Best P-Funk Spinoff Act (70s-80s edition)

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I'm surprised at Ruth Copeland beating the others below her.

― Brigadier Lethbridge-Pfunkboy, Friday, 20 April 2007 02:11 (sixteen years ago) link

Bernie Worrell's All The Woo In The World is awesome.
Fuzzy Haskin's 2 albums are really good.
And how can anyone not like Fred Wesley or Parlet?

― Brigadier Lethbridge-Pfunkboy, Friday, 20 April 2007 02:13 (sixteen years ago) link

why is praxis the holy grail, you tard? not much funk goin on there and bernie and bootsy were only on one album. by that logic dee lite and talking heads are also 'pfunk spin offs.' sheesh.

Yeah, WTF are you on about? That Praxis shit was OK but it ain't really on topic up in this bitch. Celluloid/Laswell garbage.

I hate to break it to you Laswell people but he SUCKS. The first Material album was interesting and Praxis even was shall we just say a diversion, but if you are a big Laswell freak then you better check yourself before you wreck yourself (or something!).

Bernie is cool and all but he was just about where the gigs were at that time. He has NO BEARING on this other than he got paid for being Bernie. Dig.

As long as this shit is open, give me the 3 Bootsy's Rubber Band albums (you go any later and you demonstrate you a fraud) and ANY CHANCE to hear Eddie Hazel is a treat, no matter what.

Man, ILM needs a fucking P-Funk school for all these bait-ass wannabes. (Fred Wesley's shit was indeed fresh.)

I hate P-funk asshole/expert-come-latelies, try going to a P-Funk show on 1977 when you are the only white motherfucker there, then try to get any fucking thing over on me.

Fuck you in your hoodie bitch, take your dead ass home.

"O.K. Bye"

― Saxby D. Elder, Friday, 20 April 2007 06:01 (sixteen years ago) link

We're not real p-funk fans because we're not old enough to be apparently.

― Brigadier Lethbridge-Pfunkboy, Friday, 20 April 2007 09:23 (sixteen years ago) link

HI DERE!

― The Amazing Randy, Friday, 20 April 2007 13:07 (sixteen years ago) link

So shakey/dada thoughts on Mutiny and Quazar yet?

― Brigadier Lethbridge-Pfunkboy, Friday, 20 April 2007 15:23 (sixteen years ago) link

Lot's of great descussion on this thread guys, but if this poll was a poll for greatest artwork I'd have to say George Clinton solo!

― Ethan Gaymead, Friday, 20 April 2007 15:26 (sixteen years ago) link

Let's Take It To The Stage has my favourite artwork.

― Brigadier Lethbridge-Pfunkboy, Friday, 20 April 2007 15:55 (sixteen years ago) link

http://www.duke.edu/~tmc/motherpage/coverart.html has info on who did all the artwork.

― Brigadier Lethbridge-Pfunkboy, Friday, 20 April 2007 16:06 (sixteen years ago) link

Pedro Bell artwork rocks.

― Brigadier Lethbridge-Pfunkboy, Friday, 20 April 2007 19:27 (sixteen years ago) link

Fave albums covers anyone?

― Brigadier Lethbridge-Pfunkboy, Friday, 20 April 2007 19:27 (sixteen years ago) link

my thoughts on Mutiny are upthread, haven't heard the Quazar yet... fave album cover is a toughie

― Shakey Mo Collier, Friday, 20 April 2007 20:29 (sixteen years ago) link

shit I just realized I left Madhouse off this list. d'oh. Their album is like "America Eats Its Young" pt II.

― Shakey Mo Collier, Sunday, 22 April 2007 22:23 (sixteen years ago) link

yeah but what is the P-Funk connection?

― Stormy Davis, Sunday, 22 April 2007 22:33 (sixteen years ago) link

The band basically went on to become Bootsy's Rubber Band - they were Gary "Mudbone" Cooper's thing.

― Shakey Mo Collier, Monday, 23 April 2007 00:05 (sixteen years ago) link

Madhouse were pretty good.

― Brigadier Lethbridge-Pfunkboy, Monday, 23 April 2007 13:00 (sixteen years ago) link

not to be pedantic, but weren't Madhouse a Prince thang?

when I interviewed Mudbone many years ago he told me he moved to Cincinnati from Baltimore in the early 70s to join Bootsy & Catfish in their post-James Brown/pre-Geo Clinton band.

― m coleman, Monday, 23 April 2007 13:13 (sixteen years ago) link

there was also an early-70s Madhouse that made 1 lp:

http://www.dustygroove.com/images/products/m/madhouse~~~_serveem~~_101b.jpg

It's pretty great, in a Funkadelic style .. I had no idea that Mudbone was even involved!

― Stormy Davis, Monday, 23 April 2007 14:25 (sixteen years ago) link

yep - that's the one I'm talkin about. Mudbone and crew cut it prior to stepping up as Bootsy's Rubber Band, although its unclear to me what their level of involvement was with p-funk when they cut this record. I think they were writing and maybe playing on a couple things (liner notes list "Together" on "Chocolate City" as being a co-Mudbone composition)

― Shakey Mo Collier, Monday, 23 April 2007 15:32 (sixteen years ago) link

whoa. google tells me it's produced by Patrick Adams! gotta hear it.

― m coleman, Monday, 23 April 2007 19:02 (sixteen years ago) link

What's the album with the crazy scottish guy on it? I forget his name. But he was kinda well known here when I was a kid.

― Brigadier Lethbridge-Pfunkboy, Tuesday, 24 April 2007 11:39 (sixteen years ago) link

Jessie Rae?

― Tom D., Tuesday, 24 April 2007 11:40 (sixteen years ago) link

For those who care, a recent (somewhat relevant) mix of mine. Some (mostly) obvious hits of the era, which was the point of this set.

http://download.yousendit.com/DE9244B23FAD51AE

01. Taana Gardener - Heartbeat
02. The Gap Band - Outstanding
03. One Way - Cutie Pie
04. Parliament - Flashlight
05. George Clinton - Atomic Dog
06. Roger - So Ruff, So Tuff
07. KC & The Sunshine Band - I Get Lifted
08. Steve Arrington's Hall of Fame - Weak at the Knees
09. Slave - Just a Touch of Love
10. Chic - Good Times
11. Indeep - Last Night a DJ Saved My Life
12. First Choice - Love Thang
13. Instant Funk - I Got My Mind Made Up (extended mix)
14. Peter Brown - Dance With Me
15. Central Line - Walking Into Sunshine
16. Lakeside - Fantastic Voyage
17. Zapp - Dancefloor

― PappaWheelie V, Tuesday, 24 April 2007 20:17 (sixteen years ago) link

oh man Cutie Pie

― Shakey Mo Collier, Tuesday, 24 April 2007 20:19 (sixteen years ago) link

Jessie Rae, I knew you would know Dada! Thanks! My mate has that cd and when he bought it I fell about laughing when I saw he was on it!

― Brigadier Lethbridge-Pfunkboy, Tuesday, 24 April 2007 22:57 (sixteen years ago) link

fifteen years pass...

Has anyone heard Lucius ‘Tawl’ Ross’s ‘Giant Shirley’ album. Apparently had a tough time after leaving Funkadelic but out of nowhere released this album in the mid 90’s. Remember it coming out but missed it at the time. It’s kind of what you want a later Funkadelic album to be, a bit crazy but has a hypnotic lysergic hold over it which is kind of intoxicating. Bluesy with p-funky Bernie Worrell vibes. He’s not gonna win any prizes for the world’s greatest vocalist but it’s kind of great and pretty sui generis.

― X-Prince Protégé (sonnyboy), Sunday, 24 July 2022 23:00 (one year ago) link

seven months pass...

Anyone heard the Junie Morrison live album currently streaming. Always knew he was talented but this catches him in ‘75 with a band that’s on fire. Great recording too. Coming out on vinyl later in the year. Well worth a listen.

― X-Prince Protégé (sonnyboy), Wednesday, 15 March 2023 01:06 (one year ago) link

that's a good word, I would have missed this - thanks!

― J Edgar Noothgrush (Joan Crawford Loves Chachi), Wednesday, 15 March 2023 03:02 (one year ago) link

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