on the one
The "one" is very simple...
The first beat of the first measure is layed with emphasis,
usually it is a two measure cycle,
I'd rather be with you is a good slow example,
listen to the Bass when Bootsy hits it on the one.
a two measure 'on the one ':
ONE two three four, one two three four,
ONE two three four, one two three four,
For the most part, it is played hard, by almost all in the band:
Bam! two three four, some good examples are on the live versions of
like One Nation Under a groove where they play a little interlude
between that and other songs where its just percussion and on the one Bam....
---DXJ
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George was into a lil' of airthang, but THE ONE came from James Brown,
who
is the originator of placing the beat emphasis on the first and third beat
instead of two and four like the music back then. Papa's Got a Brand
New Bag
in 1965 is considered the first. The One is the beat you
"dance" to.
All music sounds this way now.
JB totally changed music...
--jsconi
Yes, That was James Browns thang,
1 and 3 instead of 2 and 4..
George and the mob more so emphasised ONE..
---DXJ
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Correct, playing "on the one " doesnt make you or the track Funky,
its what you do in around and between, slamming back into the groove
on one keeps it all together, especially for the average listener,
whether they know it or not...
It can also be subtle, listen to "Swing down" on the Pfunk Live earth
tour 1977 album and you can hear George tell the Drummer to keep that
groove on the one before he calls Glen Goins forward, all thats being
played on the one is a kick going 1,2,3,4 at that particular point...
---DXJ
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