Favorite funk artists?

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Anyone here into funk ala Bootsy Collins or Parliament? If so, what are some of your favorites?

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I'm a white boy from the suburbs. I don't have a funky bone in my body... Razz

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Bukkake Tsunami Number of posts : 25557 Age : 53

I have Stevie Wonder's Greatest Hits. He was known to get funky once in awhile. That's about as funky as I get.

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Temptations, but more for their psychedelic soul music
Undisputed Truth for the same reason above - both bands had the same producer/songwriting team, Norman Whitfield/Strong, Whitfield, for a few albums.
James Brown - I have a best of
I REALLY dig Heatwave
Stevie Wonder
Earth Wind & Fire
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I have a funky bone in my body and I love a lot of 'funky' music without ever really delving into the genre big time but I like some James Brown, Stevie Wonder, Jamiroquai, Chic and lots of other funky disco and funky house, and most definitely............Prince!

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Wasn't Extreme one of the early bands to mix metal with funk? I got their first album but haven't gotten around to listening to it yet.

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Prince
Stevie Wonder
Curtis Mayfield
Parliament
ConFunkShun
EW&F
The Isley Brothers
Graham Central Station
War
Kool & The Gang
Cameo
Isaac Hayes...

I'm not even gonna list the Funk Fusion I dig from the '70s.
Another album with great Neo Soul/Funk beats is Snoop Dogg's album 'Bush' produced by Pharrell.

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I like many of the artists you mentioned, including ConFunkShun.

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akeldama wrote:: War

I love War

Metal is Forever Number of posts : 7831 Age : 44

Gotta add Mandrill to the list as well.

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I've really only went so far as to listen to Funkadelic, Parliament, and Sly & the Family Stone.

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muckie wrote:: Wasn't Extreme one of the early bands to mix metal with funk? I got their first album but haven't gotten around to listening to it yet.

They didn't really have much "funk" on the first album. That one is pretty much straight-up Van Halen worship.

It was pretty prevalent on their second album ("Pornograffiti") though.

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