Hey, there are other songs than Bop Gun on Parliament's Funkentelechy Vs. The Placebo Syndrome. Here are a couple of nice, light little numbers that maybe get overshadowed by that funk classic. The drummer is the great Jerome 'Bigfoot' Brailey, who is still around. If you're a fan, you can friend him on Facebook.
First, The Placebo Effect, with a little Beatles-like hook:
Funkier is Funkentelechy:
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Friday, May 31, 2013
Groove o' the day: Take Your Dead Ass Home
This is pretty much definitional as to what funk drumming is. Here are another couple of Funkadelic grooves, from Take Your Dead Ass Home, on the album Tales of Kidd Funkadelic. The drummer is the unmistakable Jerome “Bigfoot” Brailey— get his sound in your ear.
As the tune progresses, he hits a fat, very P-Funk, crash on beat 1 every two measures.
This happens on the “limerick” sections, with some variations to support the ensemble rhythm:
NSFW audio after the break:
As the tune progresses, he hits a fat, very P-Funk, crash on beat 1 every two measures.
This happens on the “limerick” sections, with some variations to support the ensemble rhythm:
NSFW audio after the break:
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