Revive the Funk
Music for Rump Thumpin' and Thang Swangin' |
| 1 |  | Kool and The Gang
Open Sesame
Get down with the genie y'all. |
| 2 |  | Baby Huey
The Baby Huey Story: The Living Legend
Baby Huey has a knack to make you feel like you're in a 70's movie police chase. |
| 3 |  | Kool and The Gang
Wild and Peaceful
For Swingin' in Hollywood |
| 4 |  | The Bar-Kays
Too Hot to Stop
The Bar Kays will make you feel like someone lit a fire in your bell bottoms. |
| 5 |  | The Brothers Johnson
Right On Time
Check your watch, it's "Right On" time. I mean, their guitarist is nicknamed Lightning Licks and their bassist is Thunder Thumbs, you gotta give it up. |
| 6 |  | Earth, Wind & Fire
Open Our Eyes
Tightest funk band on Earth. Harmonies like Wind. Grooves like Fire. |
| 7 |  | The Meters
Look-Ka Py Py
Some good ol' Nawlin's funk. Add some spice to that jambalaya and stir. |
| 8 |  | James Brown
In the Jungle Groove
Let the Godfather take you to the jungle and party with the animals. |
| 9 |  | Bootsy Collins
Back in the Day: The Best of Bootsy
Yabba Dabba Dooo, break off a piece of Bootsy for you. |
| 10 |  | Shuggie Otis
Inspiration Information
Aural dynamite. Shuggie puts the boogie on ya. |
| 11 |  | Funkadelic
Tales of Kidd Funkadelic
Deliciously sloppy funk meant for the people. |
| 12 |  | Earth, Wind & Fire
All 'n All
Late night grooves for satin sheets and some scented candles. Oh baby. |
| 13 |  | Rick James
Come Get It!
Before Dave Chappelle, there was just a man who knew how to play the bass guitar freakishly well, and that man was Rick James. Enjoy yo'self. |
| 14 |  | The Isley Brothers
Between the Sheets
There's a reason the Isley's were sampled so much. They get weird types of naughty. |
| 15 |  | Funkadelic
Let's Take It to the Stage
At this point, Funkadelic was doing the same thing that the Grateful Dead were doing, but doing it with a lot more emphasis on cosmic slop and bodacious bass slappin'. Take it to the stage? They did. |
| 16 |  | Rick James
Bustin' Out Of L Seven
Get outta yo rut and bust a gut. |
| 17 |  | Marvin Gaye
Here, My Dear
Funkiest break-up album ever recorded. Marvin's the master. |
| 18 |  | Prince
Dirty Mind
A young Prince breaks it down about the topics everybody cares about: partying up and getting head. More recording artists should follow his lead. |
| 19 |  | The Meters
Rejuvenation
More sonically saucy gumbo tunes. On this record, I like to picture the Neville Brothers being backed by a rhythm section comprised solely of crawfish. |
| 20 |  | Curtis Mayfield
Super Fly
Superfly may make you lose your mind, but at least you'll be placed in the funkiest mental institution around, like that one in Good Burger where George Clinton was staying. |
| 21 |  | Earth, Wind & Fire
Spirit
Mythological funk, it's something the Egyptians would have listened to while building the Sphinx. |
| 22 |  | Sly and The Family Stone
There's A Riot Goin' On
There are few things more radical than Sly Stone moseying up to the microphone and laying it down plain and simple: the world's messed up. And people listened because the groove was so outta sight. |
| 23 |  | Curtis Mayfield
Curtis
Hey Curt, slice me off a piece of that sweet funk cheddar for my stay woke sandwich. |
| 24 |  | Parliament
Mothership Connection
Star Child weaves a tale of a bunch of funky extraterrestrials who just want the world to dance together. Let's hope Elon Musk finds these guys. |
| 25 |  | Parliament
Funkentelechy Vs. the Placebo Syndrome
What is a Funkentelechy? It is "the actualization of the Funk, rather than its potential." It's what happens when you get hit with the bop gun. It is what puts a glide in your stride and dip in your hip. In short, it's why George Clinton should write novels. |
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