It’s a beautiful spring day here and I NEED to hear this…
Get on the good foot… 8)
Nothing like the Godfather of Soul to get ya goin.
Ahem…
Beautiful Spring Day In The ROCKIES!
wow - Denny’s got Spring, 1Vert’s got Winter, and I’ve got Summer
As Don King would say - only in America
We had Gospel
We had Blues
We had Soul.
We had Funk.
Now we have Rap ???
Four outta five ain’t so bad I guess.
Man I enjoy James Brown! Thanks for the bump Denny!

We had Gospel
We had Blues
We had Soul.
We had Funk.Now we have Rap ???
Four outta five ain’t so bad I guess.
Ah now, don’t hate. Grandmaster Flash is the gateway drug from Funk/Soul into Rap:
Then listen to some of the stuff Mos Def/Talib Kwali are putting out these days. Or just some Beastie Boys.

punatic:
We had Gospel
We had Blues
We had Soul.
We had Funk.Now we have Rap ???
Four outta five ain’t so bad I guess.
Ah now, don’t hate. Grandmaster Flash is the gateway drug from Funk/Soul into Rap:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O4o8TeqKhgYThen listen to some of the stuff Mos Def/Talib Kwali are putting out these days. Or just some Beastie Boys.
Hate? I think not. What makes you think I haven’t listened?
I will say I like the vocal percussion used by tabla players. I also prefer the lyrical content (comprised only of the bols, or names of the drum strokes):
James Brown was a crazy sucker (read “Hit Me Fred” by his long time bandleader Fred Wesley for an amusing recollection), but he pioneered funk, that’s for sure.

I will say I like the vocal percussion used by tabla players. I also prefer the lyrical content (comprised only of the bols, or names of the drum strokes):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ALZpNazAVts&feature=player_detailpage#t=72s
James Brown was a crazy sucker (read “Hit Me Fred” by his long time bandleader Fred Wesley for an amusing recollection), but he pioneered funk, that’s for sure.
+1
He laid a very nice foundation.

Ah now, don’t hate. Grandmaster Flash is the gateway drug from Funk/Soul into Rap:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O4o8TeqKhgYThen listen to some of the stuff Mos Def/Talib Kwali are putting out these days. Or just some Beastie Boys.
Big thumbs up for GM Flash!