Who here likes Funk/Soul music? (blues, bass, house, jazz)

jr. · 11-29-2005, 08:43 PM

I enjoy a lot of what people have posted, so there's no need to rewrite it.

One person asked where to start with Tower of Power. Get hold of 'What is Hip', and you've got ToP in a nutshell.

One I haven't seen mentioned are the OJays. For the Love of Money is one of the absolutely most bad a## basslines you're ever going to hear.

Isaac Hayes, Curtis Mayfield, Rose Royce, Billy Preston, Edwin Starr, all have the funk.

right-track · 11-30-2005, 03:49 PM

link:http://www.users.totalise.co.uk/~dja...l/carstairs.rm

Hope the link works for; The Carstairs - It Really Hurts Me Girl.
If you love soul...you'll love this gem. (Turn Up Volume)

The Carstairs also did a superb, pounding version of Edwin Starr's - He Who Picks A Rose.

Jr... much prefer the soul of Edwin Starr over his funk work.
Tracks like '25 miles'.

Big fan of Mayfield too.

Music Man · 11-30-2005, 09:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Dr. Luncheon Man

I'm talking Parliament, Ohio players, Bob James, Joe Tex, James Brown, Curtis Mayfield, Fatback Band, Earth wind and Fire, Stevie Wonder, Marvin ***e, Willie Bobo, Betty Davis, The Supremes, Roger Troutman and Zapp, Cymande, the meters etc.......

I like soul and funk in limited doses, but I just can't listen to them for hours at a time. I like a mix of various genres. Rock, jazz, soul etc.

boris jawaka · 12-01-2005, 09:41 PM

jimi hendrix was in parliament for a while before he left cos he didnt like the uniforms

jazzfromhell · 12-02-2005, 06:32 PM

Where'd you hear that? I don't claim to be an expert on Hendrix or any of Clinton's projects, so I can't say for certain it isn't true, but I've read a good deal about all of them and have never heard such. If he ever worked with Clinton, it was before Parliament or Funkadelic were officially formed. Clinton had been in the music since around 1955, though, so it's certainly possible, he had a group called the Parliaments before Funkadelic was formed in '68, which may be what Hendrix was in. Still, I've heard about Hendrix touring with the Isleys and Little Richard, but never Parliament.

EDGE · 12-02-2005, 06:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Dr. Luncheon Man

I was like you a couple of years ago. Just buy a couple funk complitations to get you started and your love for the music will blossom from there.

sorry. i just really.. like.. you're avatar.

boo boo · 12-02-2005, 08:16 PM

Do i like Soul?... Im listening to Marvin Gaye right now.

boris jawaka · 12-03-2005, 05:22 PM

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Originally Posted by jazzfromhell

Where'd you hear that? I don't claim to be an expert on Hendrix or any of Clinton's projects, so I can't say for certain it isn't true, but I've read a good deal about all of them and have never heard such. If he ever worked with Clinton, it was before Parliament or Funkadelic were officially formed. Clinton had been in the music since around 1955, though, so it's certainly possible, he had a group called the Parliaments before Funkadelic was formed in '68, which may be what Hendrix was in. Still, I've heard about Hendrix touring with the Isleys and Little Richard, but never Parliament.

i read it in an Uncut special magazine of the great guitarists where there was a small "did you know" box which said that he played in an early line-up of parliament

right-track · 12-04-2005, 01:45 AM

^True...before he launched his own career he also played with Sam Cooke, the Isley Brothers, Ike and Tina Turner and (I think)... Little Richard.

jazzfromhell · 12-05-2005, 08:22 AM

He definitely played with Little Richard and the Isley Brothers, I've read that multiple times.

11-29-2005, 08:43 PM	#51 (permalink)
jr. Seeker of Peace Join Date: May 2005 Location: Newark, De. Posts: 341	I enjoy a lot of what people have posted, so there's no need to rewrite it. One person asked where to start with Tower of Power. Get hold of 'What is Hip', and you've got ToP in a nutshell. One I haven't seen mentioned are the OJays. For the Love of Money is one of the absolutely most bad a## basslines you're ever going to hear. Isaac Hayes, Curtis Mayfield, Rose Royce, Billy Preston, Edwin Starr, all have the funk. __________________ Be strong then, and enter into your own body; there you have a solid place for your feet. ~ Kabir

12-01-2005, 09:41 PM	#54 (permalink)
boris jawaka Chrome Plated Megaphone Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Adelaide, Australia Posts: 163	jimi hendrix was in parliament for a while before he left cos he didnt like the uniforms __________________ "Artists are artists, because they have an extra sensitivity - a skin less perhaps than other people; and the great ones have an uncomfortable habit of being right about many things, long before their time" - Benjamin Britten, 1951

11-30-2005, 03:49 PM	#52 (permalink)
right-track Atchin' Akai Join Date: May 2005 Location: Unamerica Posts: 8,723	link:http://www.users.totalise.co.uk/~dja...l/carstairs.rm Hope the link works for; The Carstairs - It Really Hurts Me Girl. If you love soul...you'll love this gem. (Turn Up Volume) The Carstairs also did a superb, pounding version of Edwin Starr's - He Who Picks A Rose. Jr... much prefer the soul of Edwin Starr over his funk work. Tracks like '25 miles'. Big fan of Mayfield too.

12-02-2005, 06:32 PM	#55 (permalink)
jazzfromhell SHAKE! Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: On the A train. Posts: 205	Where'd you hear that? I don't claim to be an expert on Hendrix or any of Clinton's projects, so I can't say for certain it isn't true, but I've read a good deal about all of them and have never heard such. If he ever worked with Clinton, it was before Parliament or Funkadelic were officially formed. Clinton had been in the music since around 1955, though, so it's certainly possible, he had a group called the Parliaments before Funkadelic was formed in '68, which may be what Hendrix was in. Still, I've heard about Hendrix touring with the Isleys and Little Richard, but never Parliament.

12-04-2005, 01:45 AM	#59 (permalink)
right-track Atchin' Akai Join Date: May 2005 Location: Unamerica Posts: 8,723	^True...before he launched his own career he also played with Sam Cooke, the Isley Brothers, Ike and Tina Turner and (I think)... Little Richard.

12-05-2005, 08:22 AM	#60 (permalink)
jazzfromhell SHAKE! Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: On the A train. Posts: 205	He definitely played with Little Richard and the Isley Brothers, I've read that multiple times.