Funk metal
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Funk metal (also known as thrash funk[3]) is a subgenre of funk rock and alternative metal that melds funk and heavy metal.
History and characteristics
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According to AllMusic, funk metal "takes the loud guitars and riffs of heavy metal and melds them to the popping bass lines and syncopated rhythms of funk".[4] AllMusic has claimed that "funk metal evolved in the mid-'80s when alternative bands like the Red Hot Chili Peppers and Fishbone began playing the hybrid with a stronger funk underpinning than metal."[4] Faith No More have been described as a funk metal band that dabbled in rap-metal.[5] Rage Against the Machine's mix of funk and metal not only included rap, but also elements of punk rock.[6] Primus, a band that crosses many genres, has been widely described as funk metal, though bandleader/bassist Les Claypool dislikes the categorization.[7][8][9][10][2][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19] Claypool has stated "We've been lumped in with the funk metal thing just about everywhere. I guess people just have to categorise you".[20] Living Colour have been cited by Rolling Stone as "black funk metal pioneers."[21] Rolling Stone also referred to the R.E.M. song Finest Worksong as funk metal in 1987.[22] Certain bands not from an alternative background, such as Bang Tango and Extreme, have also frequently incorporated funk into their musical style.[23][24] Bands such as Primus and Mordred emerged from the thrash metal underground.[2]
Citations
- ↑ Potter, Valerie (July 1991). "Primus: Nice and Cheesy". Hot Metal. Sydney, Australia. 29.
- 1 2 3 Darzin, Daina; Spencer, Lauren (January 1991). "The Thrash-Funk scene proudly presents Primus". Spin. 6 (10): 39.
- ↑ Dunham, Elisabeth. "Roll Over Manilow: Thrash funk is here". Lawrence Journal-World. Retrieved 2012-11-16.
- 1 2 Funk Metal. Retrieved February 1, 2012.
- ↑ Rap-Metal . Retrieved February 1, 2012.
- ↑ The Battle of Los Angeles : Rolling Stone. November 1, 2003. Archived from the original on April 14, 2010. Retrieved February 1, 2012.
- ↑ Gore, Joe (August 1991). New Rage: The Funky from Guitar Player. Retrieved February 1, 2012.
- ↑ Mitchell, Paula Ann (June 2, 2013). "Mountain Jam Music Festival kicks off Thursday". The Daily Freeman. Retrieved 2015-08-17.
- ↑ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. Primus Biography at AllMusic. Retrieved November 27, 2009. Appeared earlier in the book All Music Guide on page 290 in 2001 and on page 888 in 2002.
- ↑ "If You Won't Play the Album, They'll Sing It, From the Top". The New York Times. Retrieved 2014-04-11.
- ↑ Crocker, Chris (1993). Metallica: The Frayed Ends of Metal. Macmillan. p. 51. ISBN 9780312086350.
- ↑ Swenson, John (1999). The Rolling Stone Jazz & Blues Album Guide. Random House. p. 337. ISBN 9780679768739.
- ↑ Wolf, Mike (November 1999). "Primus: Antipop". CMJ New Music Monthly (75): 57. ISSN 1074-6978.
- ↑ Gehr, Richard (July 1995). "Primus: Tales from the Punchbowl". Spin. 11 (4): 72. ISSN 0886-3032.
Primus, unlikely gold-selling white trash purveyor of bad-ass pinballing funk-metal...
- ↑ Amador, Valery (September 9, 2010). "Les Claypool Becomes A Professor At Bootsy Collins' Funk University". Bass Musician.
Primus' breakthrough 1991 album Sailing The Seas Of Cheese was for many their introduction to 'funk-metal', a genre Claypool has become synonymous with thanks to his frenetic, virtuosic combination of strumming, tapping and slapping, a style which and has spawned legions of imitators.
- ↑ Terlino, Craig (June 24, 2013). "Sailing The Seas Of Cheese Revisited: Les Claypool Of Primus Interviewed". The Quietus.
...Primus proved part of that crossover between funk and metal, continuously and carefully reinventing it, bringing it into the 90s and far beyond.
- ↑ Hart, Josh (June 6, 2011). "Primus Set To Release New Album, 'Green Naugahyde,' This September". Guitar World.
- ↑ Weingarten, Mark (December 4, 1999). "Primus Mixes Metal With a Bit of Satire". Los Angeles Times.
- ↑ Kilby, Dylan (November 3, 2014). "Album Reviews: Primus – Primus & The Chocolate Factory and the Fungi Ensemble". Music OMH.
- ↑ Potter, Valerie (July 1991). "Primus: Nice and Cheesy". Hot Metal. 29.
- ↑ Fricke, David (November 13, 2003). Living Colour: Collideoscope : Music Reviews : Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on April 12, 2009. Retrieved February 1, 2012.
- ↑ David Fricke (22 October 1987). "R.E.M. Document Album Review". Rolling Stone.
- ↑ Prato, Greg. Bango Tango > Overview . Retrieved February 3, 2012.
- ↑ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. Extreme > Biography . Retrieved February 3, 2012.
Bibliography
- Chick, Stevie (2006). Dimery, Robert, ed. 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die. Quintet Publishing Limited. ISBN 0-7893-1371-5.