God I Love Go Go

[obi 2 kenobi]

Diggin' through my old records, picking up Trouble Funk and Chuck Brown.

I saw TF live in London in '86. Best live gig I've ever been to. Band were tighter than a gnat's chuff. Saw Chuck in '93 in Paris

Anyhow, here's the precursor to the go go sound, Chuck Brown and the Soul Searchers, 'Ashley's Roachclip.'.


[url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZfymVPOdMwk"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZfymVPOdMwk[/url]

Sampled to death, go to 3.28. How many times has this been used ?



Bustin' Loose......top funkin album..... Check the dreads in the vid. This is 1978, before Stevie and Rick James caught on.

[url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hoUVPXxlvmY"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hoUVPXxlvmY[/url]



Chuck again with 'We need some Money' from the film 'Good to Go. Sadly unavailable on DVD. Though I have 3 soundtrack copies on vinyl !

[url="http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x4lnl7_chuck-brownwe-need-some-money_news"]http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x4lnl7_ch...some-money_news[/url]



Trouble Funk, early Sugarhill album from '82. First up 'Hey Fellas', check out the dance moves around 4.30.... One of my favourite tracks.

[url="http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x4lvlu_trouble-funkhey-fellas_music"]http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x4lvlu_tr...ey-fellas_music[/url]


From Good to Go again, title track. Check the first 40 seconds. Can't get better than this.

[url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z4fNu0AnUf8"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z4fNu0AnUf8[/url]


Classic 'Pump me Up'..

[url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xg5IRsPs5E8"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xg5IRsPs5E8[/url]


Old skool 'E Flat Boogie'..

[url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WI4HPsVJ-Ls"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WI4HPsVJ-Ls[/url]

[molan]

I saw Chuck Brown in the UK the first time he came over & it was a great show.

Must dig out my old double live album & fire the turntable up
[i]
"It don't mean a thing if it ain't got that Go Go Swing"[/i]

Edited December 23, 2009 by molan

[bubinga5]

Good call Obi!! my favorite style of funk...

[url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GWij10i6D24"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GWij10i6D24[/url]

[JimBobTTD]

I'm caught in a YouTube vortex of Chuck Brown...very funky indeed. Great bass sound too.

[Pete Academy]

I love Go-Go. I have various Trouble Funk albums.

I also have an Afrika Bambaata album (vinyl) that's chock full of this.

The Soul To Soul hits used the drumbeats to maximum effect.

[Pete Academy]

[quote name='bubinga5' post='692303' date='Dec 23 2009, 01:12 PM']Good call Obi!! my favorite style of funk...

[url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GWij10i6D24"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GWij10i6D24[/url][/quote]

What a great fu*king track!

[bubinga5]

[quote name='Pete Academy' post='692559' date='Dec 23 2009, 08:19 PM']What a great fu*king track![/quote]
for real Pete, thats one cool tune....as much as i love GO GO, doesnt touch Maceo....but there all on the same team i guess.!!!

this has been seen before i guess....the best funk ive heard!!! what a tone hes gettin from that BC Rich.....


[url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ABLwmYI09Lw"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ABLwmYI09Lw[/url]

[witterth]

I once saw Lenny Henry Murder "bustin' loose" on the telly
and.....
then he came back to pi$$ on its grave...to$$er!

[Paul S]

My God, Trouble Funk. I saw them in the 80s too - the bassist was HUGE - looked like he was playing a ukelele not a p-bass.

[Rich]

Oh yes, big Tony Fisher what a fantastic live band.

[Pete Academy]

Big Tony used a PRS, if I recall.