straight ahead funk covers for a 4 piece

We Want the Funk!

 

 

Yer gonna want to pay the Meters catalog a visit

 

^outstanding!


Also : "Alphabet Street" and "Kiss" by Prince

 

"Outstanding" - great call, I love that tune.

 

I was just driving home after a jam and heard "Cisco Kid" by War on the radio. That's a good song to do. In fact, I plan to add it to my jam song list.

 

damn dude, I knew that you could play, but that is some of the tightest rhythm playing I've ever heard! I can tell that the chords aren't all worked out, there's a freedom going on that shows how deep into the tunes you are.

 

How 'bout that? My first impression too. Joseph, do you ever grab one of those chords and wonder "What the hell do you suppose this chord is?"

As for the OP...try taking random tunes and funk 'em up. Used to love doing that in jams. Also fun to do the same thing and Rockabilly 'em. But the point is that out of the dozens of absurd failures, a few gems will surprise you.

--Ray

 

Fire - Ohio Players
Love Rollercoaster - Ohio Players
Oh Sheila - Ready For the World
No Parking on the Dance Floor - Midnight Star
Get Down on It - Kool and the Gang
Brick House - Commodores
You Dropped a Bomb on Me - Gap Band
It's Your Thing - Isley Brothers
Thank You Falettin Me Be Mice Elf Agin - Sly Stone


Lotsa James Brown...

 

All good stuff mentioned so far. Here's another:

 

Never thought I'd say this but I find Delbert McClinton's original version of Shaky Ground funkier (Etta James version is very similar to this too). We do a version that is closer to this and it never fails to get butts shaking.

 

Ditto the meters suggestion and get yourself a pog2 to cover some organ lines.

 

Two words.

She ot

Might want to have another listen. Delbert is channeling Wonder Bread by comparison.

 

Them Changes - Buddy Miles

 

Every time someone mentions "Shaky Ground", I show them this. Buddy kills!

 

This version of an old James Brown song by the Boneshakers is great:


And I dare anyone to tell Etta James (if you still could) that her version of Shaky Ground (which mirrors Delbert's) is "white bread".

 

The funk band I was in a few years ago played songs like Jungle Love by The Time, Higher Ground - Stevie Wonder version, Let's Get It On, Shaky Ground.

but my favorite to play was this one by Bros Johnson

 

Diesler - Panther Sneer or Phact or Phiction

 

Fantastic! That's what I'm talking 'bout.