz said:

Yea, Fire is the best album of the Ohio Players' mid-seventies masterpiece trinity.
The title track has got to be one of the best funk songs ever. Period.

DavidEye said:

i just bought that last nite. im gonna listen to the whole thing on my drive back to LA today.

DavidEye, you have the best taste in music of anyone here. it's all about the F-O-N-K.

what are your top funk LPs?

badujunkie said:

Not going to ask your old buddy Doctor Funkenstein? For I am the King of the Funk (and the cool ghoul with the bump transplant )
Anyway, I do agree that DavidEye has great taste when it comes to music
Here are some funk albums you should most def get, ASAP

Cameo - Cameosis
Ohio Players - Fire
Ohio Players - Honey
Ohio Players - Skin Tight
Sly & The Family Stone - There's A Riot Goin' On
Slave - Stone Jam
Rick James - Come Get It!
Rick James - Street Songs
Bootsy Collins - Bootsy? Players Of The Year
Bootsy Collins - Stretchin Out In Bootsy's Rubber Band
Parliament - Funkentelechy Vs The Placebo Syndrome
Roger - The Many Facets Of Roger
Tower Of Power - Tower Of Power
Larry Graham & Graham Central Station - My Radio Sure Sounds Good To Me
James Brown - Sex Machine

.... just off the top of my head
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FuNkeNsteiN said:

SUGARFOOT!!! OWWWWW!!!!!
Hiiiii Hiiiii Hiiiii High Nowwwww!

FuNkeNsteiN said:

My parents have most of the albums listed above. Glad I grew up on funk!!!

Yes.....especially some of the WESTBOUND material. Nasty.

FuNkeNsteiN said:

thanks man. i have been resistent to Bootsy but...I guess it's time to give in.

badujunkie said:

Resistent 2 Bootsy? I need 2 sit down.....wow.

james "diamond" williams is one of the baddest drummers the world still doesnt' know about. i wonder how many cats almost broke their wrists tryin 2 play the solos on "i wanna be free" or "what the hell"....lol

diamondpearl1 said:

Hell, who u tellin'?! I'm the only cat on here who has ever mentioned Diamond as one of the best drummers in the galaxy!