> hello
>
> I am sending this to the whole group in interest of starting discussion,
> although this message is specifically directed to the dialogue between
> myself and Andrew.
>
> > If you are looking for bands who are creating new styles of music, then
> > funk is not the place to look. Anyone who is doing straight-up funk in
> > the present day is obviously ripping off from somebody in the past. It is
> > impossible not to.
>
> I wasn't looking to Dag as a source of new music genius or anything like
> that. There are a hundreds of funk bands out there and none of them
> sound new or interesting. They are all obviously coming from the old
> school funk. But there are bands/artists who play in the funk vein who
> are uniquely their own. i.e. Me'shell Ndegeocello. Dag on the other
> hand, sounded as if they just basically borrowed bass lines, vocal
> melodies, the whole thing. And that was my point. Dag wasn't just
> sounding like another funk band, they were sounding like Sly. Too much
> so.
You may be right about them sounding a lot like Sly, but you must admit
they do have somewhat of a fresh element there. When I first heard it I
could tell that it was something that was new rather than 20 years old,
despite the obvious influences. I think it was the voice and guitar
riffing and overall mix of the music. there is a certain sound there.
I have several sly and the family stone albums on CD, and i fully
appreciate what they have done since they invented a lot. but that doesn't
change the fact that i currently pop in Dag more often than i do my sly
CDs. It is simply something fresh to listen to for a while.
drew again, peace and grooves
>
> bye :)
> brian in burlington vt.
>