But nah, they don't "throw down," so to speak.

Pino's funk is polite where it should be nasty... reminds me of some of the lighter British jazz-funk of the late 1970s and early 80s. And there IS a place for that. But I don't know if that place agrees with D's supposed goals (as stated by ?uest).

I agree with GumDrops that his playing would better fit the likes of Sade... or Maxwell, even. But if D is really trying to recreate early Funkadelic and such like ?uest says he is... I don't know if I'm confident that Pino's playing is the vehicle to take him there.