# Who Says a Funk Band Can't Play Rock?! guitar solo

> Michael Hampton's guitar solo on Who Says a Funk Band Can't Play Rock?! by Funkadelic (1978) starts at about 3:00. From the album One Nation Under a Groove.

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Funkadelic, 1978, from *One Nation Under a Groove*. Solo by *Michael Hampton*.

Hampton answers the title's challenge head-on with searing hard rock leads over a relentless funk rhythm section.

Who Says a Funk Band Can't Play Rock?! by Funkadelic is #10 in our ranking of the best Funkadelic guitar solos. The solo is played by Michael Hampton and the song was released in 1978.

## In our lists

- [The Best Funkadelic Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/funkadelic-guitar-solos/) — #10

## Sources

### Who played the guitar solo on Who Says a Funk Band Can't Play Rock?!?

Michael Hampton played the solo on Funkadelic's Who Says a Funk Band Can't Play Rock?! (1978).

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