Bootsy Collins with James Brown

[BuffaloBass]

His funkadelic stuff was much better IMO

Yo TrukTek, op onions are like ice holes. Sure would seem obvious to some masters of reality that as one matures, the blend gets deeper and more sophisticate.... cat

not being iceY, just sayin' fact. But its cool,

Mr. Collins always attributes His and PFunks success to Mr.Brown. This is history in the making!! No more and no less.(this face should be purple)

Anyway, the HUGE soundstage and the Bootsy's HUGE SVT MOUNTAIN are pretty cool visuals...... as are James's thighs!

Bootsy cuttin' his young teeth! Funk-in It UP!

THNX for sharing man.

 

[Commreman]

Thanks guys. Posting this was my pleasure - it was way too good not to share with everyone here.

Bootsy's playing on this video is a great example of percolating and just making the pocket happen! It's a great lesson for all of us.

 

[onosson]

Wow, 18 yrs old. That's insane. I must be in the minority here, because I much prefer this era of Bootsy to all others. No effects, no crazy antics. Just solid funky groove, pure and clean. Thanks for posting this.

Totally agree - this is what I want to play like, every time I play.

 

[Tom Howland]

That's the real stuff.
if you foot is not tapping, your dead.
Soul brother #1.

 

[Terry Funk]

Good Gawd. Thanks for posting this.

 

[de la mocha]

Nice tone, right in the pockets, no fuzz or octave effects, just deep, clean BASS!

 

[mytmous]

I love the fact that Bootsy has that peg leg thumping time even way back then. Beautiful! Thanks for posting this.

 

[Winemule]

That change at 3:40 is just bananas.

Yes, it is. What's even more bananas is they did that stuff every night.

On a slightly different tip: Anybody else think James was more together in front of European audiences than he was at home?

 

[FilterFunk]

To me, there's no either/or. Bootsy with JB: Awesomely funky. Bootsy with P-Funk: Awesomely funky. Effects or no effects, fast fingerstyle or well-placed slap or whatever, Bootsy is Bootsy. He's incredible no matter how he chooses to play, or what gear he chooses to use.

 

[BuffaloBass]

Yup. He'd Funk It Up on a one string broomhandle/wash basin rig, fa sure!

 

[Commreman]

Yes, it is. What's even more bananas is they did that stuff every night.

On a slightly different tip: Anybody else think James was more together in front of European audiences than he was at home?

Maybe.

Remember, James was at his peak during a period of intense civil unrest at home. Whether he liked it or not, he was an iconic presence in the entertainment community for the whole civil rights movement, as someone like Muhammad Ali was in the sports world.

My speculation was that European audiences during that period were not as tension filled as the crowds were on his home turf here in the USA, making performance an easier thing to do.

The bottom line is that for me, it didn't matter. He could have been a martian for all I care. I was just a little white kid listening to the radio here when all this was going down, and along with the Beatles and all of the Motown stuff, I fell in love with the music regardless of the undercurrent of the times.

OK, reminiscing and sermonizing off! Bootsy kicks booty no matter what, with or without effects!

 

[Dr. Cheese]

Tommy Cogbill.

Yes! That man was a monster. He and Jerry Jemmott were the kings of Southern fingerfunk!