Adam Bentley, Adam Rafowitz (Arch Echo)
The Riffhard Podcast
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Exploring Fusion and Funk
In this chapter, the speakers discuss their musical backgrounds and how they got into progressive metal. One speaker talks about their love for fusion music, particularly a band called 'Return to Forever'. They mention how seeing them in concert inspired them to explore fusion playing. They also mention their interest in jam bands, but emphasize that 'Return to Forever' is like a jam band with highly skilled musicians. The other speaker shares their experience of transitioning from funk fusion to metal and starting a funk metal band while at Berkeley. They talk about the similarities between funk and metal in terms of rhythm.
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