# Funky music - help please

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funky-music-help-please/424365>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [October 28, 2007, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funky-music-help-please/424365 "2007-10-28T20:14:50Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![MelCthefirst](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/eada6e/32.png) [@MelCthefirst](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MelCthefirst)\
**Post date:** [October 28, 2007, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funky-music-help-please/424365/1 "2007-10-28T20:14:50Z")

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I’m a rank amatuer with music however, have always loved funky/funk music sounds and recently decided to check it out in more depth (instead of just hearing it and saying oh, I like that and doing little else).  
I’ve discovered Sharon Jones and the Dap kings and whilst I really like their sound, can people give me band names that play funky music but a more modern sound, maybe stronger bass sounds?

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**Author:** ![pinkfreud](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pinkfreud/32/17603_2.png) [@pinkfreud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pinkfreud)\
**Post date:** [October 28, 2007, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funky-music-help-please/424365/2 "2007-10-28T20:37:08Z")

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You might like [The Sweet Vandals](http://www.myspace.com/thesweetvandals).

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**Author:** ![pinkfreud](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pinkfreud/32/17603_2.png) [@pinkfreud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pinkfreud)\
**Post date:** [October 28, 2007, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funky-music-help-please/424365/3 "2007-10-28T20:40:49Z")

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There’s lotsa good funky music [here](http://www.funkoramarecords.com/shopcds.htm), with sample audio clips.

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**Author:** ![Contrapuntal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e274bd/32.png) [@Contrapuntal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Contrapuntal)\
**Post date:** [October 28, 2007, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funky-music-help-please/424365/4 "2007-10-28T20:43:47Z")

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Does it gots ta be modern? Check out George Clinton (Parliament/Funkadelic/PFunk). Or James Brown.

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**Author:** ![jjimm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba8739/32.png) [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\
**Post date:** [October 28, 2007, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funky-music-help-please/424365/5 "2007-10-28T20:47:18Z")

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Early Red Hot Chilli Peppers had a very funky ethos - in particular, they were produced by George Clinton on ‘Freaky Styley’.

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**Author:** ![MelCthefirst](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/eada6e/32.png) [@MelCthefirst](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MelCthefirst)\
**Post date:** [October 28, 2007, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funky-music-help-please/424365/6 "2007-10-28T20:55:20Z")

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[QUOTE=Contrapuntal]  
Does it gots ta be modern? Check out George Clinton (Parliament/Funkadelic/PFunk). Or James Brown.  
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Thanks guys…yes, I think I prefer the modern sound but I’ll check it out.