Parliament Funkentelechy

Things get even better AFTER he says "Take it to the bridge"..........




How's your Funkentelechy?

"The busy world was not for me, so I went and found my own" -I can relate..

The sky looks more interesting, when the rain is pouring down
A moody sky...


The bright, blinding sun is boring
















People who have good taste in music, read books, & prefer cats over dogs are disappearing off the face of the earth- at least, that's what it looks like from where I stand!
If I see, one more person walking a dog, I'm gonna scream... I'm being bombarded by this lately, I know I didn't see it as much last year. But that's what happens when they're in EVERY tv ad.....

The Whispers - Keep On Lovin' Me Official Video

More 80s r&b ....... woo-hoo!

Preach, Wynton...

"But it is a constant uphill battle in our culture, because we're battling against a culture of pornography. You've going up against something more basic than music. I mean, its all around us.  It doesn't even have to be explained. Everywhere you turn, there it is, 'Bitch Better Have My Money' "
Wynton Marsalis

Funkadelic- Friday Night, August 14th

Teena Marie- Lips to Find You

"She's a fantastic songwriter, she's a great arranger, she's a real, real serious musician."
Nelson George

Kate Bush - Walk Straight Down The Middle (FULL AUDIO)

This is my 2nd Kate Bush post... why not?

Earth, Wind & Fire - Keep Your Head To The Sky

This intro is hypnotic..

Edward Snowden's Twitter & Meredith Viera's sheeple audience...

Once again, switching channels cause there's nothing on, as usual.... her panel was talking about Edward Snowden joining twitter & some dumb politician tweeting about how he's a terrorist/traitor & should lose his account.




Guess what?




Her brain-dead audience loudly applauded the politician's asinine tweet.  Of course, why wouldn't the types in an audience on yet another show constantly doing loathsome makeover segments & (big surprise) interviewing trash like Flo Rida be stupid enough to "think" Edward Snowden is a terrorist!  








They've probably never even heard of Daniel Ellsberg......HELLO! The Pentagon Papers!




Imbeciles!

Stevie Wonder That Girl

A testament to what r&b and popular music sounded like BEFORE the damaging influence of hiphop & people like P. Diddy, Timbaland, R.Kelly, Jermaine Dupri, & whoever's responsible for Destiny's Child took over & ruined music.


You know, the kind of people glorified on Empire.

Tony Williams Lifetime-Proto-Cosmos

Flora Purim - Ina's Song (Trip to Bahia) / Transition

Pretty sure, the people who stood in line at an appearance for Kim Kardashian & her makeup artist  or  are tweeting about what happened on the season premiere of Empire or who listen to French Montana can't handle this.




Sheeple! (Really Sanaa?)






http://www.allmusic.com/album/open-your-eyes-you-can-fly-mw0000263439




On a much more important NOTE, I love how on her albums, the types of keyboards that George Duke plays are listed, like "Rhodes electric piano" or "ARP string ensemble synthesizer", etc.....
People who REALLY LOVE music love knowing these things!

Heatwave-Boogie Nights (Album Version)

Another song with a splendid intro.

Vivian Green's new "song"

Really? She takes an eternity to come out with a new song, just to turn around & STEAL Before I Let Go by Frankie Beverly & Maze?! I know its damn near impossible to find (these days) " writers" & producers who actually play instruments, & can compose on those instruments, but come on! This crap should be ILLEGAL....


And why is it everytime I'm listening to a classic funk or r&b song on youtube, some simpleton just has to mention who sampled that particular song?




Who the hell cares!

Rufus & Chaka Khan-Close The Door

This is my second Rufus post, also from the exquisite Ask Rufus album. Enjoy the textures of Chaka's voice, the strings flowing in & out, and the drum fills.

33 1/3 books...

I was just at amazon.com (later found out all of them weren't listed) looking up all the books in this series. I noticed a pattern of mostly male artists or should I say, books about albums by male artists/bands. Some are worthy, like Steely Dan, Prince, & Stevie Wonder. Others not so much. It would be nice if someone had the balls to write a book on Tim Buckley's Starsailor album..

 http://www.allmusic.com/album/starsailor-mw0000653397






Anyway, if I remember correctly, one of the few female artists I saw was Liz Phair?! You're kidding me right? Why does she get a book ..... cause she "sings" about blowjobs? Liz freakin Phair! But no books on Kate Bush or Laura Nyro?






Female singer/songwriters who paved the way for a Liz Phair are ignored. But guess who isn't ignored... the loathsome Kanye West, & a couple of other rappers & somebody named DJ Shadow... remember every white rock critic sold out & fell under the "street cred" spell, so they just have to embrace EVERY rapper, didn't you know? I guess they think that makes them NOT a racist, when actually its the opposite.








People need to question why the masses (all over the world) blindly accept & can't stop raving about rappers- the WORST examples of black culture.

Curtis Mayfield - Little Child Running Wild

This intro is worth getting out of bed for...

Robert Christgau- Consumer Guide?

Reading Robert Christgau's "Consumer Guide" can be quite entertaining but it also can be quite annoying. Like for instance, I wanna know what the hell he was smoking when he suggests Laura Nyro was a fool in one of his Kate Bush album reviews. Meanwhile, on his Laura Nyro albums page, he is FOOLISH enough to start(!) at her more subdued Christmas & The Beads of Sweat album, while not even bothering to review her masterpieces- Eli & The 13th Confession & New York Tendaberry.


If he had bothered to LISTEN to those albums, he would know she's NO fool!


How is he the "dean of American rock critics" if he skips those 2 important albums? http://www.lauranyro.com






And you know what, he doesn't even like Flora Purim, so HE might be  the one who's a fool....




http://www.robertchristgau.com/cg.php

Programmed Pt. 2

Wow.... just made the mistake of turning on the Meredith Vieira show & heard some bimbo say she expected her husband to agree to an open (meaning your legs are ALWAYS open.... that's a joke..) marriage because he is "progressive & liberal".  HELLO!  Tells you how much things have changed.


There was a time when being progressive stood for such humane & wonderful concepts as civil rights, women's rights & being anti-war.






But now, apparently, it just means you're a kinky, hyper-pornographic sex fiend.....

Take Me Away

I wanna look out my windows and see water and the moon   Instead of malicious mouth runners- sitting on steps or porches, standing on corners, or middle of blocks  Wanna hear the music of the ocean or silence   Instead of cars blaring ignorant, filthy thug music    Or malt liquor drinkers and their vile voices   Or "mothers" cussing at their kids   And when I go out, I don't wanna be lecherously leered at   You can have your crowded  neighborhoods     I want space...

LAURA NYRO crazy love

A soaring piano & some of her most personal lyrics.


http://www.lauranyro.com
                                                                               

Go Along to Get Along

Some things that are considered good manners- frankly, make no logical sense. See, we have to suppress our emotions, so we won't be "rude".... that's what's being asked of us when we're EXPECTED to speak to or greet anyone & EVERYone.  I have to SNAP OUT OF IT, be happy, say hello & make "small" talk. 


What am I, a robot?


Never mind I may not like the person, never mind, one of these people may turn around & talk about me behind my back or is judging me. We all have to be nice (not kind) & happy. You don't have to be a truly good person, you just have to have the "good manners'' to speak. Ever notice many of those so willing to speak to everyone- love to gossip about everyone & stare at you with their evil, judgmental eyes.... Now, THAT's bad manners!




Keep in mind, in this society, we're really not even allowed to be sad or express angst. Suppressing our emotions is the order of the day...reminds me of my family, they want me to SUPPRESS my anger,

even though they're the cause of so much of it. Some of my so-called family members will walk into a room, say some hurtful crap to me, then act like I'm the problem for getting angry or not wanting to be bothered with them. Sometimes I wonder if I'm related to narcissists with no conscience.






Well, I would rather be alone with my truth then constantly engaging with FAKE hypocrites.  Or neighborhood assholes who gossip.