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04-18-2007, 10:16 AM
| | | | Big names in funk?
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Post your 5 favorite artists for funk, big names a must! |
04-18-2007, 10:20 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Edinboro, PA | | | Funny, I was just thinking I'd like to start a thread of only obscure funk bands, so I could find more out. Oh well:
James Brown
The Meters
Graham Central Station
Sly and the Family Stone
Gil Scott Heron
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04-18-2007, 10:24 AM
| | | Thanks! Will look these up  |
04-18-2007, 10:24 AM
| | | | Well... big names would be
James Brown
Parlament
Barkays (old funk... not 80s disco crap)
Commodores
Larry graham |
04-18-2007, 10:30 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Edinboro, PA | | Quote:
Originally Posted by morf  Thanks! Will look these up |
Oh cool, you're just getting into funk. You'll dig what I posted for sure.
Add Parliament and/or Funkadelic to that list and you're set.
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04-18-2007, 10:33 AM
| | | | Well, I know a little about it already, but yes I'm petty much starting to get into it, its really a feel I want to acquire to take my playing further. |
04-18-2007, 12:14 PM
| | | | Wow, I'm listening to The Meters - Look-Ka Py Py and all the songs are truly awesome. Really good stuff, thanks again! |
04-18-2007, 12:30 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Newcastle/England | | | yeah the meters are awsome, they have millions of really really good songs
my 5:
The Brothers Johnson
Sly and the Family stone
The meters
Parliment/Funkadelic
Chic |
04-18-2007, 12:48 PM
|  | Now a major motion picture | | Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Hudson Valley, NY | | | In addition to the above, The Ohio Players. Notable for their album covers as well as their funk. |
04-18-2007, 12:54 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Indianapolis, IN | | | Everything issues forth from James Brown and Parliament/Funkadelic. Hell, P-Funk issues forth a mind-boggling amount of conglomerations by itself. And you can start with a lot of soul stuff and work your way into funk (the Donny Hathaway live album is funky as hell, thanks to Willie Weeks and the rest).
Look up a bunch of compilations of old 45s available on CD, too. A lot of regions had their own flavors of funk (Midwestern, New Orleans, etc.) that all drew from the One, but did it their own way. |
04-18-2007, 01:26 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Montreal, Rive-Sud | | | James Brown
Jamiroquai
The Meters
Tower of Power/Rocco
Herbie Hancock & The Headhunters
They are my favorites, not necessarily the most popular or important |
04-18-2007, 01:37 PM
|  | prefers electric miles davis | | Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Los Angeles, CA | | | Parliament/Funkadelic/George Clinton
Ohio Players
Chic
Jamiroquai
Pleasure |
04-18-2007, 01:41 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Wilmington, NC | | | My top 5:
1. P-Funk
2. Graham Central Station
3. Sly and the Family Stone
4. James Brown
5. Jamiroquai
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04-18-2007, 01:59 PM
| | | Thanks for all the responses, I'll be sure to check all that out except Jamiroquai I cant stand his voice  |
04-18-2007, 02:06 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2000 Location: Portsmouth, UK | | | +1 for Bernard Edwards of Chic. He's got enough funk for all 5. Now sadly passed away |
04-18-2007, 02:26 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Edinboro, PA | | Quote:
Originally Posted by morf Thanks for all the responses, I'll be sure to check all that out except Jamiroquai I cant stand his voice |
Then check out Stevie Wonder: It's someone doing "his voice" except... you know, good. 
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04-18-2007, 03:21 PM
| | | Yes I know Stevie Wonder and love his work |
04-18-2007, 05:52 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Racine,Wi | | | Slave
Bootsy
Slave
Cameo
did I mention Slave?
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04-19-2007, 07:33 AM
| | | | Will look those up also - anything kinda like The Meters is exactly what I'm looking for! |
04-19-2007, 09:10 AM
|  | 5-string Rider | | Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Home-STL; location-Hesse. | | Quote:
Originally Posted by Lo end PUNCH Slave
Bootsy
Slave
Cameo
did I mention Slave? | You're one of the older guys, aren't cha?
The Brothers Johnson, Barkays, Gil Scott Heron--some serious stuff there. Grab some of Fred Hammond's live stuff; he's a bass player steeped in funk who hires bass players steeped in funk to play for his live sets!  | | Thread Tools | Search this Thread | | | | 
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