was that a trick question?
if not, then my answer is P-Funk by a looooong shot

vainandy said:

and ya better not do that if it's "too stank".....

vainandy said:

SARDINES.....AND PORK-N-BEANS!!!!!
LOL!!!!!

As far as funk goes, yeah sure it's PFunk, but Isleys set the mold for black rock bands and even George took notice of their rock sound. Dont even put George near a mike when it comes to ballads. Ron rules that roost!

vainandy said:

i like both groups.

vainandy said:

If a woman's smells like THAT^, she needs THIS:

Because they tried something new and different - Pfunk

The Isleys were an opener on Parliament/Funkadelics massive P-Funk Earth Outdoor Stadium Tour during the spring and summer of 1977.

Bootsy and P-Funk kicked their asses practically every night. I was there!


Atomic Dog came out in 1982 and is still played globally at dance clubs like a new record. Tear The Roof Off the Sucker in tons of commercials etc.

I love the Isley's but there is no comparison here. Plus P-Funk is still getting awards for their history.

Thumparello said:

Why did the Isleys open for them and they had more top ten albums than P-Funk? I guess it's because they were opening for P-Funk, bad choice. They've headlined their own concerts, right?

I think it was some sort of funk festival and The Isley's wanted to go on after Bootsy instead of the other way around.

From what I read and hear on the P-Funk website, that was a big mistake.

Bootsy made it hard for them to take it to the stage

Timmy84 said:

Regardless of how many lps they sold P-Funk was what time it was!

P-Funk Tour was the biggest most elaborate stage production ever put on by a black act at that time. I saw it at the Arrowhead Stadium May 20th 1977.

Slave, Rose Royce, The Brothers Johnson, Rufus feat. Chaka Khan , Bootsy's Rubber Band and the Isley Brothers were the openers on the night I caught the show.

Other openers on dates were Santana , Sly and The Family Stone and Hugh Maskela.

funkpill said:

Timmy84 said:

Isleys had more top 10 R&b singles and #1 r&b albums and were indignant at opening status and so left the tour. It never came out west.

Thumparello said:

True the live Isleys show could not stand up to a PFunk show but their songs and catalog do great business. For the Love of You is probably bigger that the Dog because it was a # 1 POP hit by Whitney Houston. Summer Breeze gets lots of commercial and cover action and Atlantis and Footsteps are staples of Quiet Storm.

PFunkjazz said:

There were many acts throughout the tour. They may have not hit the Westcoast with The P but they did do several dates. They were mad at the promoter (Tigerflower) and George as they thought they should be on after Bootsy. They threatened to leave the tour and eventually got their way coming on before Parliament.


They were sandwiched in between coming on after Bootsy and before P-Funk headling. Not a good move.

Thumparello said:

I feel the Isleys should've done their own tours. They were just as big as P-Funk in the '70s. It's just that Bootsy, George and 'em had as much excitement as the Isleys had and it's hard to compete sometimes. That's why it became difficult.

Timmy84 said:

The Isley's did do their own tours. All the acts that were on the P-Funk Earth Tour Funk Festival were red hot or had No. 1 records at some point.

When I saw them the crowd was at 70,000. It was that P-Funk was coming with something new for black music...spaceships, wild concepts etc. It was kinda like rap music ..very underground then it just blew up.

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Thumparello said:

I bet that was a great show.



Actually, that's the main reason why I choose The Isley Brothers over Parliament/Funkdadelic. I love songs when they are first released, when they are in style, and even years later when they get old. But when I start hearing those songs worn out through the years played over and over and over and over on radio, on televison, and even worn out on another level through being sampled, I get to the point that I could care less if I ever hear the songs again.

That's why usually when I get home and want my funk fix, the first artists I usually pull from my collection are those like Bill Summers and Summers Heat or Skyy that had their popularity but haven't been worn out over the years. Since this is a Prince site, I'll break it down so people can understand it. As Prince fans that have been with Prince for decades, would we rather hear "When Doves Cry" again for the millionth time, or would we rather hear something like "Private Joy" which is hardly ever played?
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Funky Stuff = Parliament Funkadelic >>>>> Isleys

The Ballads = Isleys >>>>> Parliament Funkadelic

Overall, I'll go with the Isleys.

Timmy84 said:

They came out West on the Harvest tour, That must have been early '76. GCS was on support and Larry Graham killed it with a strobe light flickering on his bass solo.

Come to think of it, Isleys got turnt out by Teena MArie on the Eternal tour
Great recorded legacy, but not so-hot live band

PFunkjazz said:

DAMN, ISLEYS!

I could never get laid blasting some George Clinton PFunk, but panties were off and around their heads when Isleys sang ballads. Ron is the blueprint for all that crooning and beggin Barry White does.

PFunkjazz said:

Yeah, Isley’s turn panties into anklets, P-Funk stimulates bibs and diapers.

Thumparello said:

What award is this?

PFunkjazz said:

That's what my aunt says. She hated them live!

blackguitaristz said:

Dogonnit Vain! I gotta go w/ BG on this one. There should b a law against U doing stuff like this!

PFunkjazz said:

You have to do some REALLY freaky shit to get down to P-Funk.