I have a tshirt made that says "THE BAR-KAYS" on the front and
"Future Rock N Roll Hall of Fame" on the back of it. It has one of the COOLEST BAND SHOTS EVER:
1981 album "Nightcruising"...front and back sleeve....I AM SO FUNKY.....

this just in...

anything from the Hall of Shame doesn't make you funky...

being a fan of one of the funkiest bands in the land does

wtf?

I am one of the biggest barkays fans on the org but honestly there
is no way in hell they are going to be inducted into the rock n roll
hall of fame although there are other questionable acts there.
First and foremost the barkays particularly during their 70's heyday
never became crossover artists particularly being a pioneering funk band.
The barkays primary thing was to get people on the dance floor. They never
really wrote universal songs or went for a universal audience like EWF and Kool and the gang. The closest the barkays are and will be in the R N R hall of fame is the funky outfits that the band gave to the R N R hall of fame. Personally i prefer their stax legacy and history at the stax museum versus the R N R hall of fame.

phunkdaddy said:

Ditto.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=X34LFpbZPdo man they were SO funky, Can you post a picture?
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Timmy84 said:

Yeah I agree. The Barkays were too funky for the 'pop' R&R

I also agree with Phunkdaddy, I would be very surprised if the Barkays were ever to be acknowledged in that way, funky as hell...yes, legendary....no. IMO.

Dayclear said:

Y'all keep bringing up all those cheesy 80's synth cuts whenever we talk about the Bar-Kays

Here's a real baadddd ass jam from the Bar-Kays, and guess what, it ain't from the 80's