FUNK YOU!!!!! Favorite Funk Band

[LynneSin]

I'm thinking it should be George Clinton and the P-Funk All-stars (or any variation of that) but then again this morning I was listening to Sly and the Family Stone thinking they might actually be better.

Who is your favorite Funk band?

[kwassa]

1. The originator James Brown, P-Funk, Sly, early Kool and the Gang,

Bootsie Collins ..

I never had any feeling for the Ohio Players, who I just heard on the radio with "Funky Worm"

[blondeatlast]

2. Cameo, P-Funk, Tower of Power (although ToP is kinda fusion).

Fishbone. That's what I call a party!

[mzteris]

3. hmmmmm

Average White Band

or

Tower of Power. . . well - they had more Trumpets - so probably them.

[mikeytherat]

4. Frankie Beverly and Maze, Mother's Finest

And of course, SoulerCoaster (www.soulercoaster.com).

mikey_the_rat

[KitchenWitch]

5. Definitely George Clinton and the P-Funk All Stars

[Orsino]

12. Yeah. James Brown may have invented it...

...but Clinton and company became it. EWF also own the genre on occasion.

[Brewman_Jax]

6. Lakeside, Bar-Kays, Cameo, Con-Funk-Shun

to name a few; and let's not forget KC and the Sunshine Band, which, like most funk bands, had a horn section.

[LynneSin]

7. Plus Earth, Wind & Fire

Love them!

[Brewman_Jax]

8. That was your cue

good job! Serpentine Fire and Groove Tonight

[no name no slogan]

11. Always had a soft spot for EWF

"September" was the second 45rpm record I ever bought. I still love their stuff.

I also quite liked a lot of the early Commodores stuff, too, before they went off into dittyland near the end of the Lionel Richie era.

:hi:

[HughBeaumont]

9. MFSB

[Richardo]

10. Tower of Power.

Sly and the Family Stone and EWF (the 70s version).

[Bunny]

13. Another TofP fan here!

[SuperWonk]

14. Happy

to see all the Tower of Power love!

[Bunny]

16. Me, Richardo, and wryter2000 are big ToP fans here!

:woohoo:

[blondeatlast]

30. And me! nt

[Richardo]

34. Yeah! and blondeatlast!

:hi:

[mikeytherat]

17. My band, SoulerCoaster, plays the following ToP tunes:

So Very Hard to Go
What is Hip?
Soul Vaccination
Squib Cakes

mikey_the_rat

[Richardo]

19. Sounds great! You got the chop.

PS: Add "I Got The Chop" to the playlist. :thumbsup:

[mikeytherat]

20. Soul Vacc was a beast of a tune to learn...

made Squib Cakes seem easy in comparison.

Down to the Nightclub is on deck to learn next (big show in Tennessee this June, and the client is a ToP freak!). Lemme give "Chop" a good listen and I'll get back with ya!

mikey_the_rat

[Richardo]

22. You get to sing "Popeye was a pussy"

If that helps...

But you can't go wrong with 'Nightclub' :)

[mikeytherat]

24. Well, that seals it!

And thanks! Now I understand our saxophonist with his "Popeye was a pussy" comments. By the way, though our band is SoulerCoaster, we call our horn section "The Pillars of Soul."

mikey_the_rat

[Richardo]

25. Lyric sheet here...

WOuld like to hear your band sometime - if your horn section can play those licks you guys are good!


I Got The Chop

Went down in the valley,
I jumped back in the alley,
Scaled the highest peak,
I even plugged the biggest leak.

Aint none quicker than I,
Slicker than Superfly,
I don't even have to try,
I got the chop!

I got the chop!
I can't be stopped,
I'll never get popped,
I got the chop, hey now!

I possess the keenest mind,
perhaps of all mankind,
My cranium do contain
Undoubtedly the greatest brain

My (sight?) is not the type,
Baby get sucked up all night,
I maintain outta sight
I got the chop!

I got the chop!
I've been through a lot,
Give it all I've got,
I've got the chop!

If somehow you still have doubt as to what I'm talkin' 'bout,
Your insights extra dumb if you can't tell where I'm comin' from,
'Cause if I ain't got the chop, if I ain't got the chop;

Moby Dick was a minnow,
Dumbo was a drunk,
Popeye was a pussy,
And Pinocchio was a punk!

No! That's a buncha bunk!

SAX SOLO

I will fulfill your every need,
Satisfaction guaranteed,
Double your money back,
Your gonna swear I got the true knack.

Ain't no haughty boast,
It's a fact that I'm the most,
Just the most from coast to coast
I got the chop!

I got the chop!
I hit the spots,
Call all the shots,
I got the chop!

Oh, girl, I am the cream of the crop,
See, I'm the most from coast to coast,
I won't get popped, I can't get stopped,
I've been through a lot,
Give it all I got,
I got the chop!
Oh-oh, girl,
Oh, now,
Satisfaction guaranteed

[mikeytherat]

26. Here ya go:

These a few years old (need to update with more live recordings we've got), and we have a new trumpeter who just smoooooooooookes! But these give a fair representation of the band:

Complete studio tracks:

http://soulercoaster.com/music/mp3/demo/What_Is_Hip.mp3

http://soulercoaster.com/music/mp3/demo/Pick_Up_The_Pieces.mp3

http://soulercoaster.com/music/mp3/demo/To_Be_Real.mp3

Live snippets:

http://soulercoaster.com/music/mp3/live/Funky_Stuff.mp3

http://soulercoaster.com/music/mp3/live/Kool_Instrumental.mp3

http://soulercoaster.com/music/mp3/live/Respect.mp3

mikey_the_rat

[Richardo]

32. You guys do rock!

Nice stuff! :thumbsup:

[mikeytherat]

37. Thanks!

And let me tell ya, we do the live version of What is Hip (with the extended ending) and that is one of the most brutal basslines to keep going (Mikey's hands are nearly numb after that)!

mikey_the_rat

[blondeatlast]

33. Da-YUM!

Excellent! Thanks! :bounce:

[blondeatlast]

31. And my absolute favorite (the horn intro still makes me swoon)

"You're Still a Young Man!"

[blondeatlast]

28. I Got to Groove! Yeah, you know me! nt

[Initech]

15. Definately gotta go with P-Funk

But I've been really impressed with the new Earth Wind & Fire album, so add them too!

[TheBaldyMan]

18. Parliament, make my funk the P-funk

[MadHound]

21. Toss up between Parliment and Ohio Players

Sly and his family rate up there too, along with Earth Wind & Fire.

[Guy Fawkes]

23. Funkadelic

I've been a fan of Clinton for some time- but the Funkadelic album "One Nation Under A Groove" has to be one of my all time favorites.

[mvd]

27. Does Steely Dan count?

Not a huge fan, but they are probably by fave that does the funk style.

[Richardo]

35. Steely Dan always counts.

Yes, i'm a huge fan.

[ariesgem]

29. I have a few favorites- Parliament/Funkadelic, Bootsy's Rubberband

Sly and the Family Stone, Ohio Players, Slave...

Anyone remember Graham Central Station?


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=veiD4I_ksww&search=soul%20train

Now THAT was pure funk!:7

[tuvor]

36. Shriekback

When they were funky, they were very, very funky.

[blondeatlast]

38. Rufus--as yet unmentioned and not my favorite, but w/ Chaka Khan,

not to be ignored.