Graham Central Station - Can You Handle It - The Funkadoobian
Graham Central Station - Can You Handle It - The Funkadoobian
Graham Central Station - Can You Handle It - The Funkadoobian
Graham Central Station - Can You Handle It - The Funkadoobian

Graham Central Station - Can You Handle It

  • Artist Graham Central Station
  • Title Can You Handle It
  • Label Warner Bros. Records
  • Catalogue No WB 7782
  • Format 7''
  • Genre Funk Soul
  • Media Condition Very Good Plus (VG+)
  • Sleeve Condition Generic
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Year Released: 1974
Genre: Funk / Soul / P-Funk

Description:
“Can You Handle It” by Graham Central Station captures the raw, bass-heavy power of Larry Graham’s funk collective at their creative peak. Released on Warner Bros. Records in 1974, the track embodies everything that made Graham’s style revolutionary — thunderous slap bass, gospel-infused group vocals, and tight, syncopated rhythms.

“Can You Handle It” opens with a relentless groove and builds into a horn-laced, call-and-response funk storm. Graham’s trademark slap bass drives the song with muscular precision, while the band’s harmonies and percussive interplay give it an electrifying live energy.

Its influence echoes through generations of bass players and producers. The track remains a prime example of the Bay Area funk sound — raw, joyful, and irresistibly danceable.

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