Recommend me a band

[TRBboy]

I love the Chili's, and I love Flea's playing, but I've realised that I haven't actually got much similar music by other bands.

Are there any similar bands?

If anyone's got any suggestions for good funk/rock bands with great bass parts, I'd love to hear them!

[chaypup]

Hmm not so much funk, but you can't beat a bit of Jane's Addiction!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mm2Z9Mr9Ilw

[Norm]

Living Colour, Fishbone, Parliament, Funkadelic etc for starters & see where the yootoob takes ya!

[brick]

Infectious Grooves (Robert Trujillo's funk/rock side project) and also TM Stevens might be worth a listen

[TRBboy]

Thanks for the responses guys! I'll have a youtube sesh later!

Thinking about it, I had a Fishbone tape many years ago........

[tm486]

Deep kick are an RHCP style band, they don't have a huge amount of music out yet but they have a few EP's and a few singles on Itunes.

[louisthebass]

Rage Against the Machine

[Cerberus Vent]

Mr Bungle / Faith No More.

RHCP and Mr Bungle had big funky beef back in the day

[derrenleepoole]

If you like funk et al, check out some of the 'jam' band scene with the likes of:

Stanton Moore
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U8d7-VJ0dQ4&feature=related

Charlie Hunter (with Skerik)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PmUeZkr9H4k


Most of these band's actively encourage recording of their gig's, and loads of high quality recordings are available for free on the [url="http://www.archive.org/browse.php?collection=etree&field=%2Fmetadata%2Fcreator"]Internet Archive[/url].

[Skol303]

[quote name='brick' timestamp='1321298263' post='1437524']
Infectious Grooves (Robert Trujillo's funk/rock side project) and also TM Stevens might be worth a listen
[/quote]

^ Maybe also check out Trujillo's playing with Suicidal Tendencies. Might be on the heavy side, but funky nonetheless.

[longtimefred]

Incubus - A certain shade of Green album is a stonker for funky basslines. In fact any of theirs up til and including the Morning View album is all very very good!

[allighatt0r]

Mama's Gun. Absolutely bang on bass player, think classic funk.

[HMX]

[quote name='longtimefred' timestamp='1321370517' post='1438319']
Incubus - A certain shade of Green album is a stonker for funky basslines. In fact any of theirs up til and including the Morning View album is all very very good!
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SCIENCE is an amazing album, yes - and DIrk Lance played some really funky stuff up to and inc. Morning View, as you said. Still, Ben Kenney is no slouch and Incubus have been great since then too - IMO - minus possibly the newest album.

[TRBboy]

Thanks guys! Yeah I'd forgotten about Incubus, I am actually quite a big fan! Saw them a few years ago with Ben Kenney on bass, they were awesome!

Listened to SCIENCE on the way home from work today, it is a great album with some great bass playing. I'd forgotten just how meaty some of the riffs on that album are!

[rOB]

As has been said already, Rage, Incubus and Infectious Grooves.

The first and last are definitely heavier than RHCP.

Try Robert Randolph & the Family Band. Funk/gospel with touches of rock.

[bluesparky]

[quote name='brick' timestamp='1321298263' post='1437524'] Infectious Grooves (Robert Trujillo's funk/rock side project) and also TM Stevens might be worth a listen [/quote]

Yeah, great stuff!
As mentioned in another thread, Violent & Funky is my nemesis!

[rOB]

[quote name='bluesparky' timestamp='1322043409' post='1445660']
As mentioned in another thread, Violent & Funky is my nemesis!
[/quote]

Why's that? Are you learning to play it? That bass sounds ridiculously difficult to me.


Edit for stupidity.

Further edit - What about M.I.R.V. and Primus? Not very similar to RHCP but could just about be described as funk rock and both are wicked

Edited November 23, 2011 by rOB

[Prime_BASS]

Shout out for Mr. Bungle and deep kick.

Some personal favourites of mine are Papanegro and Maximum to the Hormone.I'd also take a look at Public Enemy.

Edited November 23, 2011 by Prime_BASS

[steve-bbb]

[url="http://youtu.be/cqXMsT5OP5s"]http://youtu.be/cqXMsT5OP5s[/url]

[zzaass]

[quote name='TRBboy' timestamp='1321290611' post='1437393']
If anyone's got any suggestions for good funk/rock bands with great bass parts, I'd love to hear them!
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and on a lighter note
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