You know exact what the hell I'm talking about.

There are those of you that perfer The Funk when it is horn-driven, instead of synth-driven. And this is fair enough.

But there are also some of you that are so anti-disco, as if you figure that disco was a threat to funk as much as disco was a threat to rock, country, jazz, & pop. Never mind the fact that funk AND disco did co-exist at one time.

Now it's time to come out of the closet so to speak and tell me if my theory is right or now.

Discuss.

Yeah, I can admit that I was anti-disco back in the day

Appreciate it now

But still like my funk uncut

TonyVanDam said:

You know exact what the hell I'm talking about.

There are those of you that perfer The Funk when it is horn-driven, instead of synth-driven. And this is fair enough.

But there are also some of you that are so anti-disco, as if you figure that disco was a threat to funk as much as disco was a threat to rock, country, jazz, & pop. Never mind the fact that funk AND disco did co-exist at one time.

Now it's time to come out of the closet so to speak and tell me if my theory is right or now.

Discuss.

I always loved how Rick's You and I was a bit of a bridge on the trail of r & b/funk and disco. I jumped on that path and didn't really look back, and watched Rick take us to a place that I preferred - Funkytown. The punk-funk title never felt appropriate to me. Rick's funk was fierce and defined, strong and clear. There was not much punk present in the music he references in own material, if you ask me.

I look at funk and disco this way:

Funk is the elder brother, disco is the younger, rebellious brother.

Nothing but love for both.

Timmy84 said:

I look at funk and disco this way:

Funk is the elder brother, disco is the younger, rebellious brother.

Nothing but love for both.

You don't think funk itself couldn't be rebellious???

And if funk is the elder, than Soul must be the father

Or Gospel for that matter

TonyVanDam said:

You know exact what the hell I'm talking about.

There are those of you that perfer The Funk when it is horn-driven, instead of synth-driven. And this is fair enough.

But there are also some of you that are so anti-disco, as if you figure that disco was a threat to funk as much as disco was a threat to rock, country, jazz, & pop. Never mind the fact that funk AND disco did co-exist at one time.

Now it's time to come out of the closet so to speak and tell me if my theory is right or now.

Discuss.

No idea what point you are trying to make, but I'm definitely the horny type. I really don't care for dancefloor funk. I'm more for the head-bangin' guitar whiz funk.

funkpill said:

Timmy84 said:

I look at funk and disco this way:

Funk is the elder brother, disco is the younger, rebellious brother.

Nothing but love for both.

You don't think funk itself couldn't be rebellious???

And if funk is the elder, than Soul must be the father

Or Gospel for that matter

Yeah it is. In fact funk rebelled from soul, soul rebelled from rock and roll, rock and roll rebelled from R&B, R&B rebelled from blues, gospel, country and jazz... you know?

I like my Funk with and without the disco, thank you very much.

TD3 said:

I like my Funk with and without the disco, thank you very much.

It can do airthang

allsmutaside said:

TonyVanDam said:

You know exact what the hell I'm talking about.

There are those of you that perfer The Funk when it is horn-driven, instead of synth-driven. And this is fair enough.

But there are also some of you that are so anti-disco, as if you figure that disco was a threat to funk as much as disco was a threat to rock, country, jazz, & pop. Never mind the fact that funk AND disco did co-exist at one time.

Now it's time to come out of the closet so to speak and tell me if my theory is right or now.

Discuss.

I always loved how Rick's You and I was a bit of a bridge on the trail of r & b/funk and disco. I jumped on that path and didn't really look back, and watched Rick take us to a place that I preferred - Funkytown. The punk-funk title never felt appropriate to me. Rick's funk was fierce and defined, strong and clear. There was not much punk present in the music he references in own material, if you ask me.

P-Funk's Flashlight is just as uptempo as Rick's You And I. But no one dares to typecast P-Funk as disco.

TonyVanDam said:

allsmutaside said:

I always loved how Rick's You and I was a bit of a bridge on the trail of r & b/funk and disco. I jumped on that path and didn't really look back, and watched Rick take us to a place that I preferred - Funkytown. The punk-funk title never felt appropriate to me. Rick's funk was fierce and defined, strong and clear. There was not much punk present in the music he references in own material, if you ask me.

P-Funk's Flashlight is just as uptempo as Rick's You And I. But no one dares to typecast P-Funk as disco.

PFunkjazz said:

TonyVanDam said:

You know exact what the hell I'm talking about.

There are those of you that perfer The Funk when it is horn-driven, instead of synth-driven. And this is fair enough.

But there are also some of you that are so anti-disco, as if you figure that disco was a threat to funk as much as disco was a threat to rock, country, jazz, & pop. Never mind the fact that funk AND disco did co-exist at one time.

Now it's time to come out of the closet so to speak and tell me if my theory is right or now.

Discuss.

No idea what point you are trying to make, but I'm definitely the horny type. I really don't care for dancefloor funk. I'm more for the head-bangin' guitar whiz funk.

OFF-TOPIC: I hope you tell your lover that before 2am in the morning. (j/k!!!)

TonyVanDam said:

allsmutaside said:

I always loved how Rick's You and I was a bit of a bridge on the trail of r & b/funk and disco. I jumped on that path and didn't really look back, and watched Rick take us to a place that I preferred - Funkytown. The punk-funk title never felt appropriate to me. Rick's funk was fierce and defined, strong and clear. There was not much punk present in the music he references in own material, if you ask me.

P-Funk's Flashlight is just as uptempo as Rick's You And I. But no one dares to typecast P-Funk as disco.

It's all good.

TonyVanDam said:

allsmutaside said:

I always loved how Rick's You and I was a bit of a bridge on the trail of r & b/funk and disco. I jumped on that path and didn't really look back, and watched Rick take us to a place that I preferred - Funkytown. The punk-funk title never felt appropriate to me. Rick's funk was fierce and defined, strong and clear. There was not much punk present in the music he references in own material, if you ask me.

P-Funk's Flashlight is just as uptempo as Rick's You And I. But no one dares to typecast P-Funk as disco.

The closet to disco would probably be:

Parlets

Wolf Tickets, Pleasure Principle, Ridin High

To name a few

But they still had grooves in them that's the diff....

Flashlight???... dunno

That mug was waaaay up there....

The funk part for Rick's You And I was the horns...definitely

Timmy84 said:

I look at funk and disco this way:

Funk is the elder brother, disco is the younger, rebellious brother.

Nothing but love for both.

disco wasn't rebellious imo

it was really commercial

But like homegorl TD3 stated:

It's all good!!!

Dewrede said:

Timmy84 said:

I look at funk and disco this way:

Funk is the elder brother, disco is the younger, rebellious brother.

Nothing but love for both.

disco wasn't rebellious imo

it was really commercial

yeah, homgenize in fact...

lukewarm

funkpill said:

Yeah, I can admit that I was anti-disco back in the day

Appreciate it now

But still like my funk uncut

funkpill said:

Dewrede said:

disco wasn't rebellious imo

it was really commercial

yeah, homgenize in fact...

lukewarm

yeah , bland

TonyVanDam said:

PFunkjazz said:

No idea what point you are trying to make, but I'm definitely the horny type. I really don't care for dancefloor funk. I'm more for the head-bangin' guitar whiz funk.

OFF-TOPIC: I hope you tell your lover that before 2am in the morning. (j/k!!!)

A blow for me

Is a toot for you.

It's ok if you're horny.

TD3 said:

TonyVanDam said:

P-Funk's Flashlight is just as uptempo as Rick's You And I. But no one dares to typecast P-Funk as disco.

It's all good.

It's the opening rhythm guitar and bongos that feel familial to Disco for me, them building then the layering in of the background vocals ... and then Slick runs away barefoot through a field of funk. As we all know Rick was very smart, and I wouldn't be suprised if this was a feeling that Rick intentionally built into the song to hook a disco listener into his wallet, I mean into his music. (As when he wrote "a little punk funky song for white people to dance to" called Superfreak.) For a long time I have felt You And I to be the Trojan Horse of funk; maybe Erykah Badu needs a You And I of her own to bring today's music back to where she would like it to be.

No daring or typecasting. Brilliant posting with the Flashlight - it doesn't get better than that. I haven't heard it for a long time. I have to do some shopping immediatley.

Uncut funk, ..The bomb.

Which way do I disco ?

StarMon said:

Uncut funk, ..The bomb.

Which way do I disco ?

or Undisco???

funkpill said:

StarMon said:

Uncut funk, ..The bomb.

Which way do I disco ?

or Undisco???

I am The Undisco Kidd

StarMon said:

funkpill said:

or Undisco???

I am The Undisco Kidd

I thought StarMon was the Bun Dance Kid??

funkpill said:

StarMon said:

I am The Undisco Kidd

I thought StarMon was the Bun Dance Kid??

No I am the Undisco Kidd.

StarMon said:

funkpill said:

I thought StarMon was the Bun Dance Kid??

No I am the Undisco Kidd.

But This Boot Is Made For Fonk-N says different

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funkpill said:

StarMon said:

No I am the Undisco Kidd.

But This Boot Is Made For Fonk-N says different

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Lol Chug-A Lug (The Bun Patrol)..

I'm hip to that.. for he is the Bun Dance Kid

Me, I, Myself don't disco..

.. In other words " What Is A Booty and How Will I Know If I'm Shaking It" ?

I don't disco.