Daily Obsession: Kirk Franklin missed the mark...

"In 1965 James brown and his band released a series of earthshaking singles beginning with the syncopated rumble of " I Got You ( I feel good)" that turned soul music on it's ear with their minimal arrangements and relentless grooves. Aspiring soul bands across the country sought out to imitate Brown's intoxicating new sound resulting in a renaissance of rough-shod, independently produced music. Numero Records assembled compilation, Good God! A Gospel Funk Hymanal proves the irresistable rhythms of James Brown's funk worked their way into some of the finest gospel music of the the late 60's and early 70's. This album is truly a treasure of forgotten gems, and shoud be of interest to anyone who seeks to understand the far reaching influence of James Brown and his band."

I present to you Trevor Dandy...


And now I present my new favorite influence of this beat...
Monsters of Folk...Oh wow.


And now one you may all know... That Kid on the Moon...


This is what I think Kirk was after as far as the current contemporary sound influencing his gospel. I never really liked Kirk. Or gospel for that matter...But had I been living in the 60's, I would have been a Jesus groupie with funk like this.

-Rodney