paisleypark4 said:

yes


you do hear George on there


probably the whole mob on background vocals too

Not a big fan, I've walked out while they were playing four different times. But if I was forced to listen to them, it would be one of those early records with Jack and Hillel.

The only time I did watch them, and liked them, Fishbone came out & made mincemeat of everything that approached the stage. Including the headlining Jane's Addiction.

So Funkenstein - what ya got against punkers? Seems to me the prevailing attitude is, I don't care about commercial music & I'm gonna find my own, weird-ass as it may be.

FuNkeNsteiN said:

okay, I hear you there. I wouldn't limit them to funk. Even when they cover Higher Ground, it comes across as more rock than R&B. But that's part of what separates them, and keeps them from being just imitators of classic funk--and is probably part of what attracted George to them.

They are obviously influenced heavily by funk, but have their own thing going on, too, that they & Jane's Addiction & Fishbone helped create in the 80's.
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FuNkeNsteiN said:

Fair enuff, I've probably parsed that as much as from your previous statements. However, I do remember you bashing Osmium and the first three WestBound records unmercifully.

As far as your RHCP opinion, I'm not really a fan and not rushingto their defense, but it's impossible to ignore Flea's bass as anything but funk. The rest of the band can come and go, but I've always dug the way they've chosen the r&b covers to do.

funkpill said:

Music is such a continuous journey that will never cease to amaze me. I bet there is some stuff out there that I will be blown away by waiting to be opened.

EmbattledWarrior said:

Seriously. At least when they were on EMI Records, they were stone cold funksters! Now they're all pop and shit.

But yes, Freaky Styley is one of their best albums and deserves more attention.

FuNkeNsteiN said:

Sir, turn in your funk pass now!!!!

FuNkeNsteiN said:

OK, so it's one this to dislike the Chili's, but to deny their funkiness makes me even question your taste for Funk. In fact, I'm not even gonna take you seriously now as a funk enthusiast.

Folks, he even said that Outkast isn't funky.

Sorry, dude, but you don't seem to get that these guys are the direct disciples of George and Co.

FuNkeNsteiN said:

so whites can't play funk ?
that's just crap !

Dewrede said:

George once said

WHO SAYS A ROCK BAND CAN'T PLAY FUNK!!!!??
WHO SAYS A FUNK BAND CANT PLAY ROCK???



Pimp Cane Please im wasnt even born in2 real funk and I know better than Funkenstein
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Yep, I copped that in like 87/88(kinda fuzzy) and went to Minne to some big party P had. Everybody was there from Miles to Chaka, George, all types of folx. Living Color played First Ave. that night and they got there kinda late. It was under a tent at paisley and I think the neighbors called the po po and shut it down after it got a little late. The celebs took it inside as I remember. I had that cassette in my walkman on the plane and the hotel showed St. Louis Blues w/ Nat King Cole. Everytime I see that album cover I remember it that trip.
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Had 2 listen before I commented. This is as funky as a bottle of new colone.

Dewrede said:

White people can be funky too, just look at AWB. RHCP, however is not one of those bands. Like pfunkjazz said in a previous post, most of RHCP's so called 'funk' comes from Flea's slap bass. Yes, he might be a skilled bass players, but I dislike his aggressive playing style.

NWF said:

And I'll say it again, Outkast ain't funky!

funkpill said:

Back in the earlier Funkadelic days?

2freaky4church1 said:

Nah.
I have issues with bad music though.

paisleypark4 said:

Now that shit just cracked me up
You know funk better than me cause you like RHCP?
Ok, dude

Where were all you 'real funk lovers' at then, when I had threads about stuff like Ripple, Rasputin's Stash, Dayton, Mystic Merlin etc etc?
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FuNkeNsteiN said:

FuNkeNsteiN said:

Oh, just noticed your avatar. A friend of mine accidentally left that album at my place a while back, and I've yet to return it to him. He told me listen thru it before I give it back, he said it was great. Guess I should check it out.

F-Stein, I can't let you diss my fellow high school alums!

But I think it's safe to say they're funky for a rock band.

Now, as for saying OutKast ain't funky! That's where I got my screen name!

From So Fresh So Clean :

(And we are...) the coolest muthafunkas on the planet
(In my mind...) the sky is fallin ain't no need to panic
(But Oh oh...) I got a stick and want yo automatic
(Oh oh oh...) Compatible created in the attic

So funk you, dammit.

FuNkeNsteiN said:

yup


I've seen photo's of George and Tawl in one.

Billy mention his in a interview...

But i guess Garry Shider became the official diaper man afterwards

FuNkeNsteiN said:

Well, I posted this mugg a few weeks ago with no reply

I Don't Know What It Is, But It Sure Is Funky





http://www.youtube.com/wa...zjs4xmTr3w

Red Hot Chili Peppers aren't strickly funk. But that doesn't mean they don't have funk elements. They are a funk/punk blend.

Watch this shit: http://youtube.com/watch?v=vB-BTBCZvHI

Flea is the man behind the pepper's sound. This video explain his style of playing, which in turn effects the sound of the band.

funkpill said:

Sorry bro, I musta missed that thread. I always check out your song&video threads but for some reason I missed this one.
Great cut!

FuNkeNsteiN said:

chili peppers were great and funky in the 80s. whatever the reasons it dont matter. u think ur clever cuz u say peppers are funky cuz of flea? yeah, so?? so they were funky and u admit it. so what if they werent? they were making funk-punk-rock.

these guys love george, jimi or sly same as prince.


does it really matter? some people on this forum relate funk to being great. its only a style.

his guitar players have always been great. this band was about attitude and turned into a huge superstar group that play boring commercial rock.

like it or not theyve been bigger than prince in the 90s...as if it matters

kiedis is a supergreat frontman btw. same with perry farrel or angelo moore.

u should know a little bit about rock'n roll to understand bands like this ones or the ramones to name another.

if u dont dig albums like blood sugar sex magik u dont have blood in ur veins.

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MuthaFunka said:[quote]F-Stein, I can't let you diss my fellow high school alums!quote]

Hey! I graduated from Fairfax, too!

PFunkjazz said:

It's so hard to be a liiiiion! The mighty, mighty, mighty liiiiions!

FuNkeNsteiN said:

Funny to bring up race. If I'm corect SteiN himself is Euro-Caucasoid.
I'm sure he'll clarify if I'm in error.

electrorock said:

I said 'the reason why people call RHCP funky...'

Kiedis is a horrible frontman and a horrible vocalist.

PFunkjazz said:

You are correct.