funk metal (pre-'80s)

later atomic rooster?

have to admit i never heard of the human instinct or breakwater, though. who were they?

human instinct were from new zealand, they flitted back and forth between NZ and the UK for a bit. early stuff was kinda dull blues rock. "black sally" was on their second album "stoned guitar," wherein they got hendrixy and heavy, and they covered a couple of songs by jessie harper (as good a 2nd-tier white jimi impersonator as you'll find).

ZZ Top heavily had and got the funk. Brownsville Station, now Cub Koda and his buddy, they were funky men. Later Atomic Rooster, definitely, when Chris Farlowe was the singer. Deep Purple, man, you have to hear "Come Taste the Band," particularly, "Gettin' Tighter," which is outright funk metal.

Trapeze was completely about funk after the first album, which was about the Moody Blues and folk.

Hundreds of records.

So I'll offer The Doors - Peace Frog

Jumping in ready or not here I come. "PG" is majorly funkified. "Achilles Last Stand" from whatever. "Black Dog" -- ha-ha, sounds real straight forward, isn't went you get to the nitty gritty. Anything Zep does in swing time is by definition funky. That extends to a lot of the heavy Brit white blooz bands of the time. Ten Years After was a funky band, jazzy, noisy and often capable of brilliantly economical bursts of rockabilly, too. Youlden-fronted Savoy Brown never released an unfunky record, only "Getting to the Point" was subdued, relatively speaking. They break into calypso on the live side of "A Step Further" and "A Little More Wine" from "Raw Sienna" was another highpoint. An early vid of it made it onto Friday late night rock concert TV in the early 70's, so funky, Youlden in a top hat, puffing out smoke rings from a big stogie to the downbeat.

From there, you will want to get into "Street Corner Talking," which is even a funky title for an album. Dave Bidwell was the drummer on it and was known for his exceptional use of swinging beat.

As Jim mentioned, first two J. Geils albums are definitions of greaser funk. Live album, "Full House," takes the best songs, makes them louder. Injects hysteria and boogie. "House Party" is more bopping funk, best cut is the barnstorming title track. "Shoot Your Shot" from "Blow Your Face Out" should be heard. "Love-itis" from the red album with the telephone on the cover.

"Centerfold's" obvious. The earlier stuff before they had the hit single is harder sounding.

Ram Jam is worth investigating because "Black Betty" isn't the only song worth hearing on the first album. "Right On the Money" is excellent and my favorite. The CD reissues combine the first and second album, "Portrait of the Artist as a Young Ram." Which is completely different and you'll think it's someone else and it probably was because Kasenetz-Katz owned Ram Jam as the concept and no doubt stuck whomever they felt like in the studio to make albums under the name. There's no denying, anyway, that the second album is equally good, but over-the-top screaming pop metal, ahead of its time slightly when issued.

Lots of Spirit was funky and hard rocking. "Uncle Jack," "Dark Eyed Woman," and "Fresh Garbage," which, I thin' Pink stole for a track that made it into a movie I see regularly on cable but cannot remember the name of right now.

Jo Jo Gunne was a hinge mid-70's hard rock band blown away by Kiss in the minds of kids. Maybe the kids didn't want the funk, they wanted the dynamite. "Run Run Run," their one hit which made them wonders, was very funky and boogie.

REO Speedwagon made an almost straight funk album which no one remembers and they will never mention. Was produced by Sly Stone, or he had something major to do with the sessions. Unfortunately, it spawned no memorable tuneage.

There is no line. Foghat, for instance, their first three albums are intensely funky, particularly "Rock 'N' Roll," and "Energized." Heck, I'll even throw in "Rock 'N' Roll Outlaws" for "Eight Days on the Road." And Foghat -was- Savoy Brown behind Chris Youlden. And with TYA you have three major-selling practitioners of boogie in the arenas.

Robin Trower did a lot of heavy funky albums and he is mostly regarded as a heavy white blooz man who oozed more than he boogied. Although boogies don't necessarily have to be fast. He also used Sly Stone's drummer and you can hear that on his first live album, particularly the cover of "Too Rolling Stoned."

(guess i have to avoid greater than and less than signs again. fuck.)

anyway:

How much rock music do you find danceable?

1.Trampled Underfoot
2.Hots On For Nowhere
3.Good Times Bad Times
4.The Wanton Song
5.Royal Orleans (It's too bad you can't make out the lyrics to that last one, 'cause there's a pretty funny Barry White reference in there.)

Mothers Finest were a black rock band w/ funk metal moments in the late 70s. Frankly, they're a little dull IMHO.

and don't forget electric Miles Davis circa Jack Johnson/On The Corner/Big Fun/Get Up With It/Agharta. Funky metal machine music.

"Metal on Metal" by Kraftwerk is funky, but not the same "metal."

bump cauze this is blowing my fucking mind

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0jCd9vg3BDw

70s Scorpions with Uli Jon Roth is ASTOUNDING. Keep digging and the mind keeps blowing.

why is everyone shitting on "The Crunge" in here :(

I mean, I think anything like "The Mexican"/"Johnny the Fox"/"The Crunge" that's actually been turned into workable breakbreats > anything else no?