I've never heard of any of these bands.

The Time.

novabrkr said:

It's time for The Time to go.

Ohio Players.

Cameo.

The Time

umbrella
baby gurl
It's either Funk or Walk....ain't no half steppin'.

Earth, Wind & Fire.... probably the most disciplined of them all, besides KNG when it comes to music, but not a true Funk band and I love them jus' the same.

But.... if it's based on THEE body of work umbrella.. well then The Time, whom would be next on my list any ways.....

....I vote off EWF.
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Out of these, I definitely say the Ohio Players.

daPrettyman said:

Thay only had one good song.

superman said:

I wouldn't say "one" good song. They had their share of hits, but I don't want to discredit them in any way. Hell, Love Rollercoaster always gets people on the dancefloor (so does Fire). How could you forget "Heaven Must Be Like This" and "I Want To Be Free" and the timeless "Funky Worm".

superman said:

I guess it's all in the mileage, but I would say The Ohio Players had more than one good song:

"Skin Tight"
"Fire"
"Who'd She Coo?"
"Love Rollercoaster"
"Sweet Sticky Thing"
"I Want to Be Free"
"O-H-I-O"
"Pain"
"It's All Over"
"Funky Worm"
"Fopp"
"Estacy"
"Angel"
"Streakin' Cheek to Cheek"
"Heaven Must Be Like This"
"Honey"

Rufus

superman said:

Ok, you need to get out of this thread right now.
You are not qualified to vote on anything that has even remotely something to do with funk

This is tough right here but i have
to say rufus.

phunkdaddy said:

LittleBLUECorvette said:

nWo know what's up. Sorry Chaka.

Rufus
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The Time

No Slave ?

superman said:

Can't we make Kool & The Gang go first!

Why are people putting Morris Day in the water first?

The Commodores must go

(Why is not the Gap Band in the list?)

This will piss folks off but who cares. My vote goes to Parliament/Funkadelic. Yeah, they had some great songs but the songs have been overplayed in my area until I am absolutely sick of hearing them. Not to mention the critics praising them every chance they get. And don't even get me started on all the acts that sampled them (which is a turnoff to me). I like them and all but funk progressed and moved on. To listen to these critics in the media, you would think that funk stayed with acts like Parliament or James Brown and never moved on. My favorites have always been the ones like The Barkays or Lakeside that you never hear folks talk about any more.

COMMODORES

FuNkeNsteiN said:

hey we are all entitled to our funky opinions

Out of this list I prefer EWF

vainandy said:

I'm sick of Parliment/Funadelic also. The only saving grace for them is "Knee Deep" for me. To me, it is the funkiest song ever laid down. However, I wish the song "Flashlight" would just evaporate into thin air. I don't care if I ever hear it again as long as I live.

I think critics praise GC and his songs because he was innovative and creative at his approach in creating music. Yeah, people like Cameo, Lakeside, the Bar-Kays, etc. all are excellent funk bands, but they didn't have the mass appeal and creative/crazy mind like GC.
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If were talkin funk & nothing but the funk then it has to be

Rufus

to go

daPrettyman said:

What you talkin bout prettyman? That's blasphemy

phunkdaddy said:

Don't get me wrong, I'm not hating on the song....but it has been played so much in my area over the last 10 years that I don't care if I ever hear it again. Like I said...it can evaporate into thin air and I wouldn't cry.

The Time