^^ That's some Midnight Star kinda funkiness.

Cerebus said:

Solid, solid, solid choices.

I'm not claiming them as "the best", but since someone could basically build a funk collection off the artists listed in this thread I wanted to include...

Brass Construction - for the mostly instrumental, longform dance joints. Funky as all get out.

I was going to say Brothers Johnson, too, but Greycap took care of that one.

Right. How could i forget. I jam a few of their releases from time to time.

phunkdaddy said:

Cerebus said:

Solid, solid, solid choices.

I'm not claiming them as "the best", but since someone could basically build a funk collection off the artists listed in this thread I wanted to include...

Brass Construction - for the mostly instrumental, longform dance joints. Funky as all get out.

I was going to say Brothers Johnson, too, but Greycap took care of that one.

Right. How could i forget. I jam a few of their releases from time to time.

Very underrated IMO. You can drop a needle on one their tracks and even the wallflowers start twitchin'.

Con Funk Shun

I keep thinkin' of others.

Slave

Bar Kays

Con Funk Shun

Cameo

BrainStorm

Dayton

Sun

Terrib3Towel said:

kitbradley said:

Are they really considered just a "Funk" band? They spanned several genres like Disco, Jazz, and traditional R&B.

I think they are more Funk that Rufus and Chaka were. Rufus had even more elements going on than EW&F. Rufus was R&B, Pop, Rock, Disco, Country, Jazzy. They had some elements of Funk sprinkled in here and there but by no means would I consider them a Funk band. I've heard way more funky songs from EW&F. Someone mentioned Rufus earlier. And I know a lot of people do associate Rufus and even Chaka as a solo artist as Funk. I'm the biggest Chakaholic in the world. Been a fan for 36 years and I just don't hear a lot of Funk in their music.

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kitbradley said:

Terrib3Towel said:

Are they really considered just a "Funk" band? They spanned several genres like Disco, Jazz, and traditional R&B.

I think they are more Funk that Rufus and Chaka were. Rufus had even more elements going on than EW&F. Rufus was R&B, Pop, Rock, Disco, Country, Jazzy. They had some elements of Funk sprinkled in here and there but by no means would I consider them a Funk band. I've heard way more funky songs from EW&F. Someone mentioned Rufus earlier. And I know a lot of people do associate Rufus and even Chaka as a solo artist as Funk. I'm the biggest Chakaholic in the world. Been a fan for 36 years and I just don't hear a lot of Funk in their music.

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I think people just say that EWF weren't funk because they had a universal sound

but you are crazy if you don't consider songs like Mighty Mighty, Yearnin Learnin,

Kalimba Story, Magic Mind, and Jupiter funk. It's a live version of Magic Mind on

one of their live albums where the horns are fucking killer. The horns alone would

make the track funky.

LOL

Rufus ain't funk either.

Besides them

KCOOLMUZIQ said:

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I would like to add

Slave

Zapp

Con Funk Shun

Cameo

Gap Band

Stone City Band

KCOOLMUZIQ said:

Besides them

I would like to add

Slave

Zapp

Con Funk Shun

Cameo

Gap Band

Stone City Band

.... you're late!

Studio wise, the Time was Prince and some of his band and Morris. And since they were only around sporadically, they don't get that big of a mention.

But you know, I have to say the entire P-Funk collective was and is the best band when it comes to THE FUNK so that's basically it. I would've said the JB's were the best but some of them went to P-Funk.

I already said earlier that I am aware that "The Time" was all Prince in the studio. I'm talking about live on stage. When I saw their reunion in Vegas a few years ago & the recent one late last year. It confirmed to me that no other funk band can touch them live.

Whatever you say man... go for what you know mane.

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phunkdaddy said:

kitbradley said:

I think they are more Funk that Rufus and Chaka were. Rufus had even more elements going on than EW&F. Rufus was R&B, Pop, Rock, Disco, Country, Jazzy. They had some elements of Funk sprinkled in here and there but by no means would I consider them a Funk band. I've heard way more funky songs from EW&F. Someone mentioned Rufus earlier. And I know a lot of people do associate Rufus and even Chaka as a solo artist as Funk. I'm the biggest Chakaholic in the world. Been a fan for 36 years and I just don't hear a lot of Funk in their music.

[Edited 6/6/12 12:19pm]

I think people just say that EWF weren't funk because they had a universal sound

but you are crazy if you don't consider songs like Mighty Mighty, Yearnin Learnin,

Kalimba Story, Magic Mind, and Jupiter funk. It's a live version of Magic Mind on

one of their live albums where the horns are fucking killer. The horns alone would

make the track funky.

Right! No arguement here. EW&F provided some of the best funk of the 70's and 80s. And yes, those horns. That's why I consider them a funk band. They used a lot on horns and horns are a fundamental part of good Funk!

Cerebus said:

phunkdaddy said:

Right. How could i forget. I jam a few of their releases from time to time.

Very underrated IMO. You can drop a needle on one their tracks and even the wallflowers start twitchin'.

I always stated whenever i would post a Brass Construction song that their horn

section didn't take a back seat to no one including EWF.

kitbradley said:

phunkdaddy said:

I think people just say that EWF weren't funk because they had a universal sound

but you are crazy if you don't consider songs like Mighty Mighty, Yearnin Learnin,

Kalimba Story, Magic Mind, and Jupiter funk. It's a live version of Magic Mind on

one of their live albums where the horns are fucking killer. The horns alone would

make the track funky.

Right! No arguement here. EW&F provided some of the best funk of the 70's and 80s. And yes, those horns. That's why I consider them a funk band. They used a lot on horns and horns are a fundamental part of good Funk!

no argument KB about the "some of" & fundamentals....but I'm with Tim & Gray on this one...EWF is my fave band PERIOD...but I never regarded them as a straight-up funk troop.

Yeah, funky horns still don't make them a "funk" band. Funk to me got to have more stank than that. EW&F were too polished. One of the greatest bands of all time but let's be for real here.

phunkdaddy said:

Cerebus said:

Very underrated IMO. You can drop a needle on one their tracks and even the wallflowers start twitchin'.

I always stated whenever i would post a Brass Construction song that their horn

section didn't take a back seat to no one including EWF.

I learned that the hard way playing this:

Timmy84 said:

Studio wise, the Time was Prince and some of his band and Morris. And since they were only around sporadically, they don't get that big of a mention.

The general public doesn't know that though.

MickyDolenz said:

Timmy84 said:

Studio wise, the Time was Prince and some of his band and Morris. And since they were only around sporadically, they don't get that big of a mention.

The general public doesn't know that though.

Of course they don't.

As a lover of The Funk, gotta make sure these bad-asses get some love up in this thread:

(TY for mentioning Brass Conatruction....fuckin awesome)

But..

Lakeside

Mass Production

Sun

T-Connection

Also, although I agree in givin it up for the "funk mob" aka "the P-Funk Collective"..I considered that "cheating". That's like 200 MF's in that bunch

JamFanHot said:

As a lover of The Funk, gotta make sure these bad-asses get some love up in this thread:

(TY for mentioning Brass Conatruction....fuckin awesome)

But..

Lakeside

Mass Production

Sun

T-Connection

Also, although I agree in givin it up for the "funk mob" aka "the P-Funk Collective"..I considered that "cheating". That's like 200 MF's in that bunch

True.

Hell there were groups within the P-Funk:

Parliament

Funkadelic

US Band

Houseguests/Bootsy's Rubber Band

Brides of Funkenstein

Parlet

Quazar

Zapp

Axiom Funk

Lakeside was the shit.

JamFanHot said:

As a lover of The Funk, gotta make sure these bad-asses get some love up in this thread:

(TY for mentioning Brass Conatruction....fuckin awesome)

But..

Lakeside

Mass Production

Sun

T-Connection

Also, although I agree in givin it up for the "funk mob" aka "the P-Funk Collective"..I considered that "cheating". That's like 200 MF's in that bunch

Mass Production's horn section weren't far behind Brass.

Welcome To My World was brass heaven for MP.

Sun was tight too.

Oh....<kicking self in the ass for forgetting>

KLEEER

Before Andy comes in here:

Ebonee Webb

How could I forget Lakeside? Fuck yeah! Those cats threw down.

Man thats a hard one. My personal faves are

Cameo

Slave

Prince/The Time

One Way

The Meters

Bar-Kays

Con Funk Shun

The Isley Brothers

Mass Production

War

Brass Construction

Earth Wind & fire

Ohio Players

George Clinton/Funkadellic

Those are my favorites.

Now as for who do i think is the number one funkiest group of all time. I would have to go with James Brown (with the many members of the JB's ). In second place it would be George Clinton (with his Pfunk collective) the third would be Prince and the fourth would be the Isley Brothers

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Another one we all forgot <shrugs>..

Fatback

JamFanHot said:

Another one we all forgot <shrugs>..

Fatback

Argh! Yep!