funk-rock
Rhythmic guitar hybrid
Funk-rock blends the rhythmic grooves and syncopated bass lines of funk with the guitar-driven energy of rock.
The style emerged in the 1970s with bands like Parliament-Funkadelic and the Red Hot Chili Peppers later became its most commercially successful practitioners.
Their sound mixes funk-rock with hip-hop influences.
Low-register musical foundation
- riffsRepeated melodic figures
- distortionTwisting from original state
- electric guitarAmplified stringed instrument
- amplificationIncrease in intensity
drums · vocals · horns · syncopation · groove · backbeat · polyrhythm · improvisation
Sixties slang for cool
- soulfulExpressing deep emotion
- swaggerConfident, boastful manner
- retroEvoking recent past
- psychedelicInducing altered perception
eclectic · gritty · edgy · rebellious · flamboyant · theatrical · bold · flashy
Prone to sudden detonation
- electrifyingIntensely thrilling or stimulating
- dynamicActive and changing
- intenseExtreme in degree
- powerfulHaving great strength
vigorous · raucous · fiery · driving · raw · forceful · lively · spirited
- Red Hot Chili PeppersAmerican funk-rock band
- jam bandImprovisation-heavy live music group
- crossoverGenre-blending work or transition
- fusionJoining into unity
Rick James · George Clinton · subgenre · album · tour · concerts
bassline
Low-register musical foundation
- riffsRepeated melodic figures
- distortionTwisting from original state
- electric guitarAmplified stringed instrument
amplification · drums · vocals · horns · syncopation · groove · backbeat · polyrhythm · improvisation · jamming
groovy
Sixties slang for cool
psychedelic · eclectic · gritty · edgy · rebellious · flamboyant · theatrical · bold · flashy · vintage
explosive
Prone to sudden detonation
- electrifyingIntensely thrilling or stimulating
- dynamicActive and changing
- intenseExtreme in degree
powerful · vigorous · raucous · fiery · driving · raw · forceful · lively · spirited · kinetic
Funkadelic
- Red Hot Chili PeppersAmerican funk-rock band
- jam bandImprovisation-heavy live music group
- crossoverGenre-blending work or transition
Rick James · George Clinton · fusion · subgenre · album · tour · concerts
funk-rockclassical music
Western orchestral tradition
ambient music · art rock · post-rock · Gregorian chant · shoegaze
funk-rockambient
Of the surroundings
meditation music · chamber music · lullabies · easy listening · soft rock
funk-rockclassic rock
Enduring guitar-driven music
roots music · bluegrass · traditional country · thrash metal
funk, rock, funky, funked, funking, funks, rocks, rocked, rocking