Re: I'm looking for some popfunk for my cover band! Help me

Date: Fri, 18 Jul 2003 14:03:01 +0200
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Ehhh Sure a funkband can play Rock'n' Roll but the fact is that I HATE
Rock'n'Roll so simple is that!
And in my opinion Sly and the Family Stone turned the rock'n'roll into funk
and made a breakthrough and developed the funk genre but I just think they
are too much rock'n'roll still....
"Bunky Green" <email-address-deleted> wrote in message
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> Yo man, I agree that´s very UN-FUNKY.
>
> I will say it with th words of the High Priest of Funk,
> Dr. Funkenstein, himself:
> "Who says a Funk Band can´t play Rock´n Roll".
>
> And you suppose Sly Stone plays Rock´n Roll????????????????
> Come on, who thinks that, has absolute no idea what
> Funk is realy like. Ok, there are Rock influences, but they don´t loose
> the Funk. It would be too exhausting to list those many
> examples, but listen to the groups mid 70ties albums.
> And hopefully you know, which Funk bassplayer established his
> style first in the Family Stone.
>
> And don´t believe anymore, that Imagination, Michael Jackson or KC & the
> Sunshine Band
> are really funky. Then you can listen to Level 42 too.
>
> So, just re-think and free your mind, so your ass will follow too!!!"
> Nevertheless, the Meters or Defunkt raise hope ...
>
> Bye
>
> "Jazz is the Teacher, Funk is the Preacher"
>
> "Tim Huskisson" <email-address-deleted> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
> news:email-address-deleted...
> > Now that's a VERY UN-Funky statement!
> >
> > > Now what we don't like is for example Sly and The family Stone that's
> too
> > > much Rock'n'roll and nothing really happends in the songs (in my
> opinion)
> > > and we don't like Parliament too. So that kind of stuff it shouldn't
be
> > but
> > > "real" funk and dance funk we just love.
> > >
> > > Thanks a lot!
> > > Hans
> > >
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