Red Hot Chili Peppers: Magicians followed but not chaste
Simon Reynolds, Observer, The, 29 September 1991
One of the most hyperactive rock scenes in the United States is a genre called 'funk-metal' or 'funk 'n' roll'. Groups like Faith No More, Fishbone and Living Color have broken into the charts; scores of funk-metal bands, with names like Scatterbrain and Primus are waiting in the wings.
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