Great thread!
I’ve been a massive funk fan for as long as I can remember (even played for many years in a funk/disco tribute band 16 members strong, 5 singers, full horn section...man that was fun!).
Anyway, I like funky music of every description, every era.
But for me, in my world, there is a Funk Event Horizon. All that came before was leading up to it, all that came after came out of it.
I refer to Zapp’s More Bounce To The Ounce:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lK6wOG_aDl8
For me it is the best pure, and hardest slamming bass/drumline of all time. It could loop for eternity and never stop moving my butt. The guitar playing is awesome, but it’s put over the edge by Roger’s Talkbox performance, which are the funkiest riffs I’ve ever heard. I swear I must have written 5 funk songs just ripping off bits of Roger’s Talkbox improvising because it’s so hooky.
I’ve been a massive funk fan for as long as I can remember (even played for many years in a funk/disco tribute band 16 members strong, 5 singers, full horn section...man that was fun!).
Anyway, I like funky music of every description, every era.
But for me, in my world, there is a Funk Event Horizon. All that came before was leading up to it, all that came after came out of it.
I refer to Zapp’s More Bounce To The Ounce:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lK6wOG_aDl8
For me it is the best pure, and hardest slamming bass/drumline of all time. It could loop for eternity and never stop moving my butt. The guitar playing is awesome, but it’s put over the edge by Roger’s Talkbox performance, which are the funkiest riffs I’ve ever heard. I swear I must have written 5 funk songs just ripping off bits of Roger’s Talkbox improvising because it’s so hooky.