Funk Rock

**Janszoon** · 08-05-2010, 10:25 AM

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Originally Posted by mr dave

actually i'd call a lot of the 70s stuff dirty. i'm talking more like overall tone and feel, not necessarily raunchiness. we both know 'feel' is a hard thing to peg down, but it's like the difference between using a horn section or a synth, or to compose every roll and change rather than loosely jam out around basic ideas.

or just think back to any other time you find yourself wanting to use the terms 'juicy fart bass' and odds are you're hearing something i'd be calling the good dirty stuff hahahaha.

Yeah, I wasn't thinking dirty=rauchy. I assumed you were talking about the feel. I'm curious who you'd recommend though as most funk I've heard has a pretty clean sound to me.

mr dave · 08-05-2010, 10:34 AM

dunno, i'm not hearing clean when i listen to most of the big names from the 70s, especially not their earlier material. dunno, maybe we just interpret things differently.

this track's been posted a few times (and covered by Soundgarden on their first ep) but if this doesn't sound like dirty funk to you then i don't know what else to say.

YouTube - ‪Ohio Players- Fopp (vinyl)‬&lrm;

**Janszoon** · 08-05-2010, 10:37 AM

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Originally Posted by mr dave

dunno, i'm not hearing clean when i listen to most of the big names from the 70s, especially not their earlier material. dunno, maybe we just interpret things differently.

this track's been posted a few times (and covered by Soundgarden on their first ep) but if this doesn't sound like dirty funk to you then i don't know what else to say.

YouTube - ‪Ohio Players- Fopp (vinyl)‬&lrm;

Yeah, I own that song. I suppose I could see how you might describe it as dirty.

What I was really looking for though is recommendations for some great funk that I've never heard before.

mr dave · 08-05-2010, 10:50 AM

oh, in that case i think you're out of luck hehe i'm not 'that' well versed in the finer points of the style. i dig on the big names and while i might post like i've always got more up my sleeve i'm generally just trying to provoke more conversation (though my sleeve isn't always empty either).

besides, i don't think the funk underground was nearly as prolific as the styles that would follow, they were chronologically a little ahead of the DIY curve.

Necromancer · 09-03-2010, 03:13 PM

I will have to wait awhile myself, as to reflect more on the music and the subject concerning these two bands, I will take a wild guess

that the RHCP's might have the most going for them, and then again, I could be surprised and find out that Lenny Kravitz could be the more talented band of the two?
Like I stated, I will give my opinion later on, into the thread.

TheBig3 · 09-03-2010, 03:26 PM

I'm not entierly sure why you chose to match these two, but thats not the point.

Obviously RHCP has a much larger back catalog. Though I think Maroon 5 is flying well below the national radar. The second album was sustained but I think that new song Misery is just as good as the first few hits they had. I expect really good things from them in the future.

I say this because I know MB and their going to **** all over M5, but I don't think its deserved.

Necromancer · 09-03-2010, 05:00 PM

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Originally Posted by TheBig3KilledMyRainDog

I'm not entierly sure why you chose to match these two, but thats not the point.

Obviously RHCP has a much larger back catalog. Though I think Maroon 5 is flying well below the national radar. The second album was sustained but I think that new song Misery is just as good as the first few hits they had. I expect really good things from them in the future.

I say this because I know MB and their going to **** all over M5, but I don't think its deserved.

Theres not a whole lot of Funk Rock bands that I am very familiar with to be honest, one of the reasons I posted this thread was so maybe I might learn something more about the genre, what other funk rock band would be a better comparison to the RHCPs?, maybe we could get a moderator to change the Title of the thread

TheBig3 · 09-03-2010, 05:04 PM

Nah, just go with it at this point. But silence around here means they were so offended by the comparison that they aren't even weighing in. If anyone else answers, its going to be an RHCP tidal wave.

Necromancer · 09-03-2010, 05:55 PM

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Originally Posted by TheBig3KilledMyRainDog

Nah, just go with it at this point. But silence around here means they were so offended by the comparison that they aren't even weighing in. If anyone else answers, its going to be an RHCP tidal wave.

Yeah, I agree.
It will all be RHCPs all the way.., I was just hoping there would be a few Maroon 5 fans that would post and give an opinion, oh well..we'll see.

TheBig3 · 09-03-2010, 06:12 PM

Well the issue M5 have is that they have some radio friendly songs. I don't know what about the dive-bar crowd means you can't like the radio, but you know me, i still think they're rebelling against their authoritative fathers.

I think their a band to watch. 10 years from now, it will be interesting to see where they end up.

09-03-2010, 03:13 PM	#55 (permalink)
Necromancer Divination Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 2,655	Lenny Kravitz (or) The RHCP's (Funk Rock)? I will have to wait awhile myself, as to reflect more on the music and the subject concerning these two bands, I will take a wild guess that the RHCP's might have the most going for them, and then again, I could be surprised and find out that Lenny Kravitz could be the more talented band of the two? Like I stated, I will give my opinion later on, into the thread. Last edited by Necromancer; 09-03-2010 at 06:07 PM.

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TheBig3 killedmyraindog Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Boston, Massachusetts Posts: 11,172	Nah, just go with it at this point. But silence around here means they were so offended by the comparison that they aren't even weighing in. If anyone else answers, its going to be an RHCP tidal wave. __________________ I've moved to a new address

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TheBig3 killedmyraindog Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Boston, Massachusetts Posts: 11,172	Well the issue M5 have is that they have some radio friendly songs. I don't know what about the dive-bar crowd means you can't like the radio, but you know me, i still think they're rebelling against their authoritative fathers. I think their a band to watch. 10 years from now, it will be interesting to see where they end up. __________________ I've moved to a new address