Talk:Funk-rock
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What about the early records of Funkadelic in the 70ies. That was real funk rock. --194.114.62.69 10:18, 7 February 2006 (UTC)
[edit] kind of bogus
Funk is by definition influenced by funk-rock. This genre is bogus.--Urthogie 16:16, 20 March 2006 (UTC)
- The genre may be bogus, but if the term is in use (which incoming links suggest it is), we can't delete the article just because we think the term shouldn't exist. We can't delete things because we disagree with them. NickelShoe (Talk) 17:18, 23 March 2006 (UTC)
- Then why not move it to wiktionary, if its merely a misinformed phrase?--Urthogie 20:20, 23 March 2006 (UTC)
- Is it about the phrase? It's about the genre. So, no, it makes no sense to move to Wiktionary. I could think that "hard rock" is a bogus term, that rock is by definition "hard". But that doesn't mean the article should be deleted. The term is already being used to describe something, and the article isn't about the term itself, it's about what it is used to describe. NickelShoe (Talk) 20:24, 23 March 2006 (UTC)
- Genres are not predestined slots in which to place certain types of music. Genres are created when new sounds arrive on the scene and the need for a different way of categorization is called for (within the main culture of that type of music). I think, personally, that the lines between funk-rock and funk-metal will forever be blurred due to the simple fact that a lot of the groups involved in this subgenre play both sides of the rock/metal fence. And, since 'rock' is the umbrella under which all of the included subspecies exist, it just seems like it might make more since to redirect the 'funk-metal' page to 'funk-rock', thereby keeping the link open and including all the groups on a single page; still allowing the possibility for further explanation and/or division on the single (funk-rock) page.--Chridall 11:11, 8 September 2006 (UTC)
- Is it about the phrase? It's about the genre. So, no, it makes no sense to move to Wiktionary. I could think that "hard rock" is a bogus term, that rock is by definition "hard". But that doesn't mean the article should be deleted. The term is already being used to describe something, and the article isn't about the term itself, it's about what it is used to describe. NickelShoe (Talk) 20:24, 23 March 2006 (UTC)
- Then why not move it to wiktionary, if its merely a misinformed phrase?--Urthogie 20:20, 23 March 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Merging Funk-Metal with Funk-Rock is not right.
It's not very logical if you think about it. Rock and Metal are two different genres and to merge them is like merging hip hop with stoner music, it just isn't going to happen. Rock uses less guitar distortion than metal does and the Funk Metal bands I've herd are a lot heavier than the rock ones. xXSouthern SlayerXx 15:14, 25 April 2006 (UTC)
- The thing is, funk rock isn't even a genre. It's a mistaken phrase. Funk from the beginning was just Rock with soul and disco influences.--Urthogie 15:47, 25 April 2006 (UTC)
- Merging the so-called "funk metal" into this article does not merge rock with metal. Funk metal is filled with rock bands that carry few to none elements of metal. Prolog 14:25, 2 August 2006 (UTC)
Most of the bands mentioned on funk metal aren't even metal at all. E.g. Living Colour, RHCP, 24-7 Spyz, Extreme , Faith No More. Besides that both articles are merely stubs and FM is hardly worked on since its inception. Better try and make one proper article instead. The list should probably be moved away to a list of funk rock bands Spearhead 16:13, 7 August 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Funk is not Rock, Rock is not Metal
I would say that both Funk and Metal are sub-genres of Rock, and that Funk-Rock and Metal-rock are valid, but seperate things. Then there is also a hybrid Funk-Metal, which is neither Funk or Metal, but maybe a footnote on both. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Stuston (talk • contribs) .
Funk rock is a genre as of itself when the "rock" on-beat is combined with percussive "funk" off-beats, often provided by single, plucked guitar strings. I know because I was playing it in 1972/3 luther [1] —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Robert Luther-Smith (talk • contribs).
