[Today: A nickel bag of funk...]
It seems like the perfect day to reach into my big bag of funk and fire up something good. Today’s funk nuggets are Black Nasty’s 1973 album Talking To The People, which was their only true funk release, and Mutiny’s 1979 LP Mutiny On The Mamaship. Mutiny drummer and founder Jerome “Bigfoot” Brailey split off from George Clinton’s P-Funk empire after disagreements over pay, and named his group and album in open defiance of Clinton. Talking To The People is an album fueled by an angry demand for social justice and featuring a hard-funking, gospel-tinged, almost-Funkadelic sound, while Mutiny On The Mamaship runs on pure spite and hatred, and reflects some of the disco sheen of the late-70’s. Both albums are under-appreciated funk gems, and both have big beautiful bottoms. May the funk be with you…
Listen: Talking To The People [Black Nasty]
Listen: Lump [Mutiny]
Listen: Black Nasty Boogie [Black Nasty]
Listen: Go Away From Here [Mutiny]
Tags: Black Nasty, funk, Funkadelic, George Clinton, Mutiny, Mutiny On The Mamaship, Talking To The People
