Funky not Funk

[ebo]

 

[JimK]

For sure the Michael McDonald era of the Doobies has a lot of funky, soulful vibes, a few before him as well:
Eyes of Silver (What Were Once Vices)
Another Park (What Were Once Vices)
You're Made To Love Me (Livin On the Fault Line)
Livin' On the Fault Line (Livin' On the Fault Line)
Chinatown (Livin' On the Fault Line)
Ned a Lady (Livin' On the Fault Line)
Most of Takin it to the Streets has some form of subtle and not so subtle funk or another
Minute by Minute is also chocked full funky soul

If you want to know why Tiran is my guy, give these a listen. Masterful blend of rock/funk/soul.

Love Tiran!
I have been revisiting Livin' On The Fault Line a lot recently.
I have had the LP for years...but it is the one that I always kinda skipped past. I think I have listened more to One Step Closer.
Anyway, revisiting it has been great. It like a new/old album.

 

[Tommy V]

 

[bolophonic]

You gotta skip the first 22 seconds.

 

[Btbp]

Not an exhaustive list of an exhaustive subject, but a couple out there ones are Diesel / Sausalito Summer Nights, Rick Derringer / Envy (I never hear anyone else talking about that one).


I'm with Louis Johnson (who I learned a lot from and who signed one of my basses) re Wild Cherry = not Funk and to me not even funky, at the top of the Will Not Play list.

 

[Carl Hillman]

Help me make my playlist - watcha got, hit me!

Taxonomically, you would find this in the "Fusion" bin, but it's funky.



And, The Tubes would be in the..."Tubes" section, I guess.

 

[Btbp]

J. Geils Band - Give It To Me

Doobie Wah (Live) · Peter Frampton

Shine [2021 Remaster] · Be Bop Deluxe

 

[Rib 13]

 

[Wicked G]

"Funky but not funk from unexpected sources" hmmm this could mean different things to different people. Here's what I am thinking:

 

[mexicanyella]

Edie Brickell & New Bohemians "What I Am"?

 

[Killing Floor]

Unanimously voted best bass line of the 20th century.

 

[Michedelic]

Wasn't the OG available?

 

[Michedelic]

Hmm…

 

[REV]

"C'mon Come Over" by JP?

 

[Yonni]

"You Can Call Me Al" is more funky than people might admit.

It is but his voice detracts from that and makes it something else. Not a criticism of him, I'm a fan, but to me it doesn't get my funk glands going.

 

[Yonni]

Here's a few post-punk revival tracks that are on the funkier side.

You've just reminded me of New Order and Blue Monday and True Faith. Maybe a bit on the funk/disco crossover but they're going in the playlist along with your second tune.

 

[Yonni]

Wow, I go to bed with a handful of replies and wake up to 5 pages to catch up on! Lots of good stuff here. Dr John delivers! Steely Dan, more Talking Heads, post punk (opens up a whole new area), Doobies (of course), and many more. I'm definitely going to have to revisit Thin Lizzy after all this time. How about 10CC?

 

[Yonni]

I always found Zappa's "Montana" to be incredibly funky. Especially the bass during the guitar solo and the entire fadeout with the "yippee-eye-oh-kai-yay!" vocals.

Not funk but it makes your ass move.

There is probably a tone of it from Zappa.

 

[Eli_Kyiv]

Deep Purple - Stormbringer
Not the whole album, but definitely songs like "Love don't mean a thing" and "You can't do it right".

 

[two fingers]

Did you really post that one without posting "Baby Love"?????