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 ?

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

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.

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'

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

Funkin' soul.

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.

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

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

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