How hard it is to describe the band Primus, or even try to make a simple description of their music? Well I'll give it a try. This is a mix of Funk-rock, Progressive metal, Humor, pop, psychedelic-folk, Have I covered everything now? Les Claypool takes without shame all of it and in their blender and create something that come through the twisted marriage of cheese humor and pork-funk. Haha that wasn't a simple description.
The band's former creative landmarks such as the "Sailing the Seas of Cheese" and "Pork Soda." Are two records that simply must be part of a well-stocked collection of music, which I would also like to add this new record. I will not write a full review on their new album, can only say that the Green Naugahyde is a trainwreck of entertainment. A really fun and bouncy playhouse of Primus.
The album's title comes from the lyrics to the song "Lee Van Cleef", which describe a group of friends watching movies featuring Lee Van Cleef and Clint Eastwood, and driving a yellow Studebaker with a green Naugahyde interior.
Primus - Hennepin Crawler - 6/7/11 - Clearwater FL
PRIMUS- Prelude to a Crawl / Hennepin Crawler / Frizzle Fry (5/20/11) Memphis, TN- Minglewood Hall
Funkadelic was an African American music band most prominent during the 1970s. It and its sister act Parliament, both led by George Clinton, began the funk music culture of that decade.
Parliafunkadelicment loses its "Diaper Man". The Funk World is in mourning at the news that Garry 'Starchild' Shider, George Clinton's musical director and right hand man for 40 years, succumbed to brain cancer on June 16.
Apart from acting as main conduit between Clinton and his legions of musicians, Shider was renowned for taking the stage clad only in a large nappy, earning him the tag 'Diaper Man'. After hooking up with Funkadelic on 1971's Maggot Brain album, he sang, co-wrote and played guitar on all their major albums, along with sister group Parliament's post-1974 output, Clinton's later solo projects and many P-Funk offshoots. Shider was also band leader of Clinton's current P-Funk All Stars.
Born in Plainfield, New Jersey, in July, 1953, He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1997, with fifteen other members of Parliament-Funkadelic.
This is a clip from Maryland 1983
R.I.P Garry
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Willie "Papa Willie" Mitchell (March 23, 1928 – January 5, 2010) was an American soul, R&B, rock and roll, pop and funk music producer and arranger who ran Royal Recording in Memphis, Tennessee. He was best known for his Hi Records label of the 1970s, which released albums by a large stable of popular Memphis soul artists, including Mitchell himself, Al Green, Syl Johnson and Ann Peebles. Willie is often credited as being the creator of the so often to be-copied and instantly recognizable Hi sound (churning organ fills, sturdy horn arrangements, a steady 4/4 drumbeat, etc.). Mitchell died in Memphis January 5, 2010, two months before his 82nd birthday.
RIP Willie
Todays tune is a classic one with Willie, this is the part 1 of the tune "The Champion" Enjoy!
Listen to "Willie Mitchell - The Champion (Part 1)" on Spotify
The Electric Boys are a funk metal band founded in Sweden in 1988. In 2005, Andy Christell & Conny Bloom joined the legendary Hanoi Rocks. Electric Boys reformed in 2009 and is out touring atm, during this weekend they did a little stop at "Gallerian" in Stockholm for a 3 songs set and some signing of their best of record "Now Dig This!".
Here is a tune that they played at Gallerian. Enjoy!
The Electric Boys are a funk metal band founded in Sweden in 1988, which enjoyed a cult status in Europe at the end of the decade. Electric Boys formed by Conny Bloom (guitar/vocals) and Andy Christell (bass). As a duo they scored a local Swedish hit with the single "All Lips and Hips" in 1988. Then a second guitarist Franco Santunione and drummer Niklas Sigevall joined the band and in 1989, the EB's debut album Funk-O-Metal Carpet Ride, including a new version of "All Lips and Hips" and they had great success in Europe. EB released 3 albums and when the grunge wave hit the globe and the interest for this type of music didn't attract enough the band decided to dissolved. In 2005, founders Bloom and Christell had joined Hanoi Rocks. The band reformed in 2009, really looking forward to hear some new stuff from these guys. They will do some live shows during this summer, including some festivals like Sweden Rock Festival next weekend.
Todays tune is from their 2nd album "Groovus Maximus" released in 1992, album was recorded at the famous Abbey Road Studios in London, Enjoy!
Sly & the Family Stone is an American funk, soul and rock band from San Francisco, California. Originally active from 1966 to 1983, with varied lineups. Headed by singer, songwriter, record producer, and multi-instrumentalist Sly Stone.
The band was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1993. As of 2008, Sly & the Family Stone had reunited for a series of shows beginning with several dates at the House of Blues in Anaheim and West Hollywood, California.
Faith No More is an American alternative metal band who formed in San Francisco, California, and were active between 1984 and 1998. Faith No More combined elements of heavy metal, funk, progressive rock, hip hop, hardcore punk, thrash metal, and jazz, among many others and have been hailed as an influential rock band.
On February 24, 2009, Faith No More announced they would be reforming for a European tour with a lineup identical to that at the time of their dissolution.
Current line up Mike Patton – lead vocals Billy Gould – bass guitar Mike Bordin – drums & percussion Roddy Bottum – keyboards Jon Hudson – guitar
So today we play a nice one, this is a great version of this classic sabbath tune. Enjoy!
The dates are confirmed that Faith No More will play , dates are still being added, so make sure to check back for the most recent information on thier website.
The Dan Reed Network is a funk rock/funk metal band formed by Dan Reed in Portland, Oregon, United States, in 1984.
The band signed to Mercury Records with the aid of Derek Schulman and were managed by legendary concert promoter Bill Graham. In winter 1987, the group released an eponymous debut album which was produced by Bruce Fairbairn and was engineered by Mike Fraser at Little Mountain Sound Studios in Vancouver. The first single "Ritual" cracked the Billboard Top 40 and was in heavy rotation on MTV.
In January 1989, Dan Reed met up with Nile Rodgers. The second album, Slam, produced by Rodgers, better represented the Dan Reed Network's live sound and accelerated the band's growing status in Europe. The Dan Reed Network's third album, The Heat (1991), was their biggest success in the UK In October 1993, the band members were starting to take different paths in their lives, but agreed to go on a hiatus and not officially break up. Reed continued to work solo and in collaboration with other musicians, including Nuno Bettencourt, formerly of the band Extreme. Dan Reed released an EP called Sharp Turn in 2004. After spending a year in India and another in Jerusalem, while working on more experimental material with some eastern influences, Reed is currently living and making music in New York City. Coming Up for Air, a new solo album by Dan Reed, is scheduled for release in April 2009. At the same time Dan Reed will hit the road for a Europe Tour and yes he will play in Sweden aswell. 14th of April @ Mosebacke Stockholm.
Todays tune is Dan Reed Network's performance of "Get To You" from their 1988 televised US appearance on The Late Show.
Isaac Lee Hayes, Jr. (August 20, 1942 - August 10, 2008) was an American soul and funk singer-songwriter, musician, record producer, arranger, composer, and actor. Hayes was one of the main creative forces behind southern soul music label Stax Records, where he served as both an in-house songwriter and producer with partner David Porter during the mid-1960s. In the late 1960s, Hayes became a recording artist, and recorded successful soul albums such as Hot Buttered Soul (1969) and Black Moses (1971) as the Stax label's premier artist.
The Black Moses sings Burt Bacharach's classical song.