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Look-Ka Py Py is the second studio album by the American funk group The Meters.The instrumental album was ranked number 218 on the Rolling Stone list of 500 Greatest Albums of All Time in 2003, [5] 220 on the 2012 revised list and 415 on the 2020 revised list.
The Funk Brothers Musical artist Robert Andrew Kreinar (November 26, 1937 – July 16, 2012), known as Bob Babbitt , was an American bassist, most famous for his work as a member of Motown Records ' studio band, the Funk Brothers , from 1966 to 1972, as well as his tenure as part of MFSB for Philadelphia International Records afterwards.
D. Boon (1958-1985) of the Minutemen (band) was a revolutionary guitarist in the hardcore/post-punk scene where the jangly tone of his Telecaster and his funky rhythm was paired with the thumping bass riffs of best friend Mike Watt to create an entirely new sound that couldn't be classified as punk, funk or hardcore. He would play with very ...
On "Corners", the wah-wah guitar and heavy bass riffs from 1970s funk are fused with the "spacey" synthesizers that would characterize 1980s new wave music. [1] "Shah MOT (The Shah Is Dead/Checkmate)" and "Late Last Night" were recorded with Jackson playing the TONTO synthesizer, which produced warm timbres and sub-bass tones. "Corners" was the ...
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. A primary example is the all-African-American rock band Living Colour, who have been said to be "funk-metal pioneers" by Rolling Stone. [108]
Riffs are most often found in rock music, heavy metal music, Latin, funk, and jazz, although classical music is also sometimes based on a riff, such as Ravel's Boléro. Riffs can be as simple as a tenor saxophone honking a simple, catchy rhythmic figure, or as complex as the riff-based variations in the head arrangements played by the Count ...
Fred Thomas is an American bassist best known for his work with James Brown for over thirty years. [1] He performed on many of Brown's funk and R&B hits of the 1970s. His most recent works include releasing three singles in 2024 as a solo artist, and his recordings with The J.B.'s in 2018.
In guitar-bass-and-drums power trios guitarists must double up between rhythm and lead. For instance Jimi Hendrix combined full chords with solo licks , double stops and arpeggios . In recent years, " looping pedals " have been used to supply chord sequences or riffs over which musicians can then play the lead line, simulating the sound ...