"Disco is James Brown"

[remicks]

I still listen to my 45 of "It's Too Funky In Here."

:icon_eek: :icon_eek: :icon_eek: That's exactly what I'm listening to right now on 45 !and I was thinking of commenting on it .

It's a bit ........silly .....after a bit ...would you agree ?
I need an air freshener under them drums........... :icon_rolleyes::icon_rolleyes:
and WHEN does James Brown ever find it too funky :icon_rolleyes::icon_confused:
love the sassy back up ladies though.... and the honkin' horns ....some B.B. King styled pickin'...

More bizarre is the"B" side ARE WE REALLY DANCING

he keeps repeating this .... are we dancing ? are we really dancing ?... as in disbelief ... like maybe he's having a bad dream!!!!
He also says 'dancing" most oddly .....like he's grunting on the toilet ....plus it comes out thick tongued ....DAAN-- THIING
odd lyrics and an odd vocal delivery I think ...... good groove though some fine true-to-disco whistle blowing ... ... and by the end JB's claiming to be "on the good foot " ......:icon_cool:

What album is this from? this B side ? ...It's not listed on the ORIGINAL DISCO MAN lp as the A side is ........

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[Nano]

ISAAC HAYES IS DEAD TOO !!! ??? :icon_surprised: :icon_eek: :icon_surprised: :icon_eek: :icon_surprised: :icon_eek: .................

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He's alive and well... But I think sometime ago I read a thread where you were arguing against JB being the "disco father" and insisting on Isaac's contributions to the genre being bigger, etc.

Or maybe I took the wrong pill?

[Disco Funk]

Today I decided to give the Dead On The Heavy Funk compilation a spin. Man, those tracks on Mutha's Nature and Jam/1980s are really cool sounding. Stringless disco funk. Too bad some of the tracks had glaring artifacting due to damage master tapes. I think I'm gonna have to try collecting those late 70s LPs!

Disco Funk

[DiscoKat]

Frankly I think the assertion that James Brown has anything to do with Disco as an insult to Disco...

DISCO is Cerrone, Salsoul Orchestra, Alec R. Costandinos and artists/orchestras like that :)

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"Disco is James Brown, hip-hop is James Brown, rap is James Brown; you know what I'm saying? You hear all the rappers, 90% of their music is me,"
he told the Associated Press in 2003. (LA TIMES)

---- I'm really pleased to find this quote and to see that even as recently as 2003 James Brown was still proud to reference himself with disco .:icon_biggrin: :icon_cool:

This when so many who did disco back then now want to say "Who, me? Disco? " :icon_evil: :icon_razz:

Musically James Brown matters right up there with the few of the very greats. When making a list of the most influencial music makers of what is called the rock n roll era ( 1955 on) James Brown will likely appear on every TOP 10 list created .:icon_cool:


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