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controversy99

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Best Black Rock Group/Performer

Who do you think is the best black rocker? My number one is FUNKADELIC. Their early 70s material is fantastic. That mix of rock, R&B, soul, and funk was awesome. The more or less straight up rock songs are great -- super stupid, music for my mother, maggot brain, and so on are great. Even in later years, they had some solid rock songs -- lunchmeatophobia and field manuevers, for example.

Here's my list of great black rockers (groups & individuals) in roughly chronological order:

- Chuck Berry

- Jimi Hendrix

- Funkadelic

- Prince

- Bad Brains

- Fishbone

- Living Colour

- Lenny Kravitz

- 24-7 Spyz

Any more good ones you can think of?

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[Edited 7/15/12 11:18am]

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Reply #1 posted 07/14/12 9:55pm

jpnyc

It’s really sad that, in today’s music scene, I can only think of two young black rock acts. And that’s if I count Robert Randolph and the Family Band.

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Reply #2 posted 07/14/12 10:13pm

Shango

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Black Death

Black Merda

Body Count

Busboys

Defunkt

Jean Beauvoir & Crown Of Thorns

Jean Paul Bourelly

Kelvyn Bell & Kelvynator

Phil Lynott & Thin Lizzy

Set The Tone

Sound Barrier

Tiggi Clay

TM Stevens & Crunch

Xavion


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Reply #3 posted 07/14/12 10:41pm

MickyDolenz

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Shango said:

Black Merda

They were the touring band for The Temptations in the late 1960's.

You can take a black guy to Nashville from right out of the cotton fields with bib overalls, and they will call him R&B. You can take a white guy in a pin-stripe suit who’s never seen a cotton field, and they will call him country. ~ O. B. McClinton
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Reply #4 posted 07/14/12 11:04pm

Shango

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MickyDolenz said:

Shango said:

Black Merda

They were the touring band for The Temptations in the late 1960's.

Hey cool, thanks for that info thumbs up!

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Reply #5 posted 07/14/12 11:17pm

Paris9748430

What about Death?

JERKIN' EVERYTHING IN SIGHT!!!!!
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Reply #6 posted 07/15/12 12:17am

LiLi1992

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Chuck Berry and Jimi Hendrix - two really great rock acts.

the rest of the list, I associate more with other musical styles.
White artists in general are absolutely dominant in this style.

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Reply #7 posted 07/15/12 4:41am

SPYZFAN1

Mother's Finest

Total Eclipse

..and if you do a search on google or you tube you'll find a LOT of unknown/unsigned acts.

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Reply #8 posted 07/15/12 5:30am

novabrkr

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Hendrix, of course.

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Reply #9 posted 07/15/12 6:25am

Graycap23

controversy99 said:

Who do you think is the best black rocker? My number one is FUNKADELIC. There early 70s material is fantastic. That mix of rock, R&B, soul, and funk was awesome. The more or less straight up rock songs are great -- super stupid, music for my mother, maggot brain, and so on are great. Even in later years, they had some solid rock songs -- lunchmeatophobia and field manuevers, for example.

Here's my list of great black rockers (groups & individuals) in roughly chronological order:

- Chuck Berry

- Jimi Hendrix

- Funkadelic

- Prince

- Bad Brains

- Fishbone

- Living Colour

- Lenny Kravitz

- 24-7 Spyz

Any more good ones you can think of?

I'd add Mint Condition 2 that list but they don't do it enough 2 qualify.

I would also add the group Sandra St. Victor used 2 be in as well.

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Reply #10 posted 07/15/12 10:22am

MickyDolenz

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You can take a black guy to Nashville from right out of the cotton fields with bib overalls, and they will call him R&B. You can take a white guy in a pin-stripe suit who’s never seen a cotton field, and they will call him country. ~ O. B. McClinton
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Reply #11 posted 07/15/12 10:47am

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Mother's Finest

Fishbone

Funkadelic

Living Colour

Don't laugh at my funk
This funk is a serious joint
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Reply #12 posted 07/15/12 10:52am

2elijah

Chuck Berry (Rockabilly)

Little Richard (Rockabilly)

Jimi Hendrix

Living Colour (Funk Rock and more)

Betty Davis (Funk Rock)

Sister Rosetta Tharpe (Gospel Rock)

...and so many others.

'Color to 'Colour' edit

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Reply #13 posted 07/15/12 11:03am

KemiVA

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phunkdaddy said:

Mother's Finest

Fishbone

Funkadelic

Living Colour

yeahthat Mother's Finest, talk about a terribly underrated rock band. Joyce Kennedy is one of my favorite rock vocalists period. A few weeks ago, I was pleasantly surprised when Sheryl Underwood mentioned the band on the show "The Talk".

Hey...
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Reply #14 posted 07/15/12 11:09am

duccichucka

The Time

777-9311 is dat shit!

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Reply #15 posted 07/15/12 11:13am

phunkdaddy

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KemiVA said:

phunkdaddy said:

Mother's Finest

Fishbone

Funkadelic

Living Colour

yeahthat Mother's Finest, talk about a terribly underrated rock band. Joyce Kennedy is one of my favorite rock vocalists period. A few weeks ago, I was pleasantly surprised when Sheryl Underwood mentioned the band on the show "The Talk".

Wow that really is.

Don't laugh at my funk
This funk is a serious joint
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Reply #16 posted 07/15/12 8:53pm

Smittyrock70

phunkdaddy said:

KemiVA said:

yeahthat Mother's Finest, talk about a terribly underrated rock band. Joyce Kennedy is one of my favorite rock vocalists period. A few weeks ago, I was pleasantly surprised when Sheryl Underwood mentioned the band on the show "The Talk".

Wow that really is.

How about these guys - The Chamber Bros.

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Reply #17 posted 07/15/12 9:03pm

Smittyrock70

I would hesitantly add Sly & the Family Stone to that list as well. Because at that time when they first started Rock Radio stations accepted them first before Black R&B/Soul circuit did. The same with Bob Marley. Another great Black Rock performer was this man - Arthur Lee of Love.

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Reply #18 posted 07/16/12 1:32pm

OzlemUcucu

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You are all crazy. Cameo needs to be on that list of course

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Reply #19 posted 07/16/12 1:33pm

OzlemUcucu

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OzlemUcucu said:

You are all crazy. Cameo needs to be on that list of course

and Rick James

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Reply #20 posted 07/16/12 1:34pm

OzlemUcucu

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controversy99 said:

Who do you think is the best black rocker? My number one is FUNKADELIC. Their early 70s material is fantastic. That mix of rock, R&B, soul, and funk was awesome. The more or less straight up rock songs are great -- super stupid, music for my mother, maggot brain, and so on are great. Even in later years, they had some solid rock songs -- lunchmeatophobia and field manuevers, for example.

Here's my list of great black rockers (groups & individuals) in roughly chronological order:

- Chuck Berry

- Jimi Hendrix

- Funkadelic

- Prince

- Bad Brains

- Fishbone

- Living Colour

- Lenny Kravitz

- 24-7 Spyz

Any more good ones you can think of?

Grammar edit smile

[Edited 7/15/12 11:18am]

What's got Rock to do with Prince? Cause he plays guitar makes him rock legend?

Prince I will always miss and love U.
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Reply #21 posted 07/16/12 1:37pm

Gunsnhalen

The Chamber Bros

Living colour

Death

Bad Brains

BLK JKS

24-7 Spyz

FISHBONE

FISHBONE

FISHBONE

FISHBONE

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Reply #22 posted 07/16/12 1:39pm

Graycap23

OzlemUcucu said:

controversy99 said:

Who do you think is the best black rocker? My number one is FUNKADELIC. Their early 70s material is fantastic. That mix of rock, R&B, soul, and funk was awesome. The more or less straight up rock songs are great -- super stupid, music for my mother, maggot brain, and so on are great. Even in later years, they had some solid rock songs -- lunchmeatophobia and field manuevers, for example.

Here's my list of great black rockers (groups & individuals) in roughly chronological order:

- Chuck Berry

- Jimi Hendrix

- Funkadelic

- Prince

- Bad Brains

- Fishbone

- Living Colour

- Lenny Kravitz

- 24-7 Spyz

Any more good ones you can think of?

Grammar edit smile

[Edited 7/15/12 11:18am]

What's got Rock to do with Prince? Cause he plays guitar makes him rock legend?

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Reply #23 posted 07/16/12 2:03pm

novabrkr

Well, for starters, he made the song that many people consider to be one of the best rock ballads of all time, "Purple Rain".

It's true that Prince's rock stuff is often fused together with synthpop type of production ideas - "Little Red Corvette", "She's Always In My Hair", "Fury" etc. - but he's also made a good number of straightforward rock numbers over the years. Just because some song has a synth on it doesn't make it "not rock" though.

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Reply #24 posted 07/16/12 2:14pm

MickyDolenz

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OzlemUcucu said:

Cameo needs to be on that list of course and Rick James

I used to sometimes listen to the local AOR station in the 1980's and I've never heard them on it. They did play Jon Butcher Axis & Robert Cray.

You can take a black guy to Nashville from right out of the cotton fields with bib overalls, and they will call him R&B. You can take a white guy in a pin-stripe suit who’s never seen a cotton field, and they will call him country. ~ O. B. McClinton
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Reply #25 posted 07/16/12 2:18pm

OzlemUcucu

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MickyDolenz said:

OzlemUcucu said:

Cameo needs to be on that list of course and Rick James

I used to sometimes listen to the local AOR station in the 1980's and I've never heard them on it. They did play Jon Butcher Axis & Robert Cray.

Sorry, I misread the title, it says rock...and I don't care whoever thinks Prince can be categorized as Rock cause he isn't. Period

Prince I will always miss and love U.
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Reply #26 posted 07/16/12 2:43pm

Shango

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OzlemUcucu said:

You are all crazy. Cameo needs to be on that list of course


From 1982 to onwards there appeared some new-wave/rock tracks, with "Alligator Woman" (1982) and "Let's Not Talk Slot" (1983) as 2 of their rawest, followed by jams such as "This Life Is Not For Me" (1983), "Style" (1983), "Be Yourself" (1982), the rockrap of "Talkin' Out The Side Of Your Neck" (1984) and the French-new-wavy "Léve Toi!".

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Reply #27 posted 07/16/12 2:59pm

OzlemUcucu

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Shango said:

OzlemUcucu said:

You are all crazy. Cameo needs to be on that list of course


From 1982 to onwards there appeared some new-wave/rock tracks, with "Alligator Woman" (1982) and "Let's Not Talk Slot" (1983) as 2 of their rawest, followed by jams such as "This Life Is Not For Me" (1983), "Style" (1983), "Be Yourself" (1982), the rockrap of "Talkin' Out The Side Of Your Neck" (1984) and the French-new-wavy "Léve Toi!".

This is true, but the category rock would still be wrong. These guys are not rock artists, and Prince is neither.

Prince I will always miss and love U.
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Reply #28 posted 07/16/12 3:43pm

Chancellor

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Music Critics along with Muisc Icons all agree that Tina Turner is The Queen of Rock'n Roll....

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Reply #29 posted 07/16/12 4:54pm

JoeyC

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I would also add....

Eric Gales

John butcher

With Axis and his solo stuff

Tony Macalpine

Rest in Peace Bettie Boo. See u soon.
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