There was this other 99-page thread that might have been about funk, to be honest I didn't read all of them, but while I found everything and the kitchen sink in the random ones that I clicked on, there was very little to no real funk ever mentioned.

While I totally get the idea that on a trance-oriented board most people might not want to be bothered figuring out the difference between Curtis Mayfield and Jakatta, should there not be a little thread where real, authentic funky music can be celebrated?

Not house. Not disco. Not techno. Not armchair electronica that happens to use a James Brown loop. None of those qualify as authentic funk. Funk is waaaaay down there, without a mechanical 4/4 beat. Funk is not a Hed Kandi compilation with jazzy guitar chords or somebody sampling a Bootsy Collins yelp. Even tho Derrick Carter's boompty house is great, it's not funk, merely house that has a bit of a funky flavor. And yes, funk can be uptempo!

So it would be great if this could be the thread where real funk is celebrated or debated, (or slagged, or whatever)

With that in mind, here are a few nuggets that have kept me boppin' for a long time.

Would certainly love to hear what some of your favorites are.

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yessssss, blax.

Here's some more recent stuff...

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Ok let's go! How about soulful funk, jazz funk, or funky disco tracks too? boogie funk? modern funk? some of these will be obvious, hopefully others not.

There's always more where that came from... let's start covering the basics.

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Gimme some mo' !

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Herbie Hancock - Sly http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g_rPaziWY38 or that whole headhunters lp
The Crusaders - Wells Gone Dry
Robert Jay - Alcohol http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_XbL8pC_Te4
Ohio Players - Ecstasy http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xemoXrtvc-0
Maggie Thrett - Soupy http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TrrySIRMCsM
James Brown - Talkin' Loud & Sayin' Nothing http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T6OoOhKM_yc
Labi Siffre - The Vulture http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2DByyEuYEvc
Herbie Hancock - Wiggle Waggle http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AHnSh3amu8o
Al Green - Everything's OK http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d66P8Lb75qQ
Eddie Kendricks - Girl You Need A Change Of Mind http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NUYTMqATF7M
Freda Payne - Yours To Have
Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell - Baby Don't You Worry
Ronnie Laws - Always There http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ANhb-svKimY

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I like montana's post style better so..

this post is going to be more discofunk oriented

WAR - The world is a ghetto (disco version) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SbfnYeeOgxE

WAR - City, Country, City http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PqB1oqP8smg

Wax - Don't be Tight http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lWvxw4INrRM

Parliament Funkadelic - Aqua Boogie (A Psychoalphadiscobetabioaquadoloop) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c-9NYdBLvvw

Aurra - Make Up Your Mind http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w9XNqqZ6xsM

Jackie Beavers - Mr. Bump Man (Give Me A Hand) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YGcKVVvQqCg

BT Express - Peace Pipe http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CKXPUEPFow8

The Blackbyrds - Unfinished Business http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zfxv_vMRMPE

The Destroyers - Letric Love http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Q0576rfbmo

Brass Construction - Get up to get down http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AfteiP1qaaE

Baker Harris Young - We Funk The Best http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WwVCeye0OVA

currently going through my dad's crates of seven inch disco and funk.

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Originally posted by nefardec I like montana's post style better so..

Yeah agreed, Flash crashes with more than five or six embedded videos, it won't even allow the page to load half the time.

- Bootsy's Rubber Band "Body Slam" -> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EbNgEVgaMAM

- Little Sister "You're The One" -> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ZRGEdW6Zlk

- Jimi Hendrix "Crash Landing" -> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_uhN--xMAgs

- Marvin Gaye "T Plays It Cool" -> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oo-lnXtXmSA

- Steve Arrington "Nobody Can Be You" -> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eoq0Ka3LWxM

- Bobby Byrd "Hot Pants I'm Comin'" -> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PKrwHGymvpA

- The Time "Cool" -> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i9hLoPYABss

- Bobby Byrd "I Know You Got Soul" -> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LACshMapSKo

- Maceo & The Macks "Soul Power 74" -> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1V1Pg8JfZs8

- Don Blackman "Heart's Desire" -> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BmYTeD5zxq8

- George Clinton "Atomic Dog" (rare instrumental) -> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s_DWjhozg6I

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when i have access to youtube i'll be back. A funk thread needs the 60's 7inch record additions. I would say from 1965 to 1975 was the best time for funk, until disco came along.