MR

Posted: **Sun Sep 28, 2008 3:21 am**

So, guys, tell me....

What are your favorite FUNK artists, and some good songs/albums to start with for someone looking to get into Funk?

Posted: **Sun Sep 28, 2008 3:47 am**

Two of my favorites

Average White Band
Dr. John

I'd post clips/albums but just trying think of my fav's for the best examples.

Posted: **Sun Sep 28, 2008 4:21 am**

JSS ~ Love Parade cd

Couldn't find Love Parade song on youtube. You'll find a lot of funk in his catalogue. A couple covers.......

Take You Higher http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QqDwh-O27PE

And anything with JSS & Marco Mendoza always = great funk IMO. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kEe3llSWx4g

Posted: **Sun Sep 28, 2008 4:31 am**

george clinton!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=59ST4rCvgy8

check out the p-funk allstars and bootsy collins too

Posted: **Sun Sep 28, 2008 5:25 am**

Early 80's Prince is hard to beat.

Old school stuff too, like Ohio Players, Confunkshon, Bootsy's Rubber band, Parliment/Funkadelic, Fatback,Zapp, etc...

Posted: **Sun Sep 28, 2008 5:36 am**

Deb wrote:

JSS ~ Love Parade cd

Couldn't find Love Parade song on youtube. You'll find a lot of funk in his catalogue. A couple covers.......

Take You Higher http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QqDwh-O27PE

And anything with JSS & Marco Mendoza always = great funk IMO. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kEe3llSWx4g

You got to be kidding Deb. Prog asked for Funk artists. Prog. checkout Parliament/Funkadelic (George Clinton), The Commodores are 2 off the top of my head.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7fdesO8CdC8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=msNgZ2nexC0

Commodores: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-5EmnQp3V48
old school yes This is Funk Prog. I love JSS but he is not Funk. He will tell that you also.

Posted: **Sun Sep 28, 2008 5:45 am**

X factor wrote:Early 80's Prince is hard to beat.

Old school stuff too, like Ohio Players, Confunkshon, Bootsy's Rubber band, Parliment/Funkadelic, Fatback,Zapp, etc...

Prog Xfactor is right on the money great FUNK Artists.

Posted: **Sun Sep 28, 2008 5:46 am**

Lula wrote:george clinton!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=59ST4rCvgy8

check out the p-funk allstars and bootsy collins too

Clinton is the godfather of FUNK.

Posted: **Sun Sep 28, 2008 6:00 am**

The second album by Funkiphino - Rise Above is a great funk record. Great energy and the album has a 'live' organic feel.

Posted: **Sun Sep 28, 2008 6:12 am**

RobbieG wrote:old school yes This is Funk Prog. I love JSS but he is not Funk. He will tell that you also.

Disagree, have you heard the song "James Brown" off of Soul Sirkus' World Play.......if that's not a funky little number, I don't know what is?

But hey, I think he's got a lot of funk and soul.......and you don't, it's all good.

Posted: **Sun Sep 28, 2008 6:25 am**

Graham Central Station. The first four records are great!

Posted: **Sun Sep 28, 2008 6:26 am**

Deb wrote:
RobbieG wrote:old school yes This is Funk Prog. I love JSS but he is not Funk. He will tell that you also.

Disagree, have you heard the song "James Brown" off of Soul Sirkus' World Play.......if that's not a funky little number, I don't know what is?

But hey, I think he's got a lot of funk and soul.......and you don't, it's all good.

Deb my dear Prog asked for Funk artist. Jeff is not a funk artist. Yes I heard James Brown and it's a little more soul than funky but like I said he is not a funk artist.
Yes Jeff does have some funk and soul but again that does not make him a funk artist

By the way I know I have funk in me.

Do you???

Posted: **Sun Sep 28, 2008 6:35 am**

Hollywood wrote:Graham Central Station. The first four records are great!

Thanks Hollywood another great FUNK artist. Larry Graham was the man.

Here is some info you might enjoy: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graham_Central_Station

Neal Schon is mentioned.

Posted: **Sun Sep 28, 2008 7:55 am**

ProgRocker53 wrote:What are your favorite FUNK artists

Hey Prog...Funk You :shock:

Does Grand "Funk" Railroad count :shock:

John from Boston

Posted: **Sun Sep 28, 2008 7:32 pm**

Check the Soundtrack to Undercover Brother:
Pick Up The Pieces still moves me

http://www.amazon.com/Undercover-Brothe ... 273&sr=8-3

Posted: **Sun Sep 28, 2008 8:12 pm**

http://www.glennhughes.com

Posted: **Sun Sep 28, 2008 8:27 pm**

Louis Johnson. I first heard him LONG before I even knew his name from Michael Jackson's "Off the Wall" album when I was like 6 or 7 from the song "Get on the Floor".....here is the breakdown of that:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HwCzTo20d18

Hell, I could credit that whole album as my first intro to funk. I later found more funky badasses, but I'm pretty sure Louis Johnson was the first.

And here's a few more clips, just because.....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WuDYiWuZ ... re=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ewr8cEQE ... re=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S_lGN-ogCSo&NR=1

Posted: **Sun Sep 28, 2008 11:17 pm**

OK....a question I can really sink my teeth into:

Con Funk Shun
The Dazz Band
Rufus (Chaka Khan)
Gap Band
Earth, Wind & Fire
Rose Royce
Parliament
Commodores
Heatwave
LTD
The Time (Morris Day)
Lakeside
SOS Band
Shannon
Midnight Star

just off the top of my head...... :lol:

Posted: **Mon Sep 29, 2008 12:22 am**

StocktontoMalone wrote:OK....a question I can really sink my teeth into:

Con Funk Shun
The Dazz Band
Rufus (Chaka Khan)
Gap Band
Earth, Wind & Fire
Rose Royce
Parliament
Commodores
Heatwave
LTD
The Time (Morris Day)
Lakeside
SOS Band
Shannon
Midnight Star

just off the top of my head......

Great list StockontoMalone now these are FUNK artists. Not singers trying to be Funk.

Posted: **Mon Sep 29, 2008 12:25 am**

Loneman1 wrote:Louis Johnson. I first heard him LONG before I even knew his name from Michael Jackson's "Off the Wall" album when I was like 6 or 7 from the song "Get on the Floor".....here is the breakdown of that:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HwCzTo20d18

Hell, I could credit that whole album as my first intro to funk. I later found more funky badasses, but I'm pretty sure Louis Johnson was the first.

And here's a few more clips, just because.....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WuDYiWuZ ... re=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ewr8cEQE ... re=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S_lGN-ogCSo&NR=1

Brothers Johnson brings back memories. Remember strawberry letter 23
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=guJ3fHkTGts

This is Funk Deb

Posted: **Mon Sep 29, 2008 2:48 am**

RobbieG wrote:
StocktontoMalone wrote:OK....a question I can really sink my teeth into:

Con Funk Shun
The Dazz Band
Rufus (Chaka Khan)
Gap Band
Earth, Wind & Fire
Rose Royce
Parliament
Commodores
Heatwave
LTD
The Time (Morris Day)
Lakeside
SOS Band
Shannon
Midnight Star

just off the top of my head......

Great list StockontoMalone now these are FUNK artists. Not singers trying to be Funk.

I love The Time, great band. Prince had his fingers in all sorts of pies in those days.

Posted: **Mon Sep 29, 2008 3:29 am**

Chili peppers especially the rted hot chili peppers, blood sugar sex magik and uplift mofo party plan, mothers milk, uh pretty much all early stuff lol

Posted: **Mon Sep 29, 2008 4:28 am**

FishinMagician wrote:Chili peppers especially the rted hot chili peppers, blood sugar sex magik and uplift mofo party plan, mothers milk, uh pretty much all early stuff lol

Awesome band thanks Fish. Chili Peppers early works were produced by George Clinton ( the godfather of funk) in Detroit Clintons home town and also Chad Smith the drummer.
Prog you have a lot of Funk fans who know the FUNK. These are FUNK artists not singers trying to be funky :lol:

Posted: **Mon Sep 29, 2008 12:58 pm**

Sweet, thanks for all the suggestions and PMs.

I've been meaning to broaden my horizons a bit more lately and I like the one true funk album I have (Mothership Connection [oh yeah got a few from RHCP too]), and figured I'd explore it a little more.

These lists will be keeping me busy awhile... THANKS!

Posted: **Mon Sep 29, 2008 1:04 pm**

ProgRocker53 wrote:Sweet, thanks for all the suggestions and PMs.

I've been meaning to broaden my horizons a bit more lately and I like the one true funk album I have (Mothership Connection [oh yeah got a few from RHCP too]), and figured I'd explore it a little more.

These lists will be keeping me busy awhile... THANKS!

No thank you Prog. it brought back memories. It's funny how some people do not know what Funk is, they think a singer is funk because of a couple songs. Or they mistake soul with funk :lol:

James Brown is the godfather of soul and Clinton is the godfather of FUNK.

Posted: **Mon Sep 29, 2008 1:20 pm**

RobbieG wrote:
ProgRocker53 wrote:Sweet, thanks for all the suggestions and PMs.

I've been meaning to broaden my horizons a bit more lately and I like the one true funk album I have (Mothership Connection [oh yeah got a few from RHCP too]), and figured I'd explore it a little more.

These lists will be keeping me busy awhile... THANKS!

No thank you Prog. it brought back memories. It's funny how some people do not know what Funk is, they think a singer is funk because of a couple songs. Or they mistake soul with funk James Brown is the godfather of soul and Clinton is the godfather of FUNK.

Give it a rest Robbie, I got ya the first 7 or 8 times you mentioned it. :lol:

Posted: **Tue Sep 30, 2008 3:51 am**

Deb wrote:
RobbieG wrote:
ProgRocker53 wrote:Sweet, thanks for all the suggestions and PMs.

I've been meaning to broaden my horizons a bit more lately and I like the one true funk album I have (Mothership Connection [oh yeah got a few from RHCP too]), and figured I'd explore it a little more.

These lists will be keeping me busy awhile... THANKS!

No thank you Prog. it brought back memories. It's funny how some people do not know what Funk is, they think a singer is funk because of a couple songs. Or they mistake soul with funk James Brown is the godfather of soul and Clinton is the godfather of FUNK.

Give it a rest Robbie, I got ya the first 7 or 8 times you mentioned it.

Give what a rest? Just showing Prog who FUNK artist are.

MR

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