Funk Rock

jackhammer · 07-14-2010, 03:27 PM

When I think of Funk Rock I almost always think first of the 70's and those bands that incorporated guitar solos and a riff orientated sound as opposed to the typical waca waca sound so apart from the usual Parliament/Funkadelic there is stuff like this:

Admittedly the Cane & Able is more Psychedelic but hopefully you get the the picture. It then found renewed interest in the mid-late 80's to varying results.

You had RHCP, Faith No More and Living Colour who are were successful but you also had bands like 24-7 Spyz, Dan Reed Network Lock Up (Tom Morello's first band) and Electric Boys. The problem with that scene is that some bands didn't get the essence of Funk and used it more as a gimmick a lot of the time.

Here's some tunes if you fancy checking out some of those bands:

As you can hear from Electric Boys it's barely Funk but I do have a soft spot for them :o

07-14-2010, 03:27 PM	#11 (permalink)
jackhammer Ba and Be. Join Date: May 2007 Location: This Is England Posts: 17,331	When I think of Funk Rock I almost always think first of the 70's and those bands that incorporated guitar solos and a riff orientated sound as opposed to the typical waca waca sound so apart from the usual Parliament/Funkadelic there is stuff like this: Admittedly the Cane & Able is more Psychedelic but hopefully you get the the picture. It then found renewed interest in the mid-late 80's to varying results. You had RHCP, Faith No More and Living Colour who are were successful but you also had bands like 24-7 Spyz, Dan Reed Network Lock Up (Tom Morello's first band) and Electric Boys. The problem with that scene is that some bands didn't get the essence of Funk and used it more as a gimmick a lot of the time. Here's some tunes if you fancy checking out some of those bands: As you can hear from Electric Boys it's barely Funk but I do have a soft spot for them :o __________________ It be my music and film collection. “A cynic by experience, a romantic by inclination and now a hero by necessity.”