Your Funkiest songs.

Akyho · 11-09-2015, 11:40 AM

Years ago I was really blind to "funk" I didn't have THE "funk" I was 17 trying to find my way loved DEVO and such.

So when I turned 18 I hung out with college friends in the pub more and one night Jim Beam held a promotional thing, buy like 8 Jim Beam things and you get a mp3 speaker system...it was cheap terrible but some of us got it.

So this guy I knew a little friends with my other friends, he is playing this weird melodic enticing sound (not funky at all) and telling how the guy is playing two saxophones at once and more facts I forgot. I wanted to know the band he told me and....I forgot.

Saw him in the pub and asked him.....I forgot again. THIS TIME he taps me on the shoulder and drops a burned CD on my lap and says "Here, it has that band you keep asking me about with more stuff I think you might like." said thanks and got home after college put it in my computer got the folder "Tunes for the dude" thought "awesome....."

Played it and listened instantly loving the band, then checked out the other stuff....the first one was this very funky song...that blew my mind at the time.

Victor Wooten- U Cant Hold No Groove, the original band I was listening to was Bella Fleck and the Flecktones with Wooten and his brother in it.

Every since then I have been an admirer of Funk and Bootsy Collins - I'd rather be with you as a top fave in FUUUUUUNNNNK!

So whats everyone else's FUUUUNNNNKKIEST tunes?

Plankton · 11-09-2015, 11:47 AM

Akyho · 11-09-2015, 11:53 AM

That was some pretty good stuff Plankton. Need to look more into Here come the mummies.

I also forgot.... Yes: Roundabout maaaan the bass work in that song is some pretty funky stuff.

Plankton · 11-09-2015, 12:26 PM

Mummie's are killer live too. Here's another good groove, courtesy of Tower of Power:

Psy-Fi · 11-09-2015, 03:17 PM

Betty Davis - F.U.N.K.
https://youtu.be/mQILEYw66Rg

And the entire album...

Betty Davis - Nasty Gal (1975)
https://youtu.be/jPppJGhnc80

Mr. Charlie · 11-09-2015, 06:29 PM

^ Betty Davis

Akyho · 11-09-2015, 11:53 PM

Ok that's all some pretty good funk.

Neapolitan · 11-10-2015, 01:10 AM

One of my all time favorites:
Brothers Johnson - Strawberry Letter #23 (1977)

"Too Long" by Daft Punk sampled this:
Rose Royce - First Come, First Serve (1978)

Stephen · 11-10-2015, 03:18 AM

Bootsy is pretty awesome. Check out this. Not traditional funk but dang.

Praxis - Interface/ Stimulation Loop

Plankton · 11-10-2015, 08:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Stephen

Bootsy is pretty awesome. Check out this. Not traditional funk but dang.

Praxis - Interface/ Stimulation Loop

I was gonna post up some Praxis. Buckethead gettin all funked up and ****.

Some more non-traditional:

11-09-2015, 11:40 AM	#1 (permalink)
Akyho Music Addict Join Date: Nov 2015 Posts: 125	Your Funkiest songs. Years ago I was really blind to "funk" I didn't have THE "funk" I was 17 trying to find my way loved DEVO and such. So when I turned 18 I hung out with college friends in the pub more and one night Jim Beam held a promotional thing, buy like 8 Jim Beam things and you get a mp3 speaker system...it was cheap terrible but some of us got it. So this guy I knew a little friends with my other friends, he is playing this weird melodic enticing sound (not funky at all) and telling how the guy is playing two saxophones at once and more facts I forgot. I wanted to know the band he told me and....I forgot. Saw him in the pub and asked him.....I forgot again. THIS TIME he taps me on the shoulder and drops a burned CD on my lap and says "Here, it has that band you keep asking me about with more stuff I think you might like." said thanks and got home after college put it in my computer got the folder "Tunes for the dude" thought "awesome....." Played it and listened instantly loving the band, then checked out the other stuff....the first one was this very funky song...that blew my mind at the time. Victor Wooten- U Cant Hold No Groove, the original band I was listening to was Bella Fleck and the Flecktones with Wooten and his brother in it. Every since then I have been an admirer of Funk and Bootsy Collins - I'd rather be with you as a top fave in FUUUUUUNNNNK! So whats everyone else's FUUUUNNNNKKIEST tunes?

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11-09-2015, 11:53 AM	#3 (permalink)
Akyho Music Addict Join Date: Nov 2015 Posts: 125	That was some pretty good stuff Plankton. Need to look more into Here come the mummies. I also forgot.... Yes: Roundabout maaaan the bass work in that song is some pretty funky stuff.

11-09-2015, 06:29 PM	#6 (permalink)
Mr. Charlie Shoo Thoughts Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: These Mountains Posts: 2,308	^ Betty Davis

11-09-2015, 11:53 PM	#7 (permalink)
Akyho Music Addict Join Date: Nov 2015 Posts: 125	Ok that's all some pretty good funk.

11-10-2015, 03:18 AM	#9 (permalink)
Stephen I sleep in your hat Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Melbourne, Vic. Aus. Posts: 1,847	Bootsy is pretty awesome. Check out this. Not traditional funk but dang. Praxis - Interface/ Stimulation Loop