Browsing the archives for the funk tag
It’s been awhile, but I have sung the praises of James Brown before. There was no one like him, and his music was so intricate and fast… like Motorhead meets Miles Davis. There’s nothing like funk. It’s deep, and from the hips, but it’s not raw, like the blues, or stupid, like metal. The band [...]
Happy Free Download Friday, my dear people of Youdopia! This week I’m sharing a super funky, nasty, scary, brutal set from Miles Davis. It’s more than funky, it’s dirty. Not in an overtly sexy way, but in the way of danger. It’s not as dark as his stuff from 1975, but damn. It grooves, but [...]
Youdopia, I’m continuing my series of Led Zeppelin live cover songs. This is James Brown’s Sex Machine, recorded in Los Angeles on 3/25/75. The LA gigs were always magic, even in 1977, when Zeppelin was much more pomp than circumstance (in my opinion). In 1975, their LA shows were amazing. Led Zeppelin’s version of Sex [...]
