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Yeah, but he's more prominent on Secrets.

They're all on Spotify, Tuomas. I might give them a go but I cant see me liking it. Not a big disco fan, it killed off a lot of funk, and I find that unforgivable! (i do like some early stuff, and next weeks bonus pick will be one of those, its smoking hot, funky as shit and an all-time classic, but that's all i'm gonna say)

Well, Sunlight is less disco than Feets, it's not that far from Man-Child except that it has a softer, sweeter sound and vocoder vocals.

xpost: Really? I've seen "Sunlight" around quite often over the last few years. I guess Sony's last bunch of CDs pressed went.

I love "I Thought It Was You" offa Sunlight. Agree with Tumoas, its worth checking (its on Spotfiy) - the disco/electro/vocoder/funk of "I Thought It Was You" and the closing "Good Question" which is like a improv-jazz jam on all the cool new funk and electro instruments Herbie was toying with. Basically everyone goes crazy and its great.

yeah I'm giving Sunlight a listen now, but I'm not a fan of vocoder really.

Not a big disco fan, it killed off a lot of funk, and I find that unforgivable! (i do like some early stuff, and next weeks bonus pick will be one of those, its smoking hot, funky as shit and an all-time classic, but that's all i'm gonna say)

hmmmm.... hope it's not something that 2 Live Crew sampled from.... I got that lined up.

but I'm not a fan of vocoder really.

― pfunkboy (Herman G. Neuname), Friday, 7 May 2010 22:37 (2 minutes ago) Bookmark

you're probably not gonna like my picks for when I'm due!

pm me with your picks funkybum! I'll let you know.

or email me at my username @ g mail
(not herman)

argh you didnt include email to reply to

oh i'll pm you that now!

got it (but i already had pm'd you here but i emailed you it too)

yeah got it. will think include the one I wasn't gonna if I can get a Friday bonus for the other one.

agree, the one I wasn't should be here!

friday bonus is all me me me! (its cuz i cant wait 2 months for another shot haha)

but feel free to email me suggestions for friday bonus, i might agree with you.

anyway email me back with what you plan.

Sunlight just washed all over me..

tannenbaum email me

gotcha, a swap is on

Sunlight didn't really do anything for me, i didn't hate it or anything, it just wasnt as good as what preceded it. It's no man-child.

Dare I listen to Feets again?

Sam you need to say which player Man-Child is.

What's Man Child again? Sorry, I'm running behind on all these polls this week. I blame ilx's own Clint Dempsey.

ew also called it a poll instead of a lc.

It's THE ILM FUNK LISTENING CLUB! Vol #3: May 3 - May 9 with Leon Thomas, Betty Davis and Herbie Hancock... (NOW WITH BONUS FRIDAY HERBIE HANCOCK - MANCHILD CONTENT) All ILXors and lurkers welcome.

What age Herbie is it? Because I've not really liked anything post-Sextant that I've heard so far.

you dont like Headhunters??

Man-Child is from 75

We've gone through this before- not really, no. It's all a bit too wanky souljazzcompilation for me.

you mentalist. You are fabianski

Not even denying it!

Anyway Man-Child is thoroughly funky and if you dont like it you are Sir Winston D'Voidoffunk

And be ready to post your albums at midnight
10/5 - a hoy hoy Winston
17/5 - Tannenbaum Schmidt
24/5 - Ismael Klata (Not a rangers fan honestly)
31/5 - funksclovetu
7/6 - Seandalai Funkify
14/6 - moka Funka
21/6 - Abbott The Bricklayer
28/6 - The Rev Funkenstein
5/7 - pfunkboy
12/7 - Turangalila Funkapus
19/7 - mbison the texan funkateer
26/7 - Shakey Mo Funkier
2/8 - Tom "Funkybutt" D
9/8 - Von Bootee!

ha, i'm at work at midnight. can i email you my picks and you post them?

sure, I would imagine you will be sleeping all day and not exactly wanting to post them when you get home.

username@ g mail dot com

i just did it over the ilx webmail

you get it?

yup. cant reply to you though as you didnt give me a reply address

if you want you can just post them just now along with any blurbs you provide. Makes more sense really.

samuel pooley @ gmail . com

nah, too busy loving the yooouuutuuube vid thread.

lol you lazy you you you (tell me who a lazy arsenal player is quick)

hah, I just realised i have your email anyway

I'm surprised you went for a modern pick, but I dont think a 90s RHCP album will go down well.

Sir Winston Samuel A-Hoy-D'Voidoffunk's picks (as emailed to me, but with added amg reviews)

#1
Parliament - Motor Booty Affair
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AMG Review:

By this point Parliament was one of the most accomplished and intelligent bands in music. With albums like Mothership Connection and The Clones of Dr. Funkenstein,
George Clinton's druggy and patently eccentric humor often obscured the enviable musicianship throughout. Motor Booty Affair is no doubt another classic album
and the perfect follow-up to 1977's Funkentelechy Vs. the Placebo Syndrome. On Motor Booty Affair, Clinton decides to yuck it up more with a great underwater concept
and a few of his stronger alter egos, including the rhythmically challenged Sir Nose D' Void of Funk and his friend Rumpofsteelskin.
The deft and airy "Mr. Wiggles" has Clinton taking on the persona of Wiggles, the "DJ of the affair" as he says: "Mr. Wiggles here on roller skates
and a yo-yo/Acting a fool." The hypnotic "Rumpofsteelskin" has a great bassline and inventive and infectious background vocals. The closest thing to a ballad here
is the astrologically savvy "(You're a Fish and I'm A) Water Sign." The well-produced "Aqua Boogie (A Psychoalphadiscobetabioaquadoloop)" with its handclaps
and high-pitched basslines basically set the standards for the sound of R&B in the coming decade. The sleeper of the album, "One of Those Funky Things,"
is filled with timbales, congas, and Bernie Worrell's great synth signatures. The last track, "Deep," has great, understated riffs from the Horny Horns.
Although many Parliament efforts can't be fully appreciated unless the whole catalogue is nearby, Motor Booty Affair
stands on its own merits and sustains the laugh throughout.

#2
James Brown - Hell
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AMG Review:

Brown's early-'70s run of classic singles and good-to-great albums is still impressive. Hell was the double album released a year after the gold selling The Payback.
To some, the title might put this effort in the realm of kitsch, but in many ways Hell was one of Brown's strongest albums. The album was the pinnacle of his work
as the Minister of the Super New New Heavy Funk. From the tough and nimble Latin rhythms of "Coldblooded," and "Sayin' It and Doin' It" to the title track,
all are prime pre-disco Brown. "My Thang" is probably as hard and unrelenting as he got without spontaneously combusting. The biggest surprise of Hell is that
no matter how odd the song choices seemed, practically everything worked, excluding a few key songs of course. Both "When the Saints Go Marching In"
and "Stormy Monday" don't belong in James Brown's catalogue, let alone the same album. Ballad-wise, Brown fares better. "These Foolish Things Remind Me of You"
has him getting all warm and fuzzy as he inexplicably throws in an "I'm hurt, I'm hurt" for good measure. That song, as well as the weepers "A Man Has to Go to
the Cross Road Before He Finds Himself" and "Sometime," were produced by David Matthews who could always get good ragged yet poised vocals from Brown.
Although Brown did roll snake eyes on all of side three, he did leave Hell on a good note. "Papa Don't Take No Mess" is laid-back, funky jazz that's worth each of
its 13-plus minutes. Despite a few detours, Hell is worth listening to.

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#3
E.S.G.- Come Away With ESG
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Dustygroove said

The only reall full length album that ESG ever cut back in the day -- and a great little set that's filled with tightly-snapping funk all the way through! The vibe here is one that strongly continues the groove laid down by the first ESG EP -- a hypnotic blend of simple basslines, vocal chants, and punchy percussion -- often produced with a bit of darkness in the mix, so that the music comes off sounding a lot colder than typical small combo funk! There's almost an arty post-punk sensibility to the music here -- a sound that got ESG an audience in places most other funk groups could never reach, and which still stands up tremendously over the years! Titles include "Moody (Spaced Out)", "The Beat", "Tiny Sticks", "Parking Lot Blues", "You Make No Sense", "My Love For You", "Chistelle", "Dance", "Come Away", and "It's Alright".

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Sam will tell us what Arsenal players they are when he gets home

Henry; Lehmann; that one season Wiltord was awesome, honest, I remember seeing it.

Naw, that was a dream.

off the cuff thoughts:

- Classic Parliament, was actually just listening to it yesterday in the car on the way to the park. Title track's bassline is probably my favorite moment, altho the whole album never lets up and is packed to the gills (sorry) with great bits. Wish I had the comic book that came with this originally. Inner photo of Clinton riding two dolphins in a cowboy suit with a boombox is such a great WTF image.
- Don't think I've ever listened to the entirety of Hell, altho I know some of the tunes (including Papa Don't Take No Mess, which is prime stuff). will listen. Think I've always been suspicious of this one because of the weird-o song selection
- Been aware of ESG for years (thx to back-in-the-day shoutouts from Luscious Jackson, lol) but never heard anything. this stuff used to be impossible to find. will dig in

I love the souljazz ESG comp, so I'm looking forward to that one. Definitely more of a Funkadelic fan than Parliament, but I do like Funkentelechy.