Just like other genres, when funk was the happening thing, there were so many bands doing the same type of stuff that to stand out from the masses you had to have that certain thing. A solid bass line, accomplished drum breaks, percussive horns, those are three that nearly every good funk single had. So what else? That's where the obscure funk bands take over. The people you never heard of because they mistakenly thought they could take a short cut with a clever or silly song title, exaggerated singing, over-doing the grunts. Some fully committed with a goofy-ass band name. But that's why I like obscure funk. I gravitate toward the imperfect, the slightly off. Seems more human. Add wah-wah and I'm off to the races.
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Listen:Wee Willie and Winners - Get Some mp3 at Internet Archive
Little Oscar - The Funky Buzzard mp3 at Internet Archive
Soul Tornados - Crazy Legs mp3 at Internet Archive
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