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

Urban Hat€monger ? · 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 Hat€monger ? · 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'

Laces Out Dan! · 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	26	40.00%
Funk	23	35.38%
Post hard grindcore emo-funk	16	24.62%
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03-08-2006, 12:03 PM	#1 (permalink)
Urban Hat€monger ? The Sexual Intellectual Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Somewhere cooler than you Posts: 18,605	Isn`t It About Time There Was A Genre Arguement In Here 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 ? __________________ Urb's RYM Stuff Most people sell their soul to the devil, but the devil sells his soul to Nick Cave.

03-08-2006, 12:41 PM	#2 (permalink)
Fenixpunk The Erroneous Hoodlum Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: West Side Phoenix Posts: 2,057	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 - The Declaimed

03-08-2006, 01:50 PM	#3 (permalink)
Urban Hat€monger ? The Sexual Intellectual Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Somewhere cooler than you Posts: 18,605	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. __________________ Urb's RYM Stuff Most people sell their soul to the devil, but the devil sells his soul to Nick Cave.

03-08-2006, 10:16 PM	#5 (permalink)
Laces Out Dan! I love Puck Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: British Columbia Posts: 4,614	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 __________________ We are entirely smooth, We admit to the truth, We are the best at what we do.

03-08-2006, 03:53 PM	#4 (permalink)
right-track Atchin' Akai Join Date: May 2005 Location: Unamerica Posts: 8,723	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'

03-13-2006, 08:15 AM	#6 (permalink)
tomwaits4no1 Groupie Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 25	Funkin' soul.

03-13-2006, 06:36 PM	#7 (permalink)
cardboard adolescent ;) Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: CA Posts: 3,503	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.

03-14-2006, 06:57 AM	#8 (permalink)
TrampInaTux that's my war face. Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 1,418	Soul. Although I was tempted to vote for the last one.

09-01-2006, 10:33 AM	#9 (permalink)
MoonlitSunshine Dat's Der Bunny! Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Ireland Posts: 1,088	The last one was too tempting... I'd say soul though __________________ "I found it eventually, at the bottom of a locker in a disused laboratory, with a sign on the door saying "Beware of the Leopard". Ever thought of going into Advertising?" - Arthur Dent

09-02-2006, 04:58 AM	#10 (permalink)
ryder Music Addict Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 161	i'd say more soul. its a mixture of both but more soul. the Payback is the sh!t.