Gotta agree with you Liam, the P-Funkateers put on a hell of a show. Caught
them at Essential Festival in London (UK) on Sunday, very impressive. But I
was a bit spoilt for choice with the acts that day...
De La Soul, Reprazent, Ice T, Biz Markie, Guru's Jazzmatazz, St Germain,
Ozomatli, Courtney Pine, Gil Scott Heron, James Taylor Quartet, Snowboy &
the Latin Jazz Section, Herbie Hancock Future 2 Future, Kosheen, Mark B &
Blade, Jeru the Damaja, Ugly Duckling, People Under The Stairs.
No other UK festival comes close IMHO.
Matt.
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From: "Kennedy, Liam" <Liam.Kennedy@daff.irlgov.ie>
To: "'aj list'" <acid-jazz@ucsd.edu>
Sent: Wednesday, July 18, 2001 3:48 PM
Subject: P-Funk Allstars - Dublin, Ireland
> I wasn't gonna go check out this show cause of the ticket price ($45),
well,
> ain't I glad as funk I bit the bullet and shelled out the dough for what
was
> one of the most intense nights of music I've known. Opening act Izm, a
trio
> made up of members of the All-stars, played heavy funk with plenty of
> soaring guitar solos, which was pretty cool, but I just itched for the
> appearance of the P-Funkateers, who arrived about an hour and 15 mins into
> the night. Up to this time the venue had been steadily filling, and by now
> it was packed, for the debut performance of George Clinton (in any of his
> guises) and the P-Funk All-stars.
>
> With so many peeps on stage, you'd be forgiven for thinking that it might
be
> all too much, but not a bit of it, these guys are tight! From the get go,
> they blasted out tune after tune of glorious funk, of which I can't
remember
> one that was under ten minutes long. Personal highlights; Give up the
Funk,
> Cosmic Slop, One Nation, Flashlight and Gamin' on ya. A tad disappointed
> that they didn't play any of the three tunes I anticipated the most; Dr.
> Funkenstein, Mothership Connection, and probably my favourite tune, the
> lounge funk classic, That was my Girl, but with the four hour + spectacle
on
> show, and some hard bopping to be done, my disappointment paled into
> insignificance. These guys really know how to get a crowd moving, with
> penalty of audience participation and the dexterity of the solo's,
> especially the brass section, riffing all night, it was enough to make you
> think you'd just pigged out on the biggest, most satisfying meal of your
> life.
>
> My main gripe was with the venue, the Red Box. One of Dublin's premier
> clubs, at least it was when it opened 8 or 10 years ago, and it has no
chill
> out room, the only area where you can sit is upstairs in a few chairs that
> we couldn't get near all night, and believe me, after 4 hours of standing
> and funking your ass off, really tires these old bones. If you plan on
> catching the All-stars, make sure you're wearing comfortable shoes, or the
> venue has a place to rest your weary bones.
>
> I'd do a more in-depth review but I'm still wrecked from last night, and
> work is the last place I need to be. So all I can say is get out and see
the
> P-Funk All-stars, you will not be disappointed.
>
> Willy
>
> P.S. I would be truly grateful if someone could point me in the right
> direction as to finding info on the current members of P-Funk, any help at
> all would be much appreciated
>
>
>
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