Best Black-Rock/Funk bands/Albums from 60's/70's/80's?

BUT, even better are Betty Davis' three solo albums. Hunt these down NOW. Blistering red-hot lip-smacking ass-slapping head-banging chunks of funk - almost no ballads (only two, I think?) and Betty's voice really leaps out of the speakers at you, a truly crazy style. I don't think any female funk singers even come close to achieving her weirdo combination of 70s feminism, sexual empowerment, and stylish nastiness. She runs down ex-hubbie Miles' pecadillos on "He Was a Big Freak", lent Ice Cube the groove for "Once Upon a Time in the Projects" from "Shoop-B-Doop and Cop Him", namedrops every other funk band worth a dime in "F-U-N-K", excellent excellent excellent.

Also worth noting: "The Living Word" soundtrack (amazing performances by Isaac Hayes, the Bar Kays, Rufus Thomas, the Staple Singers, many others), Isaac Hayes' "Hot Buttered Soul", Miles Davis' "Agharta", "Live/Evil", "Pangea", "Big Fun", "On the Corner", "Get Up With It", Dr. John (w/the Meters) "Right Place in the Wrong Time", the entire Fela Kuti catalog, Lee Dorsey, Charles Wright and the Watts 103rd St Band.

70-s is totally P-funk although some of the disco/funk stuff is brilliant including both "Disco tex and the sexolettes" albums.

But there ain't nothing funkier than Chic. check out "Risque" and "C'est Chic" and work forwards from there.

One nice thing is if you are vinyl minded, you can find these easily and usually for only a couple of bucks each.

Curtis Mayfield's 70s albums like "Curtis", "Superfly" and "Roots" are good.

I wouldn't buy any albums by most funk artists, though; they usually have like 2 good songs, then a bunch of miserable, miserable trash. Funk is one genre where compilations can be a good move.

Revive. So steve's poll thread doesn't get hijacked further by me.

http://www.soul-patrol.com/funk/rock.htm

And you're wrong Brad. Lots of great albums came out in this period. Shame it gets overlooked.

Mandrill, Sly Stone and Funkadelic etc should be more important than the beatles and the stones.

Is there supposed to be a funk element? Otherwise, nothing beats "Electric Ladyland" in that category.

http://www.soul-patrol.com/funk/blk_rock.htm

Band Of Gypsies beats it for a start!

check out black merda

And then there's the Undusputed Truth - they got more psychedelicized as the decade went on. (Somebody's gotta find an image of that amazing whiteface-and-crazy-Afros gatefold sleeve.)

^ i've got this record at home. i'll try to take a picture if i remember

Chains and Black Exhaust comp (thx Jaxon!) belongs on this list for sure.

Also Chairmen of the Board's "Skin I'm In", which is basically a Funkadelic record with some songwriting by Sly.

Blo - Chapter One

Try Joe McPhee's Nation Time, especially "Shakey Jake".

http://image.allmusic.com/00/amg/cov200/dre200/e267/e2670526u1x.jpg

I like how no one recommends anything from the 80s, despite the thread title

George Clinton - Computer Games

Sweat Band was 1980 wasn't it?

James "Blood" Ulmer - Freelancing (1981)

A.R. Kane - "i" (1989)

I guess there are a few Prince albums from the '80s too...

^ i've got this record at home. i'll try to take a picture if i remember

Found it!

Really nice-looking, elaborate fanpage all around.

I like how no one recommends anything from the 80s, despite the thread title

You mean, they should recommend Living Colour? The title says "rock" after all....