Songs with funky/groovy guitar

[AlexEnglish]

I am not looking for songs with the "typical" sense of funk or groove. Not those rhythms with sharp sounding clean chords with percussives.

Perhaps a something with the feel of the intro of these songs:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=968Tdl-MLGA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ca1J4gLImYo

I really enjoy those types of guitar riffs. They are very stylish and not funk in the over used style.

Please Keep in mind I am not trying to insult any form of funk or groove music I am just wanting something more new / posibly psychedelic / Effect heavy funk. :). I hope I made myself clear. Thanks guys :).

-Mike

[telepath]

Jeez , I was enjoying that - a lot - until the 'chorus' ;)

Nice playing though!


Though, sorry Alex cant think of any - in particular - that is similar off the top of my head

[AlexEnglish]

Haha yea. Its Post hardcore + Funk. PHC has screaming and "punk / emo" singing which is typically a much higher pitched voice with a little bit of yelling mixed into the singing technique. its not for everyone. :).|
Anyone else have ideas?

[MondoGuitar]

My all time fave groove is Tighten Up by Archie Bell and The Drells -- awesome foundation lesson playing that one. :)

[Noodler]

I dunno man, I just heard a mixture is all.

The funk guitar is like RHCP from Mothers Milk/ Blood Sugar Sex Magic.

Chorus is like Linkin Park, Alexisonfire.



Old but good:. You'll like this:


Infectious Grooves Not new.

Primus ...just add screaming.

Freaky cool- another primus one I didn't know

[Noodler]

Primus again. Effect heavy. Funk.

I used to play in a band with a bass player who loved primus. I didn't get them but now I do. I am buying an album tomorrow.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R7jnhTDg4mk

Here's a Vai song. Not sure where the line is between funk and jazz fusion. But this one is definitely psychedelic. Something green was used here....and I don't mean a tube-screamer, hehe.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o5J2sMq18qs

3rd Stone From the Sun

[MondoGuitar]

Zappa's Inca Roads is one of the coolest grooves ever in that vein and likely gave birth to many of the grooves on Flexable.

Something green was used here

"I never did any drugs"

[casterway]

[Noodler]

Originally Posted by MondoGuitar

Zappa's Inca Roads is one of the coolest grooves ever in that vein and likely gave birth to many of the grooves on Flexable.



"I never did any drugs"

Saw this on that site:

Vai's dual nature shows up in his personal as well as musical life. He eschews the stereotypical excesses viewed by many as the spoils of rock and roll stardom. Today, he is a devoted family man with a wife and two sons, and is quite outspoken about his aversion to drug and alcohol use.

Interesting. So Flexable (great album) was more of an intellectual exercise. Like jazz-fusion. Goes to show that you can make crazy-cool way-out music without drugs then, doesn't it? Actually I remembering it feeling different than say, Hendrix to listen to. I discovered both at the same time. Good to have another sober hero.

He's a freak musician. I never listened to Zappa, although I know that Vai was in awe of him. I like Vai because of the movie Crossroads.

Glad I spotted this thread. I'm buying a Primus album.

[MondoGuitar]

Interesting. So Flexable (great album) was more of an intellectual exercise. Like jazz-fusion. Goes to show that you can make crazy-cool way-out music without drugs then, doesn't it?

Yes and yes. Zappa was not into drugs and didn't really cotton to hiring those who were for the most part. Steve Vai on his audition for Zappa:



Les Claypool is an extremely interesting musician. That's all you have to be in this lifetime. The video for Winona's Big Brown Beaver is classic. :)

[MondoGuitar]

Seminal Flea:

[AlexEnglish]

casterway what you posted was sooooooo solid.
Primus was super sick too dude.

[David Barnett]

It may be "hard rock" but you can't deny there's a serious groove.

[Ziggy]

Consider Mean Street by Van Halen for something different.

Maybe change the groove a bit.

[studebaker hawk]

The Meters

[studebaker hawk]

The Meters

[MondoGuitar]

Aaaah, The Meters. Those Sansu recordings tested the boundaries of R&B perfection every bit as much as Stax/Volt, etc. Some of the most influential vinyl ever, Toussaint doesn't get the credit he deserves IMO.