Funky 16 Corners

Bad Medicine | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 30, 2001)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Stones Throw
• ASIN: B00005R5M4
• In-Print Editions: Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #25,850 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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22 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A great release of stuff we'd otherwise probably never hear, April 20, 2004

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Campbell Roark "tri-zeta" (from under the floorboards and through the woods...) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Funky 16 Corners (Audio CD)

Egon and Peanut Butter Wolf bring it with this excellent compilation of long-out-of-print funk tunes, late 60's through mid 70's. How'd they do it? Well, they drove cross-country to hang with the greats and go bowling, and unearthed what you're looking at now...

Instrumentals, upkey stuff, positivity, the shout-along proto-hip hop, 'What About You,' I disagree with one of the reviwers below- the material here is all top-notch. PLUS, the chances of finding these GEMS on original vinyl or 45- well, you ain't got a chance in this hell or any other, basically. So be thankful, be damn thankful, because damn near each and every track is sucker punch of funk fo yo nads.

Great liner-notes by Egon. The whole thing fulfills. The pentultimate track ny Cut Chemist, 'Bunky's Pick,' takes you back through the wax as he mixes it up like no other. Full of wholesome funky goodness!

15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best Funk Comp Ever, February 28, 2002

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Pike - See all my reviews

This review is from: Funky 16 Corners (Audio CD)

I've spun it over 25 times and i never get sick of this disc. One of those great ablums to put on at a party. Just like The Avalanches's "Since I Left you", it will get you up and moving.
It has it all: hard funk, smooth soul funk, jazz funk, instrumentals, shout-outs, anti-drug anthems, positive ghetto jams, and every kind of post-JB funk you can imagine-- seventy-plus minutes, all recorded between 1968 and 1974. If you checked out and like'd DJ Shadows comp "SCHOOLHOUSE FUNK", you'll love this one. One of the greatest funk comps ever. More energy then you can stand, by the last track you'll collapse.

Stand out track's: Tighten Up Tighter, Southside Funk, Trespasser (by Bad Medicine, a bunch of white guys from upstate New York), and The Funky Buzzard. But really it's all great

17 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Sick, August 23, 2004

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Elliott Brown (San Francisco) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Funky 16 Corners (Audio CD)

While this may not be the best funk album out there (there seems to be some disagreement in the reviews below), I think it's a must-own for anyone that's looking for some funk they haven't heard before. The songs are a little lo-fi, and their structures tend to be slightly looser and jazzier than the prototype set forth by James Brown, without ever losing vitality or becoming needlessly long or repetitive like the Meters and Maceo Parker sometimes do.

Make no mistake, this is rump-shakin' stuff that will have people at your next party asking you what's playing. Also, the liner notes, which detail the process of uncovering these lost classics, are priceless. The only reason I give this four stars instead of five is that many of the songs lack strong hooks. They more than make up for it with deep grooves, but those who like sing-alongs (like "I Feel Good") might feel a little short-changed.