You have the classic start of late RnB / early Funk: "Have you ever heard of: <X>, fake audience: yeaaaaaaah"
Then it drops into sorta a standard afro-#funk for awhile (till ~2min), after which they just abandon the song structure entirely in favor of an extended psych meltdown (complete with dubious mixing!)
It's... kinda great? And kinda jank?
Sorta like someone smashed three different songs together
Watch the documentary below, as it’s really worth the time you’ll spend on the Soul Train phenomenon and the story of this “Godfather” of black music, Donald Cortez “Don” Cornelius (Sept 27 1936 – Feb 1, 2012). Soul Train was one of the most important trend setters in pop music and dance during its run […] …
Sorry to hear of the death of Betty Davis: Great funk, a real force of nature, and raunchy as hell. She's the Mademoiselle Mabry on Miles Davis's Filles de Kilimanjaro album, and we wouldn't have the title Bitches Brew without her. #funk#jazz
Repostin' this sick Herbie video w/ Wah-Wah, cause the piano solo backed with extremely funky guitar at the end is making me low key lose my mind at work today
As I work into talking about my record collection, I’m starting back at the beginning with albums and artists that shaped my journey to where things stand today. Another pivotal record was Gap Band - “IV”. A top 5 all-time funk/R&B band. The intro synth on opening track “Early in the Morning” continues to influence my musical explorations to this day. Of course you know “Dropped a Bomb on Me”, but don’t sleep on “Outstanding”, another monster groove classic. #funk#gapband#VinylCollection