OK...so we always discuss everyone's favorite this and everyone's favorite that, but I've never seen a thread where we discuss down and dirty funky grooves. So, the question is...what is the funkiest groove or song? Personally, I like the George Clintons, and Bootsy Collins's of the world, but I've got to say that the absolute funkiest groove I've ever heard in my life has to be the 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12 Pinball song on Sesame Street. How groovy was that ball rolling all over the pinball game and ending up in the right spot to make that blimp fly across the screen. I heard that tune today and realized that even the great funk masters couldn't even rip out a tune like that. Otherwise, a close second would be Parliament's "Flash Light". Anyone else have any great funk tunes to mention?
I just burned my all-time greatest funk jams. Some of these songs are too old school for a lot of you. But they are funky, trust me. It's Your Thing - Jackson 5 Funky Good Time - James Brown Keep On Truckin' - Eddie Kendricks Slide - Slave Featuring Steve Arrington You Got The Love - Rufus and Chaka Kahn Superfly - Curtis Mayfield I Wanna Do Something Freaky To You - Leon Haywood Firecracker - Brass Construction Dazz - Brick Skin Tight - Ohio Players Boogie Down - Eddie Kendricks
My choices are really predictable, but here goes anyway: Sex Machine by James Brown Le Freak by Chic Dance to the Music by Sly and the Family Stone I really haven't listened to as much funk as I should (being a bass player and all). The radio stations in Houston don't play much of the old school stuff and most new R&B music is more herky-jerky than funky.
I saw George Clinton and the P-Funk All Stars this past month at the Verizon Theater... They funked the whole place up! The band played for 4 freakin' hours! The Verizon people turned up the house lights and cut the stage lights and we just kept on jammin' till the show was over! Bad @ss!! "****, *******, get off your @ss and jam!!"
Mine are too. Very commercial, but probably why I like them: (She's a) Brick House Play that Funky Music, White Boy And anything by James Brown.
The soundtrack to Sweet Sweetback's Badass Song. Pretty funny since the song is about a woman who was built like a brick (****)house...
Betty Davis- They Say I'm Different LP Lalo Schifrin- "Enter The Dragon" (Bruce Lee) LP Lalo Schifrin- "Bullitt" OST (Steve McQueen) James Brown- Sho is Funky Down Here LP You got to love the Funk!
Ohio Players- Fire, Rollercoaster Earth, Wind and Fire- September, Fantasy George Benson- Breezin', That's Right
C'mon...most of you guys are picking the predictable Top 40ish hits from back in the day. You can do better than that. Play that Funky Music???????? You're better than that, man!!
Always heard the catch phrase ("Who's the man with the masterplan") from DJ Jimi (et al), didn't know this is where it originated. Excellent funk! <iframe width="420" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/0V_NvHLmBHU" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> lol at the thread resurrection!
I'm a big Tower of Power fan. My favorite horn section. "Soul Vaccination", "What is Hip?", "Knock Yourself Out", "Diggin' on James Brown", "Soul With a Capital 'S'". <iframe width="420" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/WcmSn3qOMbE" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> Maceo of course. <iframe width="420" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/GN_arOyjrx0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> Over in Austin, we have Mingo Fishtrap. <iframe width="420" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/_y8r5cX9fCw" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> Add some jazz into the mix. Liquid Soul <iframe width="420" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/VgTM8TNZGo4" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> Brecker Brothers <iframe width="420" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/UIGsSLCoIhM" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> Trombone Shorty <iframe width="420" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/1qlYIQgvC-k" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
