Mike Muir's rowdy side project that blended genres with satirical lyrics.
For the full experience, put on 'Violent & Funky' and 'Do What I Tell Ya!' back to back. That's the sound right there.
When you hear 'Violent & Funky,' you get exactly what the band was about, that collision of funk basslines and metal guitar riffs, with Mike Muir's shouted vocals riding over the top. Their 1991 debut arrived when genre walls were starting to crumble, and songs like 'Do What I Tell Ya!' delivered social commentary wrapped in party music. They weren't for everyone, but they carved out a specific, noisy corner of the early '90s LA scene.
It began as a side project for Suicidal Tendencies frontman Mike Muir in 1991, with Robert Trujillo on bass and DJ Muggs on turntables. They released a few albums through the mid-'90s like 'The Plague That Makes Your Booty Move.' before activity slowed, though a 2010 album called 'Mas Borracho' showed they hadn't completely disappeared.
Keep it compact: a lyric you come back to, a live memory, or the part of the catalog you would point someone toward first.
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