mike f Posted January 29 Posted January 29 @bubinga5 good points. Funk is feel thing. Funk is a radio and we all choose to tune in to our favourite stations. For me it’s the heavier, more psychedelic sounds of P-Funk and Prince. Respect to James Brown and Earth Wind and Fire but I’ll never listen to them. Quote
Burns-bass Posted January 29 Posted January 29 On 29/01/2025 at 18:19, mike f said: @bubinga5 good points. Funk is feel thing. Funk is a radio and we all choose to tune in to our favourite stations. For me it’s the heavier, more psychedelic sounds of P-Funk and Prince. Respect to James Brown and Earth Wind and Fire but I’ll never listen to them. Expand And I can’t stand Prince or P-Funk so the world evens out! 1 1 Quote
Terry M. Posted January 29 Posted January 29 On 29/01/2025 at 18:15, OliverBlackman said: There was a list of funk tracks created by a former BC member. Worth searching for as it is a very long list! Expand It's the funk that influenced my decision to play bass. I may well know most of those tracks on that list you mention 😊 Quote
Terry M. Posted January 29 Posted January 29 On 29/01/2025 at 18:19, mike f said: @bubinga5 good points. Funk is feel thing. Funk is a radio and we all choose to tune in to our favourite stations. For me it’s the heavier, more psychedelic sounds of P-Funk and Prince. Respect to James Brown and Earth Wind and Fire but I’ll never listen to them. Expand Interesting seeing as James Brown is seen as the main force behind what came to be known as funk. Apparently Cold Sweat was the first funk tune. Not my words however. Quote
Geek99 Posted January 29 Posted January 29 I’d love to be good enough to appreciate funk better Quote
Geek99 Posted January 29 Posted January 29 I used to listen to a lot of James brown then I read more about his background and behaviour and realised he wasn’t nice enough to take any of my hard-earned Quote
mike f Posted January 29 Posted January 29 On 29/01/2025 at 18:31, Burns-bass said: And I can’t stand Prince or P-Funk so the world evens out! Expand Beautiful! There is balance in the universe! Quote
Terry M. Posted January 29 Posted January 29 On 29/01/2025 at 18:56, Geek99 said: I’d love to be good enough to appreciate funk better Expand You're good enough to play whatever inspires you with the right measure of enthusiasm and practice I think. Quote
Terry M. Posted January 29 Posted January 29 (edited) On 29/01/2025 at 18:58, Geek99 said: I used to listen to a lot of James brown then I read more about his background and behaviour and realised he wasn’t nice enough to take any of my hard-earned Expand You would be shocked if you could peek into the private lives of most people we call celebrities. My wife was a huge Johnny Depp fan until it transpired he hits women. Sean Connery was known for it too. Edited January 29 by Terry M. Quote
Terry M. Posted January 29 Posted January 29 On 29/01/2025 at 18:58, Geek99 said: I used to listen to a lot of James brown then I read more about his background and behaviour and realised he wasn’t nice enough to take any of my hard-earned Expand Also bear in mind that none of us has any control over our background. We're born into whatever circumstances exist at that time. Quote
Mrbigstuff Posted January 29 Posted January 29 On 29/01/2025 at 18:49, Terry M. said: It's the funk that influenced my decision to play bass. I may well know most of those tracks on that list you mention 😊 Expand Found it 1 Quote
bubinga5 Posted January 29 Posted January 29 On 29/01/2025 at 14:29, Terry M. said: Love Cross the Tracks. Are you familiar with Just Kissed My Baby by The Meters? What about Roy Ayers' Life is Just a Moment Pt2? Oh the list is endless. Expand Yes I'm familiar with those. 👍 1 Quote
bubinga5 Posted January 29 Posted January 29 Its just dripping with funk. The live video is awesome. 1 Quote
TheLowDown Posted January 29 Posted January 29 I love funk, especially when it's blended with other genres like jazz. I'm not a fan of the sound of slap, though, for those songs that use it. Quote
bubinga5 Posted January 29 Posted January 29 On 29/01/2025 at 18:15, OliverBlackman said: There was a list of funk tracks created by a former BC member. Worth searching for as it is a very long list! Expand I'm still here. 😁 Quote
Mrbigstuff Posted January 29 Posted January 29 On 29/01/2025 at 21:34, bubinga5 said: I'm still here. 😁 Expand I know, sorry I remembered it as pet academy’s thread! 1 Quote
Terry M. Posted January 29 Posted January 29 On 29/01/2025 at 21:27, bubinga5 said: Its just dripping with funk. The live video is awesome. Expand Baaaaaaddddd 🤤 Quote
Geek99 Posted January 30 Posted January 30 On 29/01/2025 at 19:27, Terry M. said: You're good enough to play whatever inspires you with the right measure of enthusiasm and practice I think. Expand Yeah I jumped in and played along with zombie (acoustic) very badly and the hostess “was enjoying so much she forgot to record it”. delusional :🤔 1 Quote
Geek99 Posted January 30 Posted January 30 On 29/01/2025 at 20:26, Terry M. said: Also bear in mind that none of us has any control over our background. We're born into whatever circumstances exist at that time. Expand He beat tammi Terrell (ain’t nothing like the real thing, with Marvin gaye) so badly that she was hospitalised. eerie echoes of my late father who was a total Cnut 1 Quote
Geek99 Posted January 30 Posted January 30 (edited) On 29/01/2025 at 19:29, Terry M. said: You would be shocked if you could peek into the private lives of most people we call celebrities. My wife was a huge Johnny Depp fan until it transpired he hits women. Sean Connery was known for it too. Expand I’m not shocked. More despondent. I come from that world (as a child) I’ve never hit any woman ever, I’m proud to say. Not that it’s “an achievement” but I’m proud to say that whatever hits I take personally history is absolutely not going to repeat Edited January 30 by Geek99 1 Quote
Dazm66 Posted January 30 Posted January 30 On 29/01/2025 at 18:54, Terry M. said: Interesting seeing as James Brown is seen as the main force behind what came to be known as funk. Apparently Cold Sweat was the first funk tune. Not my words however. Expand Although some say it’s Hercules by Aaron Neville. Cracking bassline! Quote
Terry M. Posted January 30 Posted January 30 On 30/01/2025 at 07:06, Dazm66 said: Although some say it’s Hercules by Aaron Neville. Cracking bassline! Expand I have to admit I've never heard that claim before. Hercules is from 1973 which is 6 years younger than Cold Sweat so I honestly doubt that. Cracking bassline for sure though. Quote
Terry M. Posted January 30 Posted January 30 It's even two years younger than the James Brown track Make it Funky. Quote
chris_b Posted January 30 Posted January 30 I Got You (I Feel Good) was recorded in 1965. Predates any other Funk record I know about. Quote
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