Funk rock
Stylistic origins	Funk Rock music Rockabilly Rock and roll Rap rock G-Funk
Cultural origins	Early 1970s, United States
Typical instruments	Bass guitar - Electric guitar - Drums - Keyboard - Vocals - Rapping
Mainstream popularity	Moderate
Subgenres
Funkcore - Funk metal - Punk-Funk

Funk rock (also typed as funk-rock) is a music genre that fuses funk and rock elements. Funk is an American musical style that originated in the mid- to late-1960s when African American musicians blended Soul music, Soul Rock music is a genre of Popular music often though not necessarily employing Electric guitar, Bass guitar, and Drums. Rockabilly is one of the earliest styles of Rock and roll music and emerged in the early 1950s Rock and roll (also known as rock 'n' roll) is a form of Music that evolved in the United States in the late 1940s and early 1950s with roots in mostly African Rap rock is a fusion genre of rock and hip-hop. It blends vocal and instrumental parts of hip-hop and various forms of rock including punk and rock G-funk, or Gangsta Funk, is a type of Hip hop music that emerged from West Coast Gangsta rap in the early 1990s This article is about the Decade 1970-1979 For the Year 1970 see 1970. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The electric bass guitar (also called electric bass, or simply bass; ˈbeɪs as in "base" is a Stringed instrument played primarily with the An electric guitar is a type of Guitar that uses pickups to convert the vibration of its steel-cored strings into an electrical current which is made louder A drum kit (also drum set or trap set) is a collection of Drums Cymbals and sometimes other Percussion instruments such as cowbells A keyboard instrument is any musical instrument played using a Musical keyboard. Singing is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, which is often contrasted with Speech. Rapping (also known as emceeing, MCing, spitting, or just rhyming) is the Rhythmic spoken delivery of Rhymes wordplay and Funk rock (also typed as funk-rock) is a music genre that fuses Funk and rock elements Funk rock (also typed as funk-rock) is a music genre that fuses Funk and rock elements Funk rock (also typed as funk-rock) is a music genre that fuses Funk and rock elements A fusion genre is a music genre which combines two or more genres Funk is an American musical style that originated in the mid- to late-1960s when African American musicians blended Soul music, Soul Rock music is a genre of Popular music often though not necessarily employing Electric guitar, Bass guitar, and Drums. ^[1] Its earliest incarnation was heard in the late '60s through the mid-'70's by musicians such as Jimi Hendrix, Gary Wright, David Bowie, as well as Mother's Finest, Faith No More (formed in 1982), and The Doors with Soul Kitchen, released on their self-titled debut album. James Marshall Hendrix (born Johnny Allen Hendrix) (November 27 1942 – September 18 1970 was an American Guitarist, Singer and Songwriter Gary Wright (born 26 April 1943, Cresskill, New Jersey, US) is an American Musician, most famous for his David Bowie (ˈboʊiː born David Robert Jones on 8 January 1947 is an English Musician, actor producer, and arranger. Mother's Finest is a Funk rock band founded in Atlanta Georgia by Joyce Kennedy and Glenn Murdock in the early 1970s Faith No More was an American Alternative metal band that formed in San Francisco, California from 1982 to 1998 This article is about the band For their self-titled debut album see The Doors (album; for the Oliver Stone film see The Doors (film; for Doors in computing

Contents 1 Characteristics 2 Genre history 3 Subgenres 3.1 Funkcore 3.2 Punk-funk 3.3 Funk metal 4 Bands 5 See also 6 References

Characteristics

Funk rock is a fusion of funk and rock. Many instruments may be incorporated into the music, but the overall sound is defined by a definitive bass or drum beat and electric guitars. The electric bass guitar (also called electric bass, or simply bass; ˈbeɪs as in "base" is a Stringed instrument played primarily with the The drum is a member of the percussion group technically classified as a Membranophone. An electric guitar is a type of Guitar that uses pickups to convert the vibration of its steel-cored strings into an electrical current which is made louder The bass and drum rhythms are influenced by funk music but with more intensity, while the guitar can be funk-or-rock-influenced, usually with distortion.

Genre history

Jimi Hendrix was the first well-known recording artist to combine the rhythms and riffs of early funk to his rock sound. James Marshall Hendrix (born Johnny Allen Hendrix) (November 27 1942 – September 18 1970 was an American Guitarist, Singer and Songwriter Funk is an American musical style that originated in the mid- to late-1960s when African American musicians blended Soul music, Soul Rock music is a genre of Popular music often though not necessarily employing Electric guitar, Bass guitar, and Drums. Perhaps the earliest example is his song "Little Miss Lover" (1967). His live album Band of Gypsys features funky riffs and rhythms throughout (especially the song "Power of Soul") and his unfinished album also included a couple of funk-rock songs such as "Freedom", "Izabella", "Straight Ahead", and "Voodoo Child (Slight Return)", which many consider to have the funkiest opening riff of its era. Band of Gypsys is a Live album and a project by Jimi Hendrix, backed by Billy Cox and Buddy Miles, that followed Hendrix's First Rays of the New Rising Sun is an approximation of Jimi Hendrix 's projected next album based on recordings in the last months of his life mostly in 1970

Other pioneers of funk-rock evolved in the 1970s in the music of the British rock-band Trapeze, The Rolling Stones ( Miss You & Hot Stuff ), Led Zeppelin (The Crunge) & singer David Bowie with his hit song "Fame". This article is about the Decade 1970-1979 For the Year 1970 see 1970. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Trapeze were an English rock band formed in March 1969 by vocalist John Jones and guitarist/keyboardist Terry Rowley (who named the band with guitarist Mel Led Zeppelin were " The Crunge " is a song by English rock band Led Zeppelin from their 1973 album Houses of the Holy. David Bowie (ˈboʊiː born David Robert Jones on 8 January 1947 is an English Musician, actor producer, and arranger. " Fame " is a song recorded by David Bowie, initially released in 1974 and in remixed versions in 1990 The Mark III & IV lineups of Deep Purple (with Glenn Hughes of Trapeze, David Coverdale of Whitesnake and Tommy Bolin of The James Gang) featured mature elements of funk in such songs as "Sail Away (Tomorrow)" and "Coronarias Redig", enough of which was believed to prompt the exit of guitarist Ritchie Blackmore. Deep Purple are an English rock band formed in Hertfordshire in 1968 Glenn Hughes (born in Cannock, Staffordshire, England on August 21, 1951) is a Bassist and Vocalist David Coverdale (born September 22 1951 in Saltburn-by-the-Sea, North Yorkshire) is an English rock vocalist most famous for Whitesnake are an English Hard rock band founded in 1977 by David Coverdale (formerly of Deep Purple) Thomas Richard 'Tommy' Bolin ( August 1, 1951, Sioux City Iowa - December 4, 1976) was an American-born Guitarist best James Gang was a rock band formed in Cleveland, Ohio in 1966 Though the band wasn't a huge commercial success the fame garnered by guitarist Joe For the rugby league footballer of the same name see Richie Blackmore (rugby league Richard Hugh "Ritchie" Blackmore (born American artists Frank Zappa and Gary Wright (My Love is Alive, good example of early Synth-funk as well), along with bands like Graham Central Station, Rufus, Mother's Finest, Funkadelic & the Isley Brothers (The Heat Is On & 3 + 3 albums ) all experimented with the blending of Funk & Rock rhythms. Frank Vincent Zappa (December 21 1940 – December 4 1993 was an American Composer, Electric guitarist Record producer and Film director Gary Wright (born 26 April 1943, Cresskill, New Jersey, US) is an American Musician, most famous for his Graham Central Station was a funk band named after founder Larry Graham (formerly of Sly & the Family Stone) and is a pun on New York City Mother's Finest is a Funk rock band founded in Atlanta Georgia by Joyce Kennedy and Glenn Murdock in the early 1970s Funkadelic was an African American music band most prominent during the 1970s The Isley Brothers (ˈaɪzliː are a Grammy-winning American R&B / soul group 3 + 3 is a 1973 album released by The Isley Brothers for the Epic label under their T-Neck imprint

The Big Boys, Xavion(An Afro-American group whose Asylum/Mirage LP in '84 pre-dated Living Colour) & Rick James along with New Wave mainstays Blondie & the Talking Heads created their own sound mix of Punk Funk in the early 1980s. The Big Boys were a pioneering band who are credited with helping introduce the new style of Hardcore punk that became popular in the 1980s Living Colour is an American Funk metal band from New York City, formed in 1983 Rick James (born James Ambrose Johnson Jr) ( February 1 1948 &ndash August 6 2004) was an American musician Blondie is an American rock band that first gained fame in the late 1970s and has so far sold over 60 million records Talking head Talking Heads was an American New Wave band formed in 1974 in New York City and active until 1991 One famous funk rock song of the period was Another One Bites the Dust by British Rock icons Queen. " Another One Bites the Dust " is a 1980 Funk-rock song from the English rock band Queen. Queen were an English rock band formed in 1970 in London by guitarist

The genre's representatives from the late 1980s to present day include The Red Hot Chili Peppers, Jane's Addiction, Fishbone, Primus, Living Colour, Spin Doctors, as well as Prince & spinoffs The Time & one hit wonders Mazarati, who all have created, expanded and defined the Funk Rock style. The 1980s was the decade spanning from January 1 1980 to December 31 1989. Red Hot Chili Peppers are Jane's Addiction is an American Alternative rock band formed in Los Angeles California in 1985 Fishbone is an Alternative rock band that plays a fusion of Ska, Punk rock, Reggae, Funk, heavy metal and more Primus is an American rock band currently composed of singer and bassist Les Claypool, guitarist Larry "Ler" LaLonde, and Living Colour is an American Funk metal band from New York City, formed in 1983 Spin Doctors are an American Jam band / Alternative rock group formed in New York City, best known for their 1993 hits " Two Princes " Prince Rogers Nelson (born June 7 1958 in Minneapolis, Minnesota) is an American musician Mazarati was an American R&B band formed in the mid-1980s by former Prince and The Revolution bassist Brown Mark.

In the early 1990s, several bands combined funky rhythms with Heavy Metal guitar sounds, resulting in "Funk metal", where the emphasis is in using much Heavier distorted guitar sounds in the mix. Funk rock (also typed as funk-rock) is a music genre that fuses Funk and rock elements Funk Rock employs more of a lighter (crunch) distorted Guitar sound, and the musical emphasis tends to be more Beat driven with prominent Bass lines, more rhythmic in the R&B sense. The guitar is a Musical instrument with ancient roots that is used in a wide variety of musical styles The electric bass guitar (also called electric bass, or simply bass; ˈbeɪs as in "base" is a Stringed instrument played primarily with the

Lenny Kravitz is one of the most prominent musicians today in the fusion of rock riffs and funk rhythms, as can be listened on tracks such as Tunnel Vision, Battlefield of Love, Always on the Run, Love Love Love, American Woman, Will You Marry Me, SuperSoulFighter, Live, and so on. Leonard Albert "Lenny" Kravitz (born May 26, 1964) is an American Singer-songwriter, Multi-instrumentalist, Record " Always on the Run " is the first single released from Mama Said by Lenny Kravitz. American Woman is an Album released in 1970 by the Canadian rock band The Guess Who.

Subgenres

Funkcore

Funkcore is a fusion of punk and funk created in the 1980s. A Fusion genre is a music genre that fuses two or more other musical genres Funk is an American musical style that originated in the mid- to late-1960s when African American musicians blended Soul music, Soul Hard, loud and fast guitars are featured, but unlike in most rock music, it does not overpower the bass, which is heavy and driving. The guitar is a Musical instrument with ancient roots that is used in a wide variety of musical styles Rock music is a genre of Popular music often though not necessarily employing Electric guitar, Bass guitar, and Drums. The electric bass guitar (also called electric bass, or simply bass; ˈbeɪs as in "base" is a Stringed instrument played primarily with the Drums are often funk-influenced, but with intense punk-styled pounding. A drum kit (also drum set or trap set) is a collection of Drums Cymbals and sometimes other Percussion instruments such as cowbells Synthesizers or horn sections sometimes make an appearance, although they are not integral. In a Symphony orchestra the horn section is the group of musicians who play the horn (sometimes referred to as the French horn a brass instrument descended Examples of funkcore bands are Jungle Fever, Adequate Seven, and Big Boys. Jungle Fever is a 1991 Drama film directed by Spike Lee, starring Wesley Snipes and Annabella Sciorra. Adequate Seven were a seven piece punk funk band from the UK which blends music styles such as hip hop, hardcore, punk, The Big Boys were a pioneering band who are credited with helping introduce the new style of Hardcore punk that became popular in the 1980s

Punk-funk

Punk-funk (or funk-punk) is a mix of punk or post-punk songs with funk elements, very similar to dance-punk. Post-punk was a popular musical movement in the mid to late 1970s following on the heels of the initial Punk rock explosion of the early 1970s Funk is an American musical style that originated in the mid- to late-1960s when African American musicians blended Soul music, Soul Dance-punk (also known as disco-punk, punk-funk and indie-dance) is a Music Some times, the punk influence is replaced by an alternative rock influence. Alternative rock (also called alternative music, alt-rock or simply alternative; known primarily in the UK as indie) is a genre of The first appearance of this subgenre was in 1979, when Gang Of Four released their debut album, Entertainment!. Gang of Four are an English Post-punk group from Leeds. Original personnel were singer Jon King, guitarist Andy Gill, bass guitarist Entertainment! is the 1979 debut album by English Post-punk band Gang of Four. In the 1980s, bands such as Talking Heads, Blondie, Rick James, and The Clash made punk-funk become more famous. Talking head Talking Heads was an American New Wave band formed in 1974 in New York City and active until 1991 Blondie is an American rock band that first gained fame in the late 1970s and has so far sold over 60 million records Rick James (born James Ambrose Johnson Jr) ( February 1 1948 &ndash August 6 2004) was an American musician For the debut album by The Clash see The Clash (album The Clash were The style was revitalized by "The New New York Underground Scene", such as The Rapture, Radio 4, Liars, !!!, Out Hud and LCD Soundsystem starting to mix their usual punk-funk with house, dub and hip-hop. New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous Underground music refers to a variety of post-1960s rock pop or dance subgenres that developed a Cult following despite their lack of Mainstream appeal visibility The Rapture is an Indie rock band based in New York City. The band mixes influences from many genres including Post-punk, Dance-punk Radio 4 is a band from Brooklyn who formed in 1999 They claim that their sound which has been described as " danceable punk," is "made in New Out Hud was an electronic band formed in 1996 in the Bay Area of California and later based in New York City. LCD Soundsystem is the musical project of producer James Murphy, co-founder of Dance-punk label DFA Records. House music is a style of Electronic dance music initially popularized in mid-1980s Discothèques catering to the African-American, Latino Dub is a form of music which evolved from Reggae in the late 1960s Hip hop is a cultural movement which developed in New York City in the 1970s primarily among African Americans and Latinos.

Funk metal

Funk metal (sometimes typeset differently such as funk-metal) is a fusion genre of music which emerged in the 1980s. A Fusion genre is a music genre that fuses two or more other musical genres Music is an Art form in which the medium is Sound organized in Time. ^[2] It typically incorporates elements of funk and heavy metal. Funk is an American musical style that originated in the mid- to late-1960s when African American musicians blended Soul music, Soul It features hard-driving heavy metal guitar riffs, the pounding bass rhythms characteristic of funk, and sometimes hip hop-style rhymes into an alternative rock approach to songwriting. The guitar is a Musical instrument with ancient roots that is used in a wide variety of musical styles The electric bass guitar (also called electric bass, or simply bass; ˈbeɪs as in "base" is a Stringed instrument played primarily with the Funk is an American musical style that originated in the mid- to late-1960s when African American musicians blended Soul music, Soul Hip hop music, also referred to as rap music, is a Music genre typically consisting of a rhythmic vocal style called rap which is accompanied with This article is about the poetic technique For the form of ice see Rime ice. Alternative rock (also called alternative music, alt-rock or simply alternative; known primarily in the UK as indie) is a genre of Faith No More, Living Colour, Rage Against the Machine, and 24-7 Spyz are such bands, as is Infectious Grooves or Suicidal Tendencies (Robert Trujillo's bass work)

Bands

• 24-7 Spyz
• 311
• Adequate Seven
• Audioslave
• The Alter Boys
• Bamboo
• Bang Tango
• Bite Me
• Bootsauce
• Buckcherry
• Buckethead
• The Busboys
• Deli Creeps
• Cherry Poppin' Daddies
• Clutch
• Chronic Future
• Dink
• Dan Reed Network
• Electric Boys
• Extreme
• Faith No More
• Fishbone
• Funkadelic
• Gargamel!
• Grinspoon
• Guano Apes
• Happy Mondays
• Hot Hot Heat
• I Mother Earth
• Incubus
• Infectious Grooves
• Jane's Addiction
• Jimmie's Chicken Shack
• Jungle Fever
• King's X
• L.A.P.D.
• Le Shed
• Lenny Kravitz
• Les Claypool's Fearless Flying Frog Brigade
• Living Colour
• Lucy Brown
• Maroon 5
• Mazarati
• Mind Funk
• Mother's Finest
• Mr. Bungle
• Mucky Pup
• N*E*R*D
• No Doubt
• Orange 9mm
• Phunk Junkeez
• Porno For Pyros
• Praxis
• Primus
• Prince
• Psychefunkapus
• Rage Against the Machine
• Red Hot Chili Peppers
• Satellite Party
• Senser
• Shootyz Groove
• Skunk Anansie
• Smokin' Suckaz wit Logic
• Snot
• Trapeze
• TSOL
• Ugly Kid Joe
• Urban Dance Squad
• Ween
• Wild Cherry
• Zebrahead
• Zygote

See also

• Funk
• Rock music
• Rap rock

References

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