Parliament Funkadelic is a blend of rock, funk, and soul. It began in the late 1950’s in Newark, New Jersey, and they have since been dubbed P. Funk. Headed by George Clinton, Parliament Funkadelic also included Bootsy Collins, Eddie Hazel, Garry Shider, and Bernie Worrell. The band’s name comes as a result of being a catchall for the multiple bands in George Clinton’s stable. In the beginning, Funkadelic and their records leaned toward heavy guitar, rock, and psychedelic funk whereas Parliament favored more toward Motown-influenced music which featured more jazz like sounds, horns, and gospel singing. George Clinton Decided to take both and mix them together to create their own unique sound. In the late 60’s George Clinton was …show more content…
After regaining the rights to use the name “The Parliments” George instead merged the two, at this time consisting of over 50 musicians, to become Parliament Funkadelic. It was soon after this that they began to define the Funk genre. Not only was their album full of unexpected goodness, their live shows managed the same with 4 hour jam at incredibly loud volumes, some even included George Clinton performing without clothes. These shows were spectacles, large and eye catching, featuring such events as a giant spaceship landing on stage, with Clinton inside it to emerge in elaborate alien make up, or Bootsy Collins doing a part in the show that featured amphibious characters that could dance underwater and not get wet. During the 1975-1979 years both Parliament and Funkadelic began to experience success with high ranking single and album releases in both the R&B and Pop charts. Many of the members went to do side projects, also finding success under George’s guidance. The albums from Parliament at this time began to take conceptual themes such as science fiction and afro-futurism featuring complex political and sociological themes …show more content…
Their fame only continues to grow as their music is all inclusive and has broken several cultural and age barriers. The sound of Parliament Funkadelic is instantly recognizable in that not only has the band been features on many shows, commercials, and movies, but they have gained not a small bit of fame in their own right. When listening to their music you can instantly pick out some of the influences such as James Brown and Sly Stone. In their shows their visual influences could be seen as they brought the same theatricality of David Bowie and KISS to the arena of Funk, making each concert a visual smorgasbord of color, action, and costumes. The sounds of the brass horns are in the forefront of the music, as is the thrumming of the bass followed closely by the distorted sounds of the guitar. Vocally, the background vocals are competing with the main resulting in a mixture of sound that somehow comes out sounding like a well-rehearsed chorus. All of these factors have been brought together and have resulted in a sound that is at the same time reminiscent of the greats of Funk and is a sound completely unique in its own right.
Their work encompasses many genres into one. The band’s musical influences are comprised of jazz, rock, blues, bluegrass, folk, and country. Also, the band began to gain popularity during the movement of psychedelia. Psychedelic elements can be heard in almost all of their albums.
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Their impact on pop craftsmen that took after their wonderful single decade vocation from 1960 to 1970 is unmeasurable. They keep on holding the record for the most #1 pop singles in the US at 20 and are generally thought to be the top of the line collection specialists ever.
Bob Rusay. Listen to the first album & you will understand why. Without Jack Owen, the
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In 1985, Phife joined with his childhood friend, Q-Tip, in Queens, NY to create what would become one of the most influential rap groups of the 90s.
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Throughout the 1970’s, there were several musical groups experimenting with new styles and techniques within their musical compositions. This musical exploration began with the Beatles, when they released their 1967 album Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, which pushed new frontiers in studio experimentation. What stood out about this album is how widely electric many of the songs were. Other artists began experimenting with vocals, instrumentation choice, rhythmic structures, and many other musical components, ultimately pushing the boundaries of rock. Several sub-genres were developed during and shortly after this time including noise rock, indie rock and post rock. One such sub-genre of music to arise from this era was math rock.
Many know The Beatles as the most popular and influential music group of the 20th century. In the early 1960’s, their popularity grew rather rapidly. They continued gaining popularity well through the 1960’s. Although their popularity has decreased somewhat over time, the influences they have contributed during their career have remained apparent even today.
Linkin Park’s specific genre varies from alternative rock, nu-metal, rap rock and a mixture of electronica that creates those unique sounds in their music. Their career started in 1996when band members Rob Bourdon, Brad Delson, and Mike Shinoda attended the same high school in California. After their high school graduation is when their band lineup was completed by picking up 3 more members which included Dave Farrell, Joe Hahn and their temporary lead singer at the time Mark Wakefield. It wasn’t long before their temporary lead singer left the band and future lead vocalist of the band Chester Bennington would join soon after. At the time they still had trouble signing a record deal and that is when vice president of Warner Bros. Records helped them sign with the company in 1999. The following year is when they released their breakthrough album Hybrid Theory; much of their success came through that album. The album received 3 Grammy nominations in the year of 2002 having sold 7 million copies making the album one of the most successful debuts ever. Over the next few years Linkin Park’s career took off by storm and as a result it led with collaborations with Jay-Z in 2004 and as of 2012 they have released five studio albums.