as much as it was like they were motivated to Go Beyond what others were doing......like in every way....

that element about them really motivated other artists....Rick James spoke on it in the One Nation Documentary.....dude from Earth Wind and Fire said the same in that Funk Documentary....

that pushed other artists..and the genre itself to keep evolving and pushing to make great albums, and rip the roof off of arenas...

that's what's missing in todays music