The Funk Thread

[Spudman]

All things funk belong here.:AOK:

I've had the pleasure of working with many good funk bands and it is just bloody infectious music. It's fun to play, gets your booty shakin' and everyone has a good time.

I thought I'd start with a classic: Was Not Was - Walk The Dinosaur

 

[warren0728]

oh man spud....that song brings back memories....of course a lot of those memories are a little hazy! :messedup:

ww

 

[Spudman]

A little white guy funk with Lee Ritenour

 

[warren0728]

one more for this funkalicious thread!



ww

 

[Spudman]

Pick Up The Pieces cortesy of Candy Dulfer

 

[Spudman]

Since AWB wrote Pick Up The Pieces it's only fair that they Cut The Cake.

 

[warren0728]

can't be a true funk thread without some james brown....



ww

 

[Blaze]

Killer_Funk from Quebec Bassman Alain Caron

Hell of a funk delirium..


Blazes

 

[tunghaichuan]

What? Nobody has mentioned George Clinton:





And Bootsy Collins:





Buckethead and Bootsy:





tung

 

[tot_Ou_tard]

What? Nobody has mentioned George Clinton:
And Bootsy Collins:
Buckethead and Bootsy:
tung

Funkin' beat me to it tung!

Great thread Funk Fry!

 

[hubberjub]

Sco with MMW

 

[tot_Ou_tard]

Sco with MMW

You've got my number with Sco & MMW!

Of course, that song *is* called Hottentot.

 

[marnold]

My favorite funk song, "Stomp" by Brothers Johnson


And get out your whistles for the Gap Band's "You Dropped a Bomb on Me":

 

[sunvalleylaw]

E,W and F (pre-disco era)

I love Gratitude era Earth Wind and Fire!

 

[marnold]

How the heck could I forget "I'm Rick James, b!tch!"

 

[tunghaichuan]

And get out your whistles for the Gap Band's "You Dropped a Bomb on Me":

Another GAP Band favorite:



tung

 

[tunghaichuan]

Does Cameo qualify as funk?

This video is funky:



tung

 

[Robert]

We need some Graham Central Station too!



Too bad Prince won't let anyone put his videos on youtube, because he is one fantastic funkateer...

 

[marnold]

This thread REALLY makes me want to get a bass again.

 

[R_of_G]

anyone for the meters?

let us not forget the great new orleans funk kings, the meters...

1. Africa


2. Cissy Strut


AND, as a BONUS, for not additional cost .... here is Scofield covering the Meters...

3. Cissy Strut [John Scofield]

 

[tot_Ou_tard]

Great stuff y'all!

Keep it comin'!

 

[Spudman]

Sly and The Family Stone with a kickin' version of Dance To The Music

 

[Katastrophe]

One of the funkiest songs ever, Superstition by Stevie Wonder

 

[hubberjub]

One of the funkiest tunes around. A little Herbie Hancock.



By the way if anyone could tell me how to embed a youtube video I'd appreciate it.

 

[tunghaichuan]

One of the funkiest tunes around. A little Herbie Hancock.

By the way if anyone could tell me how to embed a youtube video I'd appreciate it.

There is a little youtube button top right on the posting window. Click on it and it will put the youtube code tags in the posting window. Only copy the letter/number string in the youtube URL after the = sign and paste it between the youtube code tags.

tung

 

[hubberjub]

Thanks Tung

 

[R_of_G]

speaking of herbie... we HAVE to speak of his tune Chameleon, the funkiest funk of them all...

 

[Spudman]

I've been lucky enough to work with these guys a few times. Talk about a party! Hyperfunk.
Fishbone - Bonin In The Boneyard

 

[Jipes]

let us not forget the great new orleans funk kings, the Meters...

Thanks a lot Iwas about to post one of the Meters a band that I really put way up high in the Funk planet :dude:

Did you notice the funny fender guitar that Léo Nocentelli is playing ? A Fender Starcaster very rare few copies only were made in the late 70's

 

[Algonquin]

Was Not Was... that's freaky coincidence! I've been chanting that to my daughter for the past two weeks in a effort to get her to walk the 'dog'

Boom boom lacka lacka lacka boom!
Boom boom lacka lacka boom boom!