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Thanks for the input @@Aludog Does anybody else want to share ideas, opinions? Do you agree or disagree? @LaceyB @ArnoldRimmer @Leorstef @@bernixix and everyone.

Here are my votes (of course, this is highly subjective) : Alicia Keys - If I Aint Got You > Yay Aloe Blacc - I Need A Dollar > Yay Black Eyed Peas (all of them) > Nay Bruno Mars (all of them) > I'd say yay, especially 'Treasure' Justin Timberlake (all of them) > probably preconceived thinking but...nay Kool and the Gang - Take My Heart > Yay Lou Bega - Mambo Number 5 > Hell Nay! Luther Vandross - Never Too Much > Yay Rihanna (all of them) > Nay Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five - The Message > Yay Sade > Yay Katy Perry > Nay Britney > Who? Hall & Oates > Why not? Madonna > Yay for Like A Virgin, Material Girl would be a Nay though China Girl and Let's Dance by David Bowie > Nay All the other songs, I need to listen to them first cause I've never heard of them (the songs, not the artists).

@@Rockinbiscuit WOW!! I'm....speechless What about the cat ?? :D

Sounds good. Personnally I wouldn't vote for the RHCP for the same reason as you. Jamiroquai is an interesting case; the two first albums were clearly acid-jazz, then they took a turn towards funk-fueled pop, yet the 'pop' aspect stands out more than the funk one does, to my ears anyway. I don't consider them a true funk band (but I would more easily consider the Brand New Heavies as such). Michael Jackson is another example : I included the tracks from 'Off The Wall' in the list but I intentionnally left out his later albums, including Thriller. I wasn't sure what to do with this one, but eventually I didn't include because it simply doesn't sound like a soul/funk album to me.

Well that's the thing...if the year of release is no longer considered then anything goes : some of the Red Hot Chili Peppers could fit in, some Jamiroquai or Prince like you wrote....this would bring up the debate of 'how do we classify music by genre', i.e what makes a song a funk song or a soul song etc... Debate is good I guess :)

List has been updated :)

Mwahaha so it wasn't just my pervert self fantasizing on some legendary movie scene ;)

For just a second I read 'Sharon Stone' instead of 'Sharon Jones' and I thought "what? she did songs? six??" :lol:

Thanks @@Aludog These are quite recent tracks so I'm not sure if they should be included in the list...there's some Tower of Power stuff that I didn't include either because it's from the late 80s. Let me know, good people, how you want it done

RIP Ben E King...

All good :)

Oooooooooooh man, it just keeps gettin' better and better!

And by the way, I wonder what it's like to be in Jerry Barnes' shoes...he's the *new* Chic bass player, and of course people will always compare him to Bernard Edwards...and when you come after such an iconic player, it must be challenging, to say the least, no matter how good you are :

This guy had such an incredible life...I love that style he has

WOW! This one is gonna be my new default homepage !! And yes, I'm gonna add the Afrobeat CDLCs in the list.

Hey y'all funkateers B) I wanted to share some really good stuff with you, it's a 3-disc compilation of old school soul music, most of which was heavily sampled by hip-hop artists in the 90s and 00s so it's a kind of 'go-back-to-the-roots' thing. It's called 'Shaolin Soul' episodes 1, 2 and 3. You will find incredible things from the likes of Al Green, Syl Johnson, Ann Peebles, Teddy Pendergrass, The Jackson 5 etc... nothing but quality here. Here are just a few exemples from episode 2 : (This one is on my to-do list ;)) Enjoy your week-end :)

For what it's worth...I'll test the bass path for you :D Did you include only GnR solos or some other stuff like the Lenny Kravitz songs he played on?

Is your book called 'The Great James Brown Rhythm Sections Funk Masters' ? Cause I have that one If it's another one, then please shoot me a PM !

@ thanks for pointing out the missing songs, although I can't find 'Superstition' anywhere

I know someone will be more than happy when you do it, and by someone I mean @ ;)

So I noticed that there aren't any 'Sly & The Family Stone' CDLCs in the database (yet ;)) and while looking for good tabs I stumbled upon this on Amazon and other book stores : http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/61IZ08ICXHL.jpg I think I'll indulge myself :)

Oh yeah that one...I have it in my 'transcriptions sites' folder but it's not really the "best-looking" site (I find it very poorly structured) I never paid much attention to it...guess I'll have to take a serious look.

So let's start with the sharing, shall we? :) Here's a short selection of my favorite bass transcriptions websites, from which I took most of the tabs that I used to create my CDLCs in this list (these sites are very 60s- and 70s-oriented) : http://www.basslessons.be/transcriptions.php : quite an impressive collection (almost 150 songs) and they tend to tab a lot of old school stuff http://www.thebassment.info/transcriptions.html : very nice as well, covers all sorts and all generations of music http://www.cocosbassment.com/transcriptions/ : a bit similar to the previous one in terms of songs' choice http://nicebasslines.com/bass-transcriptions : lots of cool stuff too in here, although the site has not been updated for quite a while http://www.redtenbachersfunkestra.com/basscharts/ : excellent songs' choice, but you'll only find notations here, no tabs http://www.lessonsthatrock.com/resources/free-bass-tabs/ : I found this one recently, they seem to have A LOT of songs with the matching guitar tabs as well All these sites are free, yet they seem to offer more interesting material than monetized sites like MySongBook... What are your favorite sites?

Yes I know, you're probably talking about the Jaco Pastorius, Weather Report etc...I even included some disco like The Bee Gees or Patrice Rushen...and I'm not entirely sure that Queen belongs here either but I figured what the hell :D Good bass lines in the end...

Hello everyone! Welcome to the Soul/Funk Appreciation Society. Here you will find a place to discuss the soulful sounds of the good ol' days, from the early 60s to the very early 80s until today, in their most recent forms. Anyone is free and welcome to join the group, whether you're a charter or not.You can include a small icon in your profile signature if you'd like, I made one that you can find here but you're absolutely free to create your own. Please don't expect binding rules or any kind of leadership in here. This place is meant to share thoughts, ideas, suggestions and of course music! Think of it as a community, much like the ones they had in the 60s (except we wash our hair :D) So here's a list of songs that have already been released, there must be a few ones missing so please point me to these songs and I'll add the links. The songs are sorted by artist/band's alphabetical order : A Taste of Honey - Boogie Oogie OogieABBA - As Good As NewABBA - ChiquititaABBA - Dancing Queen (Bass version)ABBA - Does Your Mother KnowABBA - FernandoABBA - Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (2nd version)ABBA - If It Wasn't For The NightsABBA - Knowing Me, Knowing YouABBA - Lay All Your Love On MeABBA - Mamma Mia (Bass version)ABBA - Money, Money, MoneyABBA - One Of UsABBA - Ring Ring (2nd version)ABBA - SOSABBA - Summer Night CityABBA - Super TrouperABBA - Take A Chance On MeABBA - Thank You For The MusicABBA - The Winner Takes It AllABBA - TigerABBA - Voulez-VousABBA - WaterlooAl Green - Let's Stay TogetherAl Green - Tired of Being AloneAlicia Keys - Fallin'Alicia Keys - If I Ain't Got YouAloe Blacc - I Need A DollarAmy Winehouse - Back To BlackAmy Winehouse - RehabAmy Winehouse - You Know I'm No GoodAnita Ward - Ring My BellAretha Franklin - A ChangeAretha Franklin - Chain of FoolsAretha Franklin - RespectArthur Conley - Sweet Soul MusicAverage White Band (The) - Pick Up The PiecesBar-Kays (The) - Soul FingerBarry White - Can't Get Enough of Your Love, BabeBarry White - You're The First, The Last, My EverythingBee Gees (The) - More Than A WomanBee Gees (The) - Night FeverBee Gees (The) - Stayin' AliveBee Gees (The) - You Should Be DancingBill Withers - Ain't No Sunshine OFFICIAL DLCBill Withers - Lean On MeBilly Cobham - Red BaronBilly Cobham - StratusBlondie - AtomicBlondie - Heart of GlassBlues Brothers (The) ft. Aretha Franklin - ThinkBooker T & The MG's - Time Is TightBrick - DazzBrothers Johnson (The) - CelebrationsBrothers Johnson (The) - Mista CoolBrothers Johnson (The) - Runnin' for Your Lovin'Brothers Johnson (The) - Stomp!Brothers Johnson (The) - Strawberry Letter 23Bruno Mars - The Lazy SongBruno Mars - Locked Out Of HeavenBruno Mars - Treasure : version 1 and version 2Carl Carlton - She's A Bad Mama JamaCharles Wright & The Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band - Express YourselfChic - Chic CheerChic - Good Times OFFICIAL DLC for RS2012Chic - I Want Your LoveChic - Le FreakChic - My Forbidden LoverCommodores - Brick HouseCommodores - EasyCurtis Mayfield - Freddie's DeadCurtis Mayfield - Pusherman (no bass !)Dan Skinner, Adam Skinner, Dave James - Lock DownDelegation - Darlin'Delegation - Oh HoneyDiana Ross - The BossDiana Ross & The Supremes - How Long Has That Evening Train Been GoneDiana Ross & The Supremes And The Temptations - I'm Gonna Make You Love MeDonna Summer - Hot StuffDoobie Brothers (The) - Long Train Runnin' (no bass)Dr. John - Big ChiefDr. John - Iko IkoDr. John - Stealin'Drifters (The) - Under The BoardwalkEarth, Wind & Fire - Boogie WonderlandEarth, Wind & Fire - Let's GrooveEarth, Wind & Fire - September OFFICIAL DLCEarth, Wind & Fire - Serpentine FireEarth, Wind & Fire - Shining Star OFFICIAL DLCEarth, Wind & Fire - Sing A Song OFFICIAL DLC Earth, Wind & Fire - That's The Way of The WorldEddie Floyd - Knock on WoodEdwin Starr - Adios SenoritaEdwin Starr - All Around The WorldEdwin Starr - At Last (I Found A Love)Edwin Starr - WarFat Larry's Band - Act Like You KnowFela Kuti - Black Man's CryFela Kuti - Buy AfricaFela Kuti - Egbe Mi OFela Kuti - Fight To FinishFela Kuti - GentlemanFela Kuti - J'Ehin J'EhinFela Kuti - LadyFela Kuti - Let's StartFela Kuti - Opposite PeopleFela Kuti - Who're You?Fela Kuti - Yeye De SmellFela Kuti - ZombieFela Kuti & The Africa 70 - Gbagada Gbagada Gbagodo GbagodoFela Kuti & The Africa 70 - Open & CloseFela Kuti & The Africa 70 - Swegbe And PakoFour Tops (The) - BernadetteFour Tops (The) - It's The Same Old SongFour Tops (The) - Reach Out I'll Be ThereFour Tops (The) - Standing In The Shadows Of LoveFoxy - Get OffFunk Brothers (The) - James Jamerson's Motown MedleyGeorge Baker Selection - Little Green Bag (2nd version here)George Michael - FastloveGil Scott-Heron - Home Is Where The Hatred IsGil Scott-Heron - Save The ChildrenGil Scott-Heron - The Revolution Will Not Be TelevisedGloria Gaynor - I Will SurviveGotcha - NakedGrandmaster Flash & The Furious Five - The MessageGwen McRae - Rockin' ChairHall & Oates - Kiss On My List OFFICIAL DLCHeatwave - Boogie NightsHot Chocolate - You Sexy ThingHugh Masekela - DyamboHugh Masekela - Kaa Ye OyaHugh Masekela - You Told Your Mama Not To WorryImagination - Just An IllusionIncognito - Hats (Make Me Wanna Holler)Isaac Hayes - Theme From ShaftIsley Brothers (The) - Between The SheetsIsley Brothers (The) - I Know Who You Been Socking It ToIsley Brothers (The) - It's Your ThingIsley Brothers (The) - Ohio/Machine GunIsley Brothers (The) - Take InventoryIsley Brothers (The) - Take Me In Your ArmsIsley Brothers (The) - This Old Heart Of MineIsley Brothers (The) - Was It Good To You?J.B.'s (The) - Pass The PeasJackson 5 (The) - Blame It On The BoogieJackson 5 (The) - Dancing MachineJackson 5 (The) - Darling DearJackson 5 (The) - I Want You BackJackson 5 (The) - Santa Claus Is Coming To TownJackson 5 (The) - Who's Lovin' YouJaco Pastorius - Come On, Come OverJaco Pastorius - Soul Intro/The ChickenJames Gang (The) - Funk #49 OFFICIAL DLCJames Brown - BewilderedJames Brown - Get Up (I Feel Like Being A) Sex MachineJames Brown - Get Up Offa That ThingJames Brown - Give It Up Or Turnit A LooseJames Brown - I Got You (I Feel Good)James Brown - Make It Funky (Pt.1)James Brown - Soul PowerJames Brown - Super Bad (another version including parts 1 & 2)Jamiroquai - (Don't) Give Hate A ChanceJamiroquai - Canned HeatJamiroquai - Cosmic GirlJamiroquai - Hey FloydJamiroquai - Just Another StoryJamiroquai - Love FoolosophyJamiroquai - RunawayJamiroquai - Space CowboyJamiroquai - Time Won't WaitJamiroquai - Too Young To DieJamiroquai - Travelling Without MovingJamiroquai - Virtual InsanityJamiroquai - When You Gonna LearnJocelyn Brown - Somebody Else's GuyJr. Walker & The All Stars - Home Cookin'Jr. Walker & The All Stars - How Sweet It Is To Be Loved By YouKC & The Sunshine Band - That's The WayKool & The Gang - CelebrationKool & The Gang - FreshKool & The Gang - Jungle BoogieKool & The Gang - Take My Heart (2nd version)Lee Fields & The Expressions - Faithful ManLee Fields & The Expressions - LadiesLee Fields & The Expressions - Talk To SomebodyLipps, Inc. - FunkytownLuther Vandross - Never Too MuchLuther Vandross - She's A Super LadyMark Ronson ft. Bruno Mars - Uptown FunkMartha & The Vandellas - Nowhere To RunMarvelettes (The) - Don't Mess With BillMarvin Gaye - Christmas In The CityMarvin Gaye - I Heard It Through The GrapevineMarvin Gaye - I Want YouMarvin Gaye - Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler)Marvin Gaye - Let's Get It OnMarvin Gaye - 'What's Going On' MedleyMarvin Gaye - What's Going On OFFICIAL DLC for RS2012Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell - Ain't No Moutain High EnoughMarvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell - Ain't Nothing Like The Real ThingMeters (The) - Cissy StrutMichael Jackson - Beat It (2nd version) (and yet another one)Michael Jackson - Billie Jean (2nd version)Michael Jackson - Don't Stop 'Til You Get EnoughMichael Jackson - Off The WallMichael Jackson - P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)Michael Jackson - Rock With YouMichael Jackson - The Girl Is Mine (ft. Paul McCartney)Michael Jackson - ThrillerMichael Jackson - Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'Michael McDonald - I Keep Forgettin' (Every Time You're Near) OFFICIAL DLCOhio Players - Love RollercoasterOlivia Newton-John & John Travolta - You're The One That I WantOtis Redding - (Sittin' On) The Dock of The Bay OFFICIAL DLC for RS2012Otis Redding - Hard To HandleOtis Redding - Try A Little TendernessPacific Gas & Electric - StaggoleeParliament - Give Up The Funk (Tear The Roof Off The Sucker) OFFICIAL DLC for RS2012Parliament Funkadelic - FlashlightPatrice Rushen - Forget Me NotsPatrick Hernandez - Born To Be AlivePeggy Lee - FeverPrince - KissPrince & Sheila E - Erotic CityQueen - Another One Bites The Dust OFFICIAL DLCQueen - Dragon AttackRick James - Give It To Me BabyRick James - Super Freak OFFICIAL DLC for RS2012Rod Stewart - Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?Roy Buchanan - Sweet Dreams OFFICIAL DLCRufus Thomas - Do The Funky ChickenSade - Hang On To Your LoveSade - Is It A CrimeSade - Nothing Can Come Between UsSade - ParadiseSade - Smooth OperatorSade - The Sweetest TabooSam & Dave - Hold On I'm ComingSam & Dave - SoulmanSister Sledge - He's The Greatest DancerSly & The Family Stone - Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)Smokey Robinson - Being With YouSmokey Robinson & The Miracles - God Rest Ye Merry GentlemenSmokey Robinson & The Miracles - The Tears of A ClownSpinners (The) - I Just Gotta Make It HappenSpinners (The) - I'll Be AroundSpinners (The) - It's A ShameSpinners (The) - Mighty LoveSpinners (The) - The Rubberband ManSpinners (The) - They Just Can't Stop It (The Games People Play)Staple Singers (The) - I'll Take You ThereStevie Wonder - All I DoStevie Wonder - AsStevie Wonder - ContusionStevie Wonder - Do I DoStevie Wonder - For Once In My LifeStevie Wonder - I Just Called to Say I Love YouStevie Wonder - I Was Made To Love Her (2nd version)Stevie Wonder - I WishStevie Wonder - Isn't She LovelyStevie Wonder - Living For The CityStevie Wonder - Master Blaster (Jammin') (second version)Stevie Wonder - My Cherie AmourStevie Wonder - Signed, Sealed, Delivered, I'm YoursStevie Wonder - Sir Duke OFFICIAL DLCStevie Wonder - Superstition (live version)Stevie Wonder - Uptight (Everything's Alright)Stevie Wonder - What Christmas Means To MeSupergroove - Sitting Inside My HeadSupergroove - Your White ShirtSupremes (The) - Love Is Like An Itching In My HeartSupremes (The) - You Can't Hurry LoveSupremes (The) - You Keep Me Hangin' OnTemptations (The) - Ain't Too Proud To BegTemptations (The) - Ball of Confusion (That's What The World Is Today)Temptations (The) - Get ReadyTemptations (The) - My Girl OFFICIAL DLC for RS2012Temptations (The) - No More Water In The WellTemptations (The) - Papa Was A Rollin' StoneTemptations (The) - Rudolf The Red-Nosed ReindeerTower of Power - Clever GirlTower of Power - Diggin' on James BrownTower of Power - Down to The NightclubTower of Power - So Very Hard To GoTower of Power - Soul VaccinationTower of Power - Soul With A Capital STower of Power - What Is Hip?Weather Report - BirdlandWeather Report - Port of EntryWeather Report - Teen TownWild Cherry - Play That Funky Music (OFFICIAL DLC)Wilson Pickett - Funky BroadwayWilson Pickett - Hello SunshineWilson Pickett - In The Midnight HourWilson Pickett - Mustang SallyWilson Pickett - That Kind of Love Huge thanks to all the charters, you know who you are!!