The Golden era of the FUNK
 

Now I sure most all funkay folk can agree that the golden era for the funk was from 1977-1983. Especially with early 80's funk! I mean these jamz where like nuthin' your every heard before coming out of the funk realm! Just so much imagination, originality and style were put into these groovez! It's sadness my heart to know that these type of funk era beats arnt made anymore. Which is why it's my one of my life missions to keep the funk alive however I can. So now I gotta ask what are yall thoughts on the subject and about 80's funk in general?? Lastly this is also the place to share your all-time favorite funk tracklist.

so with that here's my ATFF track list "check this out!" as they say haha :pimp:
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Always thought that the golden era of funk was during the early 70s to 1978. P-Funk seemed so much more progressive during that period than any other style before or after. With the implementation of horn sections and distorted electric rock guitar combined with traditional funk/soul and r_&_b basslines.

A major influence on funk rock/metal.

Id say mid-70s til about 1983......about 1984, DX synths, Moog analog synths, and drum machines were replacing real horns, real bass, and real drums on just about every new funk tune turning funk into some bizarre over-polished techno groove music, but some of the most memorable funk songs are from the early 80s, such as

Lakeside - Fantastic Voyage (1980)
Fatback - Backstrokin (1980)
Dazz Band - Let It Whip (1982)
Cameo - Flirt (1982)
Bootsy Collins - Shine-O-Myte/ Ragpopping (1982)

just to name a few

Funk and contemperary r&b music did receive more mainstream success during the 80s then bands and artist did in the 70s.
I personally think the 70s funk music was more original and inventive than the electronic sounds going into the 80s.
Don't get me wrong though, I like a lot of the funk orientated music during the 80s and 90s also. My opinion might be a little bias when it concerns 70s funk.

Oh, I agree..my post was pointing out that 70s funk really ended about 1983...much in the same way 80s music ended about 1993 when Grunge officially took over via Nirvana's impact on the mainstream

:laughing: hey that's a cool video clip.

Everything went more commercial during '78 and '79. :)

Nah -- that only seems that way because Robert Stigwood painted the Bee Gees in white, which spearheaded disco into that "hairy-but-glittery" 70s Saturday Night Fever schmaltz-thing that we all make fun of now :D

funkmaster flex keeps the funk alive today, try "i'm not feeling you" by yvette michele, but be warned, it's the ONLY decent track she recorded, well, based on one album - i think she sank without a trace after that blip on the radar

here it is in all its scratchy glory:

David Bowie nailed funk.

Great effing tune.

I'm pinky Nougah! Thats what I think of when I hear that song from David Bowie

You sho got that right man he dose keep it alive which reminded me. Yall know who else got the FUNK these days or at least a dose of it!?! Mark Ronson and that Bruno mars guy with "Up town funk". When I fist watched the music video I said to myself "FunK in the 2010's that's ironic so gotta grab me a sack of chronic" :crazy: Kinda surprised new generation kids even like this song as much as they do. Not that they would even know a damn thing about the FunK from the past. Though as a Funkateer I actually have to say this one track did capture some magic of the FunK from the mid 80's. Thought I find it to be a good jam but a little repetitive. Lastly am I the only one who sees mark ronson and bruno mars as the modern version of Mic Murphy & David Frank (The System)?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OPf0YbXqDm0

wayy off 1977 - 1983 imo, the more electronic stuff from that time has a special place, but if you're really talking the golden age, it has to be the late 1960's to early 1970's. That much more raw instrumental sound is always a winner, especially when lyrics were more politically charged.

I agree, IMO without a doubt very late 60s into the mid 70s. Nothing can beat P-Funk and Sly, War, Mayfield, etc.

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