According to the Rolling Stone Album Guide, "the Minneapolis sound... loomed over mid-'80s R&B and pop, not to mention the next two decades' worth of electro, house, and techno."[2]
Those inspired by the style were not necessarily from Minneapolis. While some artists who came from Minnesota were influenced by Prince's work, others came from elsewhere, such as Flint, Michigan's Ready for the World.
The rhythm is often faster and less syncopated than traditional funk, and owes much to new wave music.
Guitars, while usually playing "clean" for rhythm parts, are frequently much louder and more aggressively processed during solos than in most traditional funk.
The "bottom" of the sound is less bass-heavy than traditional funk; drums and keyboards fill more of the "bottom".
The drums are more highly processed than in traditional funk, and on recordings are often replaced with a drum machine.
Rashad Shabazz, How Minneapolis made Prince. The Conversation, January 27, 2020.
October 21, 2023
minneapolis, sound, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, 2022, l. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Minneapolis sound news newspapers books scholar JSTOR May 2022 Learn how and when to remove this template message The Minneapolis sound is a subgenre of funk rock with elements of new wave and synth pop that was pioneered by Minneapolis Minnesota based musicians Prince and Andre Cymone in the late 1970s 1 Its popularity was given a boost throughout the 1980s by Prince and groups he organized or produced including the Time Vanity 6 Apollonia 6 Sheila E the Family and the offshoots from his band the Revolution Wendy amp Lisa and Brownmark After leaving the Time Jimmy Jam amp Terry Lewis Morris Day and Jesse Johnson all moved on to successful careers Minneapolis acts indirectly associated with or not associated with Prince also utilized this musical style including Ta Mara amp the Seen Mazarati and the Jets Minneapolis SoundStylistic originsFunk rocknew wavesynth popR amp BCultural originsLate 1970s Minneapolis Minnesota United StatesDerivative formsDance popOther topicsPrinceAccording to the Rolling Stone Album Guide the Minneapolis sound loomed over mid 80s R amp B and pop not to mention the next two decades worth of electro house and techno 2 Those inspired by the style were not necessarily from Minneapolis While some artists who came from Minnesota were influenced by Prince s work others came from elsewhere such as Flint Michigan s Ready for the World Contents 1 Identifying characteristics 2 See also 3 Sources 4 References 5 External linksIdentifying characteristics EditWhile the Minneapolis sound is a form of funk it has some distinguishing characteristics Synthesizers generally replaces horn sections of trumpets and saxophones and are used more as accent than as fill or background The rhythm is often faster and less syncopated than traditional funk and owes much to new wave music Guitars while usually playing clean for rhythm parts are frequently much louder and more aggressively processed during solos than in most traditional funk The bottom of the sound is less bass heavy than traditional funk drums and keyboards fill more of the bottom The drums are more highly processed than in traditional funk and on recordings are often replaced with a drum machine See also EditTwin Cities hip hop Music of MinnesotaSources EditHenderson Alex The Minneapolis Sound Allmusic Archived from the original on November 3 2011 Ohmes Jeremy June 4 2009 The Minneapolis Sound PopMatters References Edit Campbell Michael 2008 Popular Music in America The Beat Goes On Cengage Learning 2008 p 300 ISBN 0495505307 Prince Biography Rolling StoneExternal links EditRashad Shabazz How Minneapolis made Prince The Conversation January 27 2020 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Minneapolis sound amp oldid 1176448314, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
