Funk

[Dead End]

anyone listen to it? lately I've been addicted to it. old/new, whatever.
here's a little something of what I've been checking out

Baby Charles
http://youtube.com/watch?v=VruvhgpzNJU

Poets of Rhythm
http://youtube.com/watch?v=ANIn2c4QnYg

The Sound Stylistics
http://youtube.com/watch?v=4sT2p_O1XUM&feature=related

Pleasure
http://youtube.com/watch?v=3q3PsoWbW9I&feature=related

The Propositions
http://youtube.com/watch?v=7wVntII5o-I

[RapMusicIsCool]

I'm a huge funk head, and there's plenty of avenues you can go through for the founk, but here's a few gems I could recommend:

Cameo - Alligator Woman - Easily the best funk album of the 80's, edging past Prince and Rick James' best efforts.

Sly and the Family Stone - Fresh - Contains In Time and If You Want me to Stay, two of the best and most effortlessly funky songs ever.

The Meters - self titled - Essential funk. Zigaboo Modeliste is easily one of my favorite drummers.

Lonnie Liston Smith - Expansions - The more spaced out, rhythmic side of jazz. The title track is worth the purchase.

Then of course, there's Parliament/Funkadelic, a libraries worth of classic jams came from that camp of musicians.

[DJKATA]

It covers such a huge range that it can be hard to get into plus the fact that a big perecentage of the dope stuff was released by unknown bands and is theri only release. Personally up until about 72/72 is about the best time for "funk" but that doesn't include Jazz Funk And P Funk or bands like Cameo which is also worth hearing. Theres loads of amazing compilations out there and are a good place to start. The ones on BBE are definatly worth coping
The "New" Funk scene is pretty good but sometimes comes off as a just a weaker immitation of the originals.

[woodywood]

It covers such a huge range that it can be hard to get into plus the fact that a big perecentage of the dope stuff was released by unknown bands .

Exactly! Bands like the Mighty Ryeders, Brother to Brother, etc.
I'll put some tunes on zshare and post em here. In fact, here's the first one: "Hot Stuff" by Raydio.

http://www.zshare.net/audio/1094541294e2039c/

[Dconquerer7]

Trespasser - Bad Medicine
Quit Jivin' - Pearly Queen
Gatur Bait - The Gaturs

[woodywood]

Quit Jivin' - Pearly Queen


YEAH!!!!!

[Dead End]

I'm a huge funk head, and there's plenty of avenues you can go through for the founk, but here's a few gems I could recommend:
Cameo - Alligator Woman - Easily the best funk album of the 80's, edging past Prince and Rick James' best efforts.
Sly and the Family Stone - Fresh - Contains In Time and If You Want me to Stay, two of the best and most effortlessly funky songs ever.
The Meters - self titled - Essential funk. Zigaboo Modeliste is easily one of my favorite drummers.
Lonnie Liston Smith - Expansions - The more spaced out, rhythmic side of jazz. The title track is worth the purchase.
Then of course, there's Parliament/Funkadelic, a libraries worth of classic jams came from that camp of musicians.

yeah, i done been through the meters, sly, funkadelic, parliament, bootsy.

[Copper Scroll]

Everything I've heard from Poets of Rhythm I've liked, though I've never heard a whole album... and don't even know if they have a whole album.

I'm really feelin that Sound Stylistics joint. Props.