1 | The rhythm-oriented grooves of {{funk}} plus the {{Epic Riff}}s of rock. Due to this simple combination, it was the first fusion genre to appear, way back in TheSeventies. |
2 | |
3 | Examples: |
4 | [[index]] |
5 | * Music/ThreeEleven |
6 | * Music/IVOfSpades |
7 | * Band of Gypsys |
8 | ** 1970 - ''Music/BandOfGypsys'' |
9 | * Music/BigAudioDynamite |
10 | * Music/DavidBowie - On ''Music/YoungAmericans'', ''Music/StationToStation'', ''Music/ScaryMonstersAndSuperCreeps'' and ''Music/LetsDance'', most notably. |
11 | * Eric Burdon |
12 | * Music/{{CAKE}} |
13 | * [[Music/ChicoScienceENacaoZumbi Chico Science e Nação Zumbi]] |
14 | * Music/GeorgeClinton - Especially early on. Parliament tended to be pure {{Funk}}, however. Also, unlike many of the other bands listed here, they were a funk band who embraced a rock influence, rather than vice versa. |
15 | ** ''Music/MaggotBrain'' (1971) (with Funkadelic) |
16 | ** ''Music/OneNationUnderAGroove'' (1978) (with Funkadelic) |
17 | * Music/DaveMatthewsBand |
18 | * Betty Davis |
19 | * Music/ElectricSix |
20 | * Music/{{Fishbone}} |
21 | * Music/GilbertoGil |
22 | * Music/TheHeavy |
23 | * Music/JimiHendrix - The {{Trope Maker|s}}. "Little Miss Lover" is arguably the UrExample of funk rock. |
24 | ** ''Music/AreYouExperienced'' (1967) |
25 | ** ''Music/AxisBoldAsLove'' (1967) |
26 | ** ''Music/ElectricLadyland'' (1968) |
27 | * Music/TheIsleyBrothers - Some would argue that the Isleys are the UrExample. |
28 | * Music/RickJames: Combined the driving, fast tempo and in-your-face attitude of Punk music and the funkiest of, well, Funk music. Considered to be the originator of Punk-Funk. |
29 | * Music/JorgeBenJor |
30 | ** 1975 - ''Music/OgumXango'' (with Gilberto Gil) |
31 | ** 1976 - ''Music/AfricaBrasil'' |
32 | * Music/{{Labelle}} |
33 | * Music/LennyKravitz (at times). |
34 | * Level 42 |
35 | * Music/{{Maneskin}} |
36 | * Music/MothersFinest |
37 | * [[Music/PharrellWilliams N*E*R*D]] |
38 | * Music/OhioPlayers had a few songs that edged into funk rock territory. |
39 | * Music/{{Phish}} - One of the [[GenreBusting many styles of music]] they play, and was fairly prominent in their sound during 1997 and 1998. |
40 | * Music/{{Prince}} & the Revolution |
41 | ** ''[[Music/PrinceAlbum Prince]]'' (1979) |
42 | ** ''[[Music/NineteenNinetyNineAlbum 1999]]'' (1982) |
43 | ** ''Music/{{Purple Rain|Album}}'' (1984) |
44 | ** ''Music/AroundTheWorldInADay'' (1985) |
45 | ** ''Music/SignOTheTimes'' (1987) |
46 | ** ''Music/Batman1989'' (1989) |
47 | ** Several of [[Music/PrincesAssociates his associate bands]] like Mazarati. |
48 | * Rare Earth (and they were even signed to Motown to boot!) |
49 | * Music/{{Redbone}} |
50 | * Music/RedHotChiliPeppers: Especially so in their earlier days, until their 1999 album ''Californication''. Since then, they've focused more on AlternativeRock with vague [[CallBack callbacks]] to their funky roots. |
51 | ** ''Music/BloodSugarSexMagik'' (1991) |
52 | ** ''Music/{{Californication}}'' (1999) [[labelnote:note]]not to be confused with the [[Series/{{Californication}} unassociated TV show of the same name]][[/labelnote]] |
53 | ** ''Music/ByTheWay'' (2002) |
54 | ** ''Music/StadiumArcadium'' (2006) |
55 | * Music/TheReignOfKindo |
56 | * Music/SpinDoctors |
57 | * Music/TheTime: Prince's secondary band that continued using the "Minneapolis Sound" after the Purple One began moving towards psychedelic rock with the Revolution. |
58 | * Music/{{Trapeze}} |
59 | * Music/TalkingHeads - They comparatively leaned towards a pure {{Funk}} sound with NewWaveMusic and {{Afrobeat}} influences, but they still count. |
60 | * Music/TupperWareRemixParty |
61 | * Music/TVOnTheRadio |
62 | * Ike & Music/TinaTurner - Their work as a duo in the 70s falls under this category, being more Rock-oriented than their earlier work and much of their solo material. |
63 | * Music/WarBand |
64 | * Music/WendyAndLisa |
65 | * Wild Cherry (a.k.a the "Play That Funky Music" band) |
66 | * Yolk |
67 | [[/index]] |
68 | |
69 | '''Punk Funk''' |
70 | |
71 | Appeared in the late 1970s in the UK, can frequently overlap with PostPunk. Much less funk-oriented than either funk-rock or -metal, more experimental/dissonant/noisy. Arguably mutated into what we now know as dance-punk. |
72 | |
73 | Examples: |
74 | [[index]] |
75 | * Music/ACertainRatio |
76 | * Music/BigBoys (who mixed this with HardcorePunk) |
77 | * Music/BushTetra |
78 | * Music/TheContortions |
79 | * Music/GangOfFour |
80 | * Music/{{Minutemen}} (much like Big Boys above, they combined this style with HardcorePunk, though there were {{Jazz}} and {{Folk}} influences, too) |
81 | * Music/OrangeJuice |
82 | * Music/ThePopGroup |
83 | * Music/{{Pylon}} |
84 | [[/index]] |
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