The prog/spacerock impulse in funk

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Parliament to thread obv, but who/what else?

And how does Steve Miller fit into all this?

― Jody Beth Rosen (Jody Beth Rosen), Monday, 19 May 2003 19:12 (twenty-two years ago)

Isley Brothers, Cameo and Commodores were known to dress up in full Battlestar Gallactica regalia at the time. Still, I'm not sure any band topped P-Funk for pure spacey imagery.

Steve Miller? More like Jimi Hendrix, I think.

― dleone (dleone), Monday, 19 May 2003 19:16 (twenty-two years ago)

Prog/spacerock y funk =

...both lyrically full of sci-fi imagery and abstractness, lots of fantasy character based stuff (Rael from Lamb Lies Down on Broadway not too far from Dr. Funkenstein)

...were both performed by people wearing clothing you would never see someone wear on the street (Rick Wakeman's cape = Gary Shider's diaper, etc)

...were both very much pushing the synthesizers-in-popular-music movement (as well as the roadies-with-very-sore-backs coinciding-"movement")

I'd just like to point out that Motor Booty Affair and Selling England By the Pound sound really cool back to back. That is all.

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Monday, 19 May 2003 19:17 (twenty-two years ago)

the afroyawnfuturist canon to thread

― jess (dubplatestyle), Monday, 19 May 2003 19:22 (twenty-two years ago)

Earth Wind and Fire. The Jacksons. Prince (as early as "Head" and "When You Were Mine," if you listen close). "Strawberry Letter 23" by the Brothers Johnson (has parts that sound a *lot* like Yes). And Labelle's and Boney M's spacesuits (though actually, if you're gonna talk post-space-rock Eurodisco, this could be a *real* long thread.) Obvious influence on all this stuff: Jimi Hendrix, duh.

― chuck, Monday, 19 May 2003 19:40 (twenty-two years ago)

Does Boney M's Nightflight to Venus count?

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Monday, 19 May 2003 20:21 (twenty-two years ago)

Oh damn, Chuck beat me to it. That'll teach me to read answers.

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Monday, 19 May 2003 20:21 (twenty-two years ago)

...decended from sun ra, 'course jody beth nose that.

― woland, Tuesday, 20 May 2003 03:27 (twenty-two years ago)

the afroyawnfuturist canon to thread

Well, better them than the newmodauthenticsoulvespa canon to thread.

― donut bitch (donut), Tuesday, 20 May 2003 03:30 (twenty-two years ago)

Be careful, DB -- you have invoked the Make-Up in Jess's presence and he might tremble in fear.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Tuesday, 20 May 2003 03:31 (twenty-two years ago)

sly stone and shuggie otis using the space-drones and warm synths and moog drums

miles going to japan, home of all that is futuristic, for his farewell concerts [75]

"outaspace" by that one guy

anyway, funk is fantasy music, troglodytes and aliens welcome to the party along with anyone else.

― mig, Tuesday, 20 May 2003 06:57 (twenty-two years ago)

This thread is my nightmare.

― kate, Tuesday, 20 May 2003 08:23 (twenty-two years ago)

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