| Theory Of Funkativity / Theory Of Funkativity |
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| Album: | Theory Of Funkativity | Collection: | General | |
| Artist: | Theory Of Funkativity | Added: | Jun 2009 | |
| Label: | Self-Release | |||
| A-File Activity |
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| Add Date: | 2009-06-14 | Pull Date: | 2009-08-16 |
| Week Ending: | Aug 16 | Aug 9 | Aug 2 | Jul 26 | Jul 19 | Jul 12 | Jul 5 | Jun 28 |
| Airplays: | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Mar 08, 2020: | Alphabet Soup Girl In My Head | 4. | Oct 04, 2016: | Waste FM The End Is Near | |
| 2. | Jan 19, 2020: | Alphabet Soup Promised Land | 5. | Jul 22, 2013: | Happy Hour Promised Land | |
| 3. | Aug 23, 2019: | Emergency Crew for OFAP Promised Land, Something To Say | 6. | Mar 05, 2013: | Pumping Iron Something To Say |
| Album Review |
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| Adam Pearson Reviewed 2009-06-14 | ||
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Funk/classic rock revivalists. This is a San Diego band (guitarist is a Stanford student and a good friend of mine though!) influenced by the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Jimi Hendrix, Parliament, Funkadelic, the Beatles, and maybe even the White Stripes. Mostly Hendrix-meets Frusciante guitar and bass funk rock. The only thing I’ll say is that while my friend Michael did a great job on the production, (this is self-produced and self-released!) I think this doesn’t capture the energy of their live show. I want sloppier guitar squalls and louder, heavier percussion! Looking forward to whatever is next for these guys. This is an interesting snapshot of California, laid-back jammy, funk rockin’, groove-rock. Perfect for a summer add to the a-file. FCCs on 7 and 10. 1. Frusciante guitar with big heavy choruses. Groovin’. (3:32) *2. Acid drenched guitars bob to a funky, almost reggae groove. Light backing vocals in verses, but shouty, snarly vocals during thick choruses. Interesting instrumental outro. (4:24) 3. Sunny, a little bit poppy, but still a rhythmic groove. It has a weird interlude with deep voiced guy? (3:56) 4. Guitar is angular here, rapped vocals. Very RHCP. Choruses are produced really nicely. (3:17) *5. Verses are hushed…sounds sort of familiar to me, but I can’t point my finger on it. Vocals are soaring and more melodic. This is the most alt-rock track on here. (3:54) 6. Funky bridge jam on this one. Not a big fan of the choruses on this one, though. (3:34) 7. Intro takes a page out of “Cherub Rock.” Heavy, distorted guitars behind more snarling vocals lead into a melodic chorus. This one is nicely produced and is probably the best track on here. Shame that there’s 1 FCC violation. (4:07) *8. Acoustic guitar opens; pretty ballad. Reminds me a bit of American Music Club at their most melodic, though they probably don’t listen to them. Too short! (3:12) 9. Back to the RHCP funk stuff with relatively catchy choruses. (3:27) 10. Opens with double tracked vocals, more Hendrix acid guitar on melodic choruses, crashing drum conclusion. 1 FCC violation. (2:54) 11. Pianos are added on this one. Kind of an angry concluding track, with some nice dissonance and a slow outro. Yay. (3:29) | ||
| Track Listing |
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| 1. | Something To Say | 6. | Girl In My Head | |||
| 2. | Promised Land | 7. | High Strung | |||
| 3. | Don't Say A Word | 8. | Odyssey | |||
| 4. | Clean Cut | 9. | The End Is Near | |||
| 5. | Runaway | 10. | Leave Me Out | |||
| 11. | Morning (Out) | |||||