Yeah I'll go along With Blood Sugar Sex Magik. That and One Hot Minute kick ass.

EWF deserve a bit of respect for their early to mid 70s stuff too.

Fuck all these stupid list threads.

Still y'all need to cop this and get back to me: It's Norman Whitfiled & the Funk Bros. at their FUNKADELIC stealin' best!!


Psychedelic Soul [US] - TEMPTATIONS

Includes all these great trax (watch the UK version it's a cheapie 1 disc!).


1. Cloud Nine (Strong/Whitfield) - 3:32
2. Runaway Child Running Wild (Strong/Whitfield) - 9:34
3. Don't Let the Joneses Get You Down (Strong/Whitfield) - 4:45
4. I Can't Get Next to You (Strong/Whitfield) - 2:55
5. Message from a Black Man (Strong/Whitfield) - 6:06
6. Slave (Strong/Whitfield) - 7:34
7. Psychedelic Shack [#] (Strong/Whitfield) - 6:22
8. You Make Your Own Heaven and Hell Right... (Strong/Whitfield) - 2:47
9. Hum Along and Dance (Strong/Whitfield) - 3:51
10. Take a Stroll Through Your Mind (Strong/Whitfield) - 8:36
11. War (Strong/Whitfield) - 3:15
12. Friendship Train (Strong/Whitfield) - 7:58
13. Ball of Confusion (That's What the World... [#] (Strong/Whitfield) - 4:08
14. Smiling Faces Sometimes (Strong/Whitfield) - 12:43
15. Ungena Za Ulimengu (Unite the World) (Strong/Whitfield) - 4:30
16. Love Can Be Anything (Can't Nothing Be... (Strong/Whitfield) - 9:23
17. Take a Look Around (Strong/Whitfield) - 3:12
18. Superstar (Remember How You Got Where You... (Strong/Whitfield) - 2:56
19. Funky Music Sho Nuff Turns Me On (Strong/Whitfield) - 3:13
20. Papa Was Rollin' Stone (Strong/Whitfield) - 12:04
21. Plastic Man (Whitfield) - 5:59
22. Masterpiece (Whitfield) - 13:50
23. Ain't No Justice (Whitfield) - 6:07



I've always loved the Black macho of the Tempts in the 70s!

I shall add 10 more in random order:

1. Parliament - Mothership Connection
2. The Higsons - It's a Wonderful Life
3. Talking Heads - Speaking in Tongues
4. Gang of Four - Solid Gold
5. Red Hot Chili Peppers - Freaky Styley
6. Jamiroquai - Travelling Without Moving (I don't care what y'all think, Jay K's got da fonk!!)
7. Liquid Liquid - Optimo
8. Slave - Slave
9. Japan - Adolescent Sex
10. Level 42 - World Machine

I could've easily said Cameo, The Gap Band, Dazz band, Razz band, Jizz band, or whatever the fuck band that's funky. But I thought of throwing in some unlikely choices.

PFunkjazz said:

What about their 6 cd box set, you got that one?

I will say that 1999 is what I deem the funkiest album I've heard.

soulpower said:

I find Jamiroquai to be totally refreshing in this era of samples and non-musicians dominating the scene.These guys are making real retro-funk music,with very little interest in the trends and styles that are popular today.I've never seen them in concert so I can't comment on their live performances.But on their CDs,they kick major ass.'A Funk Odyssey' is the best album (by any artist) I've heard in this decade so far and the next album promises to be even funkier.Supposedly,they'll be getting back to basics.

soulpower said:

You gotta have a little variety in your funk diet,bro

Yes,James Brown,The New Birth and Mandrill are funky as hell,but throw a little Jamiroquai in the mix too.

DavidEye said:

I agree with almost all you say here. But they in fact DO have a large commercial interest. Jamiroquai is a british club music band, which is indeed non-commercial where you live. But over here, they were considered very commercial when they came out. That was at the height of the Acid Jazz movement.

DavidEye said:

I havent said that they are bad. I was just surprised you`d throw them into your funk top ten.

1. Parliament - The Motor Booty Affair
2. Sly Stone - Fresh
3. James Brown - Hell
4. Bootsy Collins - Player of the Year?
5. The Isley Brothers - Go For Your Guns
6. Stevie Wonder - Talking Book
7. Funkadelic - Let's Take it to the Stage
8. Prince - 1999
9. Ohio Players - Fire
10. Herbie Hancock - Headhunters

Where's CHIC?

Nile and Bernard... funky as hell.


Loved that someone picked Vic... YO VICTOR!!!

RHCP- Blood Sugar is also a classic

On the Jamiroquai topic. Stuart Zender who played on Space Comboy and Travelling layed down some of the best basslines in recent history. Whether its original or not I think it still grooves.

Talking heads always deserve a nod..

Good Picks all around.

aalloca said:

Of course. I'd be damned if I left out the funkiest New Wave band and personal favorite of mine.

NWF said:

They're not HALF as funky as Tom Tom Club!

Supernova said:

Of course! EMPERORS OF SOUL is a comprehensive overview. Too exhausting to listen to all at once. This compilation brings together the Whitfield political trax & funk jams (I'm very jaded nowadays and have no use for love songs).


BTW: PS forms a great companion piece with

Music for Your Mother



and

Tear the Roof Off 1974-1980




Pure funk heaven for your 6CD changer!!

Makes me wanna take a long road trip (except my kids would make me play RADIO DISNEY)!!

otan said:

I'm supriced you haven't mentioned any of Mother's Finest stuff, Otan

Jamiraquai are awesome in a derivative way, the same way Lenny Kravitz is awesome... if you can get past the entire digesting a particular artist and giving you a record that they woulda put out now if they were still putting out hits issue, then I can dig them.

I really dig Jamiraquai as long as I avoid comparing them to Stevie Wonder's early 70's releases. Ditto with Lenny and ANY successful record from the 70's. As long as you pretend they're not just completely chameleoning someone else's brillance, it's awesome.

And Chic? I dug them, but I'd hardly put them in the funk basket. Disco man. And while the two are conjoined, Disco had an elegance and sweetness to it that funk discarded. I'm my opinion. Ain't saying you're wrong to include them, just saying, Good Times, Le Freak, those are disco standards. Nile's playing definitely had an impact on future legends, but I'd still say they weren't as much funk as they were Disco.

Aww you know half this crowd don't know nothing bout no Mother's Finest.

Truth'll Set You Free is a skull crashing jaunt into metallic funk long before Living Colour PICKED UP instruments. Another Mother Further was my funk rock bible.
[This message was edited Wed Oct 8 10:49:11 PDT 2003 by otan]

otan said:

And don't 4get "Like-A-Negro" that is my jam along with "Truth Will Set You Free" and "Fire".

mine:

1. chic, c'est chic

2. ohio players, angel

3. cameo, we all know who we are

4. funkadelic, the electric spanking of war babies

5. the time, what time is it?

6. the brothers johnson, look out for #1

7. herbie hancock, head hunters

8. barry white, the man


9 & 10, gotta think about these...

Supernova said:

co-sign on both of these!


i've been searchin high and low for this! i think i seen a copy of it on vinyl not too long ago...i loves me some "n.t.", "spirit of the boogie" and "chocolate buttermilk".



it's the baddest little boogie in the laaaaand....

Harlepolis said:

I got a promo CD from them for that song and it had a KICKASS song on it - crap, I forget the title, but DAMN it was awesome... shit. that's going to eat me up today. "Police On My Back" - I think that's it.

I recently did a show with one of their old drummers. Not BB Queen but Sean ( www.seanorourke.com/index1.html ). Dude is a badass. check out his site - there's clips of him playing with them and doing a solo or five.
[This message was edited Wed Oct 8 10:59:34 PDT 2003 by otan]

otan said:

He did a gig awhile ago in Harlem, folks telling me he's good at jazz too.

BTW where the hell can I have Joyce Kennedy's solo LP? I've been looking 4 this sucker since 4ever now!

Harlepolis said:

Looks like you're S.O.L. - I didn't see it on ebay or half.com.

otan said:

S.O.L.?

Moonbeam said:

Oh yeah, I totally forgot about Chris & Tina's funky little group. But I like Talking Heads better.

Harlepolis said:

SH!T outta luck.

otan said:

Damn right!

When I gave up searching I ordered it through the wrecak stow nea my place, I haven't recieved a call yet.

Howcome no one's mentioned Skyy? They were a pretty good Funk/Soul band.

NWF said:

"Call me, when you nee someone 2 talk to. Call me, satisfaction garunteed"

Otan,

You are kind of right with Chic however songs like everybody dance and soup for one have a non stop bass line that makes you get that slapped silly look ...like when your mama used to get you with wooden spoon. That nasty type of funk.. Disco is a more polished version of funk when done right..

I am all about the basslines. Great thread though.

Some of the stuff people are writing in I am like oh yeah that does groove...

Like Slave... Brothers Johnson... I am surprised no one picked some Brecker Brothers...

Headhunters was an album I bought out of a recommendation but the basslines are boring in my opinion. still did the keyboards though.