Guest Posted January 25, 2012 Share Posted January 25, 2012 Is anyone else really into the great r&b of the 70's? Which artists/albums? For the past year or so, I've listened to a whole bunch of Curtis and Al, and i can never turn down Earth Wind & Fire. And while some may (foolishly) say they don't belong here, Hall & Oates are literally one of my all time favorites. After turning more attention towards that good soul, I started listening to groups like Tavares and The Brothers Johnson. Last week I picked up an LP by a funk group, Skyy. It's a good times gem. A few days ago, I came across the group The Floaters when some website had their single "Float On" embedded. The song was great, and I downloaded their Best Of, and gave it a listen tonight. I wish the vocals were a bit more polished, because they had a damn good sound otherwise. From their last.fm page, I was also able to get my hands on some albums by The Main Ingredient, Major Harris.. and I was reminded to finally get Otis Redding and The Chi-Lites. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Guest Posted January 25, 2012 Share Posted January 25, 2012 i cant believe i forgot to mention Lou Rawls in my first post.. anyone else?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retrospectacle Posted January 25, 2012 Share Posted January 25, 2012 R&B, soul and funk covers a lot of territory. Enough so, that they each might need their own thread. Soul: stylistics, 70's era Temptations, Delfonics, 70's era Impressions, Isaac Hayes, Bill Withers, King Floyd, Billy Paul, Barry White, Marvin Gaye, The Spinners, Staple Singers, Sly, the Meters, the Chi-lites, the O'Jays, Roberta Flack, Bobby Womack, Solomon Burke, Donny Hathaway Funk: Ohio Players, Average White Band, Parliament, Graham Central Station, The Gap Band, Wild Cherry, Funkadelic, Betty Davis. That should get you started. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick059 Posted January 25, 2012 Share Posted January 25, 2012 You all should absolutely check out The Budos Band. Super Funky. All instrumental. Really good stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kriss Posted January 25, 2012 Share Posted January 25, 2012 NUMERO GROUP NUMERO GROUP NUMERO GROUP Srsly dudes, this label has THE best obscure soul and R and B out there! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p477UlT695o&hl=en&fs=1 Admittedly I'm not that up on 70's stuff just because that's when I personally think the genres started getting way too slick and lost a lot of the grit from the 60's stuff. James Brown and even afro beat stuff like Segun Bucknor and Fela Kuti were running bands so tight and precise while staying raw and tough - while I like him, I blame Stevie Wonder for much of the direction soul/r and b went in from the 70's onward. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
somethingvinyl Posted January 26, 2012 Share Posted January 26, 2012 This is the greatest soul album, ever. If you don't own it, then, well... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
controlthebleeding Posted January 26, 2012 Share Posted January 26, 2012 You all should absolutely check out The Budos Band. Super Funky. All instrumental. Really good stuff. my old coworker use to play tons of this stuff at work, budos band was one i really liked alot. also i didnt bother to clearly read the OP's full post. i thought you were just looking for funk and sould, as it didn't need to be 70". i'll pop off a few wheni get around.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 26, 2012 Share Posted January 26, 2012 R&B, soul and funk covers a lot of territory. Enough so, that they each might need their own thread.Soul: stylistics, 70's era Temptations, Delfonics, 70's era Impressions, Isaac Hayes, Bill Withers, King Floyd, Billy Paul, Barry White, Marvin Gaye, The Spinners, Staple Singers, Sly, the Meters, the Chi-lites, the O'Jays, Roberta Flack, Bobby Womack, Solomon Burke, Donny Hathaway Funk: Ohio Players, Average White Band, Parliament, Graham Central Station, The Gap Band, Wild Cherry, Funkadelic, Betty Davis. That should get you started. ive listened to a good handful of what youve got there, so i trust the rest is on par also. well aware of the broadness of genres, but i feel like discussion in here will be light enough to cover all that ground at once. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaz725 Posted January 26, 2012 Share Posted January 26, 2012 Black Joe Lewis and the Honeybears Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lexicondevil Posted January 26, 2012 Share Posted January 26, 2012 Sooo much great soul/funk from the 70's, many already mentioned. Some of my favs: From James Brown's Empire- The JB's Lyn Collins Bobby Byrd Maceo Parker I second Graham Central Station featuring Larry Graham from Sly and the Family Stone Curtis Mayfield The Pharoahs Kool and the Gang- self titled and Wild and Peaceful Earth Wind and Fire- self titled and All I Need Is Love, so much funkier than later stuff Meters- yeah any Midnight Movers Kaygees Savage OST by Don Julian Voices of East Harlem Then if you want to move over into funky soul jazz it could get even trickier for your wallet. Rusty Bryant-Fire Eater Chester Thompson- Powerhouse Deiter Reith= KNockout Nucleus- any damn thing you can afford, though Snakehips Etcetera can be found for somewhat reasonable Jimmy Smith- Root Down(see Beastie Boys) Ivan Boogaloo Jones- any Idris Muhammed- Black Rythym Revolution Wlodek Gulgowski- Soundcheck AND last, the James Brown of Africa: Fela Kuti- ANYTHING Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raidenradio Posted January 26, 2012 Share Posted January 26, 2012 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moe Posted January 26, 2012 Share Posted January 26, 2012 Funk - Dyke and the Blazers "Funky Bull Pt 1 and 2" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gabe005 Posted January 26, 2012 Share Posted January 26, 2012 Definitely check out Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings. They are current (still writing and touring), but still have that raw 70s sound. Great stuff! For that matter, most anything on the Daptone label can be counted on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 26, 2012 Share Posted January 26, 2012 so has anyone listened to The Floaters? they were the ones that really put me on this kick the other night. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retrospectacle Posted January 26, 2012 Share Posted January 26, 2012 Speaking of Daptone Records, I can't believe I forgot about Charles Bradley... awesome! He's been around but just now gaining some momentum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicole Posted January 27, 2012 Share Posted January 27, 2012 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 27, 2012 Share Posted January 27, 2012 this gd board just keeps getting better and better Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 1, 2012 Share Posted February 1, 2012 i always complain that no one ever bothers the recreate the sounds of the 70's. how does r.kelly always seem to know how to fulfill my requests? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
user456 Posted February 1, 2012 Share Posted February 1, 2012 Why is there no Aretha in this thread? "I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You" is one of my favorites. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kriss Posted February 1, 2012 Share Posted February 1, 2012 A few months ago, I was working my way through our record collection and when I made it to the R & B section, I discovered nearly a dozen Aretha records - apparently this was a phase either Mellie or I went through at some point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
somethingvinyl Posted February 3, 2012 Share Posted February 3, 2012 Discovered this Donald Byrd record the other day. Byrd was a jazz great but this latter day funk stuff is really good. Typical, but good! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JcRxsMHKVkU&hl=en&fs=1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boojie Horsie Posted February 3, 2012 Share Posted February 3, 2012 Hall & Oates fuckin' rule!!! No facetiousness in my statement whatsoever.But here are a few off the top of my head: baby huey is great, and his album can be found for 10-12$ brand new another cheap find, gil scott heron from his album with brian jackson http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_b2F-XX0Ol0&hl=en&fs=1 its such a great album, i find it more accessible than revolution Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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