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Originally Posted by mr dave
sorry i keep crapping in your thread but again, i have a really hard time calling Jane's Addiction funk rock (especially not Jane Says). i think they got lumped into the style because they didn't fit anywhere else and 'alternative' rock hadn't become an MTV word of the day.
Been Caught Stealing is on the funky side but it's almost like anything from the 90s where the guitar isn't strummed in straight time is being considered 'funk rock' and i think it's rather ridiculous. yes there were plenty of bands with some funk elements to them and JA was one, but that's it, they had some elements of it - about as much as Led Zeppelin (The Crunge is funky - should LZ be listed as funk rock next?)
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Yes I agree with you on the Funk side, but Funk Rock has the individual 'Rock' element also, funk is not in any way (in my opinion) a dominant genre over rock to any major degree concerning funk rock.
Thats what always impressed me the most about the Isley Brothers and Funkadelic/Parliament, the 'rock guitar' with these two bands are as equal to the funk aspect musically.
These guitar players were not only rivals to Jimi Hendrix, but also directly influenced by him.
Janes Addiction is only considered as an influence to funk rock, not in any way trying to imply they are 'Funk Rock'.