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This really ought to turn into the mega Funk thread just like the afore mentioned one on TB,we can then start harping on that it should be stickied.
I'll defy anyone who says that [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=55Rb8IdwkoE"]this[/url] bass line aint Funky
Well anyone except tBBC ..........in case i get a slap.

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[quote name='kennyrodg' post='421319' date='Feb 27 2009, 08:32 PM']I'll defy anyone who says that [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=55Rb8IdwkoE"]this[/url] bass line aint Funky[/quote]

Great bassline - it's a shame that at one stage a lot of people decided that's ALL you need for a great song.

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Well, I think in the later stages of the funk movement a lot of musicians got lazy and decided it was enough to rely on a great bassline and not much else when it came to their tunes. I still love almost all of it but I think funk as a genre rarely reached its potential in terms of songwriting or arrangements.

Two funk songs which I think set a pretty high standard (they both build slowly so give them a chance):

Stevie Wonder's [i]Jesus Children Of America[/i] (don't let all the Jesus-ness put you off)


Curtis Mayfield's [i]Right On For The Darkness[/i]
[url="http://www.last.fm/music/Curtis+Mayfield/_/Right+on+for+the+Darkness"]http://www.last.fm/music/Curtis+Mayfield/_...or+the+Darkness[/url]

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