Funk Intellegence
 

So my brother has been collecting old records for many years and just the other day we started talking about funk music, which he loves, and I just can't beleive how funk has been so forgotten and how influential it is. So what I'm getting at is why do you think this has happened?

Keep in mind i don't know much about the genre.

http://www.musicbanter.com/members-j...tml#post933078

it is far from forgotten. These artists are from the last few years. It's just a question of looking around.

I don't really know how to answer this question since I don't think it's been forgotten at all.

I dunno maybe its just my view and talking with my brother. I'm just curious why most people don't even know what funk music is?

I think most people do know what it is.

Ha well maybe i'm just crazy. But thanks anyway.

I think funk has made profound waves into many other genres.

Parliament is funk, Rick James is funk, the Isley Brothers are funk.

Is Dave Mathews funk?

Is Nirvana funk?

Is NWA funk?

Is Snoop Dogg funk?

Is Jack Johnson or ALO funk?

Is Primus funk?

As soon as you start adding dotted quarter and eighth notes in your hook, doubling your one/down beat, adding aggressive bass lines, starting phrases on an up beat, etc, you are verging on funk. Some popular music is linear now, but most modern music is uninteresting without flavors of funk. Most modern music without solid bass is also uninteresting.

Just because people don't call it funk....

Dear Sir,
i don't understand your thread completely but according to my thinking islay brother and parliament have funk music.

Ignore these guys. They can't think beyond the question.

I think Funk was, as it was in the 70's, has grown up, gotten tighter and more open-minded. Funk is rarely straight up funk any more. Its often coupled with many other genres as a sort of musical-modifier.

As it was in the 70's is sort of a snapshot in time. I'd suggest you look at funk across the span of time we've had and look for the consistent elements. Thats funk. The sequene jumpsuits and ridiculous glasses were the 70's.

Whats not to understand, The Isley Brothers & Parliament are true funk bands, and he is describing how other bands and different forms of modern music are so influenced by the funk genre, and that the genre might be a little under appreciated.