His appearance scares me somewhat.

What's the closest Prince song you could akin to George Clinton's music?

Yes...he is. In terms of solo work, get Computer Games

Of course!

(I´m just responding to the title question of your thread)

Regarding similarities between Prince and Clinton

We can funk is one of them!

Also NPS is full of aborted P-funk songs...

Computer Games is a masterpiece. The rest hit and miss.

I'm actually not super well-versed with George Clinton's solo career, but as for P-funk, hell YES they're worth getting into. There were few bands that had a greater influence on prince, hip-hop, modern R&B, and funk-rock than the vast ever morphing amoeba that was P-funk. If you don't have any of them I'd recommend

Parliament: The Mothership Connection, Funkentelechy vs. The Placebo Syndrome, The Motor Booty Affair

Funkadelic: Maggot Brain, Standing on the verge of getting it on, free your mind and your ass will follow, one nation under a groove

Bootsy's Rubber Band: Stretchin out, Ahh the name is bootsy baby, Live in Louisville

http://www.amazon.com/Tea...F8&s=music

start with this album.

As a solo, get all of his capitol recordings...


His paisley park stuff is hit or miss.

Meaning = They have their moments

With all due respect, I think that may be the most ridiculous thread title I've ever seen.

i agree that this thread title is stupid. Any GC titles are worht listening to. The capitol stuff and paisley park. Even the sony album he did. If the entire album isn't good there are always at least 2 or 3 gems. George Clinton is second only to JB when it comes to funk. But unlike JB his current material still holds up.

Stop being so up your own asses. There's nothing wrong with the thread title. I don't know his music and I'm asking a simple question.

Not sure if you consider yourself a FUNK fan. Parliament's intergalactic themes and outlandish attire were groundbreaking. Keep in mind, George has been at this for a long while, so his appearance is that of a unconventional 60 plus year old. Prince said he went home and wrote Erotic City after seeing George and Parliament one day. i forget what song in particular he said inspired it. A couple of classic "singles" would be Flashlight, Knee Deep, One Nation Under a Groove, and from his solo work, Atomic Dog

George's solo material is rubbish compared to the brilliant stuff he made with Parliament.

is pig pussy, pork?

magnificentsynthesizer said:

no compute

When in doubt,vamp

Definitely get his solo stuff last, after you get some Parliament for funk and some Funkedelic for rock.

He's actually pretty different from Prince on the whole, they just have certain similarities.

We Can Funk (done with Clinton), New Power Soul (the whole album, practically), are kind of similar to Parliament. Also maybe Scarlet Pussy, Rock Hard in a Funky Place, Jam of the Year, Sacrifice but they're still different

I can't really think of Prince songs similar to Funkadelic. They're more like Jimi Hendrix, though Knee Deep (a Funkadelic song which more like Parliament) is kind of similar to Billy Jack Bitch

magnificentsynthesizer said:

I remember hearing that when I was young and wondering what the hell it meant.

I'm still not quite sure.

minneapolisgenius said:

I think the comma doesn't belong, but it sounds like "Is the Pope Catholic?"

NDRU said:

I still don't get it though!

minneapolisgenius said:

well, let me ask you, Is Prince short & weird? Is George Bush a moron? Does Jimmy Page rock?

NDRU said:

But why pig pussy at all though? Is he actually talking about the animal, or is he referring to a woman who is a pig?

God why am I even asking? It's George Clinton!

minneapolisgenius said:

I think he's talking about the animal, alliterating, and most of all being gross. He should have said "is a pig's peeing pussy pork?" to make it "perfect!"

NDRU said:

Yes matty, he is worth getting into.

George's legacy is oceanic and somewhat unwieldy, but hugely influential and incredible.

What makes George all the more satisfying is that he still releases new, contemporary music. 'How Late Do U Have 2 B B4 UR Absent' is his latest Funk opus with solo tracks, Funkadelic and Parliament songs and other associated Artists.

George's 2 most legendary bands are Funkadelic and Parliament. Funkadelic made some of the best Funk guitar music, ever. Check out 'Maggot Brain', 'Cosmic Slop' etc. Parliament made some of the greatest pure funk jams ever.

Later incarnations of Funkadelic from 'One Nation Under a Groove' onwards mixed both Funkadelic and Parliament trademark sounds. Now George sounds like a funky mess of everything. He even experiments with Techno-DooWop' on his latest album.

To sample George both vintage and current for FREE check out the links listed below. There are 4 free, hour long radio shows on there I think you'll be impressed with.

Hope that helps.
[Edited 1/24/07 12:04pm]

Oh, and 'Erotic City' is the most George Clinton inspired, P-Funk song Prince ever made.

FuNkeNsteiN said:

Huh. Thank goodness you said Parliament, not Funkadelic.

MattyJam said:

Sorry, but the idea that you aren't familiar with Parliament, Funkadelic, solo George, and/or the countless number of songs that sample his music is a little unbelievable to me. I just envision a complicated series of coincidences that kept the two of you apart...

In short, the answer is "hell yes."

AlexdeParis said:

The thread's title makes it ridiculous. But MattyJam seeks the knowledge of funk. So I can't hate.