March 30, 200718 yr Love Roni Size... but he was the more intelligent side of d'n'b, I thought... too much of it is speeded-up nasty aggression.... and I still say it's music invented for lads who can't dance :P
March 30, 200718 yr Love Roni Size... but he was the more intelligent side of d'n'b, I thought... too much of it is speeded-up nasty aggression.... and I still say it's music invented for lads who can't dance :P I would say Goldie sort of fits that "intelligent" side as well... The full 20 minute version of "Timeless" is absolutely astounding, I seriously doubt the "lads" would be able to get their heads round all the changes of time and tempo....
March 30, 200718 yr TBH, I would say that "Jungle" is the more 'chavvy' side of it, "Drum and Bass" always seemed a bit more classy and more thought out than all that "Original Nuttah" c**p.....
March 30, 200718 yr ah, I forgot about Timeless... it IS great, that... Inner City Life, too... superb.
March 30, 200718 yr Author name some good examples from the jazz-funk cannon and see if you can change my mind?? freez.... 'southern freeze'
March 30, 200718 yr Retro wiseI like most genres except JAZZ I even liked Country Music and still but not Country & Western - there is a difference. If it was about todays music then it would be Urban (R&B Hip-Hop) I hate. I like music to be fun - not full of attitude
March 30, 200718 yr If it was about todays music then it would be Urban (R&B Hip-Hop) I hate. I like music to be fun - not full of attitude I dont mind music having attitude, look at Punk Rock and Metal, or even early Rap like Grandmaster Flash, Public Enemy, etc which is full of righteous fury and usually politically or ideologically charged (and anyone who refuses to see the fun in some of the stuff The Sex Pistols and other Punk bands did is pretty much lacking in a sense of humour if you ask me).... But the 'attitude' in today's Rap and Urban is of the incredibly nasty, pretty vile variety - homophobia, sexism, racism...
March 30, 200718 yr freez.... 'southern freeze' Rob, I can imagine you, circa 83, highlihted flick, Clock at C&A pastel shirt, white belt, baggy stonewashed denim, espadrilles with no socks..... groovin' on down :P jazz funk... hmm... remember Shakatak? I always laughed at them as in an interview, the girls once said "Nobody likesto see beautiful women doing well i the music industry"... remember what they looked like? Jeeeesuschristalmighty.... one looked like an Afghan hound in a wig! Then there was the heinous horror that was Level 42.... ugh...... To me, jazz funk was suburban winebar muzak....
March 30, 200718 yr Rob, I can imagine you, circa 83, highlihted flick, Clock at C&A pastel shirt, white belt, baggy stonewashed denim, espadrilles with no socks..... groovin' on down :P jazz funk... hmm... remember Shakatak? I always laughed at them as in an interview, the girls once said "Nobody likesto see beautiful women doing well i the music industry"... remember what they looked like? Jeeeesuschristalmighty.... one looked like an Afghan hound in a wig! Then there was the heinous horror that was Level 42.... ugh...... To me, jazz funk was suburban winebar muzak.... Agreed, it was an insult to both Jazz and Funk really.... Whenever I hear the words "Jazz" and "Funk" said in the same sentence, I truly shudder..... :wacko: Let's see.... Level 42 and Shakatak or George Clinton/Funkadelic/Parliament and Dizzy Gillespie..... Hmmmmmmmm.... Really gotta think about that one don't you..? :lol: :lol:
March 30, 200718 yr Author boy russ... yet again youve got me all wrong! lol, ive never dyed my hair, nor particualy styled it (nearly went black in '80 though)... i agree that alot of jazz funk was supermarket muzak, at the commercial end of it anyway but like most genres the better material never really got much airplay. i liked 'southern freeez' though regardless. im not a big fan of jf but my m8 was and what i heard was ok enough..
March 30, 200718 yr Author level 42 were good enough too... their commercial singles were decent, i liked 'living it up', 'the chinese way' , 'something 'bout you'.... but id hardly call those tracks jazz funk.
March 31, 200718 yr level 42 were good enough too... their commercial singles were decent, i liked 'living it up', 'the chinese way' , 'something 'bout you'.... but id hardly call those tracks jazz funk. Level 42 did make some sort of claim to be a "Funk" band though, didn't they....? Mind you, that claim, not quite as laughable as the one Spandau Ballet made to being Funk..... :lol: :lol: :lol:
March 31, 200718 yr Author Level 42 did make some sort of claim to be a "Funk" band though, didn't they....? Mind you, that claim, not quite as laughable as the one Spandau Ballet made to being Funk..... :lol: :lol: :lol: oh i think the early spandau tracks had a strong funk flavour, as did many 'britpop' acts of the time including level 42. 'chant number 1', 'paint me down','instinction' all had rather funky basslines and brass backing (probably synth though)..
March 31, 200718 yr oh i think the early spandau tracks had a strong funk flavour, as did many 'britpop' acts of the time including level 42. 'chant number 1', 'paint me down','instinction' all had rather funky basslines and brass backing (probably synth though).. Very much 'cod' Funk though mate.... A bit like the whole "Nu Metal" malarkay..... Limp Dick and Linkin Park could hardly be called credible Metal acts....
March 31, 200718 yr Them power ballad type songs from the late 80s like Robin Beck - First Time, Cyndi Lauper - Time After Time and the like. -_- Heavy metal makes me feel ill too. :(
March 31, 200718 yr Author Very much 'cod' Funk though mate.... A bit like the whole "Nu Metal" malarkay..... Limp Dick and Linkin Park could hardly be called credible Metal acts.... oh i dunno m8, im not sure they claimed to be funk, funk... abit like the blues in rock, its a hybrid! i dont mind it tbh, the early 80's had alot of hybrid music with marriages of differing styles. i thought it was good, and healthy for music in general when artists are looking and experimenting.
April 3, 200718 yr jazz funk was cool... :P Hello, I like jazz-funk too things like Level 42, Incognitio and all those 80s nightclub tunes
April 3, 200718 yr oh i dunno m8, im not sure they claimed to be funk, funk... abit like the blues in rock, its a hybrid! i dont mind it tbh, the early 80's had alot of hybrid music with marriages of differing styles. i thought it was good, and healthy for music in general when artists are looking and experimenting. Experimenting is all well and good mate, but the likes of Level 42 were just so unbelievably DULL..... Sorry, but give me a bit of 'Funkadelic' any day.....
April 3, 200718 yr Author Experimenting is all well and good mate, but the likes of Level 42 were just so unbelievably DULL..... Sorry, but give me a bit of 'Funkadelic' any day..... but the point was that they were doing 'britpop' with a funk flavour for those of us who didnt like out and out funk. im not a dancer, never have been, therefore any dance based genre would need to do more then provide a beat. this crossover genre provided me with the 'britpop' style that ive always prefered (from the 60's beat boom, through punk/new wave, up to todays 'indie') with the contemporary fashion in music at any one time. .... im not a big level 42 fan though it must be said.
April 3, 200718 yr Drum 'n' Bass...? I thought you liked Roni Size.... :unsure: It's far from being a total loss - Goldie (when he's not being wanky...), LTJ Bukem, Alec Empire's early solo stuff.... I miss Roni Size having a new entry in the charts every month or so. Charts were much better in the old days when there was so much action around the 50s/60s, not Mika and the feeling hanging round every week :puke2: :puke2: :puke2: :puke2: meanwhile... http://www.freewebs.com/zaphodbeeblebrox21/HP%20Baxxter.jpg HP Baxxter has come back from the chippy and wants you to listen to this: 8SIwUOII7hg
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