What's the funkiest shit by the Mamas & Papas?

Mr_Lee_PHDMr_Lee_PHD 2,042 Posts
edited January 2007 in Strut Central
Do tell plaese.

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  • ElectrodeElectrode Los Angeles 3,129 Posts
    The Mamas And Papas didn't do funk, but this is excellent and cheap...



    approved!

  • DrWuDrWu 4,021 Posts
    Creque Alley is that shit.

  • Big_StacksBig_Stacks "I don't worry about hittin' power, cause I don't give 'em nuttin' to hit." 4,670 Posts
    Hey Lee,

    Frankly, I think their "People Like Us" LP, which was harshly panned by critics, was their most soulful effort. I like "Shooting Star", "Lady Genevieve", "No Dough" and "People Like Us" from the album. The rhythm section on there did a nice job (I think James Jamerson and James Gadson led it up).

    Peace,

    Big Stacks from Kakalak

  • djkingottodjkingotto 1,704 Posts
    what is the record they have with the drum break?

  • Mr_Lee_PHDMr_Lee_PHD 2,042 Posts
    I don't know but the closing bars of Shooting Star are

  • Big_StacksBig_Stacks "I don't worry about hittin' power, cause I don't give 'em nuttin' to hit." 4,670 Posts
    I don't know but the closing bars of Shooting Star are

    Say !!!!!!!! Oh yeah, I used the intro of "No Dough" on an interlude from an old early 90s demotape.

    Peace,

    Big Stacks from Kakalak

  • catalistcatalist 1,373 Posts
    The Mamas And Papas didn't do funk, but this is excellent and cheap...



    approved!



    i don't see that one for some reason.. or perhaps i see it and i flip by with the quickness because of who the group is.. i will check it next time


  • Mr_Lee_PHDMr_Lee_PHD 2,042 Posts

    Whoa, thats on some Ramsey Lewis meets the M&P's steez. Nice version mang.


  • Whoa, thats on some Ramsey Lewis meets the M&P's steez. Nice version mang.

    i dig


    what about this one eh?

    Dancing In The Streets

  • awallawall 673 Posts
    this thread title alone is soulstrut in a nutshell

  • FatbackFatback 6,746 Posts

  • Phill_MostPhill_Most 4,594 Posts


  • Nice record.
    Papa John was living kinda trife though, Genevieve misconceiving life in the basement, junkies stealing his drums....

  • SoulOnIceSoulOnIce 13,027 Posts

    Papa John was living kinda trife though, Genevieve misconceiving life in the basement, junkies stealing his drums....

    That's what makes it FUNKY

  • Danno3000Danno3000 2,851 Posts
    Back in highschool, I dated a girl who was good friends with Denny Doherty's daughter. I remember spending an afternoon with him and his daughter at their house in Mississauga, which was exceedingly suburban. I wish I'd been with it enough to ditch girlfriend and company and ask Denny for stories or a tour of the record room, although I suspect the latter didn't exist. Ah well, another missed opportunity.

  • LaserWolfLaserWolf Portland Oregon 11,517 Posts
    The toilet in the corner is by far the funkest shit:


  • not funky, but pretty far out for a mamas and papas record

  • 'Dedicated to the one I Love,' is one of my favorite songs of all time...the minor key piano is just so killer.

    not funky or soul, but soulful.

  • white_teawhite_tea 3,262 Posts

    not funky, but pretty far out for a mamas and papas record

    Was Mama Cass's face really that big, or is that cover distorted?
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