LittleBLUECorvette said:

Well, guess there are some artists that I wish would've kept doing funk longer than they did, Rick James for example.


Lakeside, Sun, Instant Funk, post 1975 Ohio Players, Glenn Goins.



The ones that I think are slightly overrated are War and Tower Of Power (and I'm not saying either one of these bands suck or that I don't like 'em)

EDIT: One of the most overrated 'funk' artists: Prince.
Again, I'm not saying he can't be funky and I'm not saying I don't like him, I love the lil' fella. Go check out Prince: Music & More and you'll see what I'm talkin' about... ... goddamn famboys actin' like Prince is the messiah of funk. Our Little Purpleness couldn't hold a candle to most real funk bands.
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bobsteezy said:

No probs, mate

what female funk singer can you recommend me? i want someone with a fierce voice kinda in the styling of betty davis,thought any funk female singer will do!

weepingwall said:

She's the first person who popped into my mind.


Have you listened to Parlet or The Brides Of Funkenstein?
They are definitely worth checking out.

thank you is what my message upthere was sappuse to say.

What's your favorite Funk ballad?


Synths or horns, whats better?


Who's the funkies drummer, Jabo ar Clyde?


Sanford and Son, What's Happening!! or Night Court, which theme is funkier?


Was their funk before JB's 1964 breakthrough "Out of Sight"?

Say steiN!!!


Hey, where's the after party at man??

Funkenstein,
Who's the funkiest white boy you've ever heard?

What year do you think funk started getter scarcer and scarcer?

How much money would you be willing to fork over for having been born as a black american in the first place?

That's because a lot of people over in that section were first exposed to Prince when pop radio picked him up in 1982 with "Little Red Corvette". Since that was their first exposure to him, naturally they weren't listening to funk to begin with or they would have heard of him long before 1982. There have been threads over there such as "When Did You First Discover Prince" and you would be amazed at the abundance of answers such as 1982 or 1984 (by those who are old enough of course).

If you notice when they give funk examples, it is always someone that Prince has said were his influences such as James Brown, Larry Graham, Sly Stone, or George Clinton. They have never heard of other bands such as The Barkays, Lakeside, Zapp, Con-Funk-Shun, Brick, etc.

LittleBLUECorvette said:

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FuNkeNsteiN said:

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But P is the only one out pushing funk. So why not give him credit. He can get down with the best of them he just does not do funk 24/7.

funkpill said:

Pori, Finland on the 20th of July.
Sly gon' be there!
Me 'n' Manki are goin' there to partaaayeee

laurarichardson said:

I don't Prince is doin' real funk anymore. He has a couple of funky-ish tunes here and there, but he's more into rock/contemporary r&b/pop nowadays.
Oh and, for the record, I don't think he can get down with the best of 'em. He can do funk, no doubt about it, but he ain't a heavy hitter.

EmbattledWarrior said:

Average White Band is full of funky white cats

vainandy said:

Around 1982-83.

novabrkr said:

Sure it would've been nice to have been born in the fifties as a black dude and then going to check out all my favorite funk bands live in the seventies, but uh, I guess I'm happy the way I am, so none, I guess.
Oh.. and I do feel a bit black anyway

vainandy said:

Yea, cause they really don't know shit about funk

That's pretty close to my opinion also. I would say the last year that there was a lot of funk was 1984. Early 1985 started out OK, but by the time the summer arrived, a certain little goodie two shoes emerged and things started getting more adult contemporary and pop sounding.

vainandy said:

Yo vain,
I just bought this a couple of days ago, http://www.amazon.com/Gol...B000NJWSPS
Gold: Old School Jams
I was droolin' over the 12" versions of I'm A Sucker For Your Love and Get The Funk Out Ma Face so I just had to buy it
Anyway, there was a cut I hadn't heard before,
Carl Carlton - She's A Bad Mama Jama (She's Built, She's Stacked)
Damn, that track be smokin'!
Whatchu think of it?
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FuNkeNsteiN said:

Yo.

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How many 9v batteries does the Mu-Tron eat per hour?

novabrkr said:

The "Old School Jams" series are always good. I think I have Volume 3, 4, and 6. I would have to check to make sure. Anyway, I have three volumes.

They are always 2-CD sets and many times have rare 12 Inch versions that are hard to find. They are also a very reasonable price.




You had never heard of that one? That was a sho-nuff jam back in the day. Women everywhere were going around calling themselves "Bad Mama Jamas".

She's a bad mama jama
Just as fine as she can be

She's built
Ooooooh she's stacked
Got all the curves a man likes

vainandy said:

Yea, I hadn't heard that jam before. I'm sure glad that I bought the CD

vainandy said:

You mean these... ?



The one I bought was a part of the Gold series by Hip-O records,





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Rank your favorite Funk years?
1965-1969
1970-1974
1975-1979
1980-1984


B3 Organ or Rhodes Piano, what went better with Funk?


Favorite blaxploitation Soundtrack?


What is the funkiest O’Jays cut?

LittleBLUECorvette said:

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