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"This book gives it up! A scholarly, entertaining treatise on an exceedingly worthwhile subject." "--"Paul Shaffer
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FUNK: It's the only musical genre ever to have transformed the nation into a throbbing army of bell-bottomed, hoop-earringed, rainbow-Afro'd warriors on the dance floor. Its rhythms and lyrics turned bleak urban realities inside out with distinctive, danceable, downright irresistable music.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This book is all of that. It is more than just a walk dowm memory lane, it breaks down just where it all started from and connects it to what's going on today. I come from a funk background, two parents who were musicaians in the Dayton, Ohio area funk scene and they have confirmed that this author did his homework. You may be into funk, but this book will make you understand funk. Your appreciation for funk will grow beyond belief. This is not a book that I have read and it stays on my bookshelf, I find myself going to it often. There are so many facts about this music in this book that a one time reading isn't enough. Bottom line get this book.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
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This excellent work is extensive in scope, covering the music, the songs and the artists in informative detail. The author obviously loves the music and his enthusiasm is tangible throughout. He loses me a bit when he dips into the socio-political mumbo jumbo, but is great when he describes funk's relation to other types of music. The section on James Brown is especially captivating, as is the author's exploration of the evolution of the style through Sly Stone, War, The Isley Brothers, The Meters, Kool And The Gang, The Ohio Players, the Average White Band and many others. Vincent is at his best and most authoritative when he talks about funk's impact on styles like jazz and soul. The chapter on P-Funk and George Clinton is especially interesting, particularly its influence on hip hop. This book is essential for all those interested in the history and evolution of black music. I also recommend Nowhere To Run: The Story Of Soul Music, by Gerri Hirshey.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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A thorough reference of the music. My only grippe is that it seems to ignore Motown and Phillidelphia in favour of the big names of funk and the more obscure. For example Norman Whitfield hardly gets a mention. The list of samples is fascinating.
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U gonna get funkifized with this book!
Awesome book! If you want to know the history of Funk music, you should start by reading this book. Rickey Vincent puts the historic context in a way that makes easy for anyone to... Read more
Published 7 months ago by Gui
The absolute history of FUNK music!
This book makes one of the most factual "records" of the history of Funk music i have ever read. R.Vincent has managed to pull of one of the greatest tasks in the field of music... Read more
Published 9 months ago by SM_Funkateer
Good reference and sarter point
It is definately this! I also love the enthusiasm for the funk scene which made me feel that I was there. Read more
Published on 14 Dec 2001 by rob.hipkiss@tinyworld.co.uk
The true story of FUNK!!
All I can say is get this book...if you need to know more about funk, if you already think you know all there is to know, or if you heard that funky voice in yo' behind calling... Read more
Published on 26 May 1999
2FUNKY in hea!!!
My name is Tyrone( The ShowStopper)Triggs, Singer/Entertainer/Musician. Right out the Bay Area. My man Rick, threw down on this hea book. Read more
Published on 4 Mar 1999
Too positive?
The idea of a whole book about Funk is a thrill. But somehow, Vincent just seems to like EVERYTHING a little too much. Read more
Published on 4 Dec 1998
Pioneering, yet one-sided
Mr. Vincent knows his history well and tells the history of funk in great detail. However as he is obviously not a musician himself he seems to put more emphasis on the... Read more
Published on 12 Sep 1998
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