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raven
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Funk yourself
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Feb 12 18:22 UTC 1997 |
This is the funk item, so get down. :-) Lets talk about James Brown,
Funkadelic, Sly & the Family Stone, the Neville Brothers, etc. Also
feel free to discuss modern spinoffs of funk like acid jazz, techno,
hip-hop, etc.
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bmoran
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response 1 of 36:
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Feb 13 14:52 UTC 1997 |
Smell my Finger!
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lumen
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response 2 of 36:
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Mar 3 21:25 UTC 1997 |
See 'Remember the Fabulous 80's?' item for a little comment of mine about
techno. I also happen to think funk is the biggest influence of disco dancing
and what they call 'club music' (same thing, really). Not all of us can
ballroom dance, tho I can a little bit. By the same hand, I think disco
helped funk a little bit-- black music, I think, started making a strong
presence in mainstream music again since 50's R&B (and more obviously so,
without white guys doing covers of their songs).
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jiffer
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response 3 of 36:
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Mar 4 06:10 UTC 1997 |
i think your right Jon. R&B did have a great influence but unluckily some
white guys were just making the money off of them. Also, the Disco of the
70's was originated from the R&B as well. Its very intereting.
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scott
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response 4 of 36:
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Mar 4 12:15 UTC 1997 |
A lot of disco/club stuff is so stiff (drum machine-y) that it is almost
anti-funk, though. I can remeber doing sound for Buddy Guy once in a Detroit
club where the audience wouldn't dance until the band break, when the DJ came
on.
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lumen
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response 5 of 36:
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Mar 4 20:40 UTC 1997 |
That's true..musicians have been able to acheive super-tight drum riffs with
synthesizers and drum machines. And with techno, it is possible to create
music faster than music can humanly be played-- speeds reach up to 350 bps
(which you can't track on a metronome). I always perceived funk to be much
looser than that-- it swings in a sort of intoxicated way, you know? I should
have made a distinction between early disco and club music-- the genre
definitely changed when synthesizers got involved. Early disco was definitely
funkier-- and indeed, funk had a stronger presence. And yes, Jen, there
always seems to be some white guys ripping off black music. At least now
black musicians are taking the same opportunity-- heard the remake of
Chicago's "After All" yet? Actually, it's a nod and compliment to the
musician Peter Cetera-- they overdubbed some of his singing of the chorus onto
the track.
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lumen
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response 6 of 36:
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Mar 5 21:59 UTC 1997 |
Er, actually, the song is "Hard To Say I'm Sorry." Can't remember who did
the cover.
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lumen
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response 7 of 36:
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Mar 9 06:41 UTC 1997 |
I had the opportunity to hear a collection of acid jazz at Camelot the other
day. It was nice; it brought back some memories of listening to Spirogyra
and Tribal Tech for the first time, except, thank goodness, this music is a
little bit more for real and not as Muzak-ready. Mind you, it's not like I
don't like Spirogyra-- you just can't actively listen to them and they do make
great background music.
So, Matt, is there any acid jazz acts you would recommend (and/or individual
musicians)? I will likely buy this CD-- it's a 'best of' and probably will
be a good sample. Count Basic was one of the musicians listed.
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bmoran
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response 8 of 36:
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Mar 19 04:57 UTC 1997 |
Try TAB TWO No Flagman Ahead The're German(i Think). Trumpet & Bass.
Danceable or just pop your fingers.
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lumen
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response 9 of 36:
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Apr 11 05:45 UTC 1997 |
Anyone heard any recent popular funk tunes? All I can think of is "Just A
Touch Of Love" and "I Could Never Be A Woman" (which has some heavy synthpop
elements and isn't quite pure funk). I can't think of much funk material
that's more recent than the 70's..
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raven
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response 10 of 36:
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Apr 11 18:15 UTC 1997 |
I think acid jazz is closest thingwe have to funk in the 90s. I saw Groove
Collective at the Blind Pig Wed and it reminded me of seeing Funkadelic
a couple of years ago. I danced for 3 hours and the music was improvised
and complex ala Miles Davis/Coltrane to boot(sy) collins.
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orinoco
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response 11 of 36:
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Apr 19 20:00 UTC 1997 |
I wouldn't even think of "I could never be a woman" as funk, although now that
you mention it I can hear the connection...
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colette
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response 12 of 36:
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May 21 00:42 UTC 1997 |
i highly suggest these groups.."Bela Fleck and the Fleckstones, The Aquarium
Resque Unit, and Madesque Martin and Wood." All are wonderfull but MM&W is
my favorite..anyone though i'm sure will satisfy your hunger for funk.
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violator
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response 13 of 36:
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May 22 21:59 UTC 1997 |
james brown is my hero..DO THA SPANK!
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lionbane
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response 14 of 36:
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Jun 4 08:03 UTC 1997 |
from the ;80's hummm well the best Metal bands came from that era
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katt
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response 15 of 36:
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Jun 9 14:40 UTC 1997 |
VERY true! IU went and saw Machina and the Monsters of Rock the other
night-they got all decked out in eighties gear, they did, like, a pat benatar
cover, and Led Zepplin story hour. . .it rocked :):)
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lumen
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response 16 of 36:
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Jun 24 04:55 UTC 1997 |
I had a chance to hear Bela Fleck and the Flecktones, but I missed it :(
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mcnally
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response 17 of 36:
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Jun 24 07:30 UTC 1997 |
as a neutral observer (non-Fleck fan who went to a concert last fall
at EMU) I'd say they put on a pretty decent show. their style of music
doesn't thrill me that much, unfortunately, though I did like the
(hmmm.. how to describe? sound collage?) Futureman performed as his
solo piece. Does he have any solo albums? How are they?
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lumen
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response 18 of 36:
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Oct 7 23:54 UTC 1997 |
I noticed no one mentioned hip-hop. Rap in general is incorporating quite
a bit of old funk standards, although it is not always in the most original
way. Coolio is one such artist (bad example, I know) who did some
collaborations with the funk group Lakeside, on some of their old hits. "Mo
Money, Mo Problems," by The Notorious B.I.G., borrows heavily from a song (or
could it be a sample?) that I believe is called "I'm Coming Out." The word
"out" sounds a little clipped, I suppose because the artists didn't want its
political connotations-- a euphemism.
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raven
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response 19 of 36:
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Oct 8 00:07 UTC 1997 |
I *did* mention Hi-Hop at the beggining of this item if you go back and
read it. There is a lot of fine funk influenced Hip-Hop out there such
as Digable Planets, Queen Latifa, Arrested Development, the Acid Jazzy
Groove Collective, etc.
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lumen
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response 20 of 36:
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Oct 8 23:40 UTC 1997 |
I know, good sir-- my point was no one *else* mentioned it. Digable Planets--
hmmm...I seem to remember them.
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diznave
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response 21 of 36:
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Oct 21 17:52 UTC 1997 |
Hip-Hop absolutely has plenty of funk. There is, in addition to Digable
Planetsand Groove Collective, Tribe Called Quest, De La Soul, Brand New
Heavies, Guru, Beck, Beastie Boys (check out _Car Wash_ on _Paul's Boutique_),
the Roots, Qwest The Madd Ladd, the Jungle Brothers, etc.
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orinoco
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response 22 of 36:
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Oct 21 20:16 UTC 1997 |
Hm. Wouldn't have thought of Beck as funk, but I guess it applies to him
about as well as any label would...
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raven
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response 23 of 36:
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Oct 21 23:29 UTC 1997 |
re #21 Very true thanks for the list!
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funnie
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response 24 of 36:
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Apr 28 11:03 UTC 1998 |
Is this item dead ?
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