Where'd you get your Funk from?

[Brother Goose]

In the interest of expediting the process of Funkentelechy and creation of a higher/lower groove awareness, I hope this thread can serve as an invaluable resource for new players and refresher for fellow funkateers.

Where should be begin?

One!

 

[IconBasser]

Sleepytime Gorilla Museum.

 

[Brother Goose]

Sleepytime Gorilla Museum.

Is that the one with the Kong exhibit?

 

[Brother Goose]

Sleepytime Gorilla Museum.

Did a quick search. Yikes!

 

[IconBasser]

Aww c'mon, you're tellin me this aint funky?

 

[Brother Goose]

Aww c'mon, you're tellin me this aint funky?

In the traditional sense- No.

In the all-inclusive, ironic, and/or sarcastic sense- Very Yes!

 

[Brother Goose]

So above and beyond Bootsy Collins- an important early study in syncopation came from this song.

Great example of Groove A/Groove B and working around the drums to get em dancing!

 

[Rev J]

First you have to capitalize the F and the U the way George Clinton intended it.

C/S,
Rev J

 

[Funky Ghost]

Dig

 

[kesslari]

From mah toes.
I got funky toes.

 

[Steve59]

and these guys

 

[woodyng2]

Johnny Taylor's "who's making love" was probably my first (and most influentially intense) introduction to da Funk.

 

[NigelD]

Aww c'mon, you're tellin me this aint funky?

No, but would make a great movie soundtrack.

 

[ZAR14]

My Funk is All Natural

 

[ThudThudThud]

I get my funk from the one. The funk always comes from the one.

 

[IconBasser]

I got my funk from drinking Bailey's out of a shoe.

 

[10cc]

My Funk is heavy guitar driven!

But I can also get down to this:

And this:

 

[woodyng2]

Aww c'mon, you're tellin me this aint funky?

Don't know about it being funky,but i loved the first 2 1/2 minutes of it. Sounds like they mighta listened to "thrak"-era King Crimson some.

 

[Dana R Gregory]

I got mine from the Godfather of Funk, James Brown. Next would be Sly & Family Stone.

 

[Funky Ghost]

Cold Medina.

Except no substitutes.