Isn`t It About Time There Was A Genre Arguement In Here (singer, funk)

**Urban Hatemonger** · 03-08-2006, 12:03 PM

Why let all the emo kids have all the fun.

So then ,James Brown the Godfather of Soul...

And yet he pioneered funk.

So what is James Browns music?

Soul or Funk ?

Fenixpunk · 03-08-2006, 12:41 PM

id say soul..when i think of funk, george clinton comes to mind, and even though they are similar they are quite differant.

**Urban Hatemonger** · 03-08-2006, 01:50 PM

I see what your saying.

I`d probably go with soul too , I`ve always thought he was a soul singer who pioneered it but others like George Clinton , Rick James,Sly Stone took funk & made it what it was.Thats not to undermine what he did originally.

**right-track** · 03-08-2006, 03:53 PM

For me he's a soul man. Soul Brother #1.
On the other hand when it came to funk, he rewrote the rules of rhythm.
Songs that began with 'Out Of Sight' and 'Papas Got A Brand New Bag' and on to 'Cold Sweat' and 'Get Up' made him much more than The Godfather Of Soul.
He's a one off..."unnnh"..."Good God".
"Don't just say, Ow, say, "OOOWWWW!!"
Bone rattling soul.

EDIT: One of the greatest live albums ever. Recorded in October 1962...'Live At The Apollo'

**LesPaul43** · 03-08-2006, 10:16 PM

I said funk....im not Majorly familliar with a whole bunch of his material...i know he was the godfather of soul and everything....but i hear funk through the stuff i have heard...mind you...ahh whats the use...its a tough choice

tomwaits4no1 · 03-13-2006, 08:15 AM

Funkin' soul.

**cardboard adolescent** · 03-13-2006, 06:36 PM

I said post hard grindcore emo funk, even though it really seems more like proto hardcore emo funk, but that was the closest of the three.

TrampInaTux · 03-14-2006, 06:57 AM

Soul. Although I was tempted to vote for the last one.

MoonlitSunshine · 09-01-2006, 10:33 AM

The last one was too tempting... I'd say soul though

ryder · 09-02-2006, 04:58 AM

i'd say more soul. its a mixture of both but more soul. the Payback is the sh!t.

View Poll Results: What Genre Of Music Would You Classify James Brown
Soul	15	44.12%
Funk	12	35.29%
Post hard grindcore emo-funk	7	20.59%
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03-08-2006, 12:41 PM
Fenixpunk The Erroneous Hoodlum Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: West Side Phoenix Posts: 2,128	id say soul..when i think of funk, george clinton comes to mind, and even though they are similar they are quite differant. __________________ This message has been approved by Shawn Erroneous - Hoodlum Hardcore

03-08-2006, 10:16 PM
LesPaul43 Bring da Ruckus Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: British Columbia Posts: 4,020	I said funk....im not Majorly familliar with a whole bunch of his material...i know he was the godfather of soul and everything....but i hear funk through the stuff i have heard...mind you...ahh whats the use...its a tough choice __________________ Life's not a bitch life is a beautiful woman You only call her a bitch because she won't let you get that pussy Maybe she didn't feel y'all shared any similar interests When Life Gives You Lemons, You Paint That Shit Gold

03-13-2006, 08:15 AM
tomwaits4no1 Groupie Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 25	Funkin' soul.

03-13-2006, 06:36 PM
cardboard adolescent time isn't on my side Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Chicago Posts: 2,532	I said post hard grindcore emo funk, even though it really seems more like proto hardcore emo funk, but that was the closest of the three. __________________ Free Music! Free Art! The Ocean Will Have Us All

03-14-2006, 06:57 AM
TrampInaTux that's my war face. Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 1,451	Soul. Although I was tempted to vote for the last one.

09-01-2006, 10:33 AM
MoonlitSunshine Dat's Der Bunny! Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Ireland Posts: 612	The last one was too tempting... I'd say soul though __________________ "You're Never Alone With a Rubber Duck" - Captain of the 3rd Ark

09-02-2006, 04:58 AM
ryder Music Addict Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 162	i'd say more soul. its a mixture of both but more soul. the Payback is the sh!t.