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It's My Birthday

Sorry I've taken a few days off but it was my birthday this last weekend. I slept in, watched movies caught up on things and ate good food. I also got great presents from friends and family. If you're asking yourself, I sure wish I could get DJ Funkalicious something...well I have the answer for you. I would love, love, love, love to get an Ipod. Assuming your in a giving mood, you simply have to click on the link below and complete one of the offers (I actually need 5 of you to do this). I ended up chosing the blockbuster online gig (basically Netflix).  Pretty cool so far I must admit and I can cancel in a week. hehehe.

Click Here to get your Free iPod.

You too can get a free Ipod too. I swear it works. Just check out this Wired Magazine article.  They give the full scoop on how it works and how you can get yours.

Anyway I know this is all a pipedream but a man can dream can't he. Hope you all had a wonderful T-Day (if you ended up celebrating it). More fun and funky music posts coming your way soon. Best, DJF

Happy Thanksgiving!

Here is wishing you all the best Thankgiving Day.  I'd like to give thanks to a few things:

My Family
My Girlfriend
My Friends
My Heath
Good Music

And lastly, all ya'll who visit this site and show me tons of love.  There is a reason I spend countless hours, posting, researching, transcoding, etc.  It's because in a world filled with so much fear, hate, uncertainty and grief, I have hope.  Hope that thru music we can dance, smile, laugh, cheer, appreciate and understand that we're all part of a bigger whole.  A collective that can empower us to be better people and live in harmony and peace.  Enjoy your day off from the confines of work! 

DJ Funkalicious

Song of the Day - Pleasure / Glide

This Portland Oregon band of the 70's and 80's hit the top 10 with it's song "Glide". This band had limited success and eventually broke up in 1981 as it could not top its previous hit as mentioned above. The lyrics are sparce as show here. Regardless, I dig this one as it incorporates some basic funky horns, guitar and somewhat oddbeat  lyrics. You can check it here and buy it over here.

Song of the Day - Larry Graham / The Jam

Ok, on this one I have to admit I know absolutley nothing about this artist. Somehow I stumbled on this one in my unorganized collection of mp3s and man o' man am I glad I did. What the heck is going on with this song? It covers so much ground, from funky rock to funk to soul and back again. According to my research he is pop-and-slap (thumb and finger) bass guitar style it pretty much used by all bass players nowadays. How did I miss this guy especially since he was in Sly & The Family Stone? Anyway you can enjoy this one here and buy it here.

Song of the Day - The Bar-Kays / Shake Your Rump to the Funk

Takin this one up in time to 1976 with an album called "Too Hot to Stop". The Bar-Kays who were originally an all instrumental funk band on the Stax/Volt label. They regrouped after a terrible plane crash whereby many of the members perished in a plane crash. The were originally formed in 1966 and since then up until the 80's enjoyed success after success on the charts. They played with the best of the best including George Clinton throughout the 70's. You can check this one out here and you can find it over at amazon here.

Song of the Day - Richard "Groove" Holmes / Listen Here

"Groove" is the right nickname for this man. Dang! Listen to the blaring sounds of the B3 comin at you in this one. Just listen to the BMPs at 1:48 mins into the song....thats friggin drum and bass BPMs. Another example how early soul jazz has influenced so many bands and genres. Some of the great B3rs put out a bunch of albums with cheesy jazz ballads but when they wanted to they could crank it up. I mean to me, nothing is more funky than the Hammond B3 when played by someone with some soul. You can listen to this one here. I believe this one was originally on the "Workin' On a Groovy Thing" album but I can't say for sure. You'd be hard pressed to find this one as it seems to be pretty scarce. Can't speak for the other tunes on this album either.

Song of the Day - Jackson 5 / Get It Together

This one has all kinda of layer of musical instruments going on. In addition, Michael's voice is just spot on. It's one of the more funky tracks that I've heard from the Jackson 5. I love lyrics such as, "get up off your high horse girl, think what your doin doin". I need to stash this one away to use in the future as more and more people these days seem high up on horses for no particular reason. You can listen to this one here.

You can find this track on their Ultimate Collection, by the album of the same name (which is harder to find) or this double album which has been remastered.

Song of the Day - King Herbert & the Knights / This Funky Song

Here's another funky track off the "Natural Funky Vol. IV". You'll be hard pressed to find this album anywhere, but I can say many of the bands on this one kick down with the funky beats. This one by King Herbert & the Knights busts out of the gates like a racehorse at the track. Right away they get right into it. The driving monotonous pace is broken up at about 1:55mins into the song when the singing cuts out and the instruments take up the slack for the rest of the song. Love the boogaloo style guitar. Enjoy this Friday treat here.

Song of the Day - Mark Putney / Don't Come Around Anymore

Funky Funky Houston Volume 1 & 2 are just kick ass albums with some really rare tracks. This one in particular is by Mark Putney. Love the vibes that start this one out as we're introduced to the scenario that is going down. The man's woman is out messin around with another dude. That's messed up, but we've all been there before. I really dig the different layers of instruments on this track as well as the backup singers doing the call and response thang. It's a shining example of what a soul song can be when it's done right. You can find this one over at Dusty Groove. Checkit here.

Song of the Day - Bo Baral / Funky Sex Machine

The "Original Raw Soul" album is mini doscography of "Hotpie & Candy Records". Every track on this one is stone cold D-O-P-E! After all is said and done, you end up getting 13 slices of hot pie guaranteed to satisfy. The album features little known bands such as the "Woo Woo's", and "The Bus People Express". Today's treat is from Bo Baral and it can be found here. You can check out the album here.